Monday, December 3, 2012

Some Follow Up From Workshops



Grade 8 CAWST Workshop

Six grade 8 students attended a workshop at the Safari Lodge at the Zoo November 7 to learn ways to promote responsible water usage locally and globally. They will be sharing this information with our feeder schools on December 6. The following students attended:

Devyn W, Skylar B, Gabby K, Taylor L, Abby G, Lyric A

A front foyer display will also be up in the next 2 weeks and posters have been placed above water fountains and in our washrooms at Wilma Hansen.


Grade 8 Destination Conservation Workshop

Six grade 8 students attended a workshop at Highfield Centre on November 8 in the afternoon to learn important facts about the food industry and the health implications for our world today. They will follow up this workshop with a poster campaign and presentations to their peers in grade 8 science classes. The following students attended:

Brooke B,Alexandra R,Megan B, Carrie J, Razan H, Anastasiya M


 WE DAY 
 
 Twenty two students attended the first ever We Day held at the Saddledome October 24. Special thanks to Darcy Whitaker for coming along as a parent volunteer. The day held amazing and motivating speakers , musical performances, cirque de soleil style acrobatics and video footage.

Students had to present a letter of application on why they should be chosen to fill the 22 spots and we had over 100 applications to sort through. The following students attended: 

Grade 8
Sara C, Devyn W, Lyric A, Megan B, Amelia C, Quinton M, Jakob B, Carrie J, Ayden I, Abby G, Skylar B

Grade 9
Abbey S, Brayden W, Nick S, Christian R, Nicole N, Jordan D,Mitchell S, Joel P,Mackenzie C, Callum M Danya W

The students will be speaking at our upcoming school assembly about their upcoming proposals and action projects.

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