April 30, 2023

School Hours:

Mon – Thurs: 8:30am – 3:00pm

Fri: 8:30am – 12:30pm

Tree Planting - a celebration for Earth week

To celebrate Earth Week, Choice School has been involved in educating our students and community. While there were many events in the community, the school chose tree planting as their way to promote sustainability. 

Many Choice School families and students turned up at Terra Park and spent their Saturday morning planting a variety of shrubs and trees.

in the first ever Mini Forest planted in a public park in western Canada.

Tree planting is the perfect way to honor our amazing planet. As climate change is affecting many areas in a negative way, businesses and consumers are joining many non-profit groups in a tree planting boom. Choice School is proud to be a part of this initiative.

There is not enough land on Earth to tackle climate change with trees alone, but if paired with drastic cuts in fossil fuels, trees can be an important natural solution. They absorb carbon dioxide through pores in their leaves and stash it away in their branches and trunks (though trees also release carbon when they burn or rot). That ability to collect CO2 is why forests are often called carbon sinks.

What a fun way to celebrate Earth Day!

Grandparents Tea

Our first Grandparents Tea was an astounding success. From the moment the grandparents arrived, they were welcomed at the gate by Mr. Bolina and their grandkids. They were then escorted to the gym where they all had assigned seating arranged by Ms. Jameela.

Everybody was treated to some delicious pastries and an assortment of teas.

Grandparents also heard a number of musical performances by our students and a special performance by Majid (and his son). This was a very rewarding afternoon in which grandparents were honored for their contributions to the community. It was really great to see our grandparents enjoy their time at Choice School.

Many thanks to the Starr family (Minty and Flora) who provided many of the delicious pastries that we all enjoyed.

Chess

There have been a number of chess contests that have taken place in recent weeks. In the BC Chess Challenge tournament that took place four weeks ago, one of our students won first place.

We are so proud of Sky from Cedar class as he is now the grade 2 champion in British Columbia. This is a very prestigious position to hold and requires many hours of practice.

Sky will now represent BC when he participates in the Canadian Chess Challenge in Montreal later in the spring. Well done Sky!

Students awarded for AMC 8

In January 2023, many of our students participated in the American Math Contest grade 8.

Even though this contest is aimed at grade 8 students, many of our grade 8, 7, 6 and 5 students participated. We are so proud that these students are taking the challenge and trying problem solving questions in this contest.

This year, Joshua and Matteo were the first place winners in our school.

Mathematica Centrum math contest  

As we have an enriched math program, this has allowed many of our students to extend their knowledge and application of mathematics.

We offer many math contests for our students, including mathematica centrum. These contests start at grade 3 and so allow our younger mathematicians to showcase their problem solving skills.

Over 20 students participated in these contests - the results will be available by mid-June.

Lynn Canyon

Ecology Centre

On Monday April 24th, Cedar class visited the Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre.

While at the centre, the class explored the beautiful forest we call home, learned about local species of plants and animals, investigated the interconnected web of trees, and even ventured across the Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge! 

What an amazing day.

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