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April 20, 2018
This week is National Volunteer Week and our first few posts will showcase the amazing altruism of our parents and students. Thank you for your incredible commitment to our school and community!
Our MVP dedicates their time, resources, and energy to enhance our vibrant sense of community, and we are deeply grateful. We asked a few of our MVP to share what they enjoy about volunteering at Mulgrave:
"It's a great way to be involved with our community, and I love seeing families connect during our events." - Nikki Tilley
"I enjoy being in a position to learn by doing and helping toward the mission and vision of the school." - Chia Chen
"I get to collaborate with like-minded people, contribute to the school in my small way, and have a great time doing it!" - Eve Chang
"Meeting so many interesting parents who bring diverse cultural and professional experiences makes working together very enriching."
- Brenda Rajani
"I love how we help build a community that has a positive voice and supports each other. Also, I am convinced that the best way to teach our children is to show them how and what to do. By being an active member of the MVP and the Mulgrave community, I am modelling to my child what engagement, commitment, participation, teamwork, and community looks like and how every action we take locally has a positive and lasting impact." - Ira Vergani
"Meeting other parents from across the divisions." - Ellen D'Atri
"Being a part of a team that helps Mulgrave thrive by coordinating MVP events that unite our community."
Speaking of MVP events...have you bought your tickets to Gala?
5. The theme. Most of us have seen Grease, and whether you love or hate the movie, you have to admit, they looked like they were having a great time!
4.The activities. Roll the dice at the casino, take part in punch-a-hole, bid on auction items, or donate to our wishlist. So many options!
3. The food. Have you seen the menu?! Your taste buds will thank you.
2.The clothes. Can you really miss the chance to see John Wray dressed up as a greaser?
1.The people. Fellow parents, teachers, and principals will all be there to enjoy an amazing evening with you.
What are you waiting for? Ticket sales close in just over a week, so don't miss out!
Spring Drive April 30th-May 4th
The Green Prefects and SSAC will be holding an electronics drive as part of this year's Spring Drive. Please bring in old electronic items including smartphones, laptops, chargers, music players (i.e. iPods), portable CD players, and cameras. Due to size limitations, refrain from bringing in heavy items, such as TVs, desktop computers, or printers. Collection bins will be in the main lobby and JS lobby.
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Backpack Buddies
Backpack Buddies is a unique programme that provides food for kids over the weekends. Grade 11 students, Anna E and Sayeed M, have rallied support for this initiative, and as a school, we have been providing 25 to 30 bags of food every week to another school in East Vancouver. Anna shares, "I think this programme has a special spark because the Mulgrave community comes together to make a huge impact on one of the poorest schools in the district, leaving the students with huge smiles – we saw this when we dropped off bags at Admiral Seymour Elementary last June. I hope to grow and expand this initiative next year, and hopefully have the students at Mulgrave go and drop off the food bags to the other students."
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Grads Give Back
As graduation fast approaches, our grads thought it would be a great idea to start an Alumni Fund that would be available to fund scholarships for future generations of students who may need a helping hand. Our Grade12s are asking their entire graduating class
to make a donation of $25 in honour of Mulgrave's upcoming 25th anniversary. These students will be the first-ever donors to the Alumni Fund and are hoping for 100% participation from their class.
On February 23rd-25th, three Mulgrave students participated in the BC Winter Games in Kamloops. Charlotte (G11) was a member of the North Shore Netball team that finished 4th in the province. Charlotte played the position of centre, and has since been asked to train with the U23 BC Provincial Team and the U21 Canadian National Team!
Milan (G7) and Cate (G7) both ski for the Whistler Mountain Ski Club in the U14 division. While competing at Sun Peaks this past February, they both took part in the Slalom and Giant Slalom races, with Milan finishing as high as 12th in one of the GS races. Building off their success in Kamloops, both Milan and Cate went on to ski at the U14 Provincial Championships in Fernie March 23rd-25th.
On April 14th and 15th, Mulgrave hosted the third annual Vancouver Round of the World Scholar's Cup. The school was buzzing with excitement as the nearly 200 'scholars' engaged in Collaborative Writing, Team Debate, Scholar's Challenge, and the Scholar's Bowl. Mulgrave teams fared extremely well, particularly our seniors, and all of our teams qualified for the Global Round taking place in the summer. The complete results can be found here. Congratulations to all our participants!
The doors closest to the Senior School at the main entrance and all the Junior School doors will be locked, 8:45am-2:30pm. If you come during those hours, please enter through the right-side, main doors and sign in at reception.
Due to the recent change in BC's Family Day, the ISABC Pro D day in February 2019 is now February 15th. Please see the 2018-2019 school calendar to view the updates.
Last weekend, four Middle School students represented Mulgrave at the Greater Vancouver Regional Science Fair at UBC. Over the course of their three days at the Fair, students had the opportunity to present their experiments to professors and other members of the scientific community for judging. They also toured UBC's science labs, including the Earthquake Centre and Microbiology Lab, while interacting with other aspiring scientists. Avery A, Lialah M, Jerome L, and Joyce Q took part in the Fair. Joyce received the BC Science Teachers award as well as a Bronze Medal. Avery and Lialah both received Junior Divisional Honourable Mention awards. Well done to all!
Our Track and Field team has been busy, participating in three exhibition meets since the beginning of the year. We've had student-athletes competing in Bantam, Junior, and Senior divisions of the 4x100m Relay, 300m Hurdles, 100m and 3000m race categories, as well as the Long Jump field category. On behalf of the coaches, we'd like to congratulate all of the students on their personal achievements.
Over Spring Break, 17 Grade 10-11 students from Mulgrave joined 18 students from Meadowridge to travel to France. After a couple of jet-lagged days in Paris – during which they visited Notre Dame, the Latin Quarter, and the Eiffel Tower, had a river cruise down the Seine, enjoyed crêpes and delicious pastries, shopped at the Galleries Lafayette, and admired Impressionist art at the Musée d'Orsay – they travelled by high-speed train south to Montpellier, which was their home for two weeks... Read more about the experience.
Students will spend Monday and Tuesday afternoons learning about our local environment and camping skills before preparing for two nights of sleeping out under the stars (Wednesday & Thursday). This camp is led by experienced teachers and camping is in tents within the Mulgrave School perimeter fencing. Dinner is included on Wednesday and Thursday evening, as well as breakfast on Thursday and Friday.
In the second part of our University Counselling series, we highlight the career counselling support Mulgrave provides. We believe that self-awareness and research are essential to informing a student's process in course selection, career exploration, and university planning. Our counsellors have researched and selected the following resources as the best, most intuitive, accessible, and accurate options available to students that will assist them in identifying their personality traits, learning preferences, aptitudes and interests.
Volunteer parents representing our diverse community will come together to prepare a globally-inspired feast for G7-12 students. Dishes will be cooked/baked at home or arranged through favourite restaurants in order to showcase many of our school's cultures' most popular dishes.
April 26th, 1:00pm | $10/person
Sunday, June 24th
Mulgrave alum, Kelcy Timmons (class of 2015), has reached out with a request for volunteers. She is helping coordinate Plane Pull For Sight, an event in support of Orbis, an organisation that focuses on the prevention of blindness and the treatment of blinding eye diseases in developing countries. Get in touch with Kelcy for more information.
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