Congratulations to the Kildonan-East Collegiate golf team who represented their school at the Confederation Golf tournament in London, Ont., May 10–11. The tournament involved teams from BC, Ontario, Quebec, and Manitoba. The team finished 3rd overall, only six strokes behind the winning team from Ottawa. Individually, Trey Ross finished 3rd, shooting 75–73, only three behind the champion. The students were great ambassadors for the school and demonstrated tremendous skill and sportsmanship. The other team members were Carter Johnson and Lachlan Allerton (with coach Curt Bauer).⛳️

Restaurateur and former Blue Bomber Ibrahim “Obby” Khan was a HUGE hit with the EAL students at Miles Macdonell Collegiate when he visited recently. He spoke with them about his experiences being a Muslim athlete and businessman in Canada, about observing Ramadan, and about how hard work got him where he is today. He was truly an inspiration for all the students! 🧕

Wayoata Elementary School celebrated Conscious Kindness Day on May 15 by sharing some kindness with our hard-working police, firefighters, and paramedics.👮‍♀️👨‍🚒 Students made special “Stop, Drop and Roll” treats for the firefighters and lifesaver treats for paramedics. The police officers received “Cruiser Kits” with treats for them to take in the police cars, as well as packages of dog treats for the K-9 Unit dogs. The kindergartners baked over 20 dozen cookies and the Grade 1/2 students created “matchbooks” with matches made from pretzels with the tips dipped in red chocolate. Students also wrote thank you letters and cards; some created poems and some drew pictures. It took the students two weeks to create the care packages. The Grade 1/2 teachers integrated language arts, math, art, and social studies throughout the project. On May 15, one of the kindergarten classes walked over to the fire station to deliver the treats and a group of Grade 3 students delivered the treats to the police department.

Daria Salamon is a teacher in RETSD

Students from our English-Ukrainian Bilingual Program recently completed a year-long project on the Ukrainian community’s heritage of stained glass. They visited the studio of stained-glass designer Ben Wasylyshen, several Ukrainian churches, and the University of Manitoba archives. Then, Mr. Wasylyshen visited their classrooms to nurture their creativity. The result is a beautiful colouring book—produced by all the students and photographed by teacher Norbert Iwan—to commemorate 40 years of Ukrainian education in RETSD. Each student contributed at least one design to the book. There will be a public celebration of its publication tonight at the Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre. If you’re interested in buying a copy, they’re $10 each and will be available at the Oseredok Centre while supplies last. Proceeds will go to the English-Ukrainian Bilingual Program.

Our adult education students are sprinkling kindness like confetti 🎉 for the United Way Winnipeg initiative "Conscious Kindness Day." Here they are sharing the love of reading with nursery school students. To learn more about #ConsciousKindness, visit: https://unitedwaywinnipeg.ca/event/conscious-kindness-2/

Time for a Kennay post. If you haven't met "Kennay the Buckeye" already, you should know he's Miles Macdonell Collegiate's most popular visitor— the coolest kid on campus. Here are a few pics of him and his adoring fans.♥️

Congratulations to students from RETSD who participated in the provincial finals of the Concours d’art oratoire, a French language public speaking competition. You did us proud! — 17 students placed in the top three in their categories, and eight of those students won first place! 🙌 #CreatingStudentSuccess Kaitlyn Madsen, 1st place, Early Immersion, Grades 3/4 Connor Jones, 1st place, Communication & Culture, Grades 5/6 Julia Scully, 1st place, Communication & Culture, Grades 7/8 Anabella Perez, 1st place, Late Immersion, Grades 7/8 Keira Jordan, 1st place, Late Immersion, Grades 9/10 Devyne Allaire, 1st place, Impromptu, Grades 9/10 Shubhneet Thind, 1st place, Communication & Culture, Grades 11/12 Serena Werbowesky, 1st place, Early Immersion, Grades 11/12 Cayden Grzebeniak & Nicholas Trotter, 2nd place, Duo, Late Immersion, Grades 7/8 Ohm Patel, 2nd place, Communication & Culture, Grades 9/10 Nathan Nyimilongo, 2nd place, Français, Grades 11/12 Allura Bourbonniere, 3rd place, Communication & Culture, Grade 4 Vatsal Contractor & Jordan Warwick, 3rd place, Duo, Communication & Culture, Grades 7/8 Enock Birinda, 3rd place, Français, Grades 9/10 Erik Wiebe, 3rd place, Late Immersion, Grades 11/12

Kildonan-East Collegiate currently has the Know More public awareness initiative set up in their school. It aims to engage teens and young adults on the facts surrounding the opioid crisis and health risks associated with problematic opioid use. We want to keep our students safe.😊👍 Click here to learn more about the initiative or to request it for your school: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/substance-use/problematic-prescription-drug-use/opioids/know-more-public-awareness.html