November 2nd, 2018

LOOKING AHEAD….

Mon, 6 Nov – Safe Caring Inclusive Schools team meeting

Wed, 7 Nov – Indigo Fundraiser, Fairway Road, Kitchener

Mon, 12 Nov – Remembrance Day Assembly

Mon, 12 Nov – Progress Reports go home

Tues, 13 Nov – Monarch Woods Walk, 7pm

Wed, 14 Nov – School Council Meeting – 6.30pm (Library)

Fri, 16 Nov – PD Day – No School

SAFE CARING INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS (SCIS)

Community members are invited to take part in our first SCIS team meeting of the 2018-19 school year on Tuesday November 6th from 3:30 – 4:30pm in Sandhills Library.

This team meets throughout the year to review data and plan and implement the school’s Bullying Prevention and Intervention Plan.

We look forward to seeing you there!

THE UMBRELLA PROJECT

As you know, this school year, your child will be participating in The Umbrella Project. The Umbrella Project is a curriculum designed to help your child learn the skills of emotional well being. This year we will be focusing on gratitude, grit, self-compassion, autonomy, mindfulness, resilience, intrinsic motivation, integrity and hope. Please see the attached Welcome Letter for more information on tips/resources and how to sign up for newsletter and facebook updates.

Welcome Letter Umbrella Project Parents

Feeling excluded can be painful and a difficult part of childhood. Gratitude is a useful skill for helping to build and nurture relationships. It can help our children use more inclusive behaviours towards others.

Help your child notice when their peers do something kind for them to boost their gratitude towards others. Point out these moments whenever you can. This will help to guide your children to social behaviours that include instead of exclude.

For more information on today’s top please click the following link:

Umbrella Project Tips

ADHD COMMUNITY WORKSHOP – 25 NOVEMBER

The Centre for ADHD Awareness is hosting an ADHD Community Workshop on November, 25th in Kitchener, Ontario.

Flyer to be attached

The workshop is geared to parents of children with ADHD, adults with ADHD and their families, and educators. For detailed information, visit

ADHD flyer-2018

Topics include;

  • Executive Functioning and ADHD: Keeping the Balls in the Air
  • Self-Regulation and ADHD: From Chaos to Smoother Sailing
  • ADHD Goes to School
  • ADDventures at Home
  • Understanding ADHD’s Impact on Adult Relationships
  • Understanding ADHD in the Workplace

PRESENTERS:

Dr. Megan Smith, Ph.D. in Child Clinical and School Psychology, has worked with diverse client populations in community, outpatient, residential, and inpatient settings at Youthdale Treatment Centres, the Toronto District School Board, and in private practice.

Heidi Bernhardt RN, Founder, and President of CADDAC and past Executive Director of CADDRA, has over the past 25 years helped raise awareness and understanding of ADHD among parents, educators, health care professionals, industry leaders, and government officials through presentations, conferences, media interviews, and advocacy work.