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Dear Parents & Guardians,

I am writing to let you know about a number of important pieces of information at this time of the year.

  • LA Poetry Project Homework

Today was the last time students had a chance to work on their poems and illustrations for this 2-week LA project. So far only ¼ of students have handed in. Please check-in with your son/daughter and set some time aside to complete it at home. For the most part it is now compiling the booklet and creating illustrations for an Art mark. I have printed the poems for almost all students yesterday and today in class.

The project is due on Monday Nov. 15th.

  • Parent-Teacher Conferences

In less than 2 weeks, I am hopeful to meet with all of you during our first round of Student-teacher conferences. They will take place November 25th and 26th.You should receive an email from our school to remind you to book them via CBE My Power School (link below) shortly. Parents that did not have an account yet should have received a letter from our school last week with instructions. You will need your child's CBE student number. Your acocunt lets you book conferences and next year also see grades.

https://sis.cbe.ab.ca/public/home.html

  • Learning Goals

As CBE we are focusing on our students becoming independent and critical thinkers.

Next week your child will be setting personal learning goals and strategies (e.g. a plan on how to achieve them) in LA, Math and Health. These goals will be shared with you during the conferences.

  • Starting Monday, our class will be welcoming our student teacher Ms. Paul from the University of Lethbridge. She will be teaching up to 1/3 of the instructional time in her 5- week practicum. 



Sincerely,

Pascal Mueller

Grade 6 Teacher

Beddington Heights School

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