Grade 6 Camp

The Grade 6 camp last week started in the pouring rain with thunder and lightening and ended in bright sunshine. We had a gorgeous afternoon for kayaking; another for wading in Porpoise Bay and burying each other in the sand, and finally it was sunny for writing reflections and eating gelato. We need to thank Simon and Paul VERY VERY VERY much for coming to camp with us. They were excellent cooks, campfire starters, van drivers, and soccer players.

“I learned how to make tents and live inside them. It was really hard and uncomfortable, but it was fun!” Stella
“It was a good learning experience. It was challenging in a good way.” Gray
“I enjoyed sleeping with a caterpillar named George.” Michael

In the morning George was returned to a nearby tree

Kayaking in Deep Cove

Students in grades 1 and 2 participated in a 3 day kayak camp in Deep Cove as part of the extra-curricular program. The students learnt about water safety, how to do a 360 turn and played piano keys on the water – ask them how!

Vancouver Aquarium

On Tuesday May 20th , the Grade 3 and 4 classes visited the Vancouver Aquarium to support their learning in their Units of Inquiry. The students participated in a workshop about oceans as a habitat – the animals and plants that live there, as well as ocean conservation – how our garbage can harm this habitat and all that lives there. As part of the workshop the students were able to study live aquatic animals and make their own sea creatures with special adaptations to survive pollution. They were also able to visit the different exhibits within the aquarium. Some of the highlights of the trip, as reported by Grade 4 were:

"Watching the beluga show" – Reeva
"Lots of cute animals, like the sea otters" – Jinny
"I loved looking at the sharks" – Jack
"I liked watching the sea otters frolicking in the water" – Shamus

North Shore Spring Triathlon

“Pain is temporary – Pride is forever”

Congratulations to all fifteen triathletes who competed in the North Shore Triathlon on Monday. Well done! This group of risktakers should all feel proud of their accomplishment.

“As I jumped across the finish line I heard a beep and 'Here’s comes number 25!' It made me feel awesome” - Tyler
“I found out that I’m a pretty fast swimmer” - Jack
“I felt really happy that I was able to do such a long distance.” - Faizan

Mountain Bikers Clean Up!

The Mountain Biking club wound up their spring season with a trail building event. They put in several hours of hard work cleaning up the trails at Loutet Park.

The folks at Endless Biking were super impressed with the effort everyone put in. Click here to find out what they had to say about our kids.

Powell Lake Canoe Trip

We paddled across 6 lakes...

Through a hail storm...

Portaged the canoes repeatedly through forest trails...

And woke in the morning to loon calls!

Bon Appetit!

The students studying French in the senior school enjoyed a delicious meal in a French Bistro yesterday at the Salade de Fruits Café in Vancouver. Students were able to try authentic dishes such as crepes, quiche, and that popular Quebecois favourite, poutine. Tantilizing French desserts of crème brulee, ganache au chocolat and profiteroles topped off our meals.

As the Bistro is part of the Francophone Cultural Centre of Vancouver, some students took the opportunity to browse the French DVD’s, books and magazines. Madame vanHemert was thrilled to see students communicating in French not only with the waiter but with her and each other, and she was particularly pleased by comments from other diners that Brockton students were very polite and courteous. Merci beaucoup a tous et a toute!

Congratulations Badminton Players

The Brockton Badminton team had a great tournament on Monday. We participated in the GVISAA junior badminton championships and 4 out of six of our players made the semi-finals in their respective divisions. One of the players, Theresa went on to win her category with a record of 8-0. Congratulations to Max, Harley, Erik, Sara, Julika and Theresa who all participated in the event.

What a save!

The junior floor hockey team played in a tournament on Monday against three other schools from the lower mainland.


The team won two of their first 3 games quite convincingly with excellent leadership from their captain, Duncan. This placed them second in the round robin stage and meant that they would play their semi-final against Maple Ridge. This was to be the most exciting match of the whole tournament. Within the first five minutes we were 2 goals down; after half time Brockton scored two goals to equalize. The game ended in a 2-2 tie. The game was still a tie at the end of the overtime period. The winner would be decided through a penalty shootout! Alexander was in net. He saved his first six penalties, but unfortunately neither team scored any goals, resulting in a sudden death shoot out. Evan dribbled up to the opposition goalie and scored. Now it was all down to Alexander, the pressure was on. Their best player dribbled up to Alexander who stood tall and made an amazing save. We were in the final! Unfortunately we were beaten in the final by Hope, but the team should be extremely proud of their efforts. The team nominated Alexander as most valuable player, but acknowledged that they would not have made it to the final without Evan. Well done everyone!