Dear Families,
Thank you to all families who participated in the student inclusive conferences over the past week. This process of students sharing their learning, celebrating successes, and discussing future goals is a very powerful way to teach students how to have a growth mindset.
Also, thank you to all families who came out to support the PAC’s first Winter Market on Thursday night. A very successful first community event for our school!
Additional Important Items:
- Our “Coins for Kids” coin drive to support of the Maple Ridge Christmas Hamper is gaining momentum. Thank you to the many families who sent in quarters today. We are asking students to bring loonies on Monday. We have collectively raised well over $200 already to help support this important local charity. Thank you so much!!!!
- Purdy’s Chocolate Orders this Tuesday December 10th from 1:30 to 2:45pm in the conference room next to the school’s main lobby entrance.
- Our school’s Kindness Challenge will soon be featured on the District website. They wrote a nice article to summarize the challenge which I’ve pasted below. Monday’s challenge is to create a card for somebody as a random act of kindness!
c̓əsqənelə elementary students embrace 14 Days of Kindness Challenge
Students at c̓əsqənelə elementary are spreading extra kindness during the holidays.
During December, the new Albion-area school has invited students to participate in its inaugural 14 Days of Kindness Challenge.
“The purpose of the challenge is to encourage our students to become kind and thoughtful community members,” explained principal Jon Wheatley.
The daily kindness challenges began on December 2 with a small act of kindness: “Holding the door open for someone.” Then, for each weekday until December 20, there will be new challenges, like “Give an unexpected gift” or “Make a point to do random acts of kindness today!” that can be done at school or home.
“It is a great opportunity to highlight how small and or bigger actions can truly make a difference for others in their family and community,” added Wheatley.
The idea for the kindness campaign started with Grade 1 teacher Melissa Affleck, who had been doing similar challenges in her classroom at Glenwood Elementary for the past few Decembers.
“We wanted to focus on ways we can give back to the community,” she said. “The kids are really excited.”
Each student also received a copy of the calendar of kindness challenges so parents/guardians can help to support and participate in the kindness campaign.
“We want to get the family involved too,” she added.
Since the start of the14 Days of Kindness Challenge, Affleck says students have enthusiastically embraced an intention of kindness. “They are going out of their way to be kind in other ways too. The small acts of kindness each day are having a ripple effect in our school community!”
Affleck is documenting the Kindness Challenge on Twitter using the hashtag #cqecares.
Thank you for helping to make this first term such a positive one for your child(ren)!
Sincerely,
Mr. Wheatley