Short and Sweet This Week!

A Moment of Reflection

This speaks to me about the sovereignty of God.  Something if I'm honest is not that easy for me to wrap my mind around.  The enormity of this overwhelms me at times. Other times it brings me great comfort when I think I "messed" up, and I am reminded that ultimately, God is in control.  

What does it mean for us when we acknowledge that "all things" come from God?  How should or could this impact the way we live our lives?

Action Needed - October 14th

I just wanted to make the blog short, and to remind you that we (HCOS) need two things from you by OCTOBER 14th.

1. Student Learning Plans -  Please don't forget to go into Encom and sign off that you have read and agreed with the Student Learning Plan. Questions?  Contact me.
   
   SLP Parent/ Guardian Sign Off

     2. Proof of Work: I need two pictures of marked work that your student has done.

        My suggestion for doing this easily is:

• Mark one of their math pages or timed math fact drills in a different colour pen, put a total at the top (e.g. 17/20) with a comment (e.g. Good job!) and take a picture of it and send it to me.
• Mark another work sample (e.g. spelling test, comprehension sheet, printing practice), again give it a mark and a comment, and send me a picture of it.

You're free to send in other examples, but the more objective the work is the easier it is for everyone. It's a good reminder that the Government is not looking at the quality of work being done at this point, but rather wants proof that the student is active with HCOS.

HCOS News  

Reading Buddies

K- 3 with Pippa Davies – starts Oct 21 and runs twice a month until the end of January.  More info and registration found at https://fluidsurveys.com/s/2015-2016-k-3-reading-buddies/

Book Clubs

Grade 4-5 with April McLeod – starts Oct 16 and runs once a month until May.  More info and registration found at https://fluidsurveys.com/s/2015-2016-gr-4-5-bookclub/

Grade 6-7 with Kari Bell – starts Oct 14 and runs once a month until May .  More info and registration found at https://fluidsurveys.com/s/2015-2016-gr-6-7-bookclub/

Literature Circles

Grades 7-9 with Kathy Kanda – starts Oct 9 and runs until Nov 27.  More information and registration found at https://fluidsurveys.com/s/2015-fall-lit-circles/

Grades 9-12 with Kathy Kanda – starts Oct 9 and runs until Nov 27.  More information and registration found at https://fluidsurveys.com/s/2015-fall-lit-circles/