Important: Snow Days

Please note – as the forecast is for snow next week, we will be keeping a close eye on the weather. As always, it is up to the parent/guardian to decide if they feel comfortable sending their child to school. We support and respect your decision. Our protocol for closing the school is to align our ‘snow day’ decisions with the public schools of SD 62. Announcements will be made on the SD 62 website and their Twitter and Facebook accounts. We will also send out an email from Managebac as soon as SD 62 has announced.

A Message from our Head of School - Jerry Salvador

Welcome back to Brookes and Happy 2020! I hope you all had a refreshing and joyful break with your family and loved ones.

Our students have settled back into classes quickly and the school is abuzz with expectations for a great year. We have hit the ground running with lots of upcoming events and activities for our students and families this term.

Please see below for some of the great activities we have coming up and to make sure you don’t miss out on an opportunity!

Students have also been excited to find the new furniture and classroom layouts (see the pictures) that were put in place over the holiday. Our classrooms are designed to be dynamic learning environments where students can comfortably work alone, in groups or as a whole class. The new furniture really helps to create warm, relaxed and productive spaces.

Movie Night – January 31st @ 7:00pm

All students are invited to a movie night at Brookes! The movie will be chosen and voted on by the students, please write your recommendations on the sheet in the dining hall before January 23rd. On January 24th we will vote on the top movie selection. 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