Dave Bentley Art Awards

Thank you to Dave Bentley for inspiring art at Sagonaska. Mr. Bentley has been a dedicated staff member of Sagonaska for many years, and continues to embody the spirit of Sagonaska with the establishment of his recent art contest. Over the last month, several students have worked hard at recess and during their free time to create pieces of art for the Dave Bentley Art Contest.

Dave handed out cash prize awards today in morning circle to the talented artists.

Here are the results:

1st Place: Logan Snider
2nd Place: Cordy King-Browes
3rd Place: Shey Howlett-MacEachern

Honourable Mentions: Khenan Hall, Quinten Campbell, Noah Gallant

Using Alternative Spaces to Engage Learning

Whether it is a comfortable couch for reading, a circular desk for collaborative work inside or outside the classroom, or students own unique quiet area in the classroom with just their chair, students at Sagonaska find alternative spaces to learn.

For students with learning disabilities, using alternative learning spaces is essential to limit distractions, but also to put students in situations where they need to focus independently on their learning goal. The sense of choice students have in their learning environment gives them flexibility when using many types of resources (i.e. assistive tech., manipulatives for math) with greater ease.

Here's what some of our alternative learning spaces look like at Sag: