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From YouTube: JULY 7 2020 Statements Sheila Malcolmson
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
5th Session
41st Parliament
A
Exceptional
school
work
in
nanaimo
got
us
through
a
school
year,
like
no
other
teachers
worked
long
hours,
making
sure
that
students
had
a
safe
place
to
learn
essential
service
workers.
Children
were
taken
care
of,
and
children
who
stayed
home,
weren't
left
out,
admitted
tech
staff,
juggled
new
ways,
completely
new
ways
of
teaching
and
scheduling
and
school
workers
took
on
new
levels
of
cleaning
and
safety.
Special
thanks
to
qp
606.
A
Here,
a
parent
stepped
up
in
exceptional
ways,
and
students
rose
to
every
challenge,
including
students
from
dover
bay,
who
I
didn't
mention
yesterday
when
I
was
giving
a
shout
out
to
all
the
high
school
grads
board,
chair,
charlene,
mckay,
saluted
school
district,
68's,
five
community
school
workers
who
have
made
100
000
meals
for
students
during
this
time,
they're
keeping
breakfast
and
lunch
hampers
running
through
the
summer
partnering
with
nanaimo
lady
smith,
schools,
foundation.
Mckay
said
this
will
support
students
through
the
summer
months,
which
is
something
new
compared
to
other
years.
A
The
need
is
high
in
our
region,
and
so
school
district
68
staff
will
be
supporting
those
efforts.
Denise
wood
who's,
president
of
the
nanaimo
district
teachers
association,
described
grade
7.
Students
transitioned
to
high
school,
being
celebrated
in
new
ways.
They
received
virtual
tours
of
their
high
schools
instead
of
the
usual
visits
grade.
12
grad
ceremonies
took
hours
of
planning
and
many
many
hours
to
execute
at
barsby.
Grad
took
two
full
days
with
each
student
honored
individually
with
their
family
in
attendance
and
the
same
with
nanaimo
aboriginal
centers,
a
grad
ceremony
for
sawak
students.
A
I
was
with
them
on
the
shores
of
the
creek
in
a
bowen
park,
each
of
the
five
grads
clustered
with
their
family,
each
honored
by
a
team
of
teachers
principal
james,
lemon
and
elder
sally
williams,
overseeing
it
all
and
then,
to
finish
a
vice
president
of
vancouver
island
university,
deb
saucier
wrote
to
every
grad
in
nanaimo,
welcoming
them
to
vancouver
island
university,
and
I
hear
that
there
was
a
uptick
in
applications.
As
a
result,
a
special
shout
out
to
my
friend
leah
who's
going
into
nursing
school
in
biu.