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So honoured to have learned alongside 6 fantastic new school leaders from around the province last week as part of #Foundations23. Our schools are in good hands! #sd36learn @BCPVPA.

@alapointe_ @Mrs__MacDonald Congratulations Andrea. Welcome to administration!

After 18 yrs as a Teacher Librarian I am heading into the role of Vice Principal. I am so grateful to have worked with so many amazing professionals and inspiring students and look forward to more of the same as a VP! TLs be sure to follow @Mrs__MacDonald for #sd36tl updates

So excited to be facilitating again at BCPVPA Foundations 23 at UBC. #Foundations23 #bcpvpa #sd36learns

A touching send off from the Hazelgrove community. New adventures await at Beaver Creek Elementary.

Best principal gift ever from a student! I love the Hazelgrove community!

When I was a building principal, we had a group of boys who were consistently getting office referrals during lunch for aggressive and disruptive behaviors. In the past, these behaviors had led to increasingly severe consequences that did not reduce the negative behaviors (and caused some students to be sent home and to miss instruction). I sat down with the group and we worked together to come up with a plan on what to do during lunch. One of the boys asked if we could start a knitting club, since his Auntie had recently taught him how to knit. Since he was a leader of the group, the other boys agreed. I asked them to come back tomorrow with some ideas of what to knit. The next day one of the boys said that he wanted to knit little hats for the preemies at the hospital, since his little cousin was there and that a nurse mentioned that they had run out of the little hats. The boys knitted daily and we delivered the hats to the hospital. We received many heartfelt thank you notes from families, nurses and doctors (and even an in-person visit with a personal thank you and cookies from a newborn's mom). This group continued to grow as did our ability to create knitted hats for preemies. This became a huge success for the participating students. There was significant improvement in the students’ behavior, attitude, achievement, and attendance. It is so important to think outside of the box for “win-win” solutions. It really isn’t the WHAT you do that is important, it is the WHY you are doing it! Our knitting group become a team, family, and community. #maslowbeforebloom

I promised our students I would let them duct tape me to the wall if they raised $3500 for at @BCChildrensHosp and @BC_SPCA. They raised $8000. Way to go Hazelgrove! I kept my end of the bargain. It’s less painful than it looks!

Our students at Hazelgrove Elementary had a blast Friday at Skip-a-thon 2023. A great fundraiser for @BCChildrensHosp and @BC_SPCA

What makes schools effective? BCPVPA members are invited to book the in-person Adaptive Schools© program for the 2023-2024 school year to learn how to behave in groups and how to lead them. Learn more here: bit.ly/AdaptSchools

We are pleased to announce that @svbehan @sd47_board is the successful candidate for @bcpvpa President-Elect. Shannon will take on the role beginning July 1, 2023 and will assume the role of President July 1, 2024. Thank you @johal_sanj & @tarazielinski for your candidacy!

Attending BCSSA Spring Forum in Vancouver and enjoying Dylan William.

#sd36rocksbecause we make a big district feel like a small district. Great colleagues. Great support.

Learning to #WordUp @Cue19. #microsoftword @Office365 @Surrey365 #sd36learn

A reminder about how to know about weather-related school closures: surreyschools.ca/ParentServices… surreyschools.ca/ParentServices… #sd36learn #surreybc

Excited to be at #learningforward2016

Super excited to be watching @eugeniebouchard playing at the BNP Paribas tennis tournament in Indian Wells California. #eugeniesarmy

I’m at the GAFE Summit to learn about using and supporting Google Apps in my school. #gafesummit

Excited to be at the Google Tech Las Vegas Summit. #gafesummit

I've just updated my professional profile on LinkedIn. Connect with me and view my profile. lnkd.in/btjX9yT #in

Discussing the power of using Kiva as a learning and project tool in the classroom. ow.ly/27kACD #sd36learn