Laity View Elementary

About

Laity View Elementary is located at 21023 – 123 Avenue, Maple Ridge, BC V2X 4B5. It is a full-service neighbourhood school serving Kindergarten to Grade 7, offering both English and French Immersion programming. The school’s stated mission is to create a safe, caring, and inclusive learning environment where students reach their potential and develop responsibility and respect for themselves, others, and the community.

At a Glance

School type: Public School (Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows)

Education language: Laity View offers instruction in English and French Immersion from Kindergarten to Grade 7. No additional information about English Language Learner (ELL) supports is provided in the available school-specific sources.

Religious affiliation: None / Secular

Grades: K-7

Phone: 604 463-7108

Email: lisa_lawrance@sd42.ca

Principal: Lisa Lawrance

Education Languages

Laity View offers instruction in English and French Immersion from Kindergarten to Grade 7. No additional information about English Language Learner (ELL) supports is provided in the available school-specific sources.

Programs and Services

French Immersion Laity View offers French Immersion instruction from Kindergarten to Grade 7. Childcare / after-school care (Active Kids Club) The Active Kids Club (AKC) is a licensed after-school program offered in partnership with School District 42 and staffed by trained City of Maple Ridge employees. It provides supervision for students in grades K–7 and offers safe, fun, active, and inclusive activities that support play, fitness, imagination, and curiosity. Student support / learning services and wellness supports The school’s Code of Conduct references a support team that includes education assistants, support teachers, counsellors, youth workers, learning services staff, and administrators who help teach behaviour and communicate with families. Library The school has a library program where students sign out books during class book exchanges, with typical return expectations outlined in school procedures.

School Culture and Expectations

Laity View’s motto emphasizes treating others the way you want to be treated, and its mission highlights a safe, caring, and inclusive environment. The Code of Conduct is designed to maintain a safe, caring, orderly, and inclusive school community and applies at school, to/from school, at school-related activities, and online when it impacts the school environment. The school states discrimination will not be tolerated (including on the basis of disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, and other protected grounds) and describes discipline as positive, learning-centred, and restorative. School expectations are summarized as: Be Respectful, Be Responsible, and Be Safe.

Transportation, Parking, and Getting Here

During morning drop-off and after-school pick-up times, the staff parking lot is closed to parent parking; families are asked to park in the neighbourhood and walk, or use the Westview overflow parking lot on 123rd Avenue. The school reminds drivers not to park along yellow curbs, not to stop in the drive-through or bus lanes, to remain in vehicles in the drop-off/pick-up zone, and to use the passenger side for unloading. Families are also asked not to block neighbours’ driveways and to exercise caution during busy traffic times.

Enrollment

Kindergarten registration information is shared through the school website, and families are directed to learn about registration phases and the process on the district website: https://www.sd42.ca/kindergarten-registration/. The district’s Parent Portal also supports online functions including new student registration.