I received a birthday party invitation from one of our Kindergarten students yesterday. “Mr. Beveridge, please come to my birthday,” pleads one of our K’s. “Your birthday is in December,” I answer. “You can come,” she replies. It was nice of her to invite me, but I did decline. I hope she has a great [...]

Sometimes I think that “Ask Mr. Beveridge” is the default setting with people around here. I’m not complaining, just making an observation. I love being approachable, and having students feel comfortable asking for help. Today I was asked about the school talent show. I have been asked about this student initiative many times over the [...]

Some days I spend very little time in my office. I like to visit the 20 classes and see the learning that is going on. I like to sit down with students and work with them on math, or have them share with me about their school work. My goal was to spend more time [...]

Today we came back to school after a two week Spring Break. I’m not sure about the rest of you, but I sure needed that vacation. I spent my time reading, sleeping in, and cutting firewood on Denman Island. I’m ready for term 3 now. We welcomed 4 new students to Cleveland today, and we [...]

The grade 7′s met with two Handsworth Secondary School staff members this afternoon, Mr. Hungle (Vice-Principal) and Stacey Schwegler (grade 8 counsellor). Our 55 grade 7 students were paying close attention to everything that was shared with them. The last time they stayed so focused was when Saleema Noon came to talk to them about [...]