News & Announcements

Pick up is October 6th at 4pm in the Mamquam Parking lot.

Ha7lh skwayel MQE Community,

Today, Sept 29th we have come to school dressed in orange, to recognize and honour our Residential School Survivors, and act in a manner that promotes remembrance of this dark history of our past. Across Canada we will continue the work towards building reconciliation. Residential schools are a part of our Canadian history that requires a humanistic understanding that runs deeper than seeing it as a fact on a time line, or a bump in our past. It requires us to develop a level of understanding that will enable us to see this act for what it was, so that we can start to move forward with understanding equality and social justice. It is about honouring the voices and stories of the past.
“Reconciliation will be about ensuring everything we do today will be aimed at a high standard to restore the balance of the relationship between aboriginal and non-aboriginal peoples”.
Orange Shirt Day is a legacy of the St. Joseph Mission (SJM) residential school commemoration event held in Williams Lake in 2013. It grew out of one survivor’s account of having her shiny new orange shirt taken away on her first day of school at the Mission, and it has become an opportunity to keep the discussion on all aspects of residential schools happening annually. The date was chosen because it is the time of year in which children were taken from their homes to residential schools. It is also an opportunity to set the stage for the coming school year as we look to implement new curriculum material about residential schools and reconciliation. Orange Shirt Day is also an opportunity for First Nations, local governments, schools and communities to come together in the spirit of reconciliation and hope for generations of children to come.
Truth and Reconciliation
I have added the link to some information and resources put together by our district team. Please visit the link and talk with your children about what they experienced today during our assembly today to recognize tomorrow’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We have also asked each class today to think about an “action” for reconciliation. What work are we going to commit to doing to bring about positive change?
Tomorrow is about honouring and remembering the stories of the past, and recognizing nationally the work we must commit to doing. Every child matters, and every voice needs to be heard.
Please join us today and tomorrow in wearing orange to show your dedication to truth and reconciliation as we work together to towards a better Canada.

Jeff Maynard / Ts̓qáxa7 Sp̓áq̓em
Principal / Mamquam Elementary School
President / stspvpa
School District No. 48 (Sea to Sky) | www.sd48seatosky.org
[email protected] | Cell: (604) 698-8003
We are honoured to be learning on the Traditional Territory of the Sḵwxwú7meshÚxwumixw and St’át’yemc Nations.

* Ts̓qáxa7 Sp̓áq̓em is a Lil’wat name given to me by Tanina Williams. It is a new Ucwalmícwts word that translates into horse flower (dandelion). While these plants are not native to these lands, they are strong, can grow anywhere and have become a resource for the Lil’wat people.

The Intermediate students at Mamquam kicked off their unit on voting and municipal government with a school vote. Various teachers hit the campaign trail with varying platforms; some only made promises they knew they could keep, others made impossible promises they had no intention of keeping and there may have even been some bribery tactics using gummies. The purpose of this activity was to pique the student's interest in voting and local government while also getting them to think critically about why they voted for the candidate they voted for, what the candidate was standing for and comparing to other teacher's platforms or lack of platforms. If you get a chance, talk to your child about who they voted for and why. Discussion points could be: why did you vote for that teacher? What were they standing for? Did you compare their ideas to another teacher? This is building up for our local municipal election, please discuss at home what your thoughts are on the local candidates.

To make families lives easier (and likely save you some money,) parents have the option of purchasing school supplies from the school at a cost of $40. Classroom teachers will purchase all the supplies your child will need for the year.

If your student is in Grade 3- 6, you can also purchase the agenda on-line as well.
Click on the click to go to School Cash Online. If you are a new student, please register your child and if you are returning, please login.
We also accept cash or cheques.

What to do when you are away

Join us in the Mamquam Gardens to get together as a community! We will have music by Whistler resident Papa Josh and the Teriyaki Boyz Food Truck as well as a farm stand from our own Mamquam Garden!

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to our school next week from Wednesday September 21 to Thursday September 22!

This year we will be bringing back the Kilometre Club at Mamquam. The goal of Kilometre Club is to get students moving on a daily/weekly basis, motivating them to run or walk more when they are at school.

Hello Mamquam families! Welcome back to what’s sure to be a fantastic school year! Your Mamquam PAC will be sending home a notice in the next day or two regarding volunteer opportunities. Participating in PAC is a great way to get involved in your child’s school and helps you to feel connected with our amazing school community. Please fill out these forms and send them back to the school. Volunteer opportunities can be as simple as coming to a meeting (we have just 4 this year - Oct 4, Jan 10, Mar 7, and June 6) or helping out with one of our fun events (Christmas Craft Fair, kids gift shop, Spring Fling, etc). Please reach out to [email protected] if you have any questions. Hope to see you at our first meeting in a couple of weeks!

For our Mamquam Families, we are offering a 6 week in-person workshop at Mamquam. Dates: Tuesday October 4th - November 8th. Time: 5:00pm- 7:00pm