{"id":5,"date":"2020-11-17T20:24:01","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T20:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/stroberts\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2025-09-04T07:06:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T07:06:08","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/stroberts\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the blog page for Division 1 at Graham Bruce!<\/p>\n<p>Please note, commenting has been turned off.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions, please email Ms Roberts at stroberts@vsb.bc.ca.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Useful Links:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 93.2694%;height: 637px\" width=\"603\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8809%\">\n<h3>Literacy Enrichment<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/word-games\">Name That Thing: MW Word Challenge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vocabulary.com\/play\/\">Vocabulary.com learning portal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/word-games\/universal-daily-crossword\">Daily Crossword: Merriam Webster<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfest.bc.ca\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/VWF-Reading-List-Booklet-noBleed-Jul10.pdf\">Writer\u2019s Fest Author\u2019s List<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mensaforkids.org\/achieve\/excellence-in-reading\/excellence-in-reading-4-6-list\/\">Mensa Reading List (5-6)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mensaforkids.org\/achieve\/excellence-in-reading\/excellence-in-reading-7-8-list\/\">Mensa Reading List (7-8)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shakespeareswords.com\/\">Shakespeare\u2019s Words<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/\">Purdue Writing Lab<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/stroberts\/links-for-students\/literacy-enrichment\/\">Writing Contests<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Math Enrichment<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a 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href=\"https:\/\/www.vsb.bc.ca\/Student_Learning\/Secondary\/Mini_Schools\/Pages\/Default.aspx\">Mini-school Application Process<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/media.vsb.bc.ca\/media\/Default\/medialib\/vsb-mini-school-brochure-2023.b0616d60919.pdf\">Grade 8 VSB Programs Flyer (Sept 2026<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.1458%\">\n<aside id=\"linkcat-566\">\n<h3>Student Links<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kidshelpphone.ca\/\">Kids Help Phone<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 a great website to visit if you are looking for any kind of support or feeling down.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erasereportit.gov.bc.ca\/\">Erase Anonymous Reporting Tool\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Research Projects<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencenewsforstudents.org\/\">Science News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.vsb.bc.ca\/common\/servlet\/presentloginform.do?fromLoginLink=true\">VSB Library Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a 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Please note, commenting has been turned off. 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