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Junior School students and their parents celebrating learning

Junior School

NEWS - May 19, 2023

Parents as Partners

Family members and supportive adults are integral parts of the SMUS community, and key drivers...

Grade 1 students look at seed pods growing in their vertical indoor garden.

Sustainability

NEWS - March 9, 2023

Growing Food and Knowledge Through Hands-On Learning

While Grade 1 and Grade 10 students are at very different stages on their academic...

Junior School Annex Construction January 4, 2023

Junior School

NEWS - February 3, 2023

Learning Through Construction

As work on our Junior School Annex has ramped up this school year, students and...

Junior and Senior School students work together while celebrating Lunar New Year.

Junior School

NEWS - January 25, 2023

GALLERY: Celebrating Lunar New Year

Junior and Senior School students came together for learning, arts and crafts to recognize Lunar...

Four Grade 3 students pose with cardboard mini golf clubs and holes that they designed in Creators Club.

ADST

NEWS - January 20, 2023

Hitting a Hole-in-One: Young Designers Build Perseverance

Students created their own mini golf course to build new skills and learn about the...

Students wearing winter and Christmas-themed clothing sing on stage at the Junior School

Junior School

NEWS - December 16, 2022

VIDEO: Primary Christmas Concert

Enjoy the wonderful performances from our youngest students as part of this week's Christmas concert

A group of Kindergarten students pose in their Halloween costumes

School Events

NEWS - November 2, 2022

GALLERY: A Recap of Halloween

Check out a number of photos from the Halloween celebrations at our Junior, Middle and...

A Junior School student speaks to her schoolmates during the Diwali celebration

Junior School

NEWS - October 28, 2022

GALLERY: Happy Diwali!

Our Junior School came together to celebrate Diwali, with a beautiful celebration led by our...

Junior Kindergarten students sitting on the front steps of the school

Junior School

NEWS - September 23, 2022

Introducing Junior Kindergarten

We are excited to take an important step forward by introducing Junior Kindergarten for three-...

A group of Junior School students pose at the photobooth during the Junior School Welcome Barbecue

Junior School

NEWS - September 14, 2022

Family Barbecue Serves Up Fun and Community Connections

The annual Junior School event brings SMUS families together with faculty and staff to build...

Grade 5 students perform a choir song in the Junior School gymnasium during the Closing Ceremony.

Junior School

NEWS - June 24, 2022

Grade 5 Closing Ceremony: June 2022

Enjoy watching the full Grade 5 Closing Ceremony, held to mark the end of a...

A Grade 5 student places his colourful ocean-themed poster beside all of his classmates' posters on the floor of the classroom

Junior School

NEWS - June 10, 2022

Grade 4 Learning on Display at Hillside Mall for World Oceans Week

Grade 4 students research and wrote podcasts and designed interactive posters with QR codes to...

Grade 5 students rehearse Cinderella: A Family Pantomime

Junior School

NEWS - May 27, 2022

Grade 5s Stage 'Cinderella: A Family Pantomime'

Enjoy a hilarious and modern retelling of Cinderella, performed by our talented Grade 5 students

Junior School students work together on a game, led by Senior School students, during the iBellieve Right to Play event.

Alumni

NEWS - May 26, 2022

Students Celebrate Simon Ibell and a Love of Sport

Students come together to honour the life of SMUS alum Simon Ibell and share in...

Grade 1 students conduct a science experiment using a bowl of water, a cup and a piece of scrunched paper towel.

Junior School

NEWS - May 19, 2022

Curiosity Matters: Sparking a Grade 1 Science Fair

Curious Grade 1 students who wanted to learn more and more about the science of...

A group of Grade 12 Lifers stand in front of a hedge at the Junior School in red polos and pose for a photo.

Graduation

NEWS - April 29, 2022

Lifers Share Memories of the Junior School

Our Grade 12 Lifers returned to the Junior School this week and shared some of...

Merrick JS Annex view looking East from Falkland

Facilities

NEWS - February 11, 2022

Joining Together to Transform Our School

We are excited to provide an update on the new Junior School Annex with further...

A drawing of the Junior School by student Maho M.

Junior School

NEWS - February 4, 2022

The Value-Added of a SMUS Education

Becky Anderson answers one of her favourite questions that parents ask about the benefits of...

Junior Genius Hour Jubilee Film

Jubilee

NEWS - January 14, 2022

Grade 3 Filmmakers Create Documentary to Celebrate Our Jubilee Year

A group of Grade 3 students filmed and created a documentary to celebrate our school's...

Denise Lamarche, Director of Academics

Educational Leadership

NEWS - December 10, 2021

A Parent's Guide to Report Cards

It's important that parents understand how we assess learning and how we communicate it, writes...