New Year, New Hopes and Big Time to Promote Student Learning!
Dear Parents, Guardians, and Grandparents,
Welcome back after our break. Hopefully our engines have been recharged and we are set to go into the prime learning time of our school year. This is the time when most new learning occurs and we do not have the issues of getting back into learning after the summer break, any Spring Fever or end of the year summer dreaming. (OK, right we might get Cabin Fever but we have plans for that!)
So, please work with your children to be active learners who do their best, ask for help when needed and learn from their mistakes. It is OK for students to periodically be anxious or even frustrated a bit as they struggle with problem-solving, challenge and stretching themselves out of their "comfort" zones. These are life skills.
Let's also celebrate student effort, improvement and achievement. I like the ideas of students doing "their personal best!" I also like student's and classes setting goals for learning, behavior and school attendance. It's wonderful to strive, improve and succeed on our student, class and school goals.
And, now back to Cabin Fever!-Here are some remedies and cures: come to school regularly-our school has big open spaces, lots of lighting, warmth and opportunities for learning and play. We have special events scheduled such as our Artists in Residence, Family Movie Night and the Winter Blues Beach Blow Out on the horizon.
Looking forward to a super second trimester with you and your children!
Tim Comfort
Principal
