By Sarah McGinnis, Calgary Herald
One southwest Calgary school will close, and another could be upgraded, after Calgary Board of Education trustees approved a plan to remove students from both facilities.
On Tuesday, trustees voted unanimously to close Eugene Coste School and gave the green light for the staged closure of Dr. J.K. Mulloy School.
"There's huge history and heart in all of our schools and we know that. Then you have to make the practical decisions. Can we support two schools in one neighbourhood, like in the case of Eugene Coste and Haysboro School? It's a tough decision," said CBE chairwoman Pat Cochrane.
Read more here.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Dreading Spring Break? Heed this parental advice
(From Canada.com)
We asked our panel of frequent flyers to offer advice, reminiscences and best thoughts on how to survive Spring Break with your nearest and dearest.
Five travel dont's when travelling with children:
1. Don't pass a public washroom without sending everyone in for a preemptive pee. Accessible toilets can be hard to come by, especially outside of North America, and you want to avoid the legs-crossed, bouncing up and down "I need to pee-ee-ee" dance.
Read the rest here!
We asked our panel of frequent flyers to offer advice, reminiscences and best thoughts on how to survive Spring Break with your nearest and dearest.
Five travel dont's when travelling with children:
1. Don't pass a public washroom without sending everyone in for a preemptive pee. Accessible toilets can be hard to come by, especially outside of North America, and you want to avoid the legs-crossed, bouncing up and down "I need to pee-ee-ee" dance.
Read the rest here!
Monday, March 1, 2010
Don't forget!
... that on Wednesday night, at 6:30, the Haultain Parent Council and Association meets in the library at Haultain.To get your questions answered, or your comments noted without your presence, drop us a line by clicking here.
As well, Katie Young from the CBE has asked me to point parents at the CBE branding sessions - a point noted in the following excerpt, taken from the Key Communique posted earlier:
"As you may know, the Calgary Board of Education will be moving to a new location in 2011, and our much loved “family of man” statue will be staying in place. This statue has been in our hearts and in our logo since the 1970’s. This means that we need to develop a new logo and identity."
Please check it out! Parent involvement is crucial in the process - so get involved and get your opinion heard!
Too much media could hurt kids' health: study
(Not a surprising conclusion to this study, but makes for an interesting read - from the CBC website)
Children and teens spend about as much time with media as they do sleeping, and the overexposure could take a toll on their health, a new U.S. study suggests.
The study, reported in Monday's issue of the journal Pediatrics, showed Americans aged eight to 18 spend more than seven hours per day on average consuming both old media such as TV, movies and magazines as well as new media including internet, social networking sites, video and computer games and cell phones.
Full story here.
Children and teens spend about as much time with media as they do sleeping, and the overexposure could take a toll on their health, a new U.S. study suggests.
The study, reported in Monday's issue of the journal Pediatrics, showed Americans aged eight to 18 spend more than seven hours per day on average consuming both old media such as TV, movies and magazines as well as new media including internet, social networking sites, video and computer games and cell phones.
Full story here.
March Key Communiqué
Click here to check out the Key Communiqué for March.
Also of note, don't forget that gymnastics begins today, and there's a modified lunch on Thursday of this week.
Also of note, don't forget that gymnastics begins today, and there's a modified lunch on Thursday of this week.
APEGGA Award
The Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Geophysicists of Alberta each year recognizes exceptional teachers through awards. This year there are 20 new awards of $2000.00 each. Teacher are chosen on their superior teaching skills and ability to inspire math and science learning in their students.Teachers can be nominated by students, parents, staff, and/or principals. You can send in letters or download the form here.
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