Thursday, May 16, 2019

Thursday - May 16, 2019



Health and Life Skills | Grade 4 to 6
Please read the letter sent home with your child today. 
Dear Parents and Guardians:

Your child is currently enrolled in the Alberta Education Health and Life Skills Program of Study in grades four to six and is scheduled to participate in all sections of the curriculum. The program aims to enable students to make well informed, healthy choices and to develop behaviours that contribute to the wellbeing of self and others. Three General Outcomes serve as the foundation for Health skills. They include wellness choices, relationship choices and life-long learning choices.

Human sexuality education is offered in grade four, five and six as a mandatory component of the Program of Study and is contained in the following learning outcome:

Gr. 4: Describe physical, emotional and social changes that occur during puberty

For more specific information about these learning outcomes, parents may go to http://education.alberta.ca/teachers/program/health/programs.aspx


Instruction involving the subject matter is expected to commence on: May 21, 2019.

If you want your child to participate in these parts of the Health & Life Skills curriculum, you do not need to do anything.


If you do not want your child to participate you need to choose one of the following options then sign and return the attached student Exemption Form, or otherwise indicate in writing, to your child's teacher, on or before the commencement date of the instruction, that you wish to exclude your child by one of the means indicated. If your child's teacher does not receive this form prior to the Commencement date, your child will be included in the instruction.


Please read the letter 
sent home with your child today. 

Note: Grade 3 Students do not participate in Health classes. 


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Unfinished Tasks & When Your Were Away 
Ask your child if they have any unfinished tasks this week!
Click here for more information about this week Unfinished TasksPlease ask your child why he/she was unable to complete his/her assignment(s) during class and sign the form attached to their work.

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Important dates: 
May 16 – Book Orders (You can order online during the weekend at http://www.scholastic.ca/parents/)
May 17 – Non- Instructional Day
May 23 – Discovery Night ~ New Parent Welcome to School 6:30 pm
May 28 - School Council meeting at 6:30 pm.
Jun 6 - Lake Bonavista Talent Show 2019
Jun 8 - MAPSS Movie Event 3