Blog Posts

Another school year is coming to completion - June is one of the most exciting months of the year for everyone in SD8.

May 5 is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two Spirit Peoples (MMIWG2S). It is also known as Red Dress Day. May 1 to 7 is the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Mental Health Week. May is also Mental Health Awareness Month across North America. This report includes articles related to each of these events.

April is a great time to reconnect with one another after spring break, and to reengage with our individual and collective purpose: to support and realize the success of each of our learners as we begin the final three months of the 2022-2023 school year. 

A sense of community, an ability to embrace kindness towards oneself and toward others and feeling the joy of physical movement – these are three themes that you will see in this March report. These are also important elements for each child to excel in school and in life. 

Woodworking 9 to 12 class with Mr. Shaw has been busy exploring the design and build cycle with new and returning students to the program.  Mr. Shaw was able to secure a donation of cedar wood - a material ideal for small exploratory projects including bird houses and bat houses.

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Ms. Skand’s Foods 9/10 class was busy preparing for the end of quarter 1 and the end of their Italian cooking unit.

Thank you to our operations and maintenance department for finding time, despite the long list of jobs they have, to sand and varnish our woodshop floor.  Mr.

Our MYP will be hosting a Night at the Museum and you are invited! Students will be showcasing their project work and being your museum tour guides as you see what your child has been up to in school! Their binders will also be in their classroom for you to see so that you have another chance to celebrate your child’s growth and support them in their school experience.