Brackendale Elementary

Communicator

Oct 11 2019

Volume 2

Dear Brackendale Families,

A key component of our school culture is learning

and practicing the 5 Growth Mindsets: Empathy, Flex-

ibility, Persistence, Resilience, and Optimism.

These strategies help children become life-long learn-

ers and to stay the course when things get tough. I

encourage you to take opportunities to recognize

when you, your children, or people in your lives are

using these skills.

Another way to understand Growth Mindsets is to

embrace the “Power of Yet”. When we add the word

“yet” to our reflections, we teach ourselves that we

believe in growth. For example:

“ I am not able to do this, yet.”

“My design is not working, yet.”

“We haven’t figure out how to do this, yet.”

Other statements that promote a growth mindset in-

clude:

“My mistakes help me learn and grow.”

“I can take on a challenge.”

“When we struggle, we get stronger.”

“I will give it try.”

Mrs. Fanzega’s students

recently shared their

thinking about their

own growth mindsets.

Enjoy these images

from their hallway bulle-

tin board.

In the words of C. J.

Luckey “This is the pow-

er of yet. Don’t you set-

tle for less. If you just

give your best then you

will have success.”

I invite you to watch C.J.’s “The Power of Yet” video: https://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=2SA---ZNJms as a family.

Sincerely,

Ms. Karen Saenger,

Principal

42000 Government Road PO Box 280, Brackendale, BC V0N 1H0

Telephone: (604) 898-3651 Fax: (604) 898-4674

Voice Mail (604) 898-9348 + ext # 300 for main office

We are honoured to learn, work and play on the traditional, unceded, ancestral

territory of the Sḵwxwú7mesh Nation and the Village of Waiwakum

Principal: Ms. K. Saenger Front Office: Mrs. Muff Hackett

Website: www.sd48brackendale.org Email: bre@sd48.bc.ca

Think Critically

We use criteria to make judgements, assess options,

rank and justify choices Our School Goal

Choosing a Climate Action Organization

Our class was talking about Greta Thunberg, the Swedish student who first went on a

“School strike for climate”. Other students joined her and a movement began across the

world. Greta spoke at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2018. Instead of

taking a plane she sailed across the Atlantic to address the United Nations Climate Action

Summit in New York in September. She gave up air travel because it puts exhaust (gases

that contribute to climate change) in the air.

We believe her actions are great because she is helping to save the earth and teaching peo-

ple about climate action. She is very passionate about climate action.

We were trying to figure out a way that our class could contribute to stop climate

change. Our teacher informed us about the Climate Action Rallies and Protests that were

happening around the world and we decided to join the protesting. But, we didn’t stop

there. We also wanted to raise money for an organization that is helping the planet. Here

is the criteria that we used to select the organization that would receive the profits from

our bake sale.

Criteria for selecting a climate action organization

Local

Helping to stop climate change

Educating students

Can see they are taking action and making a difference

We had four organizations that we were consid-

ering; STAND EARTH, Squamish CAN, Squamish

Environmental Society, and the Squamish Water-

shed Society. We analyzed each of these organi-

zations against the criteria and then the whole

class choose the Squamish Watershed Society as

the best one. Our bake sale raised $302.98.

By Sophia, Levi, and Camryn

Ms. Mowbray’s Grade 5/6 class

Climate Action Bake Sale— Raised $302.98 Climate Action Rally— Squamish Municipal Hall

Donating to the Squamish Watershed Society

Orange Shirt Day - Honouring Residential School Survivors

Upcoming Events

Mon., Oct. 14 Thanksgiving Day - school not in session Wed., Oct. 16 Photo Retake Day PAC Meeting - 7:00pm Thurs., Oct. 17 Great Shake Down Drill Fri., Oct. 18 Author Visit at SES - Zigar PAC Hot Lunch J udd Slough - S Fieldhouse/Webb Tue., Oct. 22 School Improvement Plan Review Wed., Oct. 23 Grade 6 Vaccinations Neufeld Farms Orders Due Rec Swim - Borsoff/Fanzega/Jorgensen Thurs., Oct. 24 Audain Museum - Mowbray Fri., Oct. 25 BCTF Professional Day - not in session

Library News

BRE’s first book fair for this school year was a bit hit! The fundraiser made a record sales reaching $7029.34. That means our library received over $700 of new books from the fair and about $1600 in cash after calculating our profit share from the total for future library resources for your children. A big thank you goes out to our parent volunteers and book fair coordinators, Heather Teasell and Kelsey Roberge. Without parent volunteers, we would not be able to make this fair run as smoothly as it did! One more thank you goes out to those generous students, parents, families and friends that gifted our BRE teachers with books after looking at their Scholastic Book Fair Wish Lists. Our teachers appreciated the gen-erous donations and will be able to use these literacy re-sources in their classrooms with your children.”

Emergency Preparedness

Emergency drills are a key component of our

emergency preparedness protocols. Yearly drills

are scheduled at the beginning of the year and

dates are adhered to as much as possible. Teach-

ers instruct students on the procedures to follow

and prepare students in advance to alleviate feel-

ings of concern.

We hold earthquake drills, evacuation drills (fire

drills), lockdown drills, and wildlife drills.

Getting the School Year Off to a Good Start

Set a firm, reasonable bed time. Kids need plenty of rest, especially as they readjust to the school-year schedule. Turn off electronics before starting bedtime routines to give the brain time to unplug.

Take time for a healthful breakfast each day. Children who eat well before school have the energy to take full advantage of important morning instruction.

Find a place for everything, and put everything in its place. The beginning of the year is the time to set routines that will avoid lost backpacks and materials. Encourage your child to check the school lost and found regularly too!

PAC Meeting

Please join the BRE PAC on Wednesday, Oct. 16th at 7:00pm in the school library. Every parent and guardian is a member of the PAC. Free childcare will be provided. Look for the latest minutes on the school website and the PAC board.

PAC has a Neufeld Farms fundraiser com-ing for all your holiday needs:

Order forms coming October 15th Orders due back October 23rd Pick up orders November 5th - 2pm at the school

Playground Update! Construction of the Global Motion is underway!