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Project Kizuna

Submitted by Education Committee on Mon, 05/09/2011 - 08:30
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Please take a moment to look at the blog we've created to showcase the school's artwork in support of

 
The students and staff have come up with some truly beautiful pieces that will inspire you to support
the Red Cross Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund with your ticket raffle purchase.
Ticket forms have gone home in backpacks but if you require one, please feel free to print out the
attached form and send it in with your child, along with cash or cheque made payable to Churchill
School, by May13th. When filling in the form, please be sure to indicate which piece you are vying for
by writing the teacher's name and class number for the piece you want. Tickets are $5 each to a
maximum of four. You will not receive a ticket, but it will be placed on your behalf into the classroom
draw. We will contact you by email to confirm receipt of your money. The draws will take place on
May 20th and the winner will be contacted to arrange for pickup of the artwork.
 
Please note that we cannot issue tax receipts for our school's fundraiser. Should you wish to make a
separate donation, however, please visit the Red Cross website to make a donation and a tax receipt
will be automatically generated and forwarded to you.
 
We sincerely thank you for your interest and support of our school's project, and know you will truly
enjoy viewing these amazing pieces of work by our students.
 
Project Kizuna organizers
 
Maureen Clarke
Cindy Graham

CASC Meeting Minutes

Submitted by Education Committee on Sun, 05/08/2011 - 16:59
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Did you know?

Meeting minutes from previous CASC meetings are available here: http://www.churchillnews.ca/casc-meeting-minutes

Bullying Prevention presentation by the Canadian Red Cross

Submitted by Education Committee on Mon, 02/28/2011 - 14:03
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CASC Presents: Beyond the Hurt - Bullying Prevention presentation by the Canadian Red Cross

 

Churchill School on Wednesday March 9th, 7:00 pm (room 106).

 

A presentation for parents, teachers, and adults who interact with children.

 

 There is no charge, but we are accepting donations to help offset the cost (recommended: $5).

 

Safer Internet Day

Submitted by Education Committee on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 16:08
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Today is "Safer Internet Day 2011," and the Canadian Center for Child Protection has launched a new website with information for parents and teachers: http://www.thedoorthatsnotlocked.ca/app/en/
 
On Tuesday Feb 22nd we are having an evening  workshop for parents, guardians, and teachers on Internet Safety and Cyber-Bullying. 
 
Internet Awareness & Safety Presentation for Parents, Guardians, and Educators
Tuesday February 22nd, 7:00 pm at Churchill Alternative
 
Presented by Karen Sparks, this information session provides an introduction to Internet awareness, the dark side of the Internet, Tips & Tools for parents to monitor their children's online use, setting basic ground rules, and how to deal with cyberbullying, predators, ID theft and much more.

We hope that you can join us for this free information session. This session is aimed at helping adults keep the kids they care for safe, and the topics discussed are not appropriate for children.
 

Education Committee Meeting: January 25

Submitted by Education Committee on Thu, 01/20/2011 - 11:55
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 Just a reminder about the Churchill Alternative Education Committee meeting next Tuesday night (January 25). As usual, it will be held in the staff room. All are welcome and are encouraged to come.

 
We've been asked to add a high priority item to the agenda: a discussion about graded report cards. In addition to this item, the other possible agenda items are listed below.  We will definitely be discussing the report card question, other items will be discussed based on the interests of those who attend and on how much time remains.
 
Proposed agenda items (actual agenda to be determined):
 
1. Graded Report Cards
OCDSB staff has insisted that grades appear on report cards this term. This is a new practice for Churchill - for some students and families this will be their first exposure to graded reports.
Questions for the Education Committee on this are:
a) As a school community, how do we deal with this policy in the context of the alternative program, which values non-competition, intrinsic-motivation, authentic assessment, and a focus on child-directed learning?
b) Should we pursue having the board change its position on how grades are reported and/or distributed? If so, what action should be taken by CASC and recommended to Churchill families?
 
2. Alternative Program Renewal

Safe Schools and Bullying

Submitted by Education Committee on Mon, 01/17/2011 - 13:51
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Here are some resources about bullying and keeping schools safe.

People for Education included a link to their fact sheet on the Safe Schools Act in their latest newsletter. Here is a link to the fact sheet: http://peopleforeducation.com/English/safeschoolsact

 
The Ministry of Education also has a number of resources about bullying, which can be found here: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/safeschools/publications.html. This includes "Bullying: we can all stop it (a guide for parents)" a pdf file found here.
 
 

Questions from Parents: Cursive Writing and Core French

Submitted by Education Committee on Mon, 01/03/2011 - 12:42
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The Education Committee is one of several forums for asking questions and discussing issues relating to curriculum, learning strategies, and other educational topics. Recently we had two questions that Megan has been helpful in finding us answers for. 

1. Questions about cursive writing
 
A number of parents have asked questions about cursive writing. Questions are essentially about whether or not it is taught, how is it taught, and whether or not there any school/board/ministry - wide approach to cursive writing instruction? For families who want to encourage this skill, are there recommendations on how to supplement what is done at school?

Megan responded to this question:

Cursive writing is a very small portion of the language curriculum.  It is taught in most grade 3 classrooms throughout the year.  Natalie, for example, gives these writing exercises as homework.  Russell does Callarobics - a cursive writing, small motor exercise twice week.  There are writing books that you can get for Scholars Choice that have great exercises in them.

Education Committee members also shared some links on cursive writing instruction here.

Churchill Education Committee 2010 - 2011 Workshop Survey

Submitted by Education Committee on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 11:20
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survey graphic

The Churchill Education Committee would like to hold information sessions on topics of interest and benefit to Churchill families and staff a few times throughout the year. We are looking for input on what workshops or information sessions should be held. Your participation in this short survey will help us organize information sessions of interest in ways that allow more people to attend.

The ten-question survey is available online at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3R7K382
 
Please complete the survey before Friday January 15th. 
 
Thanks!
 
- Churchill Alternative School Education Committee 
 

newsletters etc. on education-related topics

Submitted by Education Committee on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 09:29
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 There are a lot of organizations have email-newsletters, blogs, websites etc. dedicated to education-related topics. Here are a few that you might find interesting.

November Education Committee Meeting - cancelled

Submitted by Education Committee on Mon, 11/29/2010 - 14:19
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 We've cancelled the November meeting - the next meeting will be in January.

 

 

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