Blog Posts

The last few weeks have been challenging to say the least. Between our usual COVID protocols, the change in weather, and the most recent flooding, our little school has seen some challenges. We’re weathering it together as a community, building each other up, and working hard to stay positive and resilient through it all.

2021!!! For many, the anticipated New Year has been as momentous as the Y2k turnover. Some of you reading this may be far too young to remember the hype around the possible crash of civilization as we know it.  READ MORE...

The initial adventure off school property with a group of 5 and 6-year-olds is always a bit stressful but it is also so incredibly fun to watch the excitement and enthusiasm that they bring to the reality of “going on a field trip”.  READ MORE...

While the uncertainty of the weather is part of the joy that comes with outdoor education, the reality is that it does have the possibility to thwart the well thought out plans and organization of a trip to the park with 20 eager students...READ MORE

I am so excited that as a school community, Matsqui has begun the adventure of outdoor learning.  There are so many incredible benefits and we are excited to share them with our parent community as well.  In the process of discovering and learning, we are planning to share thoughts, experiences, and pictures of our students engaging in this new learning experience here.  I hope you enjoy this first read on what has inspired me to fully embrace and begin to love this part of our educational journey.

There has been MUCH excitement in our school as of late! New library and classroom books have been arriving on a daily basis! Over the last few months, students have provided input about which books they would like to see in the library (LLC) and in their classroom libraries. Funding for these books has been raised through the Scholastic Book Fair and our annual Readathon/Bookswap Events.