Sooke School District

06/05/2026

☀️ BIG SUMMER NEWS for West Shore & Sooke families! ☀️

The 2026 FREE & Low-Cost Summer Program Directory is available NOW — packed with affordable and free summer fun for children and youth of all ages!

Find programs at local libraries & recreation facilities, as well as camps, drop-ins, and more across the West Shore and Sooke area. The directory also includes information about financial assistance for families living on limited incomes.

📍 Browse the clickable PDF
🗺️ Explore the Google Map of program locations
👉 https://thevillageinitiative.ca/events/

Please share with families who could use free and low-cost summer options! 💛

Sooke School District SEAPARC West Shore Parks & Recreation Greater Victoria Public Library EMCS Society Programs Big Brothers Big Sisters of Victoria Esquimalt Military Family Resource Centre (MFRC) Royal Roads Recreation Centre Community Social Planning Council of Greater Victoria

06/05/2026

If you have a class of 2026 graduate you would like to celebrate, you are invited to email a grad photo, name and brief message of congratulations to be featured in the regional Black Press papers.

If they attend any secondary school (including Qelensen A Len and Westshore) in the Westshore, please send the email by June 17 to [email protected].

If they attend EMCS, please send the email by June 18 to [email protected].

To ensure we are protecting the privacy and personal information of all of our students, schools are unable to submit this information. It must be generated by the parent/guardian or student themselves. Thank you.

06/05/2026

Upcoming summer event on Saturday, July 18. Please visit the website for more details.

A gentle, sensory‑friendly concert for autistic, neurodivergent, disabled, and sensory‑sensitive adults, children, their families, caregivers & support people.

Featuring songs from Imagine Dragons, Kpop Demon Hunters, Chappell Roan, The Beatles, and more!

What Is This? A gentle, sensory‑friendly concert for autistic, neurodivergent, disabled, and sensory‑sensitive adults, children, their families, caregivers & support people. Soft, steady lighting No flashing, colour changes or strobe lights!Lower sound levelsNo sudden loud noises, and we will be...

06/05/2026

Strong showing from Centre Mountain Lellum at the Track & Field City Championships this year.

Lilli with a 1st place in 80m Hurdles and 3d place in 200m. Carson with a 1st in the 100m and 200m and Tyson, Kenny, Carson and Taiye with a 1st place finish in the 4x200m.

06/05/2026

Our friends at Surrey Schools have invited students, parents, educators and administrators from across Canada to attend this important event.

It will explore how to:
- safely adopt AI and harness its technological innovation
- ensure online safety and privacy with various AI platforms
- use AI ethically and responsibly

You'll also get a better understanding of how AI is impacting education and the effects of AI on social and emotional well-being. They will also share tools and resources to help parents navigate this space and better equip their children to navigate the ever-changing online world.

Join Surrey Schools on Thursday, June 11 at 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. PT for Junk, Toxic & Healthy AI: Helping Families Understand the Difference, a free virtual information session on artificial intelligence (AI) for parents, caregivers, educators, students and community members.& #1...

06/05/2026

Shout out to Emma for her terrific performance at the AAA Golf Provincial Championships held at GreenTee Country Club in Langley!

Congratulations as well to RBSS on an their 5th-place finish among 22 competing schools. A fantastic achievement for both Emma and the team!

06/05/2026

Is your child starting Kindergarten in September at one of our schools?

We are hosting an online information session for parents/guardians on Thursday, June 18 from 6-7 PM. Parents do not need to sign up and can use this link to join the meeting directly: https://jump.sd62.bc.ca/KindergartenInfoSession

06/05/2026

Spencer Middle School students and staff are thrilled and grateful to be the recipients of one of the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation grants.

The grant funding will help the school add more books and reading resources to their library, giving students greater access to literature that reflects a wide range of interests, experiences, and reading levels. It will also help expand their collection of resources that support classroom learning across subject areas.

Most importantly, this funding will put more books into students' hands, creating opportunities for them to discover stories they connect with and helping foster a genuine love of reading.

06/04/2026

06/04/2026

Where things are at headed into round 2 today!

RBSS sitting in 3rd.