News & Announcements

We welcome all area families and educators to this evening session at 6:30 pm, June 1, 2022, at Ecole Garibaldi Highlands Elementary School to join an information session with Canadian author David Bouchard.

Public Works came to us this year! The grade 4 students were treated to a truck parade, had the chance to climb inside and ask many important questions about the important work done by Public Works.

Our class reared and released 53 Coho salmon fry into the Mamquam spawning channels. Students had the opportunity to watch the beginning stages of the salmon lifecycle in our classroom tank. In the wild these changes are hidden beneath the redd, the protected nest a female salmon carefully builds for her eggs. On the day of our release we spotted many wild coho fry in the channels; a sign of a healthy habitat. Each fry was given a special name as it was released into the water. Click the link to see the release

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Recently, the Rotary Club of Squamish visited Mamquam to offer the Bike Rodeo program, a bike skills and safety program that is fun for the children and promotes healthy commuting to school by bike. It was great to be back again, after the two-year interruption due to COVID-19! Thank you for helping Squamish Rotary provide this important service.

The Rotary Club of Squamish and Squamish Helping Hands-Under One Roof are relaunching the Recycle Bicycle Program.  Our premier event this spring is a Kids Bike Drive on World Bicycle Day, Saturday, June 4th from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, behind the Library by the garden boxes.

The United Nations theme: Revitalization - Collective Action for the Ocean.
United Nations World Oceans Day (unworldoceansday.org)

Here in our backyard, in Átl'ka7tsem/ Howe Sound, we have seen what meaningful action can look like. With changes to our human behaviour, the work of many environmental advocates, and stronger environmental legislation, life has returned to Howe Sound. From the smallest of creatures up to Sea Lions, Orcas and even the spotting of Humpback Whales; this watershed is healing.

School District No.48 is currently looking for School Bus Drivers. Click on the headline to learn more.

We are pleased to inform you of our next parent presentation at Valleycliffe Elementary. This month we are focusing on social skills and strategies, resources and development of our Kindergarten to Grade 3 students. Please join us if you would like more info and another step towards connecting school, families and community members together in this work.

Please see more information below. We will need you to register so we can keep an eye on numbers. You can access the registration form here or within the poster link: https://forms.gle/HnjgTRq2sReHdTtC6

We hope to see many of you there!

Class group photos have been sent home this week. All students received a COMPLIMENTARY printed 5x8 copy of their class photo. All other group photos such as funny, Grade 6 etc are being uploaded to our website so anyone wanting to order a photo can do so.
Click the link for your classroom web codes and visit: myorder.mountainwest.ca