Author: Mclaughlin, Kimberley (ASD-W)

Andover Elementary School Newsletter

March 2021

Dates to Remember
March 1-5 March Break
March 8 First Day Back
March 17 St. Patrick’s Day
March 19 No School – PL Day
March 21 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
March 22 World Water Day
March 23 Book Fair
March 24 Book Fair
March 27 World Theatre Day
March 31 Report Cards go home
April 2 No School - Good Friday
April 5 No School – Easter Monday

When your child says, “I hate reading!”
“When it feels hard, that’s your brain growing”
When kids say reading is boring, they don’t like it, or “I hate reading,” read between the lines. What they may really be saying is: “I am afraid I am not good at reading,” says Carol Dweck, the acclaimed author of Mindset. “Often behind this screen of ‘I don’t like’ is this idea that some people are good at something and some aren’t, and maybe I am not good at it. If we teach kids that skills like reading are things you become better at over time by doing it when it’s hard, that can make a really big difference.” You can cultivate this growth mindset by modeling it yourself — for example, by checking yourself before you say things like, “I’m no good with directions” or “I have no talent for music.” And when reading is a slog for your child, remind her of how far she’s come as a reader, and that when it feels hard, that’s when she’s growing connections in her brain and getting smarter.

A reminder that due to Covid-19 restrictions the Book Fair is only open to students & staff

Hot lunch can be ordered on-line at Cafzone.ca before 7:45 am