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National Day for Truth & Reconciliation

All schools in the Calgary Board of Education will be closed on Friday, September 29 in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

At Hawkwood School we have committed to integrating aspects of Indigenous ways of knowing and being into all aspects of our teaching and learning. This school year, we will continue this work grounding it in the CBE’s Indigenous Education Holistic Lifelong Learning Framework.

On Saturday September 30, communities across Canada will be hosting events in recognition of this important day. A quick Google search of “NDTR Calgary 2023” will yield multiple lists of things to do throughout various communities in the city.

Volunteering at Hawkwood School

Hawkwood School has a variety of volunteer opportunities throughout the year, both during school hours and in the evening. This is an excellent way to get involved in your child’s school experience and meet your child’s team of educators: the teaching staff, support staff and administration. Certain activities or field trips would not be possible without the active participation of our volunteers.

If you are interested in volunteering, please use the link below to access our new Online form. *Note that by filling out this form, you are only requesting to be informed of volunteer opportunities. You can decide whether you want to volunteer (or not) for each opportunity.

https://forms.gle/s2qXAr5HB2eJDzaU6

You will still need to sign and return the CBE Annual Volunteer Registration Form to the school.

https://cbe.ab.ca/FormsManuals/Annual-Volunteer-Registration-Form.pdf

Thank you for being a part of the Hawkwood School Community.

Professional Learning - Friday, September 22

How do I assess my students' reading ability? We likely do not remember when we learned how to read, but there are many different things that go into a student being successful in reading. If they are struggling, do we know why? Is it letter recognition, comprehension, fluency, decoding or a combination of these things? While we have many tools to use to assess reading at the K-3 grade levels, what happens when they are older? Are these same tools as effective when you assess reading at the grade 4-6 levels? Today we spent some time looking at how to assess reading when students are a bit older. Once we have the data, then what do we do?. Our next professional learning session in October will take the next steps towards supporting our readers so they are successful in our Division II classrooms.

We also spent some time looking at some very cool artificial intelligence tools that can support our instructional design work as teachers. While this area is still quite new, there are some amazing possibilities.

Have a great weekend!