Griffin News January 2019 NEWS AND INFORMATION FROM ÉCOLE GLENBROOK MIDDLE SCHOOL “TOGETHER WE SUCCEED — ENSEMBLE ON RÉUSSIT” Principal’s Message Dear parents & guardians, I know this is the winter newsletter but it almost feels like it is the spring edition as I look out the window and only see snow on the mountains. I thought I would use this message to let every- one know a little bit about what is happening with our school goal. Over the last couple of years we have been focusing on strengthening our school community. We will continue to maintain this as an area of focus but we also wanted to revisit how things are going to see if there are additional areas we can develop. As a staff we went through an exercise of look- ing at “What is school for ….”. We also got a chance to go through the exercise with members of our PAC at a meeting. This information was then reviewed by the team leaders to look for common points which were taken back to the whole staff. The whole staff then reviewed some of the data that helped provide a snapshot of student levels in certain academic areas and surveys that provid- ed student viewpoints on aspects of our school and their education. After further discussion by the staff, a goals committee was formed to create the wording of our goal, plan how we will support it and develop how we will know if we are having success. All of our discussion and work has brought us to the statement: Mindfulness is the awareness and caring of self, others and your surroundings. Our goal over the next two years will be to help stu- dents develop mindfulness as a way to support their learning and how they treat others in their community. We will continue to keep you up to date with our progress towards our goal in future newsletters. A very Happy New Year to you and your families, and we wish you all the best in 2019! Chris Evans, Principal
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Griffin News January 2019
NEWS AND INFORMATION FROM ÉCOLE GLENBROOK MIDDLE SCHOOL “TOGETHER WE SUCCEED — ENSEMBLE ON RÉUSSIT”
Principal’s Message
Dear parents & guardians,
I know this is the winter newsletter but it almost feels like it is the spring edition as I look out
the window and only see snow on the mountains. I thought I would use this message to let every-
one know a little bit about what is happening with our school goal.
Over the last couple of years we have been focusing on strengthening our school community. We
will continue to maintain this as an area of focus but we also wanted to revisit how things are going
to see if there are additional areas we can develop. As a staff we went through an exercise of look-
ing at “What is school for ….”. We also got a chance to go through the exercise with members of
our PAC at a meeting. This information was then reviewed by the team leaders to look for common
points which were taken back to the whole staff. The whole staff then reviewed some of the data
that helped provide a snapshot of student levels in certain academic areas and surveys that provid-
ed student viewpoints on aspects of our school and their education.
After further discussion by the staff, a goals committee was formed to create the wording of our
goal, plan how we will support it and develop how we will know if we are having success. All of our
discussion and work has brought us to the statement: Mindfulness is the awareness and caring of
self, others and your surroundings. Our goal over the next two years will be to help stu-
dents develop mindfulness as a way to support their learning and how they treat others in their
community. We will continue to keep you up to date with our progress towards our goal in future
newsletters.
A very Happy New Year to you and your families, and we wish you all the best in 2019!
Chris Evans, Principal
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DATES TO REMEMBER
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Thursday January 17 - Late French Immersion Info Night
Monday January 28 - PAC Meeting, 7 pm
Wednesday February 6 - Collaboration Day; students dismissed at 11:45
Monday February 18 - Family Day; no school for students
Friday February 22 - Non-Instructional day; no school for students
Reminders and Important Information 1
It’s time to buy your 2018-2019 yearbook! Get your hands on a copy ASAP!
Buy it online at www.jostens.ca and personalize your book with your name and some icons! OR buy it on SchoolCash Online for $40.00. Please see Ms. Jurgensen or
Mme. Gibson for more information.
A quick reminder to parents from teachers that with the fresh start of 2019, it is a good idea to check in with your
child on the state of their school supplies!
Some items that may need to be replenished include: scis-sors, glue, erasers, lined paper, pencil crayons & felts,
binders, and pencils!
Has your child checked the Lost & Found lately? We have only been back to school for 2 weeks, and already we are accumulating clothes, lunchboxes, umbrellas, and oth-er belongings! Items that remain unclaimed after a month or more get donated to char-ity, so please remind your students to check there for items that they are missing.
Information regarding the Pre-International Baccalaureate program has now been circulated to grade 8 parents via email, and information sessions regarding the program have been held.
All applications & supporting documents will be due Friday January 28 by 2:00 pm.
The entrance exam will take place Saturday February 2 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Please contact Ms. Chris Walton, IB Secretary, at 604-517-6210, [email protected] or Ms. Jane Os-
borne, Glenbrook School Counsellor, at 604-517-5944, [email protected] with any questions.
Have you been missing important emails from the school?
If so, we encourage you to please check your junk mail or spam filter! Because the school needs to
email such a large number of people at a time, some parents have let us know that our messages some-times get incorrectly intercepted by spam filters. If you find this is the case, please move our emails to
your inbox.
If you still are not receiving school emails and you have not been able to locate them in spam or junk, please notify the office as soon as possible. We are
happy to help you fix the issue!
Youth Services News
There will be a YOUTH SKATE for grades 6 to 12 at Moody Park Arena on Saturday January 12, from 8:15
pm to 9:45 pm. The cost is $1.00
There will also be a GRADE 6 to 8 YOUTH DANCE at Moody Park Youth Centre on Saturday February 2,
from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Cost is $7.00 in advance, and $12.00 at the door.
We are still missing a few of the green & white verification & consent forms that were sent home in September - please make sure to return them to the office ASAP if you have not already!
Grade 8 Grad Krispy Kreme Sale
Please support this year’s Grade 8 Graduating class by purchasing Krispy Kreme Doughnuts by the dozen!
We will be taking online orders for Krispy Kreme doughnuts until Wednesday Jan 23! Please watch for the email notifications from the School Cash Online system.
Krispy Kreme doughnuts will be delivered to your student at the end of the day Friday, February 1 for you to enjoy! Order a few boxes- they are perfect sweet treat for the week-end without having to drive all the way out to Delta! They are best fresh, but rumour has it
Free Powwow Dance lessons will be an after school program for Aboriginal students from K-12 on, Fridays in the Lord Kelvin gym from 3:30 to 4:30 pm. This program will run for 8 weeks starting Jan-uary 11, 2019 (with the exception of Friday Feb 22, 2019 a Pro D day) At the end of the program we
would like to showcase the students' skills by performing a Powwow dance at the school annual Multi-cultural day Assembly in the late Spring. As well, there will be an evening performance at the
Plaskett Gallery by the Massey Theatre (performance dates to TBA). Please contact [email protected] or call 778-865-4344 for more info.
Is your child crafty? Creative? Interested in sell-ing their handiwork or beginning a small business? The Glenbrook PAC will be hold-ing an Entrepreneurial Fair on Thursday Feb 21 from 6:30-9:00 pm! Students will be able to rent table space to display and sell their items to parents, staff, community
members and, of course, other students! It is requested that students donate 10% of their profit to the charity of their choice.
Please see the work sheet and sign up form attached to this email for further infor-
mation on the Entrepreneurial Fair.
Setup will begin at 6pm and doors will open to the public at 6:30 pm. Pizza will be available for purchase. Please register ASAP to secure your space. We will require a couple of parent volunteers to help with this event; if you can help, please con-
