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Writing to Soldier Inspires Students

February 21st, 2012 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Mrs. Gill’s class has been spending their days learning about Afghanistan and the military through a literacy activity that involves character development.  Please see the interesting article at  Writing to Soldier Inspires Students

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Videos from Character Education Assemblies

December 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Uncategorized

 Caring (February 2012)

Optimism (January 2012) 

Holiday Assembly (December 2011)

Empathy (December 2011) and Anti-Bullying Recap

Courage ( November 2011)

Inclusiveness (October 2011)

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Important Notice:

July 1st, 2011 · 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

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