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With the start of the new term and a new season, we want to take a moment to share all the resources we have available for educators!

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Northern Lights were spectacular tonight!!
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BCTELA Conference Oct. 23-24, 2025!!
Thursday night wine & cheese with the performance by Jaylene Tyme at: ACT Arts Center 11944 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, BC
Friday conference: Keynote with Billy-Rae Belcourt and all other sessions will be held at Thomas Haney School, 23000 116 Ave, Maple Ridge, BC.

Friends! Save the date for the BCTELA conference on the PSA day in October!!!

In recent years I have discovered I love novels for youth that are written as poetry…prose poems? The latest one I devoured was Alone by Megan Freeman

Starting in two more sleeps!! Get ready to chat!

Yup. 😂 So many books to buy & collect!!

Trump protests sweep across U.S. ahead of Saturday's military parade | CBC News Demonstrators crowded into streets, parks and plazas across the U.S. Saturday to rally against President Donald Trump as officials urged calm and mobilized National Guard troops ahead of a military pa...

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GenWell has connection campaigns to help people strengthen their well being through connecting with others.

Leona Prince reflects on Leadership as responsibility. Knowledge is not wisdom. Wisdom is knowledge in action.

Kat’il’a: a Lil’wat word that describes the act of seeking spaces of stillness and quietness amidst our busyness and quest for knowledge; advice to stop and listen deeply. Taught to the presenters by Dr. Lorna Williams.

A sample of the actual weaving participants did with yarn and a cardboard loom.

@noiie #noiie2025 weaving our minds & hearts together to improve learning! Also weaving with our very own hands! What an invigorating symposium!

“Knowledge is not wisdom. Wisdom is knowledge in action.”
Leadership as Responsibility
@leonaprince.bsky.social
@noiie
#noiie2025

Curating the space to cultivate curiosity! Museum of personal passions. @noiie #noiie2025 thank you Kath Murdoch! Snachailya!

Thank you to everyone who came out to Munro's Books for our group book launch last night! 🎉
And congratulations to the authors of these amazing new titles!

Hundreds of Americans accept B.C. man's social media invite, attend festival in Nanaimo | CBC News Months after a British Columbia man's social media invite to Americans went viral, hundreds showed up in Nanaimo, B.C., over the weekend to show their support for Canada.

Hundreds of Americans made the trip across the border in B.C. over the weekend to attend Nanaimo Infusion, a festival created specifically to welcome the new visitors. 
#cdnpoli #uspoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

@miamoutray.bsky.social tag you’re it! I challenge you to write a poem for poetry month!

Snuggle inside longingly watching for sun
Rush outside when the sun shines warm
Anticipation borders on impatience
Excitement spills into each morning rising
Delightful birds at the feeders
Don’t put the gloves and touques away just yet
Soon though, soon

The Beginning of Spring in the North

Grey & brown
Snow mostly gone
Migrating birds
Arrivals & departures
Blue Hydrangeas from the store
Seedlings sprouting on the windowsill
Hopeful outdoor furniture arranged
Hail & sleet
Wind and sun
Pussy willows and green tulip tips

Some fave bird shots this spring!

Great capture of the flight. In North Central British Columbia we get hundreds of migrating swans. They are amazing birds!

@noiie.ca wonderful to catch a few inspirational stories from inquiry colleagues around the world!

How have I never heard about Weaving Words Storytelling Festival! In Prince George! Highlighting Indigenous storytelling in all its forms! Fan-girling like crazy! Cherie Demaline, David A Robertson, Richard Van Camp! Local poets & writers sharing their gifts!!

www.weavingwords.ca

Tariffs on their own do not create more American jobs or lead to more US production. In fact, Trump's last trade war cost roughly 300,000 jobs. All these tariffs will do is give corporations cover to jack up prices and pad their profits at our expense.

Televangelist Pat Robertson once said "I think having a woman president would be a terrible mistake. Women are too emotional to handle high office."

Strange how when men in office shout and berate others in a childish emotional outburst, it's praised by some as "boldly standing up for our country."

Cedar School Decodables - Series Bundle 2024 - Indigenous & First Nations Bundles - Strong Nations Welcome to Cedar School! Join Liv Tom Gus and Bell as they learn on the land and explore Mi’gmaw teachings with their teacher Miss Sam and the school’s Mi’gmaw Elder Jen. With charming illustrations a...

Did you know: Strong Nations Publishing has decodable text with Indigenous content. You can check out their Cedar School Decodable series here: www.strongnations.com/store/11698/...
#SOR

Freedom to Read Week - Freedom to Read Freedom to Read Week is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom.

What are you reading that reflects the intentions behind Freedom to Read Week? www.freedomtoread.ca/freedom-to-r...

SD 91 recently had the privilege of learning with @jenkelly-literacy.bsky.social in primary classrooms! Bookmaking, author decisions, & holding brave spaces for creative writing filled 2 days. T’s also gathered to joyfully learn with her on our pro-d day!

SO DONALD TRUMP HAS DECIDED TO ANNEX YOUR COUNTRY Somewhere, around Christmas, it became clear that Donald Trump wasn’t entirely joking about wanting to annex Canada. Here's what we can do.

"Force Apple and Spotify to delist far-right podcasts pushing for our annexation. Refuse to accept Donald Trump’s ambassador. Expel any U.S. diplomatic staff that threaten Canadian sovereignty." www.coreyhogan.ca/p/so-donald-...

Grateful that the presenters emphasized the importance of not simply teaching discrete skills in isolation…no transfer! Context, great literature, poetry, close study of language in context!!

Nerding out! Getting to zoom in on some of the building blocks of early literacy development & intervention, refine my knowledge through research highlights, learn about new resources & add to my strategy toolkit.

Tesla Paid Zero Federal Income Tax in 2024, Despite $2.3 Billion in Income This brings Tesla’s average tax rate over the past three years to 0.4 percent.

Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.

You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?

Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.

You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.