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Greetings!
It's a busy and exciting time of year with plenty of year-end activities and opportunities for Navigate students to get together.This newsletter highlights some of the recent field trips, student accomplishments, and some of the great opportunities of discovery that happen when ideas are shared. We hope you enjoy reading through it, and that you've had a chance to visit the new Navigate website!
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Black Light Shows at Navigate & Nanaimo
On May 29th parents, friends, teachers, grandparents and many others gathered in the Tsolum gym as a very excited K - 7 student body prepared for their grand black-light performance! The students have been working diligently with local artist and educator Kevin Flesher on creating a fantastic black-light extravaganza! Kevin spent one day a week for the last two months working with each grade level on creating puppets and characters for the multi-aged show. Navigate students, teachers and their dynamic leader Kevin wrote a script based on Portuguese Creek and how the actions of people affect its natural environment.
The show started with Kevin playing the accordion, followed by a warm welcome given by our Navigate students. Soon after, the lights were off and the stage was glowing beautifully under the black-lights. The audience was captivated throughout the entire performance with catchy songs, glowing puppets and an extremely clever storyline. The time, effort, dedication and hard work put in by the students was truly emulated in this wonderful performance! An amazing job by all! Congratulations K-7 Navigate students, teachers and Kevin Flesher! Everyone truly enjoyed the phenomenal show! To watch a video of this performance, please click here.
Navigate students from the Nanaimo area have also been working hard with Kevin. They created a black-light show based on the Chinese version of 'Stone Soup', designing their own set and puppets.The students are enthusiastically looking forward to showcasing their performance on June 1st at Beban Park at 1:00pm. It is sure to be a glowing success!
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Events
Navigate Grad - June 8
Join us at the Kingfisher Resort to celebrate our graduating students! The event will be on June 8th from 1:00-3:00pm. A graduation ceremony will take place followed by bursary awards and photos.We will be serving coffee, tea, desserts and finishing off with a graduation cake! Come and congratulate our grads for all of their hard work as they embark on an exciting future ahead of them! For more details please contact Sharon.Woodley@sd71.bc.ca.
Year-End Picnic - June 4
On Tuesday June 5th, Navigate hosted our annual year end picnic! Keep an eye on our blog for pictures and write ups of our fun-filled event to wrap up the year! Thank you for a terrific year!
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Sailing
 Navigate K-7 students had a sensational time sailing on May 18th at Goose Spit Marine Park! Compass Adventure provided an exciting and memorable time on the water. The students were able to try sailing, stand up paddling, kayaking and playing on the water trampoline and slide.The weather was sunny, the beach was muddy and everyone had a wonderful time!
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Aboriginal Culture Celebration Day
Navigate hosted its second annual Aboriginal Cultural Day. Students had the opportunity to learn about Aboriginal Culture and meet with three vibrant guests who taught them interesting aspects of Aboriginal tradition.
Barb Whyte demonstrated her diverse knowledge of herbs and medicinal plants. She shared her expertise on what local plants or herbs can alleviate specific ailments in the body. This was very fascinating and insightful for our students and staff.
Corey Frank taught the students the process of barbecuing wild salmon. He demonstrated how to place the salmon on cedar and arrange the structure over a smoky fire. After watching and waiting for the salmon to slowly sizzle over the flame and smoke, the students were able to sample the wonderful fish. It tasted amazing!
The students worked very attentively with Suzanne Camp as she taught them the tradition and history of Button Blankets. She then worked step by step with the students on creating their own Button Blanket dolls, which everyone enthusiastically enjoyed! There were smiles from all of the students as they proudly held up their delicate and beautiful creations! Thank you to our guests for making this day possible and to Jennifer Hibbert for organizing such a special celebration! The students look forward to next year's Aboriginal Culture Celebration Day!
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Track and Field
On May 23rd, Navigate students from grades 4 - 7 proudly wore their NIDES jerseys and ventured off to the District Track and Field Jamboree.They participated in a range of different track and field events, as well as took part in fun-filled activities such as tug o'war, stilts and sack races! Rosy cheeked and smiling, Navigate students enjoyed their day of fun competition and rewarding accomplishments!
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Adult Funding Notice
Are you a graduated adult who would like to take a course at Navigate? If you are, please take notice that there have been changes to the Graduated Adult funding. For further information, please visit our website at www.navigatenides.com.
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Provincial Exam Schedule
| Wednesday | June 20 | 9am | Math 10 | | Thursday | June 21 | 1pm | Socials 11 | | Friday | June 22 | 9am | English 10 | | Friday | June 22 | 1pm | Communications 12 | | Monday | June 25 | 9am | English 12 | | Monday | June 25 | 1pm | Science 10 | | Tuesday | June 26 | 1pm | BC First Nations 12 |
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Last Day of Classes
The end of the school year is quickly approaching! Our last eClass at Tsolum Campus was Tuesday, May 29th with a wonderful Black-Light production led by Kevin Flesher. Nanaimo will have their last eClass on Friday, June 1st - they will be presenting their Stone Soup show in the afternoon at Beban Park. It has been a school year to remember Navigators! Enjoy your summer and we look forward to seeing you in the new school year!
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 Tour the Parliament Buildings
June 8
Parent-led activity for Navigate (NIDES) students and families. (Note:No Navigate (NIDES) staff in attendance.)
When: Friday June 8th
Travel: By charter bus - provided by PAC
Contact: Lindsay Joyce lsjoyce@shaw.ca
Check out www.leg.bc.ca learning resources for activities. This tour directly meets curriculum for grades 5 - 7. Thank you to our PAC for funding assistance!
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Navigate Students Win Awards at Heritage Fair
 Congratulations to Navigate students Lana and Jeremy who won awards at the District and Regional Heritage Fairs!
Lana was awarded the Honour Medal for her project on Child Labour in Canada. She was awarded this medal at the Regional District Fair in Port Alberni. Lana's passion and dedication to teaching others about this important topic really shone through while presenting her project.
Jeremy was awarded the NIC History Award for the best project with a Canadian History theme. The knowledge and maturity of his discussion with the judges was most impressive! Jeremy really knew his material and spoke very eloquently. Well done Lana and Jeremy! We are very proud of your accomplishments!
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Horne Lake Caves Field Trip
 Navigate Secondary Students enjoyed their last field trip of the year exploring the wondrous caves at Horne Lake. They spent the day rappelling down a cave wall, climbing up a waterfall and learning about the delicate environment of the caves. It was an adventure to remember!
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Aboriginal Recognition Ceremony
 Congratulations to Karter who won an award at the Aboriginal Recognition Ceremony! This award recognizes Aboriginal Students for achievements made throughout the school year. It is awarded to a student who has made progress academically or socially.This year Karter was that student!
When Karter first started at Navigate, he had a bit of a rough time at school and it wasn't his favorite place. This year Karter has really flourished and he has participated at Navigate with a willing and positive attitude. He has shown that he is an enthusiastic learner who is thoughtful and caring towards others. It is a pleasure to have Karter as part of our school! Congratulations again on a great school year Karter!
Karter is a very active student who has enjoyed Muay Thai kickboxing since he was five and will soon have his brown belt in this sport. In addition to his kickboxing SPARK, Karter is learning to play the guitar.
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Navigate Facebook Page
Navigate School has a Facebook page that you can join! Add your comments, like our posts and stay informed on what is happening at Navigate.Find us on Facebook by searching for 'Navigate powered by NIDES'.
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Navigate Parents Group on Facebook
Attention all parents, join the Navigate Parent Facebook page! Stay informed, network with other Navigate parents and help us grow our school community! Click here to join.
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Navigate Parent Blog
New! Navigate Parent blog. Find out about upcoming events and ways to get involved at Navigate! Click here to view the blog.
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Navigate Twitter
Join Navigate School on Twitter.You can keep up with what is going on at Navigate and read our Tweets! Find us on Twitter by searching 'navigatenides'.
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