Thursday 19 March 2020
Positive Mental Health Resources
Positive Mental Health Resources: Here are some suggested resources for students and their families as they navigate through these challenging times.
Many of the WHO resources are available in multiple languages. One of the attached resources, Talking to Children About COVID-19: A Parent Resource (National Association of School Psychologists and Nurses) is also available in many languages. Here is where you can find it in multiple languages. https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/school-climate-safety-and-crisis/health-crisis-resources/talking-to-children-about-covid-19-(coronavirus)-a-parent-resource
Wednesday 18 March 2020
Parents received a system message about Interim K-9 resources and activities to engage children in, for the time prior to the scheduled spring break. You can access the resources here.
These activities are easy to do at home using common materials and are engaging for students and families.
We also suggest home reading or home journal writing. For Kindergarten we recommend printing letters, practicing printing your name (first and last), drawing an item you can find in your kitchen (and sounding out and writing the word for the item).
We also encourage practice with our sight words!
In Kindergarten, we focus on the pre-primer and primer Dolch sight words which are listed below.
a, and, away, big, blue, can, come, down, find, for, funny, go, help, here, I, in, is, it, jump, little, look, make, me, my, not, one, play, red, run, said, see, the, three, to, two, up, we, where, yellow, you
all, am, are, at, ate, be, black, brown, but, came, did, do, eat, four, get, good, have, he, into, like, must, new, no, now, on, our, out, please, pretty, ran, ride, saw, say, she, so, soon, that, there, they, this, too, under, want, was, well, went, what, white, who, will, with, yes
Friday 13 March 2020
March 13, 2020
Important – School Events Postponed
Dear Parents & Guardians,
Based on the changing provincial and local response to COVID-19, the CBE has given us direction to postpone our school council meeting scheduled for this evening, March 12, Fun Lunch scheduled for March 17 and Parent/Teacher conferences scheduled for March 19 & 20, 2020 .
All CBE schools have been given direction to postpone or cancel events that include populations from other schools and/or parents or other community members, such as Parent-Teacher Interviews, celebrations of learning, drama/musical performances, dances, athletic competitions, etc. This decision is effective from Mar. 12 until the end of March break. This decision will be revisited during March break to determine whether events should be rescheduled.
All CBE schools have been given direction to postpone or cancel events that include populations from other schools and/or parents or other community members, such as Parent-Teacher Interviews, celebrations of learning, drama/musical performances, dances, athletic competitions, etc. This decision is effective from Mar. 12 until the end of March break. This decision will be revisited during March break to determine whether events should be rescheduled.
Events outside of school hours that include the regular student and staff population of the school (school clubs, practices, etc) and scheduled field trips may continue at this time.
I know this may be disappointing news. Students and staff have spent a significant amount of time preparing for these events, but the health of our community is our priority.
For the most up to date information about the CBE’s approach to COVID-19 and the actions we are taking, please visit our website. Answers to frequently asked questions will continue to be posted as information becomes available.
Thank you,
Sandra Traquair
Principal, Thorncliffe School
Calgary Board of Education
t | 403-777-6670 ext 2123
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