13 June to 17 Jun 2022
Monday, 13 Jun
Tuesday, 14 Jun
Wednesday, 15 Jun
- VCH Hearing screening, KG & Gr1
Thursday, 16 Jun
Friday, 17 Jun
Looking ahead
Jun 24: Rainbow Pride Day
Jun 27: Gr7 leaving ceremony
Jun 29: Last day of school
View the school calendar online
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Please make sure you review the daily health assessment (english or simplified chinese) before sending your child(ren) to school. Or use the K-12 Health Check website.
If you are late to school, your child(ren) must enter through the upper front door by the salmon mural and check-in at the office. Please call the office at (604) 713-5414 or use the new doorbell beside the door so they can let the child(ren) in.
If your child(ren) will be absent from school, please email souattendance@vsb.bc.ca or phone 604-713-5159 as soon as possible and leave your child's name, division number, the date and whether they will be absent or late. If you phone, you will be required to use a school code. The Southlands school code is 79#.
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Hello Southlands families,
We hope you had a relaxing weekend.
Tomorrow during the professional development day, the staff will be working on our IB wrap up of the 2021 - 2022 school year. The authors of the report on our accreditation made a few recommendations including folding the non-enrolling and resource teachers into the collaboration of classroom teachers and updating our assessment practices so that students have a clear understanding of what is being assessed and how the teachers are assessing their learning.
We look forward to seeing everyone back on Tuesday!
Sincerely,
Margaret Paxton
Principal
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Current units of Inquiry
Kindergarten
Theme: Sharing the Planet – An inquiry into rights and responsibilities in the struggle to share finite resources with other people and with other living things
Central Idea: The choices we make affect our planet and future generations.
Key Concepts: function, change, responsibility
Lines of Inquiry: the role of mini beasts in their ecosystem (function); interactions between mini beasts and humans (change); our responsibility to the environment (responsibility)
Approaches to Learning: social skills, thinking skills, self-management skills
Grade 1/2
Theme: Sharing the Planet – An inquiry into communities and the relationship within and between them
Central Idea: Human interactions impact animal habitats.
Key Concepts: function, change, responsibility
Lines of Inquiry: animals’ interdependence with their habitat (function); effects of habitat change on animals’ well-being (change); human responses over time (responsibility)
Approaches to Learning: thinking skills, social skills, research skills
Grade 3/4
Theme: How the World Works – An inquiry into how humans use their understanding of scientific principles
Central Idea: Experimentation can lead to innovation and discovery
Key Concepts: change, connection, function
Lines of Inquiry: ways energy can be transferred, transformed, and conserved (change); the design process, including the role of curiosity and play (connection); safely using the most appropriate materials, tools, and technologies (function)
Approaches to Learning: research skills, self-management skills
Grade 4/5 and 5/6
Theme: Where We Are in Place and Time – An inquiry into orientation in place and time
Central Idea: Values drive public policy
Key Concepts: change, perspective, connection
Lines of Inquiry: types and purposes of public policy (change); government policies that affect minorities (perspective); how value systems are shaped (perspective, connection)
Approaches to Learning: social skills, thinking skills, research skills
Grade 6/7
Theme – Where We Are in Place and Time – An inquiry into the discoveries‚ explorations‚ and migrations of humankind
Central Idea: Knowledge of scientific principles promotes innovation.
Key Concepts: connection, function, causation
Lines of Inquiry: the relationship between electricity and magnetism (connection); different ways of completing electrical circuits (function); different ways electricity is generated and environmental impacts of each way (causation)
Approaches to Learning: communication skills, thinking skills, social skills
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Thank you to the families who have joined our FlipGive team! We have already earned $391 for Southlands programs. We encourage others to join the team using code FRJ3Z5.
Use the FlipGive app or browser plugin before shopping online at stores like Starbucks, Amazon, Sportchek, Nike, Bay, The Gap, Indigo, etc. and you will be ensuring a percentage of your purchase gets credited to Southlands programs.
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Throughout the year any purchases online from Mabel's Labels will earn our school a rebate when you select "Southlands Elementary School" from the menu. Thank you for your support!
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