Hearing the stories and songs from Alice Gus was definitely a highlight of our first week back from Spring Break. Learning about the Squamish Nation and her family’s history gives us a glimpse of her culture and way of life. Our field trip to the Museum of Anthropology was also very educational and memorable, especially …
Here is a short video of Squamish Nation Hereditary Chief Janice George-Joseph describing the significance and art form of the Coast Salish weaving that we have been learning about. When we return from spring break, the whole school will be creating and working on a school weaving project. How exciting! In the meantime, you can …
What a week of learning and energy we experienced over the last five days. All of your practice and effort came together on Friday with two polished performances! I could tell everybody was trying their best and working together as a team. Having a growth mindset and challenging yourself to try something new always amounts …
Thank you for helping with Cascade Heights’ Student Vote today. Altogether, 215 students voted. Here are the results again: Graham Bowers of the BC Conservatives: 8 votes Elias Ishak, Independent: 4 votes Rick McGowan of the Green Party: 40 votes Karen Wang of the Liberal Party: 27 votes Anne Kang of the NDP: 129 votes …
I hope you enjoyed the Eco Rangers presentation that we saw today in the gym. How lucky we were to view the animals up close and learn more about their adaptations and feeding habits. Do you remember the animals that they have committed to helping this year? Would you like to help? Click onto the …
Here are the unique and cheery snow people that you created! Each of them shows your artistic flair, collaboration and teamwork. Thank you for making these wonderful decorations for the winter concert. Now, I wonder what sort of adventures your snow people might have? What do you think these characters do in the middle of …
That sure was a great event this morning being a part of the 2016 Stack Up Guinness World Records Day! Many of you are getting better and faster at sport stacking – good for you! It really does take a lot of practice, effort and perseverance to improve. Let’s keep it up for a few …
Well, here we are at the end of the school year! Time sure does fly by, doesn’t it? It has been a wonderful year working with you and watching you grow, mature and learn together. You should be proud of the way you supported each other with respect, kindness and thoughtfulness. Many new friendships have …