Meet the Teacher Evening

Welcome to 4F !!

Ms. Richelle Forbes

New format this year

•I will pass along messages about Wentworth in general as well as talk about specifics in the homeroom of 4F

•Mr. Kennedy or Ms. Stevens (4-7) will drop in to say hello at some point in evening

A bit about myself

• Graduated from the University of Waterloo with an Honours Degree in English.

•Received my Teaching Diploma at the University of Western Sydney, Australia

•18th year at Collingwood•Kindergarten (5 years), Grade 4 (the

remainder…)•Two children in the school (Grade 3 and

Grade 7)•Travel to and from Coquitlam each day

Other Teachers & Families

•Three other teachers:▫Grant Harder, Lise Middleton & Pete

Davidson•AF this year is Chelsea Genest

•New families to Collingwood:• Jasmine, Alex•class parents - affectionately known as

“Class moms”: Sabina (Kavika’s mom) and Wendy (Brookelynn’s mom)

Upcoming Field Trips• September 23rd-26th • All Grade 4 students should arrive at school by 7:30 and

will be departing from Wentworth at 7:50am Wednesday morning. Students are asked to drop all bags off outside the back door of their classrooms.

• We will return at 4:00 on Friday afternoon for pick up from Wentworth.

• September 22nd : Whytecliff Park: Shoreline Clean-up, Ecology based activities, leadership games. Regular arrival time at Wentworth, 4:00 return to Wentworth.

• September 21st : Grouse Mountain: First Nations Activity, Ecology Activities-all guided by Grouse staff. Regular arrival time at Wentworth, 4:00 return to Wentworth.

General School InformationSchool Day• Homeroom and attendance is done at 8:30am, if

arriving later students must get a late slip from reception

Parking, Drop-off and Pick-up • drop-off -- please give yourself extra time in the

morning, always better to arrive early.• pick-up -- be sure to put traffic pass on your window, be

punctual (not early or late) in order to make a most efficient process for all families

• please do not park on gravel lot or block it unless you are picking up JK children

General School Information

Pre/After School Care• Your child must be registered to be eligible

for pre or after school care.•Pre/After school care is an option for

working parents at 7:30am in the FSC. After school care is available until 5:30 pm.

•If you have an emergency, non-registered students cannot join in with daycare due to licensing issues, so they will be taken care of in the classroom until you arrive.

General School InformationCommunication• Email: Richelle.forbes@collingwood.org• check the website and the blog, homework will be posted each

Monday. Please also check for daily updates from Ms. Forbes: www.collingwood4f.weebly.com• take note of important/upcoming dates in student agendas and on

the Collingwood school website• keep all contact information up-to-date• check PCR : Report Cards, • Complete in all forms**Several online forms are incomplete. If

you are unsure whether you have completed the required forms, please ask as I do have a list. Emails went out today to families with incomplete forms.

• Hot lunch: portal is open. Please check school website for information.

• Absences: If your child is going to be away, please go to the Collingwood website and fill in an Attendance Notification Form –under quick links. (NEW this year)

General School InformationUniforms• Label all belongings• #1 dress on Wednesdays• Be aware of PE days (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday) –

Monday and Tuesday students may come in PE strip and bring uniform to change later, Thursday students must come in uniform and bring PE strip to change into.

• Consider having outdoor shoes or boots for playing outdoors especially in colder and wetter weather

• Allergy-aware school: please be aware and considerate of allergies within class, especially when sending in treats

Classroom Philosophy- Nurture a caring and respectful

environment

- Encouraging each child to strive for their personal best

- Foster responsibility, independent learning and critical thinking

- Develop character

- Take advantage of all the opportunities our school has to offer.

Homework Expectations• Always posted to the class website. Also posted on the whiteboard and it is the

student’s responsibility to record in their agendas.

• Students respond to the weekly blog post directly on the website.

• Paragraph/written homework can either be done via students’ mycw /Google account where each student has already created a homework file or written in their homework notebook. If completed on the Google Drive, each time students complete an assignment it should be titled and dated. It will then automatically be shared with me. This has already been set up for each student.

• Login for each child is: firstname.lastname@mycw.org

• Password: has been individually created

• Homework

- Reading

• 20 minutes everyday

- Homework

• Math (will be assigned by your child’s math teacher)

• Language Skills (paragraph, Blog response)

• French (website is linked to our Weebly site)

Highlights of the Academic Program

•English: Reading Power/Writing Power, Six Traits of Writing

•Math: Singapore, JUMP, Quest and various other support materials, websites

•Science: Ecology, Biomes, Weather, Light and Sound

•Socials: B.C’s Coastal First Nations, Inuit, Explorers

Camp Summit

Outdoor School•Emily from Camp Summit has already

given an informative presentation, however if you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to ask.

•Medication (label and hand off to me prior to departing for camp)

•Dietary restrictions? (very flexible)•Supplies

SEL• As a school we know that a strong SEL program helps children

develop into happy heathy adults.

• Wentworth SEL Definition

• “Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is the process of learning 5 important life skills: self-awareness, social-awareness, self-management, relationship skills, & responsible decision making. SEL skills help you become a thriving person, friend, and student.”

• This year we will work with our students to deepen their understanding of the 5 SEL competencies. Using a new SEL self-assessment tool, students will work with their teachers to set personalized and meaningful SEL goals. These goals will be shared with parents at conferences and in homeroom reports.

SEL Wentworth Poster

Other Items to Discuss…• * Criminal Record Checks for all volunteers (must be

on file with the school) • * Your Communication Plan – best way to stay up to

date – email please Richelle.forbes@Collingwood.org• * Stay connected – Read Mr. Kennedy’s weekly Blog

for Updates http://learningmindsets.weebly.com/• Extended absences: please advise in writing…• * Uniform, Hair Natural Colour/No Non Collingwood

Hoodies, correct black shoes, label children’s clothes• * Sleep, Nutrition and Water • * Green - composting, reduce packaging, refillable

water bottles

Questions?