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Hi all! I hope you have had a lovely week. This is a reminder to parents to check for the survey sent out by the District about the return to school on June 1. We need to know if you are planning to have your students return to school so that we can plan for […]
This Friday the Burnaby School District’s SOGI Committee will be hosting a virtual version of the 7th annual International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHAT) event. Usually, the event is an in-school breakfast focused on high school students, but this year, the event is open for students K-12 and their families. There will be a […]
May 19-22 “The more I learn, the more I recognize that it’s actually everybody’s job to be more kind and more loving and more generous all the time.” – Mona Haydar Mona Haydar is an American rapper, poet, activist, and chaplain. Her EP is Barbarican (2018), and she is best known for her viral song “Hijabi (Wrap My Hijab),” a […]
Happy Tuesday, Division 2! Weekly Assignments Chart – May 19-22 This week started with a national holiday, Victoria Day, so we just have 4 days of school this week. Please click here for this week’s Weekly Assignments Chart – May 19-22! Math: We have been developing an understanding of decimals over the past few weeks, […]
What ARE fractions? Check out this video: This video helps explain a connection between fractions and decimals: Also, see my video with just one other example of comparing decimal numbers to fractions: If you would like even more explanation, watch this video:
Hello all! I hope you are having a great day. This is just a short notice on two things: There is a typo on the Decimal Numbers on Number Lines worksheet (Math 6.1). There are only 8 segments on the number line for the first question, instead of 10! Please draw in your own lines […]
May 11-15 “This is our time to be kind, be calm, be safe.” – Dr. Bonnie Henry Dr. Bonnie Henry was appointed as provincial health officer for the Province of BC effective February 1, 2018. Dr. Bonnie Henry was the deputy provincial health officer for three years starting in August of 2014 and prior to […]
Hello wonderful Division 2! Weekly Assignments Chart – May 11-15 I hope you all had a lovely weekend! A huge thank you again to Reyhan’s mother for leading last week’s Q&A on COVID-19. Shairose shared so much information on the virus and answered everyone’s questions very well. Please see the new page on our website […]
There are two main types of letters you might write: formal letters, and informal letters. Formal letters are for official business – like cover letters for job applications, writing to the government or businesses. They follow more strict guidelines to be proper. Your address and the date must be in the top left corner, […]
Hello Division 2! As mentioned in a post a few weeks ago, Reyhan’s mother, Shairose, has generously offered to share her knowledge on COVID-19, as a nurse in ER. Since there is so much information going around it can be overwhelming, she offered to do a video call Q&A to answer any students’ or parents’ questions. […]