DECEMBER NEWSLETTER
Judi Hunter -Ward 5 Trustee
Hard to believe we are into December, it seems like the school year had barely begun.
All Rocky View School trustees attended the Alberta School Boards Association annual fall general meeting. Trustee Baziuk was elected Vice President of the Association for the 2021-2023 school years.
The Board had the privilege of listening to Landry Fortrand from Chestermere Lake Middle School who gave a wonderful presentation on how he has changed his teaching practice in mathematics. The change is a result of the information given in the book “ Thinking Classroom in Mathematics: 14 Teaching Practices for Enhanced Learning”, by Peter Liljedahl, a mathematics professor at Simon Fraser university.
I have included links to some videos that show how this classroom works:
Video 1: youtu.be/f W5EvyK2rbs
Video 2: youtu.be/g8C0u2XMm88
Video 3: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmV5EHDNbf0
Robotics programs start early. Elbow Valley Grade 3 students shared the work they were doing with robotics. The students were excited about their work and shared their learnings.
Good news, organizations that are renting Rocky View Schools facilities will have insurance included in the reservation charge. This saves organizations having to show proof of insurance. The reservation charge includes an insurance fee of $10.00
Below is a link to the information for the EverActive Schools Conference Jan 27-29. While the conference is primarily for educators, parents are always welcome. There are a variety of sessions that parents would enjoy.
Shaping the Future 2022 Conference Ever Active Schools
The Alberta Learning Disabilities Association is offering video offerings
for parents. This is something that school councils may consider offering for parents.
Rocky View Schools in the news
Classroom exchanged for wide-open space
www.producer.com/farmliving/classroom-exchanged-for-wide-open-spaces/
Congratulations to Ms. Knight and her Drama 9 and Drama 20/30 students for a fantastic production of Shakespeare’s a “Midsummer Night’s Dream”. We look forward to more amazing work from our high school drama students.
