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UzbekOur Vision is Run to Be Here, and our Mission Statement is ASPIRE. This week we are focusing on our last week before Spring and recognizing as we come to what feels like our one year anniversary of adapting to living with Covid 19. This time last year information was coming at us fast and furiously as we left for Spring Break. Most of us were unaware at that time that schools would still adjusting safety protocols a year later. Enjoy your Spring Break with your children. We are fortunate to live in such a naturally beautiful place that provides us the space to be active and somewhat social in the great outdoors!
On Friday we bid our longtime custodian, Steve Hill goodbye as he moved on to the head custodian position at Willway Elementary. Mr. Hill has worked on and off for the la.st twenty years at Journey and we will miss him terribly, but wish him well in his new position. He always had time to listen and help students and staff while taking pride in his work.
This Wednesday we say thank you and farewell to Ms. Lovett who has been teaching in Division 20 while Mr. Elm has been coaching hockey academy. With hockey wrapping up we are grateful for her dedication to Journey and hope to see her back on staff again soon!
PAC Fundraiser: DFS fundraiser will be running for the month of March. To check out the fundraiser go www.shopdfscanada.com our 4 digit school code is 7617. Everything will be labeled when shipped so make sure you put your child’s name when ordering. They are Canadian and have some great springtime products.
The West Coast Seed order has arrived and should be to all families who ordered this week.
Mrs. Wallace’s Learning Commons Update:
- March Madness: Battle of the Books has moved into the finals! It is The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins versus Wonder by R.J. Palacio, competing to be Journey’s favourite book of 2021. Voting is open and will be available until Thursday, March 11 at https://bit.ly/3rnIYNX. Please encourage your student to vote. Munro Books generously donated book prizes and there will be 1 prize winner drawn each week from participants.
- Vancouver Island Regional Library Spring Break Challenge for Journey students!! Nathalie Jones from VIRL has created a spring break read, listen, and learn challenge just for Journey students, there will even be prizes up for grabs! The challenge is available here: https://bit.ly/38etST6 and students will also be given an opportunity to take a paper copy home. Every category tried will earn an entry into the draw for prizes.
- Spring Break Jokes for Folks: VIRL has also created two other spring break challenges available to everyone running from March 6 – April 6, 2021. There are children’s and family programs such as story times, laughter yoga and a family watch party, take home crafts, a silly scavenger hunt and a teen book challenge. All details can be found at https://virl.bc.ca/read-watch-listen/audience/kids/spring-break-kids/ and https://virl.bc.ca/read-watch-listen/audience/teens/spring-break-teen-reading-club/. Happy reading and listening!
- Audiobooks: Check out these two articles about why listening to a book isn’t cheating and why they are great for students! Audiobooks or Reading: To our brains it doesn’t matter and Why Audiobooks are Great for Kids. VIRL has thousands available on the libby app and at https://virl.overdrive.com/.
Registration Date: Hockey Academy sign-up for the 2021-22 school year begins on March 8. Please sign up online (see this website for information)
Monday
Zone rotation change.
Registration Date: Hockey Academy sign-up for the 2021-22 school year begins on today at 6 a.m. Please sign up online (see this website for information) if you are interested in joining for next year’s academy.
PAC Meeting tonight virtually on MSTeams. Everyone is encouraged to attend.
Join on your computer or mobile app
Click here to join the meeting
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
A&W Burger Day – all pre-ordered lunches will be delivered to the classrooms
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
March Madness Theme continues – Events for all students and staff to be involved in at school. The school will be divided into morning and afternoon events and all activities will have health and safety protocols in place. Students stay tuned to announcements for more info.
Friday
All students should have received a Point of Progress from their teacher on every subject (exception Careers), and FAST assessments for #2 and #3 by today. If you have not received an assessment by this date, please contact your child’s teacher. This may not look like a formal report card. You may have been getting assessments as the year has gone along – many teachers have been communicating with parents at different times of the year; however, some classes may be receiving teacher generated assessments today. Teachers will inform parents how they communicate student learning.
Enjoy your Spring Break, stay safe, have fun and we will see you back at school on March 29. We will ease you in gently because we are off for Good Friday and Easter Monday on your first weekend back.
Thanks for doing your part during the pandemic – it is appreciated.
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.