Lindsay Vogan
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Dec 18
Minister McRae Makes New Schools Official
The Honorable Don McRae paid a visit to Belmont today to help celebrate the signing agreement between the government & SD62. What does this mean? It means money in the bank that will now kick start the design and building processes of our two new high schools! Board Chairperson, Wendy Hobbs did a great job …
Dec 14
Tragedy in Connecticut- Talking to Your Kids
Our thoughts and prayers go to the families of the victims, teachers, police & medical staff in Newtown, Connecticut. When disaster strikes that is entirely out of our frame of reference, we are shocked and often have no idea how to best support our children and youth. Please refer to the attached documents that may …
Dec 14
Sangster Class Connects Cross-Country
A grade 5 class at Sangster Elementary is THE ONLY class in BC to participate in a country-wide video conference with Parks Canada! Classes from five different provinces will interact with each other LIVE via video conference to discuss how Canada’s National Parks fit into our Canadian identity. Spearheaded by educators from the Palisades Stewardship …
Dec 12
EMCS Culinary Class Cooking with Top Chefs!
In a follow up to a post I did a couple weeks ago, guest bloggers, Pia Carroll & Marion French- Culinary Arts Teachers at EMCS– tell us about their adventures. Last week, our Culinary Arts students took a fantastic trip to explore the food world In Vancouver. We set out and visited Terra Breads (an …
Dec 07
Ruth King Gets 30 Guitars!
Christmas came early for the students at Ruth King. Parent, Troy Lindsay from Ledcor Construction strummed up enough donations ($5,000 worth) from business partners that he was able to deliver 30 brand new guitars (from Tom Lee) to the kids at Ruth King. Read the entire story in the Gazette online. And take a look at …
Dec 05
Get Ready for Belmont’s 10,000
Don’t be surprised if you get a knock on your door next Wednesday night. Belmont students and volunteers will be out collecting food donations as part of their annual 10,000 Tonight campaign for the Goldstream Food Bank. Date: Wednesday, December 12th Time: 4:30 – 10 p.m. Location: North Gym, Belmont Secondary School This year’s goal …