Hello everyone,
I hope everyone had a restful and fun Winter Break. At the beginning of the break, my family and I spent time in the Okanagan visiting family at Christmas. On the last weekend of the break, we celebrated my son’s 5th birthday.
There are lots of exciting things happening at Glenwood in January and the rest of term 2. For details on what we will be learning about, please click on Term 2, in the Overviews tab, at the top of the page. For highlights about what’s coming up, see below. Please scroll to the bottom of this post for a list of Important Dates for January.
January’s Social Emotional Learning Theme: Growth Mindset
This month, our Social Emotional Learning is focused around Growth Mindset. Developing a Growth Mindset (as opposed to a fixed mindset) allows one to meet and overcome life’s challenges. We will be talking, reading, and writing about the importance of developing a Growth Mindset, and practicing strategies for overcoming challenges.
Salmon in the Classroom
This term, our school is participating in the Salmon in the classroom program! The salmon eggs will arrive on Wednesday, January 10th and will be growing and developing in a tank in the hallway outside of the library. We will release the salmon after Spring Break. This whole-school learning experience will allow all students at Glenwood to observe a small part of the salmon life cycle. Each class will learn about the salmon life cycle and the importance of salmon to the local ecosystem. Students in grades 4-7 will also learn about the importance of salmon to the local Indigenous Peoples.
Black Excellence Day – Monday January 15th
Black Excellence Day takes place on January 15th. It is in honour of the civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Junior, who was born on January 15th, 1929. It is a day to acknowledge the contributions of Black Canadians in Canada’s history and the ongoing civil rights struggle that Black Canadians can face. Staff and students are encouraged to honour Black Excellence Day at school by wearing a black shirt.
Safety: at School, at Home, in the Community, and Online
This term in Health and Career Education, we will be learning about safety: how to stay safe at home, in the community, at school, and online. We will be exploring the topic of consent, learning strategies to use to avoid hazardous situations, how to establish safe boundaries, and how to develop and maintain healthy, positive relationships. As part of our learning, we will be participating in an in-class workshop presented by Saleema Noon Health Educators. This workshop aligns with BC’s Physical and Health Education Curriculum. More information about this workshop will be sent home soon.
As always, if you have any questions, please contact me via email.
Christina
Monday, January 8th – School Reopens
Monday, January 15th – Black Excellence Day
Monday, January 15th – Young People’s Concert in the afternoon
Tuesday, January 23rd – Fraser River Discovery Center in-school field trip – Our Bones are Made of Salmon
Wednesday, January 24th – Saleema Noon Body Science in-class Presentations