We hope your children enjoyed a great first week back at school. Before the Christmas Break and during the PD Day on January 7 our teachers worked to make sure we were ready to hook our students back into learning with some great questions and great activities. Hopefully through conversations with your child, classroom Blogs or the Term Plan you received at Conferences you have an idea of what your children will be up to.
Below are the questions that will be explored by our different grade groups over the next few months. Kindergarten As an engaged citizen, how do I contribute to the care of the environment? Grade 1 How does our community meet the needs of seniors?
Grade 2 How does water shape a community’s identity? Grade 3 Curating a Culture: How does where you live influence your way of life? Grade 4 What’s in a name?
Our school has recently become a S4 school. S4 (Start Smart, Stay Safe) is a collaborative partnership between Calgary Police Service, Mount Royal Univeristy, the CBE and Calgary Catholic Schools. S4 is a proactive, strengths-based model of teaching/learning where police, families, and schools partner together to actively build positive relationships, create safe communities and prepare children for the challenges of our complex, changing world. Currently our partnership is focused on classroom introductions and some health curriculum related topics in Grades 2 and 4. Further opportunities will be explored by grades or as a school around areas of common concern for students, parents and school staff such as online safety and community safety. More information about S4 can be found at: http://startsmartstaysafe.ca/ Hopefully the snow stays around for a while longer. We have tentatively scheduled the afternoon of January 25 as our Winter Activity Day. It was a huge success last year with perfect weather and snow conditions and we are hoping for a repeat this year. Every teacher will be organizing an outside activity and students will move freely from activity to activity – enjoying the great times that are possible during the winter in Calgary. More details will come home but, in general, students just need to dress for the weather. This week: Tuesday Jan 16 Gr 4 Girls Group Gr 4 Comic Making Club Wednesday Jan 17 Gr 1 Dance Club Thursday Jan 17 Gr 4 Comic Making Club
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Jeff HuttonNew Brighton School Principal, CBE graduate, native Calgarian, husband and father of two CBE students. Archives
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