NLPS News Thursday, June 2, 2022

Meet the Team Initiative

Want to put a face to a name? Now you can. In the coming months, we will be sharing photos identifying different teams at the District Administration Centre and the Facilities and Transportation departments and more. Here's a look at the Maintenance Team.

1 Brad Stacey General Foreman Maintenance/Structural, 2 Steve Fielden Foreman General Foreman Construction/Projects; 3 Jason Wong General Foreman Electrical; 4 Phil Barkhouse General Foreman Maintenance Mechanical/Grounds/Welder; 5 Greg Paterson Maintenance Manager; 6 Sharon Binng Maintenance Office Assistant

Education Committee Meeting

At the Education Committee Meeting on Wednesday, June 1, the committee received presentations about educational partnerships with VIU; student satisfaction survey results; compassionate system leadership; new Canadian and refugee families for the 2022-2023 school year; and Indigenous focus graduation requirements. View the agenda here.

Special Board Meeting

At the Special Board Meeting on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, the Board directed staff to commence two 30-day public participation consultation periods:

1. Renaming the NDSS community field to "q'unq'inuqwstuxw"
2. Coal Tyee Elementary School name change to "syuwen'ct"

View the agenda here.

Go By Bike Week - May 30 - June 5, 2022

Join Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools and Vancouver Island University at the GoByBike Week Celebration Station on Wakesiah & Fourth Street today (Thursday, June 2 from 3 - 5pm). Roll in or walk up for a snack and a chance to win some prizes.

Pride Month

Pride Month is celebrated annually in June to commemorate and celebrate LGBTQ2 activism and culture. Check out Nanaimo Pride Society's Community Calendar for a list of events. Also, feel free to use the above banner as your backdrop for Teams.

Retirement Celebrations

• Sue Trebett - Thursday, June 23 at 3:30pm at the Lantzville Pub
• Twila Konynenbelt and Jane Bourke - Thursday, June 23 at 3:30pm at the Old City Station Pub

Should you have a celebration you would like to share, please email communications@sd68.bc.ca.

Hul’qumi’num Phrase of the Week

To view all Hul’qumi’num Phrases of the Week, visit NLPS Learns.

Summer Reading Club

Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) hosts summer reading club for elementary and pre-school aged children. Applications are being accepted beginning June 21.