Woodlawn School is excited to welcome back students at our Meet Your Teacher event.

To help students transition into their new year, Meet Your Teacher will take place on Tuesday, September 8 (the day before school begins). Students and their parents will come and meet the teacher and check out their new classroom. Parents will also receive class outlines and information.

More information regarding times and appointments will be sent out in late August.

We hope to see you all there!

Please take note of the daily routine for the 2020-2021 school year.

The two nutrition/activity breaks of 50 minutes allow time for eating and activity in both the morning and afternoon. Nutrition breaks provide 25 minutes for eating and 25 minutes for activity.

9:05 - 11:05 Learning Block 1

11:05 - 11:55 Nutrition and Activity Break

11:55 - 1:10 Learning Block 2

1:10 - 2:00 Activity and Nutrition Break

2:00 - 3:45 Learning Block 3

Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact either Karen Fraser or Tara Reimer.

** PLEASE NOTE:

On Wednesday, September 9 there will be an early dismissal at 3:15 pm for all non bus students.

All bus students are asked to stay in school for the regular dismissal. Due to our large number of bus students, all teachers will be involved in helping students locate bus lines.

Strong Connections Program at Woodlawn For Grades 1-4

(Kindergarten classes will take place as usual.)

September 18 and 21, 2020!

Strong Connections will take place once again at Woodlawn School. This program has been implemented for several years now in Hanover School Division. Strong Connections is a program designed to build the relationships between teachers and their students as well as enhance the beginning of the year assessment of each child. Strong Connections activities are designed to help us get to know our students and how they learn in order to know where to begin with instruction. This provides an opportunity for teachers to extend and

consolidate their understanding of each child through one to one interview/assessment times. This will facilitate teachers in planning for instruction that will effectively address learning needs early in the year.

What will teachers learn through Strong Connections?

Teachers working individually with their students in an atmosphere of support and

encouragement have an opportunity to collect first hand information about such things as:

· How they learn

· Their confidence as learners

· The learning strategies they possess

· Their reading, writing and mathematical skills

· Their approach to problem solving

· Their attitudes toward school and learning

· Their ability to reflect upon and set goals for their learning

How will it work?

On either September 18 or 21, 2020, students will attend school one day out of two. With half of the students present, homeroom teachers will have the opportunity to meet one on one with each student to participate in relationship building activities and assessment which revolves around literacy and numeracy. This is an opportunity for teachers to gather information about each child’s learning that may not be evident during whole class instruction. It is also an opportunity to further develop the teacher-student relationship. While some students are with the teacher, others will be participating in a variety of stations which include music, physical education, literacy, technology, art, and character building.

During these days, there will be no regularly scheduled classes for students. Students will arrive at school in their normal manner (bus or other) for their scheduled day. Parents will be notified during the first week of school as to when their child’s scheduled Strong Connections day will be.

We look forward to using these days to provide us with a deeper understanding of each student. More information will be sent out in August including which day your child is scheduled to attend.