Bowden Grandview School - Reflecting with gratitude on an exceptional year
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May 31, 2021.
What’s Happening:
Bowden Grandview
Friday, June 4
No School
School
Reflecting with gratitude on an exceptional year
A message from the Su- Moving learning forward Thank you to our stu-
perintendent during the pandemic has dents and staff for their
As the end of this school required dedication from hard work and dedication,
year draws to a close, the every corner. We are par- and to our parents and
Board of Trustees and ticularly appreciative of community partners who
Central Office team the amazing perseverance have engaged in learning
would like to express shown by our students alongside us throughout
their gratitude for the lev- and their parents. Chi- one of the most challeng-
el of success that has nook’s Edge has retained ing years in our history.
been achieved across the positive momentum, with We take tremendous
division. Everyone in Chi- a sharp focus on the so- pride in knowing that our
nook’s Edge has worked cial emotional wellbeing extra efforts still made a
to ensure meaningful of our students. Our staff significant difference in
learning has taken place, have worked so hard, of- the lives of our students.
knowing it required a sig- ten during challenging Please enjoy a safe and
nificant amount of flexi- pauses from in-school joyful summer.
bility and grit throughout learning, to support over Kurt Sacher,
the year. 11,000 children and Superintendent of
youth. Schools
Butterflies
Our BGS Kindergarten is
aflutter with Painted Lady
butterflies! Waiting on a
few slow hatch chrysalis-
es, we are hoping they can
be released all together
this week.
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Literacy Corner
Hug Your Cat Day is one the cats in the world and For the budding cat lov-
of those pleasingly shower them with love ers in your life, here are
straightforward holidays. and attention. The more some children’s
The intention is not for dedicated amongst them books that are, dare I say,
the day to be complicated will not need this encour- catastic.
or over thought. Quite agement, of course, but it
simply, it is a day in which is always good to be re-
cat owners everywhere minded of our feline
are encouraged to hug friends. On Friday, June
their cats. It’s an oppor- 4th, give your cat that ex-
tunity to give back to all tra squish!
Indigenous Education
Brian Young’s powerful a pretty uneventful sum- the Navajo Creation Sto-
debut novel tells of a mer, with no electricity or ry—a Water Monster—in
seemingly ordinary Nava- cell service. Still, he loves need of help.
jo boy who must save the spending time with Nali
life of a Water Monster— and with his uncle Jet,
and comes to realize he’s though it’s clear when Jet
a hero at heart. arrives that he brings his
When Nathan goes to problems with him.
visit his grandma, Nali, at One night, while lost in
her mobile summer home the nearby desert, Nathan
on the Navajo reserva- finds someone extraordi-
tion, he knows he’s in for nary: a Holy Being from
Bowden Grandview School Page 3 Census “You may have heard that haven’t already done so. impact of the pandemic alternate format) question- the 2021 Census is under- Census data helps govern- and to better plan for the naire, please call the Census way. It has been a chal- ments at all levels plan for future. You can quickly Help Line at 1-855-340-2021. lenging year for families, schools, transportation, and easily complete your Thank you for doing your and the census might community centres, li- census questionnaire part to help plan for a better seem like another thing braries and recreational at www.census.gc.ca using future for all Canadians.” on your busy to-do list. activities. Data from the the access code you re- However, I would like to 2021 Census will be even ceived in the mail. If you encourage you to com- more crucial, because it need assistance, or would plete your census, if you will help to evaluate the like to have a paper (or
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