This Week @ Journey April 12-16

Our Vision is Run to Be Here, and our Mission Statement is ASPIRE.  This month we are focusing on reducing our waste at Please do your best to send a Litterless lunch to for your child each day.  Each Monday morning, we will draw names for amazing prizes. Prizes are being provided by BC Parks, the CRD and Journey’s PAC. 

Important health and safety information – we continue to follow the direction of Island Public Health and thank you for your support in reminding your child to follow the protocols.  We are aware of recent reports of exposures of schools in our District.  Should an exposure occur at Journey you will be contacted by the school and VIHA.

Learning Commons Update Did you know that in a study it was shown that “the same cognitive and emotional areas of the brain were stimulated” when listening to an audiobook and reading the same book in print format?  There is no need to feel guilty about listening to an audiobook instead of picking up a paperback and we should encourage our students to as well.  The most important thing is that they are interacting with books and view themselves as readers!  Read more at https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=audiobooks-increase-in-popularity-as-science-supports-their-value.

• Audiobooks can be accessed for free via the public library (https://virl.overdrive.com/) or through Audible Stories (https://stories.audible.com/start-listen).
• There are tablets available at school for students to use during silent reading to access eBooks and audiobooks, talk to your student to see if this interests them and to encourage them to contact Mrs. Wallace in the library for more information.

Flags at Half Mast – Our flags will fly at half mast until sunset of the day of Prince Philip’s funeral which is scheduled for Saturday.

Check out our Parent Workshop links on this website!

Monday

Zone rotation change for all students.

PAC Meeting tonight at 7 p.m.  Microsoft Teams meeting CANCELED

Tuesday 

Skateboarding Club – First Lunch students with signed waivers and proper gear. No exceptions to any of the rules. Listen to announcements each morning for additional opportunities.

Wednesday 

Skateboarding Club – Second Lunch students with signed waivers and proper gear. No exceptions to any of the rules.  Listen to announcements each morning for additional opportunities.

Thursday 

Parent/Teacher Communication and Celebrating Student Learning – today students will be dismissed early at 11:58 a.m. to provide staff time to connect with families.  Individual teachers are setting up appointments.  If you are unable to meet today, please contact your child’s teacher for a date and time that work for you. 

Friday – school is open.  Pro-D day is Monday, April 19/21

Thanks for doing your part during the pandemic – your support and patience is appreciated as we strive to educate your child and keep them safe 

Daily Health Check – please remember to follow the DHC and not send your child to school if they are not well.  If a student becomes unwell, or tells us they are unwell, at school, they will wait for pick up in our Supervision Room which is sanitized between guests.  Up to two students can be in the room at one time (physically distanced and masked).  Masks – please continue to provide and remind your child to bring a mask to school each day.