Guest Speaker Russel Horwitz
May 12, 2011
The Parents’ Auxiliary brought in guest speaker Russel Horowitz to talk to Grade 6 students about systems theory and how the problems humanity is facing with respect to their shared resources.
Grade 5 & 6 Students Build Edible Atoms
May 6, 2011
Grade 5 students visited the Middle School to learn about electricity and the structure of atoms with Grade 6 science classes. Using an orange, toothpicks and candy, they modelled positive, negative and uncharged atoms.
Election 2011 at SMUS
April 28, 2011
From guest speakers to mock voting booths to a party fair, Senior School students had a lot to see and do leading up to the election.
Guest speakers included:
Patrick Hunt, Victoria Conservative
Edith Loring Kuhanga, Saanich Gulf Islands NDP
Jared Geisbrecht, Victora Green
Chris Causton, Victoria Liberal
Elizabeth May, Green Party Leader
Grade 6 Science Space Station Presentations
April 28, 2011
Grade 6 students share their own ideas of what a space station should be.
Cross-Grade PE Class Learns to Cook
April 21, 2011
One of our cross-grad PE classes spent some time at a downtown culinary school this week, to learn how to prepare their own healthy and delicious meals.
Nicholas and the Great Geography Challenge
April 15, 2011
Nicholas, a Grade 8 student, ranked 7th overall in the Great Canadian Geography Challenge. His Social Studies teacher Mr. Jim De Geode asks him about his love for geography and gives him a surprise quiz.
Pro-D Day with John Medina
April 8, 2011
The Brain Rules author talks to SMUS teachers and guests about what science tells us about how we learn.
The Developing Brain Series: Resilience
March 18, 2011
Director or Learning Heather Clayton and Head of Personal Counselling Virginia Ronning walk parents through recent discoveries in brain science that shed light on a child’s responses to stress.
Additional Resources:
Handouts
Part One
22:03
Part Two
26:54
Brendan McLeod Debuts His Latest Monologue
March 2, 2011
15:25
Brendan McLeod, poet and member of The Fugitives, performed a new monologue for SMUS students talking about Facebook, the history of birth control and Iron Maiden.
Artist Rande Cook Visits Middle School
February 18, 2011
Students show off their Rande-inspired artwork and learn a bit about his life as an artist and as a First Nations chief.