We were very pleasantly surprised when Coast Capital Savings’ Hollie Coulter (Westshore branch manager) and Rob Lervold (Colwood branch manager) each presented sd62 with $1500 cheques. The $3000 will go towards food for families in need. We all deserve healthy meals and a few treats over the holidays. Again, I’m so proud and humbled to …
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Dec 13
Nature Kindergarten Registration
Beginning September 2012, Nature Kindergarten will help students get outside- rain or shine. Be part of this pilot project, the first of its kind in B.C.! Please attend one of these Parent Information Sessions: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p. m. Saturday, January 14 -or- 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Thursday, January 19 Both sessions will …
Dec 13
Santa Comes Early: Part 1
Staff from the Tommy Hilfiger store in Millstream Village dropped off backpacks filled with gifts to help out a few lucky families this holiday season. Thank you so much for putting together and dropping off some great gifts. Donations like these can truly help make a child’s Christmas really special. – Jim Cambridge
Dec 13
Festive and Delicious Project at Westshore Annex
Students enrolled at the Westshore Annex in the First Nations Grad Program and in the Fast Forward program participated in a very interesting project this month. The students under the direction of their teachers constructed plans, took dimensions and drew to scale a replica model of the Westshore Annex. The result an accurate, to scale, …
Dec 09
High Graduation Rate of Aboriginal Students in SD62
In the past 4 years, aboriginal graduation has gone from 38% to 73%! So proud of our community. Here’s the article featured in today’s Goldstream Gazette: Story and photo by Charla Huber Graduation rates of First Nations students in the Sooke School District are soaring higher than the provincial average. For Grade 12 Belmont student, …
Dec 07
Looking to Mainland Schools for Ideas
Members and Trustees of the Sooke School District are looking at new schools in the Greater Vancouver area today to see what is working and what isn’t. It is important to make sure our new schools are built with both student and community-use in mind. During the two-day trip, the group will: Tour Burnaby Central …
Dec 07
Congratulations! Wendy Hobbs and Bob Phillips re-elected as Chair & Vice Chair
Trustees of the Sooke School District re-elected Chair person, Wendy Hobbs and Vice Chair Bob Phillips at last night’s election. We’re fortunate to have such a great Board here at SD#62. Not only does the Board get along well with all parties, but it is proactive in SD#62 and the community as well. Congratulations again …
Dec 05
EMCS Culinary Students on “Foodie” Road Trip
Last Friday I had the opportunity to join with fourteen culinary arts students from Edward Milne Community School on one of their stops as they visited a variety of food related industries in Victoria. That morning I was working with EMCS Principal Roberta Kubik on editing questions for the McCreary Adolescence Youth survey downtown, when …
Nov 23
Lakewood Field Opening
Last evening a dozen school district and City of Langford officials cut the ribbon to open the new soccer field at Lakewood Elementary School. Though the weather was dark and wet, spirits were high as we celebrated the successful joint initiative that produced a much needed quality playing field in North Langford. This is another …
Nov 22
Effective Grading Practices
Effective grading practices has been a contentious issue for decades. Educators and parents have debated different methods for determining students’ grades and interpreting what those grades actually mean. This month’s issue of Educational Leadership focuses on this issue from the perspective of over a dozen researchers, academics and thought leaders in education. One article I …