Grade 11 out trips Our grade 11’s had a busy week with their out trips. There were local trips, away trips, day trips and over nights trips. They ranged from environmental service to hiking summits. Days were spent paddle boarding, kayaking, rock climbing and surfing, and while the weather wasn’t perfect on all days, it…
ROCKING the first full academic week
It has been a whirlwind first week for all our Timmis Tigers! Our Grade 12s continue to be awesome at showing our new students a BIG Welcome to the Timmis Family. As the Tigers learn to navigate all that happens at SMUS, we have captured a few of the highlights. Normally we have students perform…
The Tigers are off to a Strong Start…
It has officially been a week since we saw the first Grade 12 students returning to campus and from that first moment, it has been a full, fun week of unpacking, getting to know each other as well as the campus, classes, and boarding routines. It all started with a warm welcome to our new…
Meet your Timmis Houseparents 2023/24
The Timmis Houseparent team is particularly stellar, read on to learn more about each of the houseparents, their experience and passion for working in boarding… Elisha Gardiner (she/her) is the Senior Houseparent in Timmis House. After a couple of years away from house parenting, focusing on starting a family and her passion for continued education,…
That’s a wrap!
The 2023 Canada Youth Visual Art Contest Congratulations to Giang who received a bronze medal in the 18-23 age group! This category received 800 applications from all around the world. The winning art and design pieces were selected by a jury that included top university professors, admission officers, and internationally esteemed artists. Well done Giang!…
Countdown!
House Olympics Art The Limelight Youth Art exhibition and showcase at the Victoria Art Gallery is a cross-section of emerging young artists showing their work publicly for the first time. Weekend Activities This week, students had the opportunity to go to the Oak Bay Tea Party fair to enjoy some rides, while others enjoyed a…
Good-bye May, hello June – the end is near!
Bianca and the rowing team are headed to Nationals. Woohoooooo 🙂 Majo won Bronze with the SMUS tennis team at provincials! Tina competed in the Air Pistol Nationals. Year-End Timmis House Dinner Tonight we had our year end boarding dinner and awards show – the SMOSCARS! We had some great nominations and winners. Vanessa and…
hot dayz for life!
We are experiencing a bit of a heat wave in Victoria, with weekend temperatures reaching 29 degrees Celsius, which is 14 degrees warmer than the average high! Just the vitamin D boost we need to keep energy up. Rugby games have been graced with hard-earned tries and sunny skies! Here’s Ruki running in a try…
Goodbye Term 5!
Timmis House Values and Characteristics Next year, the boarding houses were tasked to find a cause they are passionate about so they can create opportunities to increase our community engagement. Tina did a great job illustrating what is important to Timmis House. University trip to UBC More Alumni Weekend Photos Athletics Luise was mentioned in…
Spring into Alumni Weekend!
Alumni weekend marketplace where business students had the opportunity the create a business and sell their product. The girls’ rugby team played an exciting inter-squad game! Check out the slideshow below. Dance Team Competition This week, the dance team had an opportunity to compete at the Performing Arts Festival and they were awarded for their…