Friday, 27 February 2015

March Student -Led Conferences

Report cards will be going home on March 11th and students will be putting their learning on display again during our triad conferences on Thursday, March 12th in the evening and during the morning of March 13th.  Students will have a chance to talk about their learning, their strengths and their next steps.We look forward to our parents joining us for this important part of the learning process.
 
Student-Led Conferences:  Thursday, March 12th - 4:30 - 7:00pm
                                             Friday, March 13th - 9:00 - 11:30 am

You can book a conference using the conference manager on our school website, or by calling the school office.

Thursday, 26 February 2015

Read-A-Thon Fundraiser


Every year, Athlone School has a fundraising project to collect funds that will go towards educational events, supplies, and activities that may not otherwise be covered in our school budget. The money collected from our school fundraising project helps us cover the costs of events such as field trips, special activities and educational supplies. This year’s fundraising project will be a little bit different from recent years. Instead of a dance-a- thon, Athlone School has decided to have a read-a-thon during the month of March.

You can begin pledging today! Ask your family, friends, and neighbors to pledge your child for our read-a-thon.
 
A.) The top three fundraisers from the K to grade one, grades two to three, and grades four to five will receive prizes.

B.) The primary and the intermediate class who have the “Most Minutes Read” will win a $50.00 Scholastic Credit for the class.
 
C.) At the end of the read-a-thon, all students can enter their tracking forms for a chance to win some random book prizes.

 
Read – A- Thon Rules:

 

·        Start recording your reading minutes on Monday, March 2nd.

·        Your final minutes can be recorded for Tuesday, March 24th.

·        Parents must initial the Tracking Form each time to confirm that their child read all the logged minutes.

·        Pledge forms are used to track your sponsors and how much they have pledged to donate.

·        Sponsors can pledge per minute read, or at a flat rate donation, not both.

·        Reading before and after school, on the bus, to parents and pets all count, but reading during class does not count.

 

We would like all pledges collected and returned to school by Wednesday, March 25th. Cheques should be made out to Athlone School. All cheques and money should be placed in a sealed envelope with your child’s name, grade, room number, and the amount enclosed. If you choose not to participate, please send the pledge form back to school.

Thank you for your support!

Monday, 23 February 2015

Anti-Bullying Day

February 25, 2015 is Pink Shirt Day/ Anti-Bullying Day!


Picture
 
So this Wednesday, February 25th, Athlone students are being asked to wear pink as a way to say we here at Athlone School are standing up against bullying!


Bullying continues to be a problem in our schools, workplaces, homes, and over the Internet. Each year, on Pink Shirt Day, Canadian students are encouraged  to wear something pink to symbolize that we as a society will not tolerate bullying anywhere. We want to celebrate this message on this day and remember it all year long!

Monday, 9 February 2015

StoryTeller Evening

On Thursday, February 12th, Athlone School will host Jamie Oliviero for an evening of storytelling.

February is "I Love to Read Month" at Athlone School and there are many guest readers dropping by on a weekly basis.

The tradition of storytelling fits well with this, as this was once the only way that different tales and stories were passed down through the generations of different cultural communities. There is magic in the sitting and listening to the spoken word, as opposed to reading it. The inflections and nuance in the voice of the teller add so much to the emotional connection we feel for the words. Often there is a lesson to be leanred too.

So please join us for a fun evening of tale-telling with a master storyteller, Jamie Oliviero,  in the Athlone School library from 6:30 - 7:30pm.

See you there!

Friday, 30 January 2015

Kindergarten Information Evening

Kindergarten Information Evening
 
Thursday, February 5, 2015 @ 7pm
in the Athlone library
 
Kinder Registration
 
Monday, February 23, 2015 7:30 am-5:30pm
 
Please ensure you bring your child's birth certificate and identification with your address on it.
All children that are registering for Kindergarten must be 5 years old by December 31st, 2015 in order to register for Kindergarten starting in September 2015.


 

Friday, 23 January 2015

The Great Kindness Challenge

Next week, from January 26th to January 30th Athlone Students will be participating in The Great Kindness Challenge. This is an international initiative to foster the believe that kindness is strength and has the power to change the world for good! During this week students will be working toward completing as many acts of kindness as possible. Each student will have a checklist with 50 acts of kindness to complete. Some students may do these individually or some of the acts may be done as a class. There will be kindness quotes on the PA in the morning, and  "Caught Being Kind" stickers will be handed out randomly to students throughout the week.
 
We will also be having a kindness themed spirit week.


Monday January 26th - Tied Together by Kindness - wear a tie

Tuesday January 27th - Team Kindness - wear sports attire

Wednesday January 28th - Crazy for Kindness - wear crazy clothes or have crazy hair

Thursday January 29th - Peace, Love and Kindness - dress as a hippie

Friday January 30th - Kindness Rocks - dress as a rock star



Our Friday afternoon TAG activity will see our school working to help win The Guinness World Record for the largest collage of cut-out handprints.

Looking forward to seeing the power of kindness at work next week, and into the future here at Athlone School!

Friday, 16 January 2015

Kids in the Know

Michelle Laing, the school guidance counselor, will be visiting classrooms and teaching our students various aspects of personal safety using the Kids in the Know program. You will receive a letter home when she is ready to visit your child's classroom. The Kids in the Know program was created to help kids become assertive and self-aware when dealing with issues that affect their person.

Of course, we encourage all parents to keep open lines of communication with their children too .

I am including a couple of links in this post. These links lead to sites that have lots of useful information for parents about raising children and dealing with sensitive subjects.

www.kidsintheknow.ca

www.manitobaparentzone.ca

(On the right hand side is the resource link section that provides a direct link to the Triple P website (as well as lots of other stuff). The Triple P program is full of excellent information and has lots of tips for parents on positive discipline.)