On Tuesday, March 10, from 6-7pm, the students of division 16 will be sharing their immigration and stop motion projects.  This is a student-led conference so it is an opportunity for you to see your child’s work as well as see first hand other students’ work and discover the many immigration stories which exist in …

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An interesting article about how students who can do handwriting and cursive handwriting in later years, have stronger literacy (reading and writing) skills. Technology is a tool and not the ultimate solution to higher functioning.http://news.nationalpost.com/2015/01/23/michael-zwaagstra-too-many-educators-believe-that-handwriting-is-obsolete-nonsense/#__federated=1

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Check out an article discussing how Japan is encouraging less video game playing and 2 time-outs per month http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/11378710/Japanese-schools-order-no-computer-games-days-for-students.html Did you know the maximum amount of recommended screen time for children is 2hrs per day? http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/pediatricians-no-more-than-2-hour-screen-time-kids/. And yes, your child sometimes has screen time at school too which should be counted in that amount for …

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The students will be making a special Valentine in class so they will not need to bring any others to school. Thanks!

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