Wednesday, November 12, 2015

Good Day Everyone,
Sorry for the late Blog I had two meetings after school and just got home.  This afternoon I didn't get to see much of your beautiful faces.  This afternoon the whole school had the opportunity to watch the video,  Inside Out.  You guys were absolutely amazing!  After the movie we were so lucky to have Mr. Demman read Wonder.  We have got to part three which is told by Summer.  We had to quickly go to gym where we really worked hard at scooter tag.  After gym, we went back to class to Tweet.  We learned how to make a poll on our account. If you have a Twitter account please answer our poll.
The end of the day came very quick.

Please read the important information below.

Question of the Day:

Tell us what happened in class this morning.

Important Note From Mrs. Kinsman

To Families of Cranston Students:

Part of our work at Cranston School is to provide our students with opportunities to grow in their character development and to learn how to best respond in particular social situations. 

We know from brain research that how we react to others, and in particular situations, can often be changed through the power of story. This Thursday, November 12, we are going to share in a story-event as a whole student body when we come together to view the video "Inside Out". This Pixar film tells the story of a character who lives inside a child's brain and tries to keep core memories of positive personal stories strong in the face of challenges associated with moving to a new city and school. As the students encounter the story of the main character, Riley, they will begin to share understanding of how they can control and manage their responses to new events based on their past experiences, and that their responses can be changed.

A shared experience of story like this provides all students with opportunities to develop common language and understanding that will support our daily work at Cranston School to build peaceful communities of strong, connected, responsible and positive young citizens. 

The film is 102 minutes long and we will be showing it in the gym right after lunch.  Please discuss the film with your children to reinforce the positive messages the video contains.

Thank you.

Mrs. Kinsman, Principal

More Important Information:

Calgary Reads Read Up! Tutoring Program

We have a strong need for Calgary Reads volunteers who are able to donate 35 minutes twice a week for about 4 months to read with struggling Grade 2 readers during the school day.Cranston School will be offering a training component on Thursday, November 26^th from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.

If you are able to support this initiative and are able to attend Calgary Reads training on Thursday, November 26^th, please call Angele Borrelli at 403-777-6267 ext. 0 or email @amborrelli@cbe.ab.ca.   

A maximum of 15 people need to attend in order for Calgary Reads representative to come and train at Cranston School on November 26^th.