Lochside Elementary
January 2024
Lochside Fall/Winter
Our School Spirit Bear ȾÁLE received new booties! Just in time for the snow.
June 2023
Spirit Bear Comes to Lochside!
Lochside - Tribal Vision - Turtle Island
Lochside - Indigenous Peoples Atlas
Ways to use the Book - Be a Good Ancestor
There are extra leaves there so that school community can add their leaves to the tree! It's really great!
Lochside - Student Art Inspired by the Salish Weave Collection
January 2023
Lochside Classes Collaboration for Orange Shirt Day
June 2022
Lochside says Farewell to the Grade 5's!
Daxon
Daxon is interesting, athletic, and a great kid to know. He enjoys playing video games like Minecraft and Roblox, and also likes playing crib with his grandparents (he’s won twice!). Daxon is pretty sporty and really good at running. He’ll miss seeing his brother around the halls, but is looking forward to meeting new friends at Royal Oak.
Sammi
Sammi is a sweet, kind, and friendly young man. He has enjoyed his time at Lochside and is excited to go to Royal Oak next year. He will miss his teacher Mr. O’Connor.
Saanich Moon Bulletin Board
January 2022
Saanich Moon Bulletin Board
Bulletin boards help to highlight W̱SÁNEĆ culture in our schools. Featuring information about the current W̱SÁNEĆ moon, including traditional cultural activities, what plants and animals are harvested, and what the weather is like in that moon cycle. The board also has a land acknowledgement and lists W̱SÁNEĆ values.
Thank you Keira, for creating this!
CBC Canadian Music Class Challenge
Lochside entered the CBC Canadian Music Class Challenge. Multiple classes sang Ode’min Giizis (Strawberry Moon) this song is in Anishinaabemowin. Lisa connected the song and teachings to the corresponding W̱SÁNEĆ Moon. HÍSW̱ḴE Lisa Alexander for sharing.
Kindergarten Math
HÍSW̱ḴE Mark Niedjalskifor sharing the math work you are doing in your K Class.
June 2021
Lochside Grade 5 Farewells
Madae T
Favorite subject?gym
Favourite memory? meeting friends
What do you like to do? play sports
What are you excited about in middle school? I am excited that we don’t have to change our shoes to indoor shoes.
Thank you Lochside” ~ Madae
Nina D
Favorite subject? art
Favorite memory? can’t think of any
What do you like to do? rides horses and to do art
What are you excited about in middle school? To be in the same school as my big brother
“Thank you Lochside for helping me learn” ~Nina
January 2021
June 2020
Congratulations Grade 5 Grad Sheena!
Sheena
January 2020
Orange Shirt Day
13 Moons
June 2019 - Congratulations Grade 5 Students!
Daemon
Venice
February 2019
June 2018
Hoop Dancer Teddy Anderson
V’ni Dansi, a traditional Métis jigging dance company, came to Lochside to share their dances, stories and culture.
Saanich Moons bulletin board
Lochside’s Indigenous EA Chesa Abma came into Mrs. Kovac’s gr. 3 class to create art inspired by Indigenous plants. The class made their own artistic interpretation of a Garry Oak Meadow by painting great camas, western buttercups, and chocolate lilies.
January 2018
Orange Shirt Day
Lochside honoured Orange Shirt day by wearing orange and expressing why every child matters through their art.
IMG_0274.MP4Mrs. Takhar’s kindergarten class created a video showing what they did on the day.
W̱SÁNEĆ Moons Presentation
Four grade 1/2 classes at Lochside had the pleasure of attending an interesting presentation by Lorelei McEvay explaining the W̱SÁNEĆ moons and the changes that correspond with that time of the year.
Rose Hip Jam
Two kindergarten classes invited Indigenous EA Chesa Abma to do a demonstration on how to make rose hip jam.
W̱SÁNEĆ Presentation
Nearly every class at the school participated in a lesson with Chesa Abma that provided an overview of the local territory and people. The lesson included The Flood Story and a video of students at the tribal school singing a song about the W̱SÁNEĆ Moons in SENĆOŦEN.
Lochside - Indigenous Peoples Atlas