Parent Council

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Parent Council

• October 14, 2008

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Get off the Jeeps Conference

• Curricular links

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E-3 Citizenship

• Each student will be a responsible citizen by
  being an informed and involved member in his or
  her local, national and global communities.
• Accordingly, each student will
• 1. Participate in developing and maintaining our
  Canadian civil, democratic society
• 2. Understand the responsibilities of citizenship
  in local, national and international contexts
• 3. Respect and embrace cultural diversity
• 4. Develop the skills necessary to work and
  communicate effectively with others
• 5. Actively contribute to creating a better local
  and global community.

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E-4 Personal Development

• Each student will acquire the skills, attitudes
  and knowledge to achieve personal highest
  potential.
• Accordingly, each student will
• 1. Identify and actively develop individual
  gifts, talents and interests
• 2. Love learning
• 3. Be a critical and creative thinker
• 4. Be a confident and autonomous individual
• 5. Demonstrate the ability to adapt to changing
  environments
• 6. Develop the resiliency to overcome failure
• 7. Self-evaluate, set goals and strive to
  continuously improve
• 8. Demonstrate commitment to make a difference
  based upon personal convictions
• 9. Develop and maintain a healthy, active
  lifestyle.

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E-5 Character

• Each student will possess the character to do
  what is right, act morally with wisdom, and
  balance individual concerns with the rights and
  needs of others.
• Accordingly, each student will demonstrate
• 1. Integrity
• 2. Compassion
• 3. Decency
• 4. Civility
• 5. Fairness
• 6. Courage
• 7. Initiative
• 8. Perseverance
• 9. Respect
• 10. Optimism
• 11. Responsibility.

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Parent Comments

• Brandon did come home after school that day and
  was telling me about Alvin Law and how he has a
  disability and that he had no arms.
• The crazy part was that he was cracking up
  laughing about this and I had no idea what he
  found so funny about someone with no arms.
• I thought he was talking about some cartoon he
  was watching on television but he was laughing so
  hard he could even tell me the story.
• Now I can see what he was referring to. He really
  was inspired by this guy and so am I.
• Regards, Nora W

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Parent Comments

• It sounds like a great day!  Lauren had lots to
  tell us about the speakers she saw.  They
  definitely had an impact on her and she said she
  would be more empathetic towards persons with
  disabilities including students in your school. 
  I have taught special ed. for many years so I
  appreciate this kind of information getting out
  there!
• Thank you for this opportunity for her. Lesley E

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Parent Comments

• I do believe that the day was successful .
  Branden came home and talk for about an hour on
  the people you had invited and what they had to
  say. I was really impressed. Thank you for that ,
  Branden had a great time and enjoyed it very
  much. Good going!!!!
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• Brenda M

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Parent Comments

• Our son, Matthew D, was at Woodman for these
  presentations.  I cannot even begin to tell you
  what a positive experience it was for him. He
  told us lots about each of the presentations he
  particularly enjoyed Alvin and Cory. This gave us
  a chance to have a very open conversation with
  Matthew about people with disabilities. What an
  excellent day! Thank you.
• Judy and Don D

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World Skills Competition

• From September 1-7, 2009, Calgary, Canada will
  host over 900 competitors from 49 countries at
  the 2009 WorldSkills Competition. WorldSkills is
  the pinnacle of excellence in skilled trades and
  technologies training.
• http//www.worldskills2009.com

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New School Calendar

• This means that the first day for students on the
  Traditional Calendar will be Thursday, August
  27th , 2009. There is no change to schools on the
  Modified Calendar.
• It also means that the three Teacher-in days
  begin on Monday, August 24th, 2009.
• To make up for these three days, Superintendents
  Team has approved three payback days over the
  course of the school year. They are
• Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009 (classes resume Oct. 14)
• Monday, Jan. 4, 2010 (classes resume on Jan. 5)
  and
• Tuesday, April 6, 2010 (classes resume on April
  7).

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PAT (Provincial Achievement Tests)
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Woodman last year to this year!
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Woodman last year to this year!
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How are we doing against the Province? the CBE?
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How are we doing against the Province? the CBE?
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ESL

• While included in the aforementioned numbers we
  also compare ESL numbers

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ESL - Acceptable
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ESL - Excellence
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Special Education

• While included in the aforementioned numbers we
  also compare special education numbers

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Special Education - Acceptable
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Special Education - Excellence
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Areas of Strength

• OUR TEACHERS!
• Improved in all 4 subjects in of students
  achieving the acceptable standard
• Improved in all 4 subject in of students
  achieving standard of excellence
• ESL numbers continue to be better than our
  Provincial counterparts.
• Special Education numbers continue to be better
  than our Provincial counterparts.

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Areas of Growth

• Woodman continues to look at the curriculum and
  where we can improve the knowledge and
  understanding for each student.
• Each department analyzes the test and does a gap
  analysis. This analysis is based on baseline
  datawhich leads to strategieswe assess these
  strategies (ongoing)and hopefully see increased
  student achievement!

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PD Day October 10

• Jim Barkers message to staff!
• B Believe
• E Enthusiasm
• S Sacrifice
• T - Trust

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Parent Teacher Interviews

• School will be using Pick-a-Time again
• October 29th (134 dismissal)
• 5 8pm
• October 30th (134 dismissal)
• 3 5pm, 6 830pm
• October 31st (no students)
• 9 12pm
• No Halloween Dance, instead leadership will be
  hosting a masquerade ball the following week.
  Happy Halloween!

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Other Info

• Interim Reports - October 17th
• Riverwatch for Grade 9s this month
• HPEC Drive in workshop being hosted at Woodman on
  October 22
• Nov 6 Grade 7 Bridges tour
• Remembrance Day assemblies on Nov 7
• Nov 10 System PD day (technology)
• Nov 11 Remembrance Day NO Classes

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