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Reminder: Collaborative Afternoon on Wednesday, September 25th--students will be dismissed 2 hours earlier than usual. There are 5 Collaborative Afternoons scheduled in 2024-25, for staff professional learning and discussion. More info: avrce.ca/collaborative-…

Thanks to Rebeka Lodge in Berwick for a generous donation towards our @SMES01 school food programs! #CommunityConnections #Thankful @AVRCE_NS

Welcome back to the teachers and school-based staff returning today, and thank you for working together to make this a great school year for students!

The first day of school is less than a week away! Before classes begin on Thurs. Sept. 5, check your bus info online: avrce.ca/article/buspla… If you checked before Aug. 21, please log back into BusPlanner to check again. Bus questions? Contact us! transportation@avrce.ca

We want to wish all students, families and staff @SMES01 a wonderful summer! Stay safe and we will see you in September! @AVRCE_NS

The annual Mr.S & Grade5 selfie tradition @SMES01 continues! Congrats to these awesome grade 5s. Good luck at middle school! Be yourself, work hard and have fun! @AVRCE_NS

@SMES01 Field Day is here! Fun times ahead! @AVHealthySchool @AVRCE_NS

It's The Gruffalo Day! We're reading in the Deep Dark Woods. No sign of The Gruffalo or the mouse yet! #seewhatIamlearning @SMES01

The @SMES01 KRC held their final run and it was an awesome celebration! Thx to @KingsCountyNS for providing KRC t-shirts to all the participants. @AVHealthySchool

Two afternoons @SMES01, we have run exploratories. I choose to teach students to cook. Day 1 was homemade pancakes or breakfast wraps and Day 2 was goulash! We had lots of students learn lots of things! Our group learned cooking is tasty and fun! @AVRCE_NS

What a beautiful day to debut our new sandboxes @SMES01. The sun is shining and students were playing and learning outside at lunch! @AVHealthySchool @AVRCE_NS

What day beautiful afternoon to debut our new sandboxes @SMES01! Students playing and learning in the sunshine during lunch! @AVHealthySchool @AVRCE_NS

The last day of Healthy Food week means free salad bar for all! @SMES01 enjoyed some wonderful fruits, veggies and toppings on their salads today! Thanks Ms.Emily and Ms.Allison from @AVRCE_NS for all of their chopping!

A huge thank you to 4/5 West, Mr.West & Mrs.LeBlanc for securing a gaga ball pit through the @UpLiftNS grant for @SMES01. Thank you for your hard work! Congrats to Michael who won our first ever game, pictured with the game ball. See 4/5W in action in their 1st game! @AVRCE_NS

Thank you to Berwick Gala Days for their generous donation to our school to help support our SMES students! Pictured is Anna Morton on behalf of the Gala Days committee and Mr.Schurman. #CommunityConnections @AVRCE_NS

Math tools are everywhere! We found 10 very special rocks, put them in our pocket and showed them in 2 parts! #seewhatIamlearning #Math #kindergarten @SMES01

May 15 is Black Excellence Day in NS schools. Everyone is invited to wear black to honour the brilliance, achievements & talents of students of African ancestry. #NSBlackExcellenceDay Learn how students are demonstrating Black Excellence in AVRCE: avrce.ca/sites/default/……

I can show ten in 2 parts! How many are in the hoop? How many are out? #math #outdoorlearning #seewhatiamlearning @SMES01 @nsaskproject

May is #HealthMonth @SMES01. We are kicking off the 1st week with a focus on physical activity! We are counting steps & activity time! Students/staff walked the equivalent of going to Shag Harbour yesterday-261 km! Stay tuned for more posts throughout May! @AVRCE_NS

We celebrated all of our participants at the WK Family of Schools Art Fair at our school assembly. Pictured, is Carver, who built this beautiful chicken and won 1st place! Congratulations to all the participants! @AVRCE_NS