ASJ/SPES Newsletter

March 2024

MINISTRY EXAMS JUNE 2024

Please note the following dates for Ministry exams in Grade 6, Secondary 4-5.

All students MUST be present for Ministry exams. The reasons accepted to excuse absences during a ministry exam are:

Serious illness or accident confirmed by a medical certificate
Decease of a parent or close relative
Summons to court
Participation in a major event (an authorization from Sanction des études must be granted beforehand)

In case of an absence in secondary 4-5, the exam will be rewritten in July.

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Pathways Information Session on March 21st, 2024

Our school is fortunate to offer a variety of programs for ASJ students. These programs are

WOTP 1 year
15+
16+
24U (DEP en concomitance)

On March 21st, two online information sessions will be offered to explain these programs in more details for:

SPES parents at 6:00-6:30

ASJ parents at 6:30-7:00

You can register by clicking here and a Teams invitation will be sent to you.

Thank you!

The Oddfellows Lodges of Leeds and Inverness, represented by Jacques Pelchat, made a generation to our breakfast program. Thank you for making a difference!"

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CQSB Staff Recognition Day

On Wednesday, March 13, 2024, we will celebrate our exceptional staff whose dedication and hard work make a difference every day. Thank you to all staff members for your invaluable contribution to our school community!

SPES and ASJ can count on exceptional staff: 30 teachers, 2 administrative assistants, a vice-principal, 11 special education technicians, a doc tech, a psycho-social worker, a recreational tech, a CLC coordinator, a school nurse, two counselors from community organizations, 2 janitors, 9 supervisors and one lab tech. 💞

Your dedication and commitment are truly appreciated.

Grade 1 Learning Outdoors

During January, the Grade Ones and Ms. Reid have taken their learning outside. They have practiced spelling while sliding. They have found shapes and numbers in the world. They have gone on a listening walk to identify the different sounds around us.

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Grade 4 Cupcakes

Grade 4 students worked on an ELA project where they had to explain how they would decorate a cupcake. Then, they all went to the kitchen and carried out their plan!

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Zootherapy at lunch

ASJ students had the opportunity to enjoy a lunchtime zootherapy activity, fostering well-being through interactions with specially trained animals.

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Lunch Hour Activities at ASJ

Every day, ASJ students can participate in a variety of activities during lunch time. This includes sports in the gym, board games, movies and cooking classes. 😊 All activities are announced on the whiteboard beside the SETs office.

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Valcartier and Mont Adstock Outing

Students from grade 3 to secondary 5 had a great time enjoying the outdoors on January 19th. A special thank you to all the staff members who accompanied students!

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Mont Apic

K4, K5, grade 1 and grade 2 students went to Mont Apic on January 31st. The students had a blast sliding down the slopes! Many thanks to all who accompanied our students!

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Building Collective Artwork

Students from grade 3 to secondary 5 participated in collective artworks made of branches. The beautiful artworks are attached to the fence on the right side of the school.

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Anti-Bullying Day

On February 28th, it was pink shirt day. Pink Shirt Day is an anti-bullying initiative where people wear pink shirts to raise awareness and promote kindness, compassion, and inclusion.

Each student in the school was given a pink or red slip on which to write kind words. Those slips were linked to create the chain "SAY NO TO BULLYING".

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Community Afternoon

There is no better way to start our March break than to have a community afternoon. Thank you to MCDC for supporting us! An afternoon filled with fun and laughter with a caricaturist, hot chocolate, fire with marshmallows and sausages, two dog shows, a DJ, carriage rides, snacks and beverages.