Lindsay Vogan
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Oct 16
Drop, Cover & Hold On!
SD62 is preparing for this Thursday’s Great British Columbia Shake Out! While we have yet to experience “the big one”, earthquakes happen in our region nearly every day. SD62 schools and students will be prepared to “drop, cover and hold-on” at 10:18 Thursday morning. Sign-up your household, company or organization to participate in …
Oct 11
10.11.12- Day of the Girl
Today is the first ever international Day of the Girl! This year focuses on equal opportunities for girls everywhere to access education. Read more about this theme. Today we advocate and recognize girls’ rights globally. For activities, short videos, toolkits and pledges, check out dayofthegirl.org Canada’s own “Because I am a Girl” campaign gained international …
Oct 10
Fire Prevention- Have 2 Ways Out
Having two ways out is the theme of this year’s Fire Prevention Week. There are a lot of great tips and information about how to get your family involved in preparing in the event of a fire available from Fire Prevention Canada. Here are some of the PSA’s to go along with this year’s theme. …
Oct 10
More Great Nature K Coverage!
Couldn’t resist posting this great coverage of our Nature Kindergarten Program. Shaw TV did a great job on the visuals and story.
Oct 04
SD62 Students Cheer Tour de Rock Riders
Cop’s for Caner’s Tour de Rock riders sped past schools in SD62 yesterday. Hundreds of students cheered on the riders as they rode by. Thank you to all the schools and students for participating and encouraging these riders along their island-long journey. Check out the Tour de Rock website to find route information and stopping …
Sep 28
Official Launch of Nature Kindergarten- Updated!
At nearly one month into the school year, students and guests gathered at Sangster Elementary on Wednesday to celebrate the official launch of the province’s first Nature Kindergarten program. The entire school celebrated by singing two very inspirational environmental songs to guests, parents and media. It was really nice to see how one small Kindergarten …
Sep 11
Nature Kindergarten Featured on Chek TV
It’s no surprise that SD62’s Nature Kindergarten is featured in the news again. With such creativity and learning opportunities, it’s no wonder Nature Kindergarten is gaining a lot of attention. (Please note, link to Chek is not working, we’ll link it as soon as we can).
Sep 05
Americas Rugby Tourney on West Shore!
A HUGE event is coming to our very own West Shore! The Americas Rugby Championship takes place at Bear Mountain Stadium on October 12, 16 & 20th! With the Canadian Rugby teams located on the West Shore, it was only a matter of time before a big event like this happened. We will …
Aug 28
What’s Up September Edition is Out!
As some of you know, I contribute a monthly article to the West Shore’s What’s Up magazine. As highlighted in the September edition, there are a lot of changes taking place within the SD62 Board Office.To help keep everyone a bit more informed, here are only some of the new additions and changes: Harold Cull, …
Aug 21
Back to School Information
The two-week countdown is on! The malls are bustling with back-to-school shoppers, and I’m sure parents are trying to hide their excitement! For new and returning students, check out September 2012 Registration and Start Times for information about Kindergarten to Grade 12. This can be found under the Important Items / Updates column on the …