On Wednesday, May 31, we celebrated finishing our One Book, One School event of reading Charlotte’s Web together by having a dress like a character from Charlotte’s Web day and watched the movie together as well.
Congratulations to the winners of our Auguston School Chess Competition. Thank you to all the students who participated and to Mr. Ketelaar, Div. 11 Teacher, for his leadership in the Chess Club.
In previous posts, I have shared my perspectives on the spectre of systemic racism in education, particularly in relation to Indigenous Peoples. I highlighted two interrelated constructs related to this issue: epistemic racism (the idea that there is only one form of true knowledge) and the related “racism of low expectations” highlighted in the 2016 Auditor General’s Report.
At Margaret Stenersen Elementary School, there is a big and beautiful tree that some people want to cut down. The tree is a cedar and I LOVE IT!!! It is peaceful and I do not want it cut down. There are lots of trees at our school but this is the biggest. You are going to break our school’s heart. So many students play there. It is an old-growth tree and it holds all the school’s secrets. - Arija J., Grade 4
All Auguston students had the opportunity to participate in a Lacrosse for Schools Program on May 17 & 18. Thank you Auguston PAC for sponsoring this event for our students!
What a fun evening we had on May 5 at the Spring Fun Fair! Thank you Auguston PAC, the many volunteers, all those who donated whether to the silent auction or cake walk and, of course, all the families who came out to make this year's Fun Fair great!
