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The kids get ready to introduce W.A. Mozart
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Thomas downloads a program from the computer to his "robot car" that he has designed. He first created a program that will give his car precise instructions on how to turn and how fast to go. He then loads his program to his car using an infrared scanner.
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Field Trips - Visit to Seattle Zoo |
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We had a great day in Seattle! This "King of the Beasts" kept a watchful eye on us! |
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 Computer Maintenance - Run "Scan Disk" and
"Disk Defragmenter" every month. (Start- Programs - Accessories - System
Tools) Also, remember to properly uninstall your programs before you return the CD
to the lending library. Sometimes the CD will be required to uninstall the program!Also, Save your children’s work electronically for their online portfolio!
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Reminders - Miscellaneous 1. Computer Maintenance - Run "Scan Disk" and "Disk Defragmenter" every month. (Start- Programs - Accessories - System Tools)2. Save your children’s work electronically for their online portfolio! 3. See Lorraine C. for Learning Link Resources - lorrabell@home.com. or visit their web site. 4. Phone Soo D. for "Creative Memories" lessons - 888 - 9623. 5. SUPER DEAL!!! We have just purchased a site license for an incredible keyboarding teaching program! If you would like it installed on your Ebus computer, bring in your "CPU" - e.g. the box - to Marianne. The cost is free!!!
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How Do I Access Learning Resources? 2. Willoughby Print Materials and Software - Make an appointment with Mr. Harris or come in and check out textbooks, guides, or other print material. These are located in our library or our book storage rooms. 3. District Resources - Put in an order from our giant (!) media warehouse - the Milner lending library. Catalogues are available from Willoughby or you can search the online data base here. You can even order online at this site! 4. Lesson Plan Data Base - Download lesson plans and resources for virtually the whole elementary curriculum from this site. 6. Educational Web Site Links - This site catalogues important teacher and student web educational resources - highly recommended! Here is another great site. |
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Evidences of Learning Due Dates Term 1- December 15 Term 2 - March 15 Term 3 - June 15 For Each Reporting Period I will Need The Following: A. A submission of significant samples of their work for each subject area. This could include tests written materials, notebooks, projects or correspondence, or a list of books they have read. For more details, please click here. or B. Allow me to test their skill levels by giving them sample grade appropriate questions in any of the subject areas they choose. E.g. I would give your child a grade appropriate math test. Or , tell me what they have been studying in Science and Social Studies and I will make up a customized test that would reflect what this grade level student should know and at what level they should be reasoning. I could give them a reading comprehension test and a writing competency test and grade them using criterion appropriate to their age and grade. For more details, please talk to John. The grade levels would be allocated as follows: A – 88 – 100% B – 80 – 87% C+ - 70 – 79% C - 60 – 69% C- - 50 – 59% Less than 50% - an IP (In Progress) or an "F" for "failure" |
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SCHOOL PROCEDURES AND SAFETY CONCERNS
School Address: 20766 - 80 Avenue Langley, B.C. V2Y 1X6 Telephone Number: 888-6033 Fax Number: 888-9598 8:55 a.m. First bell 9:00 Morning classes begin 10:30 Recess begins 10:45 Recess ends 12:00 Lunch begins 12:15 Eating period ends 12:20 Gym/playground activities begin 12:40 Lunch hour ends 2:45 School day ends Communication is important to us. We will continue to send out newsletters on the last day of each week. This practice is in response to a P.A.C. request from last school year. We will also continue to send home a calendar at the beginning of each month so that you will be aware of upcoming events. Upcoming assemblies will be on the monthly calendars. Parents are welcome and encouraged to attend. If you have suggestions, questions or concerns, please let us know. We want to hear from you. The Graduate Profile is the vision statement for the District. Its purpose is to describe the attributes of students graduating from Langley schools. All curriculum, administrative and teacher practice, assessment, evaluation and reporting processes, will be directed toward the achievement of this vision. While high standards of performance will be expected of all students, there is a recognition of their diversity and developmental stages. With the support of the family and community, Langley students will be: ETHICAL AND RESPECTFUL CITIZENS Who act in caring, principled and responsible ways, respecting the gender, race and cultural heritage of all people and the rights of others to hold different ideas and beliefs. DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPANTS Who, as citizens of Canada and the world, make knowledgeable decisions and take actions which consider the needs of others and are in accordance with the principle, rights and responsibilities of a democratic tradition. EFFECTIVE THINKERS Who demonstrate the skills of creative, flexible and critical thinking, independent reasoning and problem-solving. SELF-DIRECTED INDIVIDUALS Who display initiative, personal responsibility, a positive sense of self-worth and strive for well-being and balance in their personal development and relations with others. SKILLED AND KNOWLEDGABLE LEARNERS Who demonstrate high standards of performance in reading, writing, listening and speaking; mathematics; the natural, applied and social sciences; the practical arts, fine arts and applied technologies. QUALITY CONTRIBUTORS Who strive to contribute quality ideas, skills, products and performances that reflect their learning and talents. FUTURE-ORIENTED DECISION MAKERS Who exhibit historical awareness, flexibility and the attitude and commitment to pursue lifelong learning in order to achieve their personal and career goals. SCHOOL PROCEDURES AND SAFETY CONCERNS Students have a right to be at school and they have the right to learn in a safe and supportive environment. They also have the responsibility of respecting the rights of others by displaying appropriate manners and using common sense. Students at Willoughby are expected to conduct themselves in a way which is neither physically nor emotionally damaging to themselves or others. The following guidelines have been developed to facilitate the orderly, smooth and safe operation of the school: a) students must obtain permission to leave the school premises during school hours b) students must walk beside their bikes on the school grounds c) students should be encouraged not to arrive before 8:45 a.m. and to leave by 3:00 p.m. d) students should enter and exit via outside classroom doors or the south east wing hallway door e) telephone use by students requires teacher permission and should be for emergencies only f) students are not permitted to wear hats in the building g) no gum or sunflower seeds at school In order to help us ensure the safety and well-being of your children, we would appreciate your cooperation in the following matters: Student Absentees: Please call the office or send a note with a brother or sister to inform us of your child's or children's absence from school. School Visits: When visiting the school or a classroom, we request that you check in with the office as you arrive. Telephone Privileges: Please help us by arranging student transportation and visits to friends in a advance as telephone lines are limited and reserved for school personnel and/or emergencies. Medication: If your child requires special medication (or suffers from severe allergies), please notify the office. Valuables: Please do not bring valuables to school and the school cannot be held responsible if items are lost. Parking and Pick Up: To ensure the safety of our students, please familiarize yourself with procedures for "dropping off" and "picking up" students. Willoughby students, staff and parents care about the environment. We encourage everyone to demonstrate their environmental awareness by: 1. Keeping the school and school grounds litter free. 2. Sending "litter-free" lunches as often as possible. 3. Utilizing paper (notebooks) efficiently. 4. Acquiring knowledge about the environment and participating in problem solving discussions. Counseling Program: The counseling program provides intervention and preventative services to enhance the healthy emotional and social development of children. Children are helped individually, in groups or in skills-oriented team teaching classroom situations. While confidentiality is maintained where children are not in need of protection, the counselor advocated for them and consults with appropriate school personnel and community agencies to help strengthen the family and support networks for children. District Personnel: In addition to services in the school, there are district special services available to meet individual student needs such as: psychometric testing, speech and hearing, hospital and homebound, and behaviour resource program. For more information please contact the school. Learning Assistance Program: Willoughby's learning assistance program provides extra help and remedial instruction to students experiencing difficulties with aspects of their regular classroom program. Students receive help from the learning assistance teacher or special education assistant either in their classroom or in pull-out groups in the learning assistance room. Library Program: Our library will be open at 8:30 a.m. Monday to Friday. Students are asked to read quietly or work on individual assignments when they come into the library. MMH Program: Last year we opened a new District program for low incidence primary students. It has been a great success. This year we anticipate that there will be 8 students in this class. Resource Program: Willoughby has a school based resource program designed to assist special needs children in their neighbourhood schools. Children are mainstreamed into regular classrooms with extra help from the Resource teacher and the Resource program teaching assistant. Our parent group is actively involved in the school and is committed to working with Willoughby staff to provide the best possible learning environment. To help enable parent involvement, we send out a regular newsletter and offer a monthly parent meeting. We are always open to new ideas and feedback on our activities. It is our hope that parents will take advantage of opportunities to become involved with their children's education. Study after study indicates that student behaviour improves and academic performance increases with parent involvement. With this in mind, we hope you will join us in our effort to provide a welcoming, caring, learning environment for Willoughby students, staff and parents. We appreciate parents who wish to volunteer in our school. The following District Guidelines exist for the safety of your children. 1. Go to the office and fill out the "safety-check" form. 2. Sign in and out at the school office when beginning and ending your duties. 3. Please wear the volunteer identification badge while on the school premises. 4. Please familiarize yourself with emergency evacuation procedures and follow these procedures in the event of an alarm. |
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are proud of our school web site! In any given year, our web
site is a collaborative effort between many teachers, dozens of
students and several parents. Our major goal is to teach our
students to use web multimedia technology to create curriculum
resources that are genuinely useful learning tools. Besides
learning basic web and graphics creation skills, our students will
develop at least one specialty in the general areas of digital video,
digital still, sound, graphics (2D and 3D), and programming. For
example, this last year a group of about 8 student programmers meet
every Friday afternoon to develop code that will make our games
genuinely interactive, educational and fun. A group of parents
have met this past year every Monday night to extend their knowledge
of some of the software the kids have been learning.
We have received wonderful feedback for
our efforts. Our site is listed and recommended by many
prestigious educational sites such as Yahooligans and
Bonus. Our "Stanley Park Chase" alone is listed on
over 100 educational sites. Our site receives an average of over
3500 hits a day. Our project on cloning won a total of This school year (1999-2000) we have focused on developing a killer whale site we have called an Orca Odyssey. Don't miss some the other games and resources from years past.
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