Hello everyone,
Welcome to new and returning members of the GWA community. We would like to take this opportunity to introduce ourselves as the Eco Council of GWA. The goal for the Eco Council is to enhance the sustainability and environmental awareness of the GWA community and hopefully make a positive impact on the world. As you may know, International Day has been an amazing display of our school’s diversity. Along with many different foods, handouts and traditions comes a large amount of waste. The 2017-18 Eco Council is kicking off the school year with waste awareness campaign during International Day. With the support of GWAPA, we are inviting all attendees to bring your own cutlery and crockery (plates, bowls and utensils) to reuse at any of the booths. We would also like to encourage all participants to bring a reusable water bottle. The Eco Schools stand will be equipped with an area to clean any dishes used throughout the afternoon. Additionally, the Eco Schools booth will award house points to anyone who brings in reusable cutlery and crockery. Finally, we have been working with the support staff in providing recycling containers throughout the whole festival area. Unfortunately, if anything is recycled into the wrong container, everything from that container is emptied into the general waste bin. Please remember to use the recycling bins properly. Thank you for your support in making this a Eco-Friendly and sustainable International Day Festival. Kind regards, The Eco Council
Your Child’s Compass: Parents as Social Resources
Any voyageur knows the most important tool to take on a journey is a compass. It’s a guide when you know where you’re going. It’s also a guide when you don’t. As children journey through life, they must step into unfamiliar territory. Sometimes they’ll try paths we’d rather not have them take while ignoring others that we think they should follow. No matter where they go, we as parents are their moral compasses. As compasses, we don’t tell them which path to take (even though it’s tempting at times), but we serve as a resource―a guide. We can help, suggest, question, encourage. We can also point out other useful guides when our children wish to take a path we are not equipped to navigate. Whichever paths our children take, we should never abandon them. For once our children know we’ll always journey with them, it won’t be long before they see the value that parents―as compasses―can be. We need to be strong and weak, proud and humble, stable and flexible. Questions to ask yourself:
Questions to discuss with your child:
Three ways to be a better social resource for your child: 1. Invite your child’s best friend on a family weekend getaway. Play games and do activities together. 2. Learn a new hobby or skill with your child. 3. Ask about something your child would like to learn. Take a class together about the subject. |
Please be sure to look through our Lost and Found located near the entrance to our school cafeteria. Thank you.
If your child is late to school, please visit the Elementary Office upon your arrival to school and obtain a late pass from the office.
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