March has been one of the most exciting months of the year! We were busy planning and getting ready for the official ground breaking ceremony of our NEW Qwam Qwum Stuwixwulh Community School! All of our SFN members, students and staff are very excited about building our new school. We happy welcome Kinetic Construction to our team and will be very interested in watching them build our new school! 

On March 16th, 2018 we had our second Parent Teacher Interview. Getting informed about how your child is doing at school is very important. We work as a TEAM to ensure that all of our students are learning at their fullest potential. We want to ensure that we are making sure that we have all of the supports in place to ensure SUCCESS for everyone! Communication is KEY! Let’s work together!

ATTENDANCE continues to be something that we are focused on! We know that if we have students in seats, then they can learn! The real magic happens when the attendance of all of our students is great, therefore ensuring that the whole class is moving forward together as a unit! The idea that nobody gets left behind! Move forward together! 

March 2018 has been a busy month here at QQS! We have done the following:

March  1st – Silly Hair Day

March 13t – Ground Breaking Ceremony for our NEW QQS!

March 14th – First Nations Parent Club Meeting

March 15th – Assembly at 2:00pm

March 16th – Report Card Day & Parent Teacher Interviews

March 19th to April 2nd – Spring Break

What to look forward to in April 2018:

April 3rd – First day back at school

April 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th (Tuesdays) – Swimming Lessons for Grades 1-7 Students

April 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th (Mondays) – Swimming Lessons for Preschool & Kindergarten Students

April 11th – 4:30pm to 5:30pm First Nations Parents Club Meeting at QQS

April 20th – Professional Development Day (Our staff will be attending the First Nations Schools Association Annual Conference in Richmond, BC)

April 23rd – Earth Day Community Clean-up

April 26th – Culture Day for Grades 1-3 at the Snuneymuxw First Nation Longhouse

April 27th – Culture Day for Grades 4-7 at the Snuneymuxw First Nation Longhouse

April 30th – Assembly lead by the Grades 4/5/6/7 Class at 1:10pm

First Nations Parents Club Meeting:

When: Wednesday, April 11th, 2018

Time: 4:30pm – 5:30pm

Where: at QQS

Dinner & Door prizes!

Child minding provided.

Staff have been working hard to get trained to do their jobs better. Last month I reported that we all received two First Aid Certificates during our professional development day. In April we will be attending the First Nations Schools Association Conference in Richmond. This conference allows us to see what other First Nations School in the province are doing. We also get to attend workshops and learn new approaches, techniques and best practices for the jobs that we do as educators. Professional development is essential to ensure that we are offering the best teaching approaches for all of the children who attend our school. We are all on a journey, this journey is one of continuous learning for everyone!

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me or come to see me in my office at the school.

Yours in Education,

Roxanne Harris, Principal