Algonquin Ridge Elementary School

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EASTVIEW S.S. TO HOST EVENT FOR PARENTS

January 23rd, 2012 by · No Comments · Uncategorized

EastviewSecondary Schoolis holding a FREE event for parents on Thursday, February 2 at 7pm in the Eastview Cafeteria.  Chick Moorman, noted author and speaker, will address how to speak to children and teens in language that builds self-esteem and encourages responsibility.  Parents will learn the 10 best and 10 worst things to say to children and teens.  They will hear suggestions for speaking in ways that reduce family conflict, demonstrate listening, and build trust and caring.  Chick Moorman will explore how parents talk to their children and teens and the underlying “silent messages” that accompany their actual words.

 

Chick Moorman is an inspirational speaker who has addressed over 300 000 parents and educators while conducting over 2000 talks on raising and educating children and teens.  He is the director of The Institute for Personal Power.  Chick is noted for his humour and enthusiasm, as well as his ability to deliver practical ideas.  Chick has authored Talk Sense to Yourself: The Language of Personal Power; Where the Heart Is: Stories of Home and Family; and his latest release, Parent Talk: Words That Empower, Words That Wound.  He is featured in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series.

Teaching Excellence Awards

January 9th, 2012 by · No Comments · Uncategorized

Premier’s Awards for Teaching Excellence

Videos from Character Education Assemblies

December 15th, 2011 by · No Comments · Uncategorized

 

Optimism (January 2012) 

Holiday Assembly (December 2011)

Empathy (December 2011) and Anti-Bullying Recap

Courage ( November 2011)

Inclusiveness (October 2011)

Parent Engagement Committee – Urgent Notice

December 5th, 2011 by · No Comments · Uncategorized

There will be no meeting in December… The meetings will resume in January.  The first meeting of the new year year will be on January 31, 2012 at 7 pm.

Popcorn Tuesdays $1.00

November 8th, 2011 by · No Comments · Uncategorized

 For the next month we will be selling popcorn on Tuesdays.  If you wish to purchase just bring in a loonie.  If it is a big hit we will be sending forms so that you can order in advance.  This is a grade 8 fundraiser for their graduation trip so please support them.

Important Notice:

July 1st, 2011 by · No Comments · Uncategorized

Please be advised that effective Tuesday, September 6th our school day will be changing.

As part of our commitment to keeping our school yard safe, we will be changing the make-up of our nutrition breaks.  Each break will now be divided into two parts, with the K-4 students inside while the grade 5-8 students are outside, and then each group will switch places.  Both nutrition breaks will be 40 minutes in length.  (See below for more details)

As well, our school start time will be 10 minutes later than this year.  Although the day will now be 10 minutes shorter, we will still have the same 3-100 minute instructional blocks as we do now.

2011-2012 School Day

8:45- Supervision starts on school yard.

8:57- First Bell

9:00- Start of school day

9:00-10:40- First Instructional Block

10:40-11:20 Nutrition Break

10:40-11:00- K-4 students eat

5-8 students are outside

11:00-11:20- 5-8 students eat

K-4 students are outside

11:20-1:00- Second Instructional Block

1:00-1:40 Nutrition Break

1:00-1:20-    K-4 students eat

5-8 students are outside

1:20-1:40-    5-8 students eat

K-4 students are outside

1:40-3:20- Third Instructional Block

3:20- Dismissal Bell