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November 23, 2018
The school was buzzing this week (and we're not just talking about the clippers at the Bold To Go Bald head shave event!)...click through to the Connexions page on our website for photo highlights of West Wing construction progress, World Scholar's Cup Tournament of Champions, and more.
On Wednesday evening, the Mulgrave School Society held its Annual General Meeting. The meeting is a function of our volunteer Board of Directors, and serves to inform Society members of key activities of the preceding year. Board Chair, Harry Wierenga, and Head of School, John Wray, both addressed the audience.
John spoke to the school's business fundamentals, enrolment, human resources, facilities, risk mitigation, and most importantly, the education provisions encapsulated in our 2020 Strategic Plan.
"As a school, and as school leaders, we recognise that the pace of change in the world is accelerating and while the essential core of the current PK-12 education will continue to exist for the foreseeable future, our school will need to be agile and flexible and our education be adapted to what the world will become," said John.
Other key points of business were the confirmation of the Board size at 14 members, the re-election of five Directors, and a review of the Society's financials - which are in a healthy state.
- Click here for the full text and video recording of John's speech -
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The school's annual report contains more details on the 2017-18 school year. It will be mailed to all Society members next week and is also available online.
This past week, Yale University welcomed more than 2,100 students from 58 countries for The World Scholar's Cup Tournament of Champions.
Students competed in Debate, Collaborative Writing, and individual and team knowledge based tests (Scholar's Challenge and Scholar's Bowl). They also enjoyed a Yale University gallery tour, and lectures from notable poet Rita Mae Reese and Yale University Law professor Sue Biniaz.
The World Scholar's Cup also focuses on bridging cultural understanding; students participated in a number of community building events such as the Scholar's Scavenge, the Scholar's Show, the Debate Showcase, a Cultural Fair, and the Scholar's Ball.
Both the Junior and Senior teams enjoyed much success in all four categories. Click here for a list of team and individual awards.
Mulgrave will host a World Scholar's Cup Regional round in May 2019. The 2019 Global Rounds will be held in Beijing, Manila, Astana, Durban, The Hague and Sydney. More information will be available in the Winter Co-curricular Guide and on the World Scholar's Cup Website.
By Shanaz Ramji, VP Junior School, Director of Learning and Teaching; Kathryn Clark, VP Senior School and DP Coordinator; and Michael Moore, Director of 21st Century Skills Development and Data Manager
Mombasa, Kenya, is an 11 hour time difference from Vancouver, and is about as far as you can get from Vancouver! We travelled there over the November Break to work with, and learn from, teacher trainees and faculty at the Aga Khan Academy (AKA).
The AKA in Mombasa is part of the the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). This was Mulgrave's second visit to the Academy, as part of the partnership developed between our two schools in 2017.
The AKDN has been supporting education initiatives in the developing world for over a century. As part of their commitment to developing novice teachers from local communities, the Academies runs an intensive Teacher Preparation Programme (TPP) for 18 months.
The Mulgrave team was fortunate to support the TPP in the areas of mentorship, differentiation, and assessment, and coach the mentors of each intern.
We have three upcoming opportunities for Mulgrave parents to learn about and discuss some very relevant topics. More details and online registration are available on our website.
November 28th, 8:30-10:00am ($20): Cultivating Resilience in Children and Teens
December 5th, 8:30-10:00am ($20): Making Sense of Anxiety in Children and Youth
December 6th, 7:00pm (no charge): Legal Cannabis in BC: What Does it Mean for Youth on the North Shore?
December 1st is the annual Grad Christmas Tree Sale and Winter Wonderland! Join in the holiday fun with a visit with Santa, carolling and other holiday activities. Be sure to pre-order your tree, wreaths and poinsettias so you can deck your halls and start December off in style. Click here for info and a link to the order form.
The extravaganza that is the annual Baking Buffet is underway. A huge thank you to the parents that have already signed up to bring homemade cookies and squares on December 4th and 5th. If you missed it in Tuesday's email, we need an astonishing 8,000 items in order to gift mixed boxes to all Mulgrave faculty and staff as a holiday treat. Please sign up today!
To get you started, here's a link to a collection of oh-so-pretty, simple thumbprint cookies...no rolling or cutting required!
With gratitude,
Mallora Rayner and Andrea van der Werff
MVP Baking Buffet Committee 2018
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Did you know that baking is a fantastic math and measures activity to do with your Early Years and Junior School children? In fact, in late October some Grade 4 students embarked on a home learning activity that had the flour flying, mixers spinning and numbers crunching.
Gabriella C. noted a few learnings from her cookie-making experience: "I was wondering how Fahrenheit compares to Celsius. I did learn that 1 C is the same as 33.8 F. I started to ask myself about the percentage of every ingredient in a cookie...The total cups of ingredients was 4.8333 cups. The percentage is calculated by dividing an ingredient by the total. For example, the cookies contain 1 cup of sugar. 1 cup divided by 4.833 = 20.69%."
The Linda Hamer Theatre at Mulgrave will host a number of fantastic events over the coming week. Be sure to come and enjoy the theatre, film and musical works of our students.
November 24th, 6:30pm: ZOOM Film Festival Awards Night
It's that time of year again! Come walk the red carpet with the hundreds of nominated young filmmakers (including Mulgrave students) from across BC. More than $120,000 in scholarships and prizes will be handed out. This is not an event to miss, please RSVP at www.zoomfest.com
November 28th and 29th, 7:00-8:00pm: Senior School Production of Concord Floral
This award-winning Canadian play tells the tale of ten teenagers who must flee a plague they have brought upon themselves. Click on the image for a video trailer.
Online ticket sales are open now! *Note, this production is suitable for ages 14+ due to mature content and repeated use of explicit language.
December 1st, 7:30pm: UNICEF Benefit Concert
Students Augustin Wright and Lily Yan host their eighth annual classical music concert to benefit UNICEF. Funds will raised through entrance (by donation) and silent auction will assist typhoon and landslide victims in the Philippines. Click here for the concert poster.
Please sign up it you can pitch in at one (or more!) of the following events:
Holiday Decorating, December 2nd, 1:00-3:00pm
Elves will be busy decorating Mulgrave for the holidays and they could use a few more helping hands! Email Parisa at wpcau@telus.net if you'd like to share your festive spirit. Children able to help with decorating are welcome, too.
Baking Buffet Collection, December 4th at drop off and pick up, December 5th at drop off
The MVP needs lots of assistance to collect all of the amazing homemade baking coming in for the Baking Buffet. Please sign up here to lend an hour of your time.
Judges for the BC Public Speaking Provincials
December 8th, 9:00am-12:00pm or 12:00pm-5:30pm or December 9th, 9:00am-1:00pm
No experience required. Judges will receive a briefing and scoresheets (and lunch, coffee and snacks!), and will assess how students speak before a group during a number of different events according to this schedule (last page of document). The event is completely in English, so fluency is required for all judges. Please sign up here, and direct any questions to dvodrew@mulgrave.com
Congratulations to our October Upper School Athletes of the Month:
Alisha M (G12) - Varsity Girls Volleyball
Mackenzie C (G11) - Varsity Boys Soccer
Pablo D (G9) - Cross Country
Kate B (G9) - Cross Country
Click here for all Athletics News.
From November 2018 through March 2019, the M Store will offer 50% off all old logo items.
After Spring Break 2019, old logo items will not be sold at the M Store as the 2018-19 school year is the last year that these uniform items can be worn at school.
Items with the old logo can no longer be donated to the M Store after Winter Break.
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