Archive for the ‘school’ Category

We Beat the SMRT Kids

December 5th, 2007 by Miss604   2 Comments

Last week an article popped up in my news feeds about BC students having one of the highest literacy levels in the world. Today, the Provincial Government reports that Grade 10 students in BC are again, at the head of the pack when it comes to reading, math and science.
B.C. students were in the top-performing [...]

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Red Sox, Terry Fox, and The Great Poppy Debate

October 25th, 2007 by Miss604   11 Comments

After being slightly disconnected yesterday, here’s a news and commentary roundup for your morning reading enjoyment.
Boston slams Colorado 13-1 in the opening game of the World Series. Despite the fact that the Rockies’ pitcher is local boy Jeff Francis from North Delta (and recently UBC), I’m sorry…. I’m still cheering for the Sox. Sure yes, [...]

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Michelle Kim’s Writing Course at SFU

September 24th, 2007 by Miss604   2 Comments

Several months ago I had a big special announcement on the site that Michelle would be joining the cast of Miss604.com. Since then she’s finished writing her novel, has been in editing stages, traveling across the country and world and will finally be back in town this fall to teach a course at SFU. …So [...]

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Everything I Learned…

February 5th, 2007 by Jenny   10 Comments

Lately there has been a huge importance placed on Early Childhood Education [wiki], ads on kids programs encouraging parents to read, special nights at schools, letters addressed to parents. All in the hopes that our kids start off on the right foot towards being successful in school.
My eldest son will be starting Kindergarten in [...]

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