Hello Everyone,
We’ve had a great week reuniting and the hugs have been in abundance this week! What a wonderful community to come back to after Spring Break. We are right back into the swing of things and in our final stretch of this school year.
We certainly don’t waste anytime with getting back into our rich learning practice. This week the Spakwus class was at the St’a7mes waterfront harvesting and processing Ch’em’esh herring roe. Thank you to our Aunties and Elders who came to teach us all about it. “Doing all the work with gratitude in our hearts” is such a powerful way of learning how to be in this world.
We are learning to take good care of our world. The LEX group had the district of Squamish in with their Zero Waste Program. Students were energetically engaged and asked thoughtful questions.
Also we’d like to thank and recognize Youth Theatre Movement for coming to us to present their play “Complicit”. LEX students took part as a thoughtful audience and participated in rich conversation with the cast and crew after the production.
On a caring note – there have been some questions in the community around talking to children about what they may be hearing on the radio, or seeing on T.V. about the conflict in the Ukraine. We do have some resources at the school about age appropriate engagement in conversation with children around this topic; and although these resources are geared more towards teachers for their classrooms, they could also be informative for caregivers and families. If you would like some support or resources to help you with the conversations you are having with your child, please email me at [email protected] and I can share what we have with you.
Have a wonderful weekend of rest and connection,
Sincerely,
Alysa Patching
APRIL 4-8
FIRE DRILL will take place on Monday, April 4th at 10:15am. Please discuss this drill with your child if they are sensitive to emergency situations.
COHI PROGRAM will be visiting on Monday, April 4th at 1:00pm for students that are enrolled in the program.
DON ROSS MIDDLE SCHOOL TOUR – Grade 6 students that have indicated an interest in attending DRM next year, will be going on a school tour on Thursday, March 7th at 10:30am.
APRIL 11-15
PAC MEETING -please join us on Tuesday, April 12th at 6:00pm in the Learning Expeditions class room.
EARLY DISMISSAL AND PARENT TEACHER/STUDENT LED CONFERENCES – students will be dismissed early at 2:00pm on Wednesday, April 13th to facilitate Parent Teacher Interviews for LEx students and Student Led Conferences for CJ students. Bussing will be provided for students. We will send out booking instructions in next week’s update.
GRADE 10 REPORT CARDS will be uploaded to the parent portal on Thursday, April 14th.
I am honoured to be working on the Traditional Territory of the Sḵwxwú7mesh, Úxwumixw and St’át’yemc Nations.
Alysa Patching - Learning is an act of Courage and Optimism
Vice Principal In Charge
St’a7mes School -Aya7ayulh Chet (Cultural Journeys) and Learning Expeditions Programs
38030 Clarke Drive.
PO Box 640.
Squamish BC
V8B 0A5
Phone: 604.892.5904