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Home and School Meeting

There is a meeting tonight Jan 26th at 6:30 in the school library, discussing upcoming Teacher/staff appreciation week, library makeover and staff changes..

Add comment January 26, 2011 tignishhomeschool

Upcoming Home & School Meeting

Our next meeting will be Wednesday, January 26th at 6:30pm at the school library. If there are anyone interested in helping out with the library makeover (with ideas,etc) please let me know. We’ll need as much parent involvement as possible.

Add comment January 12, 2011 tignishhomeschool

PISA World Study – PEI results

Parents!!! The latest results of our education system on PEI is discouraging. Here in PEI, 21% of 15yr olds cannot read or write well enough to hold a job. Hal Perry has talked to the Superintendent of the Western School Board and he has agreed to meet with anyone interested to explain the results of the Program for International Student Assessment. We are considering mid January…..would you be interested in attending???

Add comment December 8, 2010 tignishhomeschool

Parents Being Web Aware

Raising a Digital Generation:
Media Awareness Network Launches New Tutorial for Parents

Ottawa – Media Awareness Network (MNet) today released e-Parenting
Tutorial: Keeping up with your kids’ online activities, an online
resource to help parents better understand and become actively involved
in their children’s online lives.

Made possible through financial contributions from Inukshuk Learning
Plan Fund and Bell, this engaging interactive tool helps parents
increase their awareness of the ways that children and teens are using
the Internet for learning, entertainment and socializing, and the issues
they may be encountering along the way. Through the exploration of five
key themes – homework, cyberbullying, marketing, online relationships
and excessive use – parents can develop the knowledge and skills they
need to help their children navigate the Internet safely, wisely and
responsibly.

“Parents often feel unprepared when it comes to helping their children
manage their online lives,” said Jane Tallim, Co-Executive Director of
MNet. “e-Parenting Tutorial is designed to instill the confidence they
need to help their kids become thoughtful cybercitizens.”

This practical resource takes a light-hearted approach while tackling
serious issues, with downloadable tip sheets and links to further
resources to help parents out. The key message throughout is that
parents need to talk with their kids about their online explorations and
work together to develop ground rules that everyone can live with.

e-Parenting Tutorial is available for free on Media Awareness Network’s
Web site (www.media-awareness.ca). It is also available on Be Web Aware
(www.bewebaware.ca), an Internet safety Web
site for parents developed by MNet in partnership with Bell.

The e-Parenting Tutorial development and promotion partners are the
Alberta School Councils’ Association, The Alberta Library and the
Canadian Home and School Federation.

1 comment October 29, 2010 tignishhomeschool

Head Lice

Please, please remember to check your children’s heads for lice. If you think there is a chance that they may have it then treat their heads to be on the safe side. Thanks!

Add comment September 27, 2010 tignishhomeschool

First Home and School Meeting for Fall 2010

Our first meeting will be held on October 6th at 6:30pm. Agenda to come later; however Mr. Blanche wants to get started on forming the library committee to work on planning and developing a makeover for our school library. There are a couple of teachers ready to be on the committee, we just need some great enthusiastic, creative parents to help out. If you are interested please let us know!

Add comment September 17, 2010 tignishhomeschool

Cookbooks

I still have 5 cookbooks here left over from the spring if anyone is interested in any of them. Cost is $7

Add comment September 17, 2010 tignishhomeschool

Fall Fundraiser

I know school hasn’t started yet but just wanted to give a heads up regarding the Norcard fundraiser which will be coming home early next week. We want to get it done a bit earlier this year so that any back orders will hopefully be in before christmas. Just a heads up to keep an eye out for it!

Add comment September 6, 2010 tignishhomeschool

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Add comment June 9, 2010 tignishhomeschool

Tignish Home & School Meeting

Last meeting of the year to be held Tuesday June 15th at 6:30pm at the school library. Meeting open to all parents at tignish elementary and to those starting grade one and kindergarten next year as well. School staffing/sheduling for the fall will be discussed, along with ideas for playground, library, etc. Discuss the issue of a one English language school board (compared to east and west now), intensive french update and so on… Come on out to the last meeting of the year. This is the best way to find out what actually happens in the school system that your child attends.