A Message from our Head of School - Jerry Salvador

In spite of the disruption caused by the snow, we kept things on track at Brookes Westshore this week. You can see from the photos that our students made the most of the weather and enjoyed time outside playing together and experiencing one of the great Canadian traditions – a snow ball fight! The heavy snow is also good news for our upcoming ski trips to Mt Washington Alpine Resort (see below for details).

For the next two weeks, we will be hosting a group of award-winning grade ten students from Guangdong Province, China. They will be joining our students in the classrooms as well as taking part in after school activities. This is a great opportunity for our school community to engage with some very accomplished students and to offer them a unique Vancouver Island welcome. The visiting students will be staying with host families,  and we look forward to having them as part of our school community. 

I hope you have a great weekend and see you next week!

PS: If you have time tonight – pop by the gym for the 3 vs 3 tournament – it should be great fun!

New Grades Four and Five

We have been approached by a number of our parents about providing younger grades at Brookes Westshore. The IB has an excellent primary program but, until now, we have not had a space to offer additional grades. 

However, recently we have been offered space in nearby Metchosin which will give us 2 classrooms and a full-size gymnasium. 

Thus, we are pleased to offer Grade 4 and 5 next year. If you are interested, please contact me for additional information and to register your interest.

Jerry Salvador

Movie Night – January 31st @ 7:00pm

All students are invited to a movie night at Brookes! Please write down a movie recommendation on the sheet in the dining hall before January 23rd! Thank you to the students that have already written down a favourite movie, we have received some great requests! On January 24th, during lunch hours the students will vote on the top movie. There will be complimentary popcorn with all the flavours you can imagine and hot chocolate! Please dress comfortably, bring your sleeping bag and pillow and enjoy a relaxing movie night with your friends! 

Mt Washington Alpine Resort Day Ski Trips

Dates: Saturday, February 29 and Monday, March 9th

Enjoy a day in the snow and on the slopes with your friends! Students will start off the day with a lesson in either skiing or snowboarding by certified coaches. After the lesson students will have free time to ski for the rest of the day and enjoy a hot lunch in the lodge.

For students that would like to spend a day in the snow but would prefer not to ski, we have added a third activity package for you! This package includes a morning guided snowshoeing tour through Strathcona Park and an afternoon at the tube park!

If your son/daughter would like to participate on this trip, a detailed package with all the trip information, prices and waivers will be sent out early next week on Managebac. 

Please note: Students attending the day trips will need to be dropped off at the school at 4:00am, the bus will be departing at 4:15am. We must leave at this time to arrive for our 9:00am ski lessons on time (as we must be 1 hour early for our ski lesson/rentals). 

If you have any questions or concerns please don't hesitate to email aijasalvador@westshore.brookes.org

Mt Washington Overnight Ski Trip (Dorm students)

Date: February 21st to 23rd

Dorm students will head to Mount Washington for a two night stay at the Vancouver Island Mountain Centre! On Friiday night the group start the trip at the snow tubing park. And on Saturday and Sunday we will start off the day with a lesson and ski for the rest of the day. 

If your son/daughter would like to participate on this trip a detailed pakage with all of the trip information, prices and waiverswill be sent out early next week on Managebac.

If you have any questions or concerns please don't hesitate to email aijasalvador@westshore.brookes.org

Weekend Activities

The first weekend back at Brookes from the holiday break was a great one! We can’t wait for more fun activities this term!

On Friday night, a group of students went to an Escape Room where they had to work together to solve clues and free themselves! It was a great time to reunite after not seeing each other for a couple of weeks.

On Saturday night, another group of students went to cheer on the Victoria Royals hockey team! It was an exciting game with lots of goals and fights! The end of the game was tied and went into a 3v3, sudden death, overtime! Unfortunately, the Royals ended up falling to the Portland Winter hawks in this nail-biting match.

Lastly, on Sunday, students went to Juan de Fuca Rec Centre where they participated in the public skate! It was awesome to see the students skate their way around the ice helping each other and, most importantly, having fun! See you all next weekend!

Senior Boys Basketball

The Senior Boys basketball team had their first game of 2020 against the mighty GNS! In the first half of game the team played the best basketball this season. We came out strong with lock down defense and aggressive offense. Unfortunately, in the second half fatigue set in and the talented GNS team took the lead. Even the referees commented on how hard our team played and how we showed great sportsmanship. Coaches Aija and Michaela are very proud of how the boys played and are excited to see GNS again in playoffs for revenge!

Due to a change in BC Provincial Exams, please find our updated Academic Calendar on our website.