Whycocomagh Education Centre

Pre-primary to Grade 8 school. Helping young minds soar.

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Lots of cultural activities take place at WEC. Here is an example of a few of our students learning to do beading.

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WEC students worked very hard over the past two months to train for their 2K Doctors Nova Scotia Run. They learned that hard work and dedication pays off.

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Friendships give school-age children a sense of belonging. They also build children's self-esteem and develop their social skills.

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Lots of great talent from the WEC kids tonight at Lilth Fair

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Consistent exposure to music, like learning to play a musical instrument, or taking voice lessons, strengthens a particular set of academic and social-emotional skills that are essential to learning.

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Grade 2 student writing in their happy places! #Srcewriting

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Great fundraising efforts by our Grade 2 class. $62 total dollars will be sent to Nova Scotia Wildfire Relief for Pets. Great jobWEC!

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WEC students have incredible talent on the stage. Some were showing their music and singing as well as their acting talents. A shout out to Peter MacInnis, Lauren MacKinnon and Trish Boyd for helping our students show their expertise in the arts #welovethearts

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The grade 7 & 8 Gaelic class had a fantastic day at Baile nan Gàidheil a Highland Village. We had a lot of fun dressing the part and becoming part of the village for the day!

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What a great day we had at the special Olympics. Great job athletes!

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In primary/one we start each day with a slow start where students are encouraged to practice their writing.

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The grade 4/5 class were learning about volume by planning and developing their own animal made out of boxes. #artinmathclass

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We had a Highland Games demonstration today for our Grade 4-8 students. #GaelicMonth

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Scottish G Film group came into WEC yesterday to present to the Grade 7&8 classes. The students started by developing a story board to plan a new production. They will be working on this new production to eventually submit to a Gaelic Film Contest.

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Grade 8 Students at WEC and BEC were steppener off tonight at the dance#gaelicmonth

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Lots of cultural experiences happening this week at WEC. Thank you MsCampbell for organizing these events for our younger students.

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Gaelic classes continue to dive into language this month. We had a great visit from Emily MacDonald who taught a Gàidhlig aig Baile where students learned through repetition, actions and hands on learning. Students stayed entirely in Gaelic for 1/2 hour!!!

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Teacher Appreciation Week starts tomorrow. Can each parent please review the activities below with their child? We are trying to make it a surprise for the teachers❤️

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Getting ready for the spring concert.

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Celebrating National Red Dress Day at WEC