Fundraising and Donating

Posted December 3, 2015

Our Doon students are getting active in their school and community this week! Treasures Book campaign The Treasures Book campaign has just started after an exciting assembly on Tuesday. We learned about all of the ways our school benefits and how students can earn incentives like free laser quest passes, a games party, or a […]

Summer weather lingers

Posted September 17, 2015

This has been a fantastic week weather-wise. The sun has been (mostly) shining, changing the cool and fresh mornings into beautiful and hot afternoons. It’s always welcome in September to have a reminder of the warmer days of the summer. This week 81 began their listening activity by taking notes and identifying main ideas from […]

What a week!

Posted September 11, 2015

With the first week of school at a close, I am amazed at how quickly all of my students have begun the year. 81 has adapted well to the independence and responsibility required of them – lockers upstairs (no sharing this year!) and much expected of them as the grade eight leaders of Doon. We […]

First week

Posted September 6, 2015

It is always exciting and nerve wracking starting a new year of school: new clothes, new backpack, new grade, new teachers, new school. There are a lot of new experiences! For my French Immersion classes, the first few weeks of school are all about getting back into the habit of speaking, listening, reading, and writing in […]

24 Days!

Posted August 14, 2015

With twenty-four days before I welcome new and returning French Immersion students to Doon, I am busy working on all things tech – my resource site, my twitter feed, my pinterest board, and the online learning environment. I have been staying occupied all summer tinkering on verb pages, grammar documents, and assembling a list of […]