Black History Month in Ladysmith
Students in Ladysmith have been working together to support a Black History Month initiative. Students from Ladysmith Intermediate and Secondary schools have been using story telling as a way to educate and share information with primary students.
Departure Bay's Teamwork
Enthusiastic cheers echoed through the gym as Departure Bay Elementary served up some friendly competition and a whole lot of fun with a Teachers vs. Students volleyball game. Teachers brought their A-game, students brought the energy, and everyone had fun!
Acting Superintendent
We wanted to provide a brief update to let you know that Superintendent Scott Saywell remains away from the District and during his absence, Laura Tait will continue to serve as the Acting Superintendent.
During Black History Month, we are featuring noteworthy Canadians
Alphonso Davies is a professional soccer player playing left-back for FC Bayern Munich and Canada’s Men’s National Football Team. He was the third-youngest player in Major League Soccer history to sign a contract and has earned multiple achievements including Canada Soccer Player of the Year 4 times (2018, 2020, 2021, and 2022), the Lionel Conacher Award (2020) and the Lou Marsh Memorial Trophy (2020).
Learn more about his story here: [Information found at: Canada.ca - Black History Month - Noteworthy figures]
2024-2025 Budget Consultation
As we work on developing the upcoming budget, we would like to get your opinions and ideas of priorities we should consider.
Over the last few years increasing enrollment has helped the Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools' Board of Education invest additional ongoing funding in mental health supports for students, additional supports for students with diverse learning needs, support for Truth and Reconciliation and one-time infrastructure upgrades for technology, the environment as well as athletics.
Based on our preliminary enrollment at this time we do not anticipate flexibility for significant new investments in priorities. Any priorities would have to be funded from reallocation of currently existing resources. With this background in mind the school district has begun the 2024-25 budget development process. Share your input before Friday, March 14, 2024.
Nanaimo Child Development Centre Hosts Family Workshop and Student Poster Contest
- Understanding Anxiety - a free parent workshop, March 4: Local Therapist, Carrie Liske MA RCC, will guide us on how environment, changes, underlying fears and anxious responses may carry over into our everyday lives. Learn tips and tools.
- Silly Boat Regatta Poster Design Contest - Deadline is March 6 for the contest open to students in Grades Kindergarten to Grade 7 from Lantzville to Ladysmith. Entry Form - Details of Contest
Learning with Syeyutsus Speaker Series
Join us as we host Dr. Sarah Marie Wiebe for a presentation exploring the theme of treaty relations that animates her recently published book with UBC Press Life against States of Emergency: Revitalizing Treaty Relations from Attawapiskat on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 from 12 - 1 p.m. Register today.
Enter to win one of Sarah's books. Email today.