Don’t miss the GPVanier Band Program Craft Fair! Fri 6:30-8:30pm Sat 10am-2pm 50/50 profit, entrance fee + Canteen profits are going to volunteers’ Senior Band Trip to Charlottetown PEI 🚌 🎶

@gpvanier.bsky.social community: 1. Please join us at our 4th Annual Craft Fair! 2. Please invite others & share this poster widely:

Today’s goal - plotting where all our vendors are going for our Craft Fair next weekend!! Fri 630-830pm Sat 10am - 2pm Hope to see you there! #MLABrianWong #CathyDeagleGammon #MPBraedenClark #FallRiverNS #Halifax #NovaScotia #Dartmouth

🎶If ya wanna get a grade, put your name on it! 🎶 😆😝🤓😎

Hey band parents - the Senior Band Trip web page has been updated - contact me if you have any questions. sites.google.com/gnspes.ca/gp...

We are so fortunate to have Hfx Regional Arts! Here is Mary Lee inspiring a gr7 French Horn student a lesson at lunch time 💕🎶

Listening to “My Unama’ki” (“My Cape Breton”) by Allison Bernard Memorial High School from Eskasoni, Cape Breton. We have been having terrific conversations + learning more about Mi’kmaq culture in gr 6 music. Great song: youtu.be/QfDtxhsS31A?...

This may be today’s lesson plan… #GoJays #OKBlueJays music.youtube.com/watch?v=qag6...

Thank you @gpvanier.bsky.social leadership for the treats on #WorldTeachersDay!

Shop local, support young musicians, and find the perfect handmade treasures at our Band Craft Fair! Dates + times below: @thelakernews.com

Behind every student success story is a teacher who believed, guided, and encouraged. Halifax County Local honours all teachers this World Teachers’ Day. #WorldTeachersDay

Teachers are at the heart of reconciliation — shaping how the next generation understands history, justice, and respect. Deedee Austin is a catalyst to educating my students about Residential Schools youtube.com/watch?v=1xx-...

Figured out how to do a drop-down menus in Google sheets to track band camp attendees! Woot! Woot! Thanks @dpeverill.bsky.social for the inspiration!

Is there an inspiring conference calling your name? The Local can help fund the experience with our Local Conference Grant - up to $800. More info on our website

Attn Vipers! @gpvanier.bsky.social students to have a unique opportunity to develop their leadership skills! Toastmasters Mr Idler + Ms Carter have volunteered to run a Youth Leadership Program at Vanier! It’s an 8-wk commitment Thursdays after school. Info + Application in music room

Pink Shirt Day reminds us: kindness is stronger than cruelty, Inclusion is stronger than exclusion. #PinkShirtDay Let’s all wear pink tomorrow and have those great conversations with our students.

Happy Labour Day #NSTUmembers! Thank you to the #NSTUmembera who were able to rally in #Halifax today! @halifaxcitylocal.bsky.social @nsteachersunion.bsky.social #dartmouthlocal (More photos to follow)

Hey #BandDirectors Do you perform jazz music with your Concert Bands/ Wind Ensembles? That’s the plan this year - young musicians love the genre + we get to improvise! Can’t wait to hear the melodies bandies create. New charts in pic #JazzMusic #MusicTeacher

Final summer adventure in Charlottetown Went out for supper, stayed for the Irish Session! Then on to the @confederationcentre.com for #TellTaleHarbour with my Mum.

Reconnected with my high school band director this morning 📕 Hugh Kennedy has had a profound impact on my musicianship, leadership, drive for excellence + more! #MusicMatters #BandDirector #SeeOneBeOne

➡️ “Feedback is fuel” ⬅️ @alexhormozi.bsky.social How else do we move forward?? Making this into a giant sign in my middle school band room - theme for this year! #OnPurposePodcast #JayShetty #Leadership #BandDirector #MiddleSchoolBand

Joyeuse Fête nationale de l’Acadie! Une journée pour souligner la fierté, la culture et la vitalité du peuple acadien. Happy National Acadian Day! A day to honour the pride, culture, and vitality of the Acadian people.

Self-directed summer PD took place @twoifbysea.bsky.social yesterday ☀️ Most delicious learning I’ve done all summer! 🥐 ☕️ #SummerPD

#Teachers love to compete, too! Huge thanks to Jodie + Rob for organizing Mac Survivor yet again! It was incredibly well organized+ ridiculously fun 🤩

What a pleasure to facilitate goal setting with the Local Executive of Halifax County Local @halifaxcounty.bsky.social #NSTU @nsteachersunion.bsky.social

Happy Natal Day from #NovaScotia!

Thank you for sharing your expertise today, @madamelogan.bsky.social Lots of ideas brewing! #ITCamp2025

So many great ideas hatching in @madamelogan.bsky.social ‘s session at #ITCamp2025! Looking forward to exploring Genially even more! Thanks Sandra!

Great to see @nsteachersunion.bsky.social presenting at #ITCamp2025 again this year! Thank you Amanda O’Regan Marchand for coming in on your time off to share how #NSTUmembers can access funding for the incredible things they are learning at this fantastic conference. #NSTU #NSTUappl

What fantastic educators in my session today! They - competed in 3 events - explored samples of Olympics/invictus/Canada Games - shared lots of ideas and - created their own events for the fall! Thank you for a great workshop, folks! #ITCamp2025 Olympic champions pictured below

Enjoyed learning about a couple of apps by Tracy + Lauchie MacKinnon at #ITCamp2025 this afternoon: - Wayground - snorkl Great to have a chance to try them out as competitors and from the teacher side 🍎

Thank you Jon Grant for a fantastic workshop on blended, self-paced + master-based learning. I will definitely be using components next year! The feedback tracker is such a great way for Ss to see exactly how they are doing + provide what they will do to achieve mastery! #ITCamp2025 #FreshIdeas

Still buzzing after an incredible keynotes by #AnoukWipprecht —fashion meets tech + engineering + a dash of brainwaves. Fashion-forward prosthetics A dress enforcing social distance Another imitating a squid Then tracking ADHD focus to inform education systems worldwide #ITCamp2025

Looking forward to a fun + inspiring week at #ITCamp2025 as a learner + facilitator!

Seeing a great line up of sessions & presenters for #ITCamp2025 Looking forward to seeing everyone there soon. Keep Calm and Tech on! sites.google.com/gnspes.ca/it...

Super excited for my #bandies to try out the new music that has just arrived! The right music for a band can inspire young musicians to dig in + do the work required to sound brilliant🎶💕 #BandDirector #BandTeacher #NewMusic

We’re evolving in beginner band this fall!! New method book A fresh approach for our new #bandies #BandDirectors: What’s your go-to book for setting strong foundations in tone, rhythm, and engagement? #BandTeachers #MusicEducation #BeginningBand #MusicMatters

This summer I’m writing. I’ve wanted to create a comprehensive resource about Circle Days for a long time. Young musicians’ become more fully engaged: listening, providing feedback,+ becoming proactive leaders. And…it’s fun. Book? Workshop? Website? We shall see! #CircleDayInBand #BandDirectors

“Band directors who use the first part of the rehearsal to warm-up the band with musical concepts in mind have the best sounding bands.” Scott Rush #BandDirectors #GreatBands

Caught Garrett Mason last night—a masterful + captivating musician. World-class blues magic from right here in #NovaScotia. If you ever get the chance to see him live—GO. #LiveMusic #NovaScotiaBlues #Bearlys

30 FREE 🤯 Google Slides and PowerPoint themes for teachers by Paula Martínez, creator of Slides Mania! 🗂 30 FREE templates 💡Lesson and activity ideas 🔗 Links to even more resources https://f.mtr.cool/ldrrjepugl #ditchbook

What do dice, buckets, whiteboards, and chopsticks have in common? They’re all headed to my #ITCamp2025 workshop: DIY Classroom Olympics. Let’s build brilliant events for your classes - your way. #ProfessionalLearning #ShakingUpLearning

Where is the happiest place on earth? The #Halifax pride parade! 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ It was wonderful to see so many @gpvanier.bsky.social Vanier Vipers out enjoying the festivities! And I got to catch up with Mr McCormack, too! 🎶 Inclusion + acceptance are important! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 🩵🤍🩷

Can’t believe I got to hear Christine Jensen at Halifax Jazz Festival. 🎷 More than music—she spoke about refuge, resilience, and growth through jazz. Mistakes become discoveries. The stage becomes sanctuary. #ChristineJensen #HalifaxJazzFestival #JazzWisdom #PowerOfMusic

So happy to have seen Adam Baldwin with Jenny Wren at #Halifax Jazz Fest—terrific performance + talented musicians. @adambaldwinracket.bsky.social is an @gpvanier.bsky.social alum who doesn’t just shine—he lifts others up too. #HalifaxJazzFestival #GPVanierProud #MusicThatMatters

Really enjoying this book - reminding me of some important things to do within my band program that I have let go through the years. Technology will help bring back what was a paper handbook for bandies + I will invest more time in recruiting parental involvement. Putting some wind in my sails!

Love it when you run into former students!! While judging the TideFest Musical Talent Show last night - 1. Organizer Krysi Bruce 2. Fellow judge Michelle Calder 3. 1st prize donor Corey LeRue Seeing former students thriving in music and giving back to the community? That’s the good stuff.

Planning my week at the Halifax Jazz Festival! Incredible artists from near + far. Can’t wait!! #LiveMusic Jazz feeds the mind + the soul

Found an old treasure while organizing at home today! Started playing in the Fredericton Concert & Marching Band in gr 8. Playing with these lovely adults in a community band taught me early: music isn’t just for school—it’s for life. Still thinking about cassette tapes a+ rewinding with a pencil.