A Hive of Activity

A Hive of Activity

The weather is warming up and COVID-19 appears to be fading away thanks to a successful vaccine campaign. Ever so slowly, it feels like things are returning to some kind of normalcy. While the community has largely been kept out of the school, lots has been happening,...
Year of the Tiger

Year of the Tiger

Happy New Year! Today is the Chinese Lunar New Year and 2022 is the Year of the Tiger. We wish everyone a happy Lunar New Year filled with luck, prosperity, and happiness. As part of the festivities, some students had fun learning how to write “tiger” in...
Festive Crafting with Kids Part II

Festive Crafting with Kids Part II

The Community School Society held its second festive crafting session at the school Tuesday afternoon. This session was for kids in grades 3-5. Between gulping down hot chocolate and taking bites of cookies, they made mason jar luminaries, cards, and a paper...
Festive Crafting with Kids

Festive Crafting with Kids

The Community School Society held the first of two festive crafting sessions at the school. This first session was for kids in grades K-2. They had a blast making mason jar luminaries, cards, and pricking an orange with nutmeg! It was just the right amount of messy...
CECSS Awarded Grant for New Garden Shed

CECSS Awarded Grant for New Garden Shed

The Courtenay Elementary Community School Society is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $3,000 grant from Peninsula Co-op. The funds will go toward building a new garden shed for the primary-side garden adjacent to the visitor parking lot. Thanks to a...