Transitions are defined as the passages, changes or movements from one position to another. A transition may be expected, gradual or sudden and depending on the person have a varying affect on their comfort level and ability to adapt to the new situation. With this in mind your lower school staff has organized several activities [...]
Guidance
The focus for in class guidance lessons this month is on safety. Every year I take time to remind students in grades 3-6 how to keep safe; at home, at school, in the community and while on vacation. As parents you are raising your child in a caring and protected environment, mindfully aware of how dangerous [...]
“Why do I need to repeat myself all the time? Why aren’t my children better listeners?” Often times when a parent complains their child is not listening what they really mean is, ‘my child is not obeying me’. Join Michele and I as we explore some key aspects about listening that will encourage open dialogue [...]
This year’s session of understanding sisterhood had an enthusiastic start. Over 40 girls from grades 6 & 7 joined together last Friday to share their own experiences, explore commonalities and generally give thoughtful consideration to what it means to be a female. A special thank you to the female teachers in both grades who added [...]
Once again Simone Courso and I will be offering the Understanding Sisterhood sessions for girls in grades 6 & 7. This is an avenue to explore with pre-teens what it means to be a girl in the 21st century. Through various activities they will understand more about themselves and others and will be encouraged to take a critical [...]
I am passionate about introducing students to opportunities to serve or volunteer. A wonderful aspect of our school is that the students of CDNIS have a number of opportunities through their classrooms and the LSSC to contribute to charities. In an effort to bring this experience to a more personal level I am offering an [...]
“Can you hear me?” Let’s talk about listening. We are offering a workshop for parents on communicating with your child on Wednesday 30 January in the LLAC from 8:30am-10:30am. The focus will be on communicating effectively by listening to feelings through active listening and empowering your child to make choices without yelling, nagging, or becoming [...]
Grab a coffee and join Michele and I as we discuss the importance of resiliency and introduce the key concepts to fostering this skill in your child. Click here for resiliency link
You are cordially invited to attend the first in a series of parenting book club discussions this December. Our first selection is The Pressured Child by Michael Thompson, PhD. The format will be small, group discussions, sharing what works, and what doesn’t in our approached to parenting our children who are feeling the pressure from [...]
This month in grade 4 I have targeted the guidance lesson to focus on the related concepts of their Unit of Inquiry. Under the topic of bullying and bullying behaviors we have explored; cause and effects of bullying behavour on our feelings patterns in bullying behavior and how to recognize when we are showing those [...]
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