Last night, we hosted a parent workshop on how to talk to
your children about growth and development. It was great timing because it
coincided with the release of the new curriculum; I’d love to say we planned it
that way, but we didn't. The speaker presented tips for parents to follow and I also answered questions about how the curriculum is taught at LKS.
At the school level, our staff will be trained on the new curriculum for implementation next school year. For now, we will continue on as we always have at LKS. Generally, we teach the growth and development unit in third term during health periods. As the children get older, we separate the co-ed classes, depending on the topic. As a physical education teacher, I've taught health for approximately 27 years now and the classes are generally structured the same. We teach the curriculum, but we are also very cognizant of the individual needs in the classroom. Educators, regardless of the subject matter, always have to provide differentiated instruction based on the individual needs of the class and need to be respectful when presenting information during lessons and class discussions. Furthermore, we look at this as another great opportunity to work in partnership with you as follow up discussions can happen at home.
At the workshop, the attending parents had children spanning a wide age range, and it was reassuring to share tips and strategies.
May 2015
18-Victoria Day
19th-Book Fair until the 22nd; Sr Boy's Soccer Tournament
At the school level, our staff will be trained on the new curriculum for implementation next school year. For now, we will continue on as we always have at LKS. Generally, we teach the growth and development unit in third term during health periods. As the children get older, we separate the co-ed classes, depending on the topic. As a physical education teacher, I've taught health for approximately 27 years now and the classes are generally structured the same. We teach the curriculum, but we are also very cognizant of the individual needs in the classroom. Educators, regardless of the subject matter, always have to provide differentiated instruction based on the individual needs of the class and need to be respectful when presenting information during lessons and class discussions. Furthermore, we look at this as another great opportunity to work in partnership with you as follow up discussions can happen at home.
At the workshop, the attending parents had children spanning a wide age range, and it was reassuring to share tips and strategies.
The presenter shared the following tips for parents to keep in mind when talking to your children:
-normalize giggling and awkwardness
-it not just about sex
-talk early and talk often
-clarify where they are at (before and after)
-you don’t need to have all the answers
-take advantage of teachable moments
-talk about the good and not so good stuff (STI’s)
-talk to boys about girl “stuff” and vice versa
-talk in generalities
-talk in the third person
-exercise your own comfort and knowledge
I'd like to thank Milena Forte, our parent council rep, who organized our workshop last night.
I have been given no new direction on the labour negotiations.
I hope you all have a great weekend.
May 2015
18-Victoria Day
19th-Book Fair until the 22nd; Sr Boy's Soccer Tournament
20-Kindie Sharing Assembly; Harbourfront visit (Ms. Wilson, Ms. Kim, Ms. Mandel, Ms. Zapp i (grade 2) Ms. Hoffman (grade 2); Grade 7 Vaccines; Sr Girl's Soccer Tourney
21st-Harbourfront visit: Ms. Gibson, Ms. Younger, Ms. Olson to Harbourfront; Artist visits Ms. Tyndall; Jr Frisbee Tournament; Grade 7 and 8 vaccines
22-Grade 7 Shale Pit Clean Up; Artist visits Mrs. I's class; Mrs. Caligiuri/Ms. Moser host Scientist in the School
21st-Harbourfront visit: Ms. Gibson, Ms. Younger, Ms. Olson to Harbourfront; Artist visits Ms. Tyndall; Jr Frisbee Tournament; Grade 7 and 8 vaccines
22-Grade 7 Shale Pit Clean Up; Artist visits Mrs. I's class; Mrs. Caligiuri/Ms. Moser host Scientist in the School
25th-Parent Council @ 7:00 p.m
26th-Scientists visits Ms. Hall
26th-Scientists visits Ms. Hall
27th-Grade 1-8 Sharing Assembly
29th-Pizza Lunch; PanAm Games for whole school
29th-Pizza Lunch; PanAm Games for whole school
June 2015
June 1-4-Dental Screening; Frisbee Conference Finals
2nd-Grade 6-8 Middle School Concert
3rd-Track and Field Conference Finals
5-PA Day
8-Frisbee City Finals
9-City Track and Field Finals
10-Grade 4 to Medieval Times; Grade 7 and 8 to Jay's Game
2nd-Grade 6-8 Middle School Concert
3rd-Track and Field Conference Finals
5-PA Day
8-Frisbee City Finals
9-City Track and Field Finals
10-Grade 4 to Medieval Times; Grade 7 and 8 to Jay's Game
12-Grade 8 Graduation; Grade 6 Shale Pit Clean Up
15-19-Grade 8 Quebec Trip
17-Kindie Sharing Assembly
19-Grade 1-7 Sharing Assembly; Grade 6 Shale Pit Clean Up
24-Report Cards Go Home
25-Student Assembly; Lunch on Lawn; Last Day of School
August 2015
31-Office opens
September 2015
8-School Begins
15-Curriculum Night at 7:00 p.m.
August 2015
31-Office opens
September 2015
8-School Begins
15-Curriculum Night at 7:00 p.m.
