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THE CYCLONE Quilchena School News

“Learning, Caring and Growing Together” 3760 Moresby Drive Phone: (604) 668-6224 Richmond, BC V7C 4G6 Fax: (604) 668-6117 quilchena.sd38.bc.ca Early Warning: (604) 718-4073 Ms. J. Powell Mrs. C. Spence Principal Administrative Assistant

NATIONALDAYOFRECOGNITIONFORWORKERSKILLEDORINJUREDONTHEJOBOnFriday,April28,theRichmondSchoolDistrictwillsupportCUPELocal716byrecognizingworkerswhowerekilledorinjuredonthejob.At11:00a.m.therewillbeoneminuteofsilenceandtheflagwillflyathalf-mastthatday.

TALENTSHOWOurtalentshowwillbeat1:00onFriday.It’sgoingtobeagreatshow.Hopeyoucanjoinus.

PACMEETINGOurpenultimatePACmeetingoftheyearwillbeonWednesday,April19.It’snottoolatetocomeoutandsupportyourchildandtheschoolbygettinginvolved.Opengymwillbeavailableforthosestudentswhoseparentsareattendingthemeeting.Themeetingbeginsat6:30inourMultipurposeRoom.JEANSDAY,MAY4

JeansDay™isafunandeasywaytoshowyoursupportforBCChildren’sHospital.Students,staffandparentscanbuyJeansDayButtonsat8:30a.m.onMAY2toMAY4oruntiltheylast.Then,pleasewearyourdenimsonMAY4toshowyoursupportforBCChildren’sHospital.

TRACKANDFIELDOurTrackandFielddayissetforTuesday,May2.WeneedallCyclonestodoasundancesowe’llhavegoodweatheronthatdayJ.OurphilosophyisthatallstudentsinGrades3–7whowishtoparticipatewillparticipate.Wecanonlyputfourstudentspereventandstudentsareonlyallowedtobeinfourevents(fiveonrareoccasions).Toparticipate,studentsmustshowgoodsportsmanshipandco-operation.Ontrackday,wewillrequireparentdriversandparentvolunteersforsupervision,especiallyofourGrade3swhowillbeattendingforthefirsttime.Anoticehasgonehometodayforpermissionandvolunteers.Pleasereturnthis toschoolnolaterthanApril25sowehavetimetoco-ordinatestudentsanddrivers. Ontrackday,studentsshoulddressinlayers(itcanbeverywindyandchillyatthetrack)andneedtobringawaterbottle,healthylunchandsnacksandsunscreen.Studentsshouldcometoschoolpreparedtogotothemeeteveniftheweatherlooksiffy.CHANGETOREGISTRATIONREGULATIONS

Duetosubstantialchangescausedbythecourtcasevictory,manyschoolswillbeatcapacityandbeyondforSeptemberasclasssizesarereduced.Forthisreason,registrationswillbeacceptedtoneighbourhoodschoolsonafirstcome,firstservebasis.Studentswillnolongerbeguaranteedaplaceintheirneighbourhoodschooliftheyregisterbeforeacertaindate.Ifyouknowofanyonewhoneedstoregistera

kindergartener,orwhowillbemovinginthenextcoupleofmonths,pleaseadvisethemtoregisterassoonastheypossiblecan.

SCHOOL DISTRICT No. 38 (RICHMOND) April 18, 2017

“The Best Little Schol in the World”

NEW!REVERSELUNCHATQUILCHENAStartinginMay,Quilchenaisgoingtodoatwo-monthtrialofthe“reverselunch”.ThereareanumberofotherElementarySchoolsinRichmondwhoarecurrentlydoingthisandtheyonlyhavepositivethingstosayaboutit.WhenIwasatBrighouseweswitchedtothereverselunchandfoundtheeffectstobeverypositive.WhatisReverseLunch?Traditionally,studentshaveeatentheirlunchfrom12:00to12:15,thenhavegoneoutsidefortheremainingtimeuntilthe12:47bell.Areverselunchreversesthatarrangement;insteadofeatingat12:00,thestudentsgooutsideat12:00,andcomebackinat12:30toeattheirlunches.PLAYFIRST;EATSECOND.Whywouldwedothis?Researchandexperienceshowsthat:•therearestudentswhodon’teattheirlunchesbecausetheywanttorushoutsideandplaywiththeirfriends•studentshaveabetterappetiteafterfreshairandexerciseandaremorelikelytoeatalltheirlunches •transitionat1:00pmfromlunchtoacademicsissmoother•thereislesslitteroutsidebecausestudentsnolongertakefoodoutsidethattheydonotfinish•therearefewerbehaviouralissuesduringeatingtimeasstudentsarehungryandhavealreadyhadachancetoplay;theyaremoresettledandarefocusedoneating Whenwillwedothis?WewillstartthistrialonTuesday,May2,andassesstheprogram’ssuccessattheendoftheyear.Otherconsiderations:•Pleasemakesurethatstudentshaveasubstantialrecesssnackastheywillbeeatinghalfanhourlaterthantheyareusedto.•Pleasegivethereverselunchachance.Studentswillundoubtedlycomplainaboutbeinghungryatfirstbuttheywilladjusttothenewschedule.•Wherepossible,teacherswillallowstudentstofinishtheirlastcoupleofbitesduringsilentreadingsostudentsarenotsorushedtofinishtheirlunchesCOMBINEDCLASSES

InmostschoolsinRichmond,combinedclasses(classeswithtwoormoregrades)arethenorm.Aswewillhavemost,ifnotall,ofourstudentsincombinedclassesnextyear,Iwantedtoexplainwhy.Whydowecombineclasses?•onapracticallevel,werarelyhaveexactlytherightnumberofstudentsforallstraightgrades•combinedclassesgiveusgreaterflexibilityforclassplacements.Forexample:astraightGr.2

andastraightGr.3giveusoneplacementforeachofthosegrades,buttwo2/3sgiveustwopossibleplacementsforeachgrade.Thismaybeimportanttobalancegenders,specialneeds,ELL,compatibility,numberofstudentsperclass,etc.Howisacombinedclassdifferentfroma“split”class?•studentsstudycurriculumaccordingtotheirabilitylevel,whichmayormaynotbeatgradelevel•studentsinbothgradesstudythesame“topics”;expectationsmaybedifferentaccordingtotheirgrades•allstudentsreceiveinstructiontogether;onegradedoesn’tsitandwaitwhiletheteacherinstructstheotherBenefitsofcombinedclassesStudiessuggestthatstudentsinmulti-ageclassrooms:•showimprovementinlanguageandmathematics•showanincreaseinachievementthelongerchildrenremaininmulti-ageclassrooms•demonstrateamorepositiveattitudetowardschool•developgreaterself-esteem•developgreaterleadershipskills•demonstratefeweraggressivebehaviours•aremorepro-social•demonstrateimprovedacademicachievement,whethertheyareintheyoungerorolderclass•benefitfromhavingthesameteacherformorethanoneyear.Theteacheralreadyknowsthestudents’learningstylesandcanchallengeorsupportthemasneededThesebenefitsexistwhetherthechildisinthehigherorthelowergradeofthecombinedclass.AbrochureonCombinedClassesisavailableattheofficeinbothEnglishandChinese.PLEASEMARKYOURCALENDARSWednesday,April19 PACmeeting/opengym,6:30p.m.Friday,April21,12:00p.m. ParentAppreciationLuncheon 1:00p.m. QuilchenaTalentShow–allwelcomeMonday,April241:30p.m. JazzologyApril24–April28atnoon PACClothingDriveTuesday,May2 TrackDayatMinoruPark

Reverselunchbegins