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It feels like the school year speeds up this time of year!  May is when 2024 grads who have applied for scholarships are going through adjudication for their awards, while others are preparing to embark on their first steps in a career, apprenticeship, job search, gap year or post-secondary educational journey. 

Blewett Elementary School will be selling good quality mulch (fir) from 9:00am to 1:00pm on Saturday, May 11th. Proceeds will go to support kids activities, food subsidy programs, year end field trips, and more. 

Mulch will come pre bagged for 8.00 per bag. 

What's Happening at Blewett Elementary School?

Spring has finally sprung! There is no surer sign that the seasons have changed than the beginning of eight weeks of training for our annual Reconciliation Run Walk Wheel taking place in all SD8 schools in June. The run offers weekly teachings on this year’s theme of Health, Wellness, and Reconciliation, along with training tips and information for all the staff, students and families who participate.

Happy spring!

This week we were honoured to have Joan Exley from CBAL come in to our school to work with the parents of our gr 1/2 students. Joan provided kits and games to help young readers gain a passion for reading. After a short lesson for the parents, students joined Mom and Dad for reading, games, and activities. Thank you, Joan!

A reminder that after this Friday, the school will be closed for spring break and will reopen on  Tuesday, April 2nd.  

Important Dates:

This past month has been a flurry of physical, intellectual, social and emotional learning in our six families of schools as students engaged in activities that stretched their skills, and exercised their understanding, leading us toward our upcoming spring break from March 18 to April 1. 

It's been a busy January/February. Our grade 4,5,6 classess participated in the district volleyball tournament at Hume Elementary School.  Students tried their best, had fun, and showed lots of sportsmanship. Way to go BES! 

Our clubs at BES are in full force. Thank you to staff who take time from their lunch to organize and run these activities. Currently students can participate in the following:

Tuesdays: Art club

Wednesdays: Knitting club  /  Dance club

Thursdays: Chess club, 

Happy February,

As we move into February we're already looking into next year's enrollment projections. If you know of any new families that are of kindergarten age, please let them know to register as soon as possible. 

Last week our grade 4,5,6 students had fun at the anual volleyball tournament at Hume Elementary School. Our students represented our school with a strong display of sportsmanship and fun. Thank you to our coaches Mr. Wheeler, Ms. Nelson, and Kathy Centrone for taking the kids. Way to go BES volleyball! 

We are nearing the 100th day of school and in primary grades, this is an important day of learning! All of our students are about halfway through the year, many have begun second semester, and everyone is in full learning mode in their classrooms, outdoors and in their communities. They are connecting with one another, sharing knowledge and experiences, embracing the world around them and working with educators to develop the skills they need to become lifelong learners.

Midwinter is upon us - a time when SD8 students and educators look forward to sharing and showing what children have learned and the talents they have developed in the first half of the school year. It's a time when family and community are invited into our schools to watch - and in many cases participate in - holiday concerts and events.