Keats Island Adventures

Grade 4 and 5 students left Keats Island full of wonder, appreciation for each other and nature, and enthusiasm and eagerness to take action with what they have learned. They are growing as “Greenstars” and shrinking their ecological footprints.
“I liked the connection to me, family, community, and the world.”
“I enjoyed slowing down because in the city we don’t have enough time to enjoy each other and family.”
“I loved just watching the waves.”
“When you are speeding through life, you don’t have time to see real life.”

MYP Outdoor Education Trip

Last week the MYP students went to Strathcona Park Lodge on Vancouver Island. Rock climbing, canoeing, high ropes and zip lines were just a few of the activities that they enjoyed. The students worked as a team to paddle their canoes, and to safely traverse the high ropes and zip lines. They also learned about minimal impact camping and some wilderness skills, such as making a toothbrush from a willow branch, and making rope from cedar bark. The students camped "without leaving a trace", which included the pleasure of licking their bowl and cup clean after each camp meal.

After School Craft Club

Grade 1 & 2 students have been having lots of fun on Wednesday afternoon making various crafts to take home.

Walk to School

With great enthusiasm many of you participated in the walk to school event this past Wednesday. It was great to see all the rosy cheeks and fresh faces walk through the door ready to start the day. Congratulations to you all!

Grade 4 Wacky Weather Fieldtrip

The Grade Four class ventured to the HR MacMillan Space Centre as part of their Unit of Inquiry on Weather. We used public transit, which included a wonderful ride over to downtown Vancouver on the Seabus.


When we arrived we travelled to Mars on the Mars Simulator and learned about weather conditions on Mars and in space. In the Colour of Fire Workshop we learned about the orders of colours of the rainbows and the different colours that can be produced when chemicals burn. The highlight of our fieldtrip was the Wacky Weather workshop. We learned about air pressure and weather conditions. The most fun was had constructing a weather vane and nephoscope. We are now using those instruments in our observations of weather patterns, specifically wind and clouds. It was a beautiful day and we ate our lunch beside the water in the courtyard. An exciting time was had by all.