{"id":12022,"date":"2018-09-06T18:26:30","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T22:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/?p=12022"},"modified":"2018-09-06T22:32:57","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T02:32:57","slug":"a-sign-of-excitement-schools-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/a-sign-of-excitement-schools-back\/","title":{"rendered":"A sign of excitement: School’s back!"},"content":{"rendered":"[slideshowck id=12021]\n

It’s back to school across the district – and at Queen Elizabeth Elementary in Queensborough, everyone’s ready…<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Welcome Back! Students share stories, play with friends, and start a new year of learning…<\/h3>\n

September 6, 2018 –\u00a0<\/em>Grade 2 Queen Elizabeth student Ashdeep was so excited about her first day back to school, she made a sign to celebrate the event – with a little help from her Dad.<\/span><\/p>\n

She could hardly wait to join other eager students lined up\u00a0<\/span>at Queen Elizabeth elementary school early Tuesday morning and start the new year.<\/p>\n

When the bell finally rang, each class at QE was treated to a unique welcome.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>In teacher Marlin Toftager’s class, grade one students gathered in a sharing circle to tell stories about their summer.<\/p>\n

In teacher Rachel McClelland’s class, her former grade one students gathered to spend time with each other in familiar surroundings before heading to their new grade 2 class.<\/p>\n

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“Every year brings new faces and a new chance to teach…. I’m just as excited as the students are,” said McClelland.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the library, brand new students to Queen Elizabeth elementary got a special welcome. There, teachers and education assistants were on hand to ease their transition to a new learning environment.<\/p>\n

And for students in grade three teacher Joe Fillippone’s class, it was straight to business. Enthusiastic students sat in desks, pencils in hand, paper at the ready. <\/span><\/p>\n

For them, day<\/span>\u00a0one started with a quiz –\u00a0 the kind that requires fun answers to seemingly silly questions, like: what time of day are you tallest?\u00a0 And how much food do we eat in a lifetime: the weight of 6 elephants? Perhaps 12 elephants?\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A year of deeper learning…<\/h3>\n

At New Westminster Schools, more than 7000 students and 500 teachers across the district returned this week to 8 elementary, 3 middle, and one high school, as well as to a variety of New Westminster Schools youth alternate, online and home learner programs.<\/p>\n

For kindergarten to grade nine students, the year ahead promises enriching engagement with BC’s redesigned curriculum<\/a>, now in its third year of implementation across the province. The redesigned curriculum begins this year for Grade 10 students; and next year for Grades 11 and 12.<\/p>\n

For all students, an emphasis in the curriculum on critical thinking skills, social and personal responsibility, and communication skills is a key to deeper engagement and lifelong learning.<\/p>\n

From student learning in literacy and numeracy to the performing arts and robotics, there is much to look forward to in the coming year!<\/p>\n

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