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Welcome to Mamquam Elementary!

We are an arts infused school, using the arts to deepen learning across the curriculum.

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Garden is Back Featured Photo

Garden is Back

We were excited to get back into the garden this week!
Luge Fieldtrips Featured Photo

Luge Fieldtrips

Ms. Sollid's, Ms. Wylie's and Ms. Hyttenrauch's classes had a great time luging this week!
International International Transgender Day of Visibility - March 31, 2023 Featured Photo

International International Transgender Day of Visibility - March 31, 2023

International Transgender Day of Visibility provides an opportunity to celebrate and honour the achievements and contributions of transgender individuals while also highlighting the ongoing challenges they face. Visibility is a crucial aspect of transgender advocacy because it helps to challenge stereotypes and misconceptions about the transgender community. By raising awareness and educating people about transgender experiences, we can help to create a more inclusive and accepting society. Learn more here.
Spring Break Best Wishes from the Superintendent! Featured Photo

Spring Break Best Wishes from the Superintendent!

As our days are starting to become warmer with more daylight, I would like to take a moment to wish everyone a wonderful spring break. Whether you are planning a vacation or staying at home, I hope that this break provides you with an opportunity to relax, recharge, and spend quality time with family and friends.
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Principal's message

Mamquam Elementary School has a clear mission and some strong core values.  As a staff we see ourselves as a family.  We focus on the success of all students, and hold ourselves accountable for high excellence across the curriculum—in academics, athletics, fine arts and career programs.  We put our students first, and you can feel this when you walk into our building.  We are keenly aware that students learn best in a safe, secure and respectful environment supported by strong connections between school and community.
 
Perseverance, Purpose and Authenticity
 
We believe that we can only cultivate perseverance and determinations by building an environment/school culture where all students feel safe, respected, encouraged to take risks and try new things, and are intrinsically invested in their learning.   Further, we believe that students are intrinsically invested in authentic learning environments, where they see the purpose and reasoning for each learning intention, and are willing to enter into a framework for success.    It is our belief that working in this area will enable more students to move from meeting expectations to exceeding expectations in reading, writing and numeracy and all areas of their competency development.
 
Our Enduring Understandings as a staff:
 
* If we focus on common coherent curriculum and effective instructional strategies, then students will become creative and critical thinkers.

* If we work together to create common coherent curriculum that identifies and describes what developmentally appropriate creative and critical thinking learning outcomes are, then we will have a tool to help guide the planning of instruction and assessment of CCT outcomes

* If we continually develop the instructional expertise of our teachers, then teaching will be strengthened and all students will learn in deeper and more meaningful ways

* If we live a structure of reflective practice, then our instruction will improve over time
* If we live a structure of co-plan, observe, share feedback, reflect, co-plan and repeat then our instruction will improve over time
 
*If we embed Social Emotional Learning instructional strategies, students will become better critical and creative thinkers through social situations. Growth Mindset, Positive Behaviour Support, Self Reg Strategies, Zones of Regulation, Mindfulness...  
 
*If we develop a school wide authentic literacy and numeracy plan, students will improve reading, writing and oral language skills that provide an essential foundation to Creative and Critical Thinking skills

*If we use arts infusion as a strategy, students will be able to develop their creative and critical thinking skills through the arts. 
 
*If we measure creative and critical thinking outcomes, this will bring attention to those outcomes and help us understand how we are doing and what is next