Hello MAS
Families! Happy Lunar New Year! Today we celebrated our STAR students
with a focus on being an independent learning habit. Being independent in your
learning means asking for help when you need it and persevering. We also
learned more about the Chinese New Year and had a wonderful Chinese lunch.
Reminders:
NO
School on Monday, January 27th- This is a Professional Learning day for staff
and no school for students.
Pink
Shirt Day- Reminder
PINK shirt orders are due back on February 7th. Orders can be paid
for through schoolcashonline. Please be sure to send in the order form when
ordering online.
Sunshine
Program-
(Every Friday) Friday, January 31st. Students in grades k-5 are invited
to be dropped off between 7:20-7:30am (Students will NOT be allowed to
attend if arriving after 7:30am). Students will enter front doors and go
directly to classroom and put on indoor sneakers, then head down to gymnasium.
Students will be involved in an exercise and movement program. At 8:00am
students will be provided with a breakfast snack- smoothie and nutrigrain bar,
toast, etc.
Breakfast
Program- Breakfast
on Tuesday, Jan. 28th will be pancakes and fruit.
Family
Literacy Day- Monday,
January 27th is Canadian Family Literacy Day. Please see the
attachment for 20 Tips/ideas for family literacy day ( is Canadian Family Literacy Day. Please see the
attachment for 20 Tips/ideas for family literacy day (found under Documents/Literacy).
Earth
Rangers- We are
excited to Welcome Earth Rangers on Wednesday. The Earth Rangers School
Assembly is a dynamic and interactive presentation that leverages the shared,
innate connection children of all backgrounds have to animals. Through the
power of live animal demonstrations and positive, science-based information,
our high-quality program educates students about the importance of protecting
biodiversity while highlighting real conservation initiatives across Canada.
This
Week:
Monday,
January 27- No School for Students. PL day for Staff.
Tuesday,
January 28- Tots N Taters hot lunch.
Wednesday,
January 29- Earth Rangers Presentation. NBA 2 Ball for selected students at the
Currie Centre.
Thursday,
January 30- Tots N Taters hot lunch.
Friday,
January 31- Sunshine Program. Papa John’s Pizza.
Upcoming
Dates:
February 7-
Pink shirt orders due back
February
10-14- Staff Appreciation Week
February
14- Valentine’s Day and 100th day of school
February
17- No School. NB Family Day
February
24-28- Winter Fun week. More details to come.
February
26- Pink Shirt Day
March 2-6-
March Break
If you have
any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Cynthia
Burnett
BA, BEd, MEd
Principal
McAdam Avenue School
Anglophone School District West
If a child can't learn the way you teach, then teach in
a way so that the child can learn. ~ Unknown.