Kenneth Gordon Maplewood School
420 Seymour River Place V7H 1S8 North Vancouver, BC, Canada

It’s #EarthWeek and our Division 1 students are growing plants and vegetables both in the classroom, and in their garden by the KGMS playground!

Ms. McLean is teaching outside this morning so students can enjoy the weather during their tutoring session!

The #KGMSBestOfMe Gala Silent Auction is live! Guests can now head to our Gala website and begin bidding. Check your email for the link! There are so many great items to choose from! Thank you to everyone who donated items to our auction. Please feel free to contact [email protected] with questions or concerns. ... Thank you for supporting students with learning differences, helping them to attend KGMS and realize their true potential. Good Luck and Happy Bidding!

#FlashbackFriday: Today we are thinking back to our last Gala, which was 2 years ago! Although this year looks a lot different, we are so excited to have our community join us virtually on May 1st for an event that will celebrate our unique and inspiring students. We have raised $82,485 for students with learning differences such as autism, anxiety, ADHD and dyslexia. During this time of uncertainty, our community of students and their families are in need of support now mor...e than ever. Help us reach our goal of raising $200,000 for the KGMS Bursary Fund, so we can ensure that all K-12 students continue to have access to our specialized program. If you would like to become a sponsor, or support our event, contact Kaila at [email protected], or visit this link: http://tinyurl.com/1fcnemfu Thank you!

Wise words from our KGMS staff! A reminder that tomorrow is a PD Day and students will not attend classes. Have a great weekend! ... #ThinkAboutThursday

Teamwork at KGMS: Our MAHS Entrepreneurship 10/11 students went above and beyond for our school community: they fixed up the drainage and replaced the bark mulch on our playground, and the final result looks great! They have now created their own company named ‘Maplewood Garden Gang’, a yard maintenance and landscaping business. They are offering their services to staff and families of KGMS. Take it from us: they get the job done!... Calling our KGMS community: If you have a project around your home that you would like them to help with, please contact [email protected]. Great job, team!

Rhythm & Running: Division 1 combined music class and some cardio outside this morning! We’re making good use of our outdoor space on this sunny day.

The countdown is on! On May 14th our staff and students will be participating in a school-wide event for the BMO Vancouver Marathon RUN4HOPE! Staff and students will walk/run between 2k - 5k that day with their cohorts. We also have members of our community registered to run an 8k, half-marathon or full marathon virtually as well! Our community is coming together to raise funds to ensure that K-12 students with learning differences continue to have access to our specialized ...program. This gives our students the opportunity to have fun, get outside and get moving with their cohort to raise funds to support their peers, and our community to support our school. There’s still time to register! If you would like to register and run for Team KGMS, or if you would like to support our runners with a donation, please visit: https://tinyurl.com/4yby55v5 And runners: don’t forget to stretch! #BMOVM #RunVan

Our Division 5 class is participating in The Equity Backpack project, a project created by Abbotsford teacher Nerlap Sidhu who sought to teach her students about equality, equity, inclusion, identity and anti-racism. Students are decorating their backpacks with pictures from their own history, and they will make promises to themselves and the world to help create more equity. This project honours students' personal histories and creates a discussion on how they see themselv...es in the world and their place in it. By the end of the project, students will have filled their backpack with different types of equity work, and this project will give students the tools and confidence in telling their own story, while feeling empathy for each other's stories.

Our Division 5 class is participating in The Equity Backpack project, a project created by an Abbotsford teacher, Nerlap Sidhu, who sought to teach her students about equality, equity, inclusion, identity and anti-racism. Students are decorating their backpacks with pictures from their own history, and they will make promises to themselves and the world to help create more equity. This project honours students' personal histories and creates a discussion on how they see the...mselves in the world and their place in it. By the end of the project, students will have filled their backpack with different types of equity work, and this project will give students the tools and confidence in telling their own story, while feeling empathy for each other's stories.

Mr. Haines took advantage of the sunshine and brought his music class outside this afternoon! Music and nature make the perfect pair for #MusicMonday.

Don’t miss out: Individual tickets to our #KGMSBestOfMe Gala are still on sale for $25 until April 15th. Visit the link below to purchase your ticket today! Our virtual event is on May 1st and will include student performances, special (surprise) guest speakers and a live & silent auction. We are also looking for sponsors to help us reach our goal of raising $200,000 for the KGMS Bursary! If you know someone who would like to support our event, and help us ensure that all K...-12 students with learning differences continue to have access to our program, please contact Kaila at [email protected]. Thank you! Help us #unlockpotential of so many deserving kids. Purchase your tickets & support our event here: http://tinyurl.com/1fcnemfu

We hope everyone is enjoying the sunshine today! Our staff & students love to read and learn outdoors.

Happy Holidays everyone! Our Winter Concert link has been sent out to our community! Please check your email and enjoy performances by our staff & students. Here is a preview of the show: our very talented KGMS + MAHS staff members singing Do They Know It’s Christmas by Band Aid (1984). https://youtu.be/jBP4pMubq3w...

Yesterday our grade 12 students handed out the honey purchased for their Maplewood Alternative High School Honey Fundraiser! Thank you to our community for supporting their initiative, and purchasing delicious honey from local entrepreneur and bee enthusiast Iain Glass! Our MAHS students packaged the honey themselves and all funds raised will go towards a celebration for our Class of 2021.

Today is the final day of 12 Days of Holiday Fun at KGMS! We surprised our cohorts with a special lunch, which included cheese pizza, candy canes, juice boxes and snowperson cookies! A big thank you to Starbucks Northwoods Village for donating 200 snowperson cookies to our school! We would once again like to personally thank Store Manager Jazmin, and Assistant Store Manager Stephanie for the generous donation. They also donated coffee for our staff this morning! We would als...o like to give a shout out to Rusty from Northwoods Village Panago Pizza, who gave us a huge discount on individual sized pizzas for our cohorts to share today. We are so grateful for our community partners who helped us bring joy into our classrooms for our 12 Days of Holiday Fun celebration!

Today we filmed our annual Winter Concert! We are proud of our staff & students, and inspired by the hard work everyone put into the show. We will send the link to our community tomorrow to watch the performances! Happy Holidays!

This week, KGMS welcomed back acclaimed ventriloquist + children's entertainer Kellie Haines Ventriloquist. Our students have been having a great time using their imagination and creating puppets with her this week. Thank you for visiting us once again, Kellie! ArtStarts in Schools

A reminder for our Div 1-7 KGMS families: You do not need to pack a lunch tomorrow (December 11th) as we will be celebrating the end of our 12 Days of Holiday Fun. Panago Pizza Northwoods has generously donated individual cheese pizza's for our students! Please pack snacks and water for your child for recess. Lunches will include: individual cheese pizza, juice box, individual wrapped snowperson cookies, generously donated by Starbucks, and a candy cane.... We are so grateful for the support of our community partners, and had a great time celebrating the holidays within our cohorts at KGMS!

#TestimonialTuesday: Hear what our KGMS + MAHS families have to say about us!

We are inspired every day by our students + community. Read what one of our current parents has to say about KGMS/MAHS. #TestimonialTuesday

On the 11th day of 12 Days of Holiday Fun at KGMS, we played board games, cards + did puzzles!

Check out the Kenneth Gordon Maplewood School - OUR KIDS Insider Perspective, featuring KGMS alumni Mikhaila! She talks about her success at KGMS: https://tinyurl.com/y6qynpx7 #MondayMotivation

That’s a wrap on our Winter Concert! Stay tuned for the link to our video in your emails tomorrow. Happy Holidays!

#ThinkAboutThursdays

#GivingTuesday is two weeks away, and we are excited to announce our partnership with Health + Fitness Coach, and yoga instructor Reesa (Wellness with Reesa) who is offering two by donation virtual classes for our community. Join us on December 1st for the Global Day of Giving (Giving Tuesday Canada) + move your body for a good cause. We are working out to raise funds for the KGMS Bursary, which supports students with learning differences such as dyslexia, autism, anxiety and ADHD. Class details coming soon! Reesa is a health & fitness coach who teaches yoga, pilates, and fitness classes. She coaches clients privately, teaches studio classes, and corporate offices that range from beginners to intermediate. She is passionate about helping others make health and fitness part of their lifestyle for long lasting

Our Maplewood Alternative High School Students (and Mr. Vo) are testing their woodworking skills this morning!

It’s here! KGMS’s Scholastic Virtual Book Fair has begun, and will run until November 29th. Mark your calendars: Join us on Wednesday for Virtual Family Night! You can view our KGMS page here: https://sites.google.com/kgms.ca/kgms-library/home

Good morning KGMS: It’s getting cold outside! Our students are staying warm and are ready for math class with Ms. Frank.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at KGMS! #LetItSnow

Our Winter Concert recording is about to begin! We can’t wait for everyone to see it tomorrow.

KGMS is hosting a Scholastic Virtual Book Fair from November 23-29th. The Virtual Book Fair is a fantastic way to continue to give our students access to the books they want to read. We’re excited that you will be able to shop together, selecting the books that inspire your readers, from the comfort of home.

Update for our community: due to unforeseen circumstances, we will not be live-streaming our Winter Concert today. The show will go on as planned, we will film it today, edit it and send it out to our community tomorrow! We can’t wait for everyone to see what our staff and students have put together. Stay tuned!

#ThinkAboutThursday

We have reached our goal of raising $2,000 in support of Harvest Project! Thank you to everyone who donated to our KGMS Scares Hunger initiative. Let’s continue to come together as a community to put groceries in the hands of North Shore families in need. We are accepting donations until the end of November. Visit our fundraising page here: tinyurl.com/yyfa83yz... Thank you! #HarvestProject

Today is our annual Winter Concert! We’re thinking back to our past performances. Things look a little different this year, and our concert will be online. Join us for a Good Old Fashioned Holiday Season and sing along with our students and staff to some classic holiday hits. Check your emails for the link! #ThrowbackThursday

Our students are rehearsing for our annual Winter Concert tomorrow!

Tomorrow is our KGMS Winter Concert, which will be held virtually. The program starts at 1:30pm, and we will send a link to families via email later today. We are also still accepting blanket donations for #BlanketBC. Students can bring blankets to the music portable by the end of the day tomorrow. Thank you!

Have you purchased your honey yet? Our Grade 12 students are packaging honey for their Maplewood Alternative High School Honey Fundraiser. This makes a perfect gift for the holidays and the honey is from a local entrepreneur + bee enthusiast. Check the latest Weekly Informer, or email Tyler at [email protected] or Jessica at [email protected] for more information. All funds raised will go towards a class wide celebration or event to celebrate our Class of 2021. Thank you!

Did you know: Mr. Haines teaches music and math class? We’re always inspired by our KGMS + MAHS staff, and the work they do with our K-12 students. #TeacherTuesday

#TestimonialTuesday: Hear what our KGMS + MAHS community has to say about their time at our school!