Spring Concert

Waiting for the crowd to arrive...

Battleship Math

I received this message from our Gr. 5 teacher, Ms. Verri:

I wanted to share our Grade 5 class Math game to learn Geometry: Location of an object using coordinates. Our class put together home-made Battleship game boards and the students worked in teams to play the game. The game enhances their learning of coordinates and vocabulary when reading locations using coordinates.  The class has enjoyed playing this game while learning Math!

Basketball win

Our Junior Girl's basketball team prevailed over much larger schools to win the West Area Junior Basketball title this week.
Congratulations to all the girls and their coaches.  Good luck in the Regional Championship on May 5th!!

WHAT A FINALE!

The performance of ALL our students at the finale of Kreative Kids' Dance was fantastic! Students had a wonderful time dancing and cheering each other on. Justin & Derik even got some parents and teachers up to dance, and showed their talents to the crowd with their amazing moves.

It was standing room only in our gym.

Thanks to Ms. A for setting it all up, and to Justin & Derik for making it so successful.

Dance Extravaganza

Don't forget Charlton's Dance Extravaganza happening today in the gym at 1.30 pm. Justin from Kreative Kids Dance will lead all classes through the dances they have learned in the past 2 weeks.
Parents are welcome!

Local Star Gazing

Please see the message below concerning star gazing in Thornhill:

Thornhill Star Gazing Night

Telescopes will be available to view the Moon, Jupiter nad various "deep-sky wonders". A local astronomer with a "sly pointer" will be on hand to trace out constellations.

When: Thursday, April, 14th, 2016

TIme: from 8:30 p.m.

Where: Pomona Mills Meadow, east of St. Volodymyr's Church

15 Church Lane, First north on John Street, just east of  Yonge Street, Thornhill.

Dress warmily in case of inclement or overcast condition

Rain or Cloud Day: Thursday, May 12th, 2016

http://www.thornhillwardone.com/news.shtml#newsitemEuVAZllukETKlcJJBD

Welcome to Justin & Kreative Kids Dance

Charlton welcomes Kreative Kids Dance this week and next.  All students will receive dance training with Justin and his partner Derick during the school day this week and next.

Students have a FANTASTIC time learning new dances, having dance competitions, and generally exerting themselves through movement.

From Kindergartens

to our older students

fun & fitness is being had by everyone!!

Board Policies and Procedures

Board Policies and Procedures

Policies and procedures govern the operation of the Board and our school. To ensure they remain current, the Board reviews policies and procedures on a regular cycle. Seeking feedback from staff and community members, including parents/guardians, is an important part of the review process. 

All policies available for comment are sent to school council chairs, and are posted on the Board website along with information about how to provide feedback. The policies currently available for comment include:

·         Student Accommodation Review (comments due by April 25)

·         Anaphylactic Reactions (comments due by August 25)

·         Respectful Workplace and Learning Environment (comments due by August 25)

·         Environmental Responsibility  (comments due by January 2, 2017)

·         Appointment of Community Members to Board Committees (comments due by January 2, 2017)

To learn more, visit www.yrdsb.ca/aboutus/policy/.

Maintaining a Growth Mindset

In our continued emphasis on helping both students and staff develop and maintain a growth mindset, Ms. Lusch has posted some ideas outside her Gr. 3 classroom involving how we might turn our typical thinking and self-talk around to allow for growth and the possibility of change, rather than language that indicates that abilities are 'fixed', and cannot change.

Try it out, and speak to your daughter or son about how she or he might adjust some of the messages they tell themselves.

Appreciations-Gr. 1

Our Gr. 1 students have been busy recording what they are thankful for.  To symbolize this, they 'fill their own buckets' with their thoughts. Each student then posts their buckets on a bulletin board outside the classroom.

To get a better sense of what is written in the buckets, here is one poster up close:

...and of course, Mrs. Hill has many things she is appreciative of as well.

Kindergarten Snowmen in Art class

Some of our artistic Kindergarten students created their own snowmen in the classroom just before the break (you may recall the post before the break of Kindergarten students building snowmen outside in the yard).
Ms. Rozen's students worked hard to decorate their snowmen with various items (including earmuffs!) to make egg cartons look more like snowmen.

The results are fantastic!

Burrlington Outdoor Recreation Center (BORC)

Just before March break, our Gr. 2, 4 and 7 classes attended BORC on 3 separate days.

They increased their knowledge of the outdoors, and engaged in various outdoor activities with the instructors who work permanently at BORC. Here are some photos from the trip:

All students (and staff!) returned exhausted at the end of their day. They seemed to enjoy the active day learning outside of the classroom!

21 Days of Gratitude

Over the past month, Charlton students have been expressing gratitude for what they have in their lives, including family, friends and other things they are grateful to have, or to have experienced.

Here is the Gr. 3's story:

Ms. Lusch's Grade 3 Class:
For the month of February, Gr. 3 students participated in 21 days of Gratitude to encourage students to think about what they are grateful for every day. The Grade 3 students decided to each write a “Gratitude Square” every day for the 21 days on a giant roll of mural paper. The class was really excited to see how long the roll would be by the 21st day!

At the end of the month we had a 21-student-long roll of things each child was grateful for! Although it started getting difficult to think about different things (because they weren't allowed to repeat anything!), the students began to think of topics that were more meaningful to people beyond only themselves. Overall, they did a fantastic job and worked hard to complete each of their squares every single day until the end. Great work Grade 3s!  ~Ms. Lusch

Making snow figures in Kindergarten

Some of our creative Kindergarten students used our first recess to create their own figures with the snow. These young artists worked hard to create some special sculptures!

Some of their efforts are shown below!

Fun in the snow!

Charlton students were out at recess today enjoying the newly fallen snow. The hill close to the school had a LOT of use, and many new paths were formed over the course of recess, with kids going faster and faster as the recess progressed.
What a great switch from the brown and mushy ground we've had lately.

LET IT SNOW!!

REGISTRATIONS FOR 2016-2017

We are currently accepting registrations for the 2016-2017 school year. Please let your friends and neighbors know that they should register any child born in 2012 (JK students) as soon as possible.

Registration packages are available from the front office at Charlton.

Making Magic Mud in Gr. 2

Our Gr. 2 students were experimenting on Friday with making 'Magic Mud', then looking at it's characteristics and deciding if it would be considered a liquid or a solid.

Who knew learning could be so much fun!

Charlton Spirit Wear

Charlton Spirit Wear is back!!

Please see the flyer that was given to all students last week to place your order for Charlton Spirit Wear.  Our display case shows some examples of the many items that may be ordered to show your Charlton spirit.
Any profit from the sale of Spirit Wear goes directly to our students.

Inclement weather day Wednesday

Good morning.
Today is an Inclement weather day OR Snow day as the kids call it.
That means buses and taxis will not be running today and all Board workshops will be cancelled.

Schools remain open and classes will run.

Snow comes and goes

As busy as Charlton students were on Friday making snowmen in our yard, the weekend temperatures made the snow all but disappear from the field.  We keep track of the snowfall as our kids love to slide down the hill when possible...hopefully again this week.

In the mean time, here is an example of the handiwork of Charlton students during last Friday's recess.

Hopefully there will be a little more snow this winter to play in. Keep your fingers crossed!