The Storrington Star
January 2016
Happy New Year to all our students and their families!! We hope that 2016 brings many wonderful things for all of you. As a school, we are continuing to focus on helping our students to grow and succeed academically, socially, and emotionally.
We are thankful for your ongoing support at home and are looking forward to another busy month of learning. If you have any concerns or ideas, please drop by the office to discuss them. Working together is the key to our students' well-being and academic success.
Don't forget that you can follow us on Twitter @StorrPS_LDSB or on our website www.storringtonpublicschool.com
Sincerely,
Liz Suriyuth
Principal
Lifelong Learning
December Fun!
December was filled with many enjoyable activities. On December 9th the Parent Council sponsored a Christmas Family Night with many free activities including Christmas colouring, cookie decorating, ornament decorating, hot chocolate and treats, and of course, a special visitor, Santa! Thank you to the Parent Council for organizing such a fun event!
During the last week before the holidays, our Spirit Leadership Team organized a variety of Spirit Days that were very popular! Many of our students participated in PJ Day, School Colour Day, Jersey Day and Red and Green Day. We finished off the week with a whole school sing-a-long and Holiday Dance Party in the gym! The students were surprised when the staff performed an enthusiastic line dance as part of the fun! Our kindergarten classes enjoyed a wonderful wagon ride in our parking lot that included Christmas music and hay bales to sit on. Many thanks to Mr. Boulton.
It was wonderful to see the large crowd that came to our Holiday Concert on December 16th. There was so much talent on display! Students and teachers worked many hours to create and practice their presentations and the results were fantastic! What a wonderful way to celebrate the holiday season!
Keep the Conversation Going!
Researchers have found that the more parents talk with their child, the more words the child learns. The key to building language competence is encouraging them to engage in conversations!
Here are some conversation tips:
Give your child a chance to initiate so they have an interest in what you will talk about.
Get face to face to notice expressions and body language that goes along with the words.
Make a comment and wait for your child to take another turn. Keep it going back and forth.
Follow up a comment with a genuine question.
Be careful of these conversation stoppers:
A one sided running commentary. Stop talking!
Too many questions. (sounds like testing!)
Provided by: Ontario Early Years Literacy Specialists
Progress Reports
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Classroom Requests
The primary classes are looking for gently used toy trucks, cars and other vehicles to play with during recess. If you have any items that you would like to donate, please send them in with your child.
Also, as students are using our new technology resources more often, we are suggesting that each child bring in an inexpensive set of headphones (labelled with his/her name) to keep in his or her desk for personal use. We have a limited number of headphones available for students to share if they don't have their own.