On November 5th, the Grade 7 & 8 students from Balmoral school attended the 8th annual No Stone Left Alone ceremony at the Transcona cemetery in Winnipeg. The students each stood at the foot of grave of Canadian veteran. The students placed a rock of remembrance on the top of the headstone, and a poppy on a Canadian flag at the foot of each grave. Students stood in reflection through the last post, O’Canada and through speeches from different dignitaries. … Read More
Balmoral grades 2 & 3 students had a week of Pumpkin Mathness where they did a variety of math related activities with pumpkins. They did estimations, measurements, and comparisons of the weight, height and circumference of the pumpkins. They counted pumpkin seeds and created arrays of 2, 5, 10, etc. with them. They created pumpkin faces using pattern blocks, patterns with dyed pumpkin seeds, and class graphs on Halloween topics. To wrap up Pumpkin Mathness Week, students baked pumpkin muffins… Read More
Christmas came a little early this year to our Stony Mountain School Grade 7 Sewing class as the newly purchased set of 16 Pfaff sewing machines arrived. The original set of machines were purchased for the sewing program in Stony Mountain 14 years ago.
Warren Elementary had their first Orange Shirt Day on September 27th. The event was led by the grade 8’s and they did a great job! Students learned about residential schools and unveiled their new Circle of Courage Mural.
On Thursday, September 6th, Brant-Argyle School celebrated their first annual ‘Rainbow Day’. A friendship bench, gifted from Danica’s Village, was presented to the school.
Students in Grade 7 & 8 in Balmoral developed stories through Virtual Reality software CoSpaces. They designed the setting, characters and provided each character with dialogue to tell a short story. Students then coded the virtual world of their story to make it completely interactive. Using Merge VR googles students are able become a part of their story.
On Thursday, April 19, there was a buzz in the air at Warren Elementary! Student actors and singers from grades 5 through 8 had an opportunity to perform the musical Mr. Bell’s Magnificent Ringing Machine. The performers, their parents and school staff all worked hard to make the spring musical a great success! We had a full house for both the afternoon and evening shows and thank the community for the support of the arts.
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a Canadian rating system promoted by the Canadian Green Building Council to encourage the construction of more sustainable buildings. Originally thought to be shooting for Silver LEED Status, Woodlands School earned 62 total points in seven environmental categories, pushing the school to Gold LEED Status. A plaque and a banner acknowledging this accomplishment will be unveiled at the Woodlands Farewell Celebration on Monday, June 25th. Woodlands School is the 10th school in… Read More
On April 11th at 7:00 p.m. Interlake School Division and Canadian Parents for French, Stonewall Chapter held the 5th Annual French Oratorical Competition. There were a total of 37 students who delivered speeches in French and participated in 7 categories. The finalists from each category will be representing our school division at the provincial competition on May 5th at the Université de Saint Boniface. The winners are: Kamryn Hunnam, Reece Wong, Shaelynn Wait, Evalyna Shipley, Logan Meier, Jamie Dandeneau, and… Read More
