We Are Rafikis

Call For Science Fair Judges

Since October, students in Captain John Palliser's Science Fair Club have shown great enthusiasm and hard work in researching or conducting experiments! On February 5th we are requesting judges to assess the final projects in order to determine which students will represent our school at City Finals. Judges will be viewing student work and presentations on the morning of Tuesday, February 5, from 9:40 - 12:30.

We welcome all volunteers with a volunteer clearance, judges do not need to have a background in Science or Education. They need to listen to student presentations and ask questions about their learning and research in order to fill out the Science Fair judging sheet. We will be looking for 6 - 10 adults from the community or within the school whose children/students are not participating in the science fair this year.

Please spread the word and contact us with the emails below to express your interest. We look forward to seeing you!
rsyong@cbe.ab.ca
ajbetty@cbe.ab.ca

Yours in Learning,
Ms. Betty & Ms. Yong

Report Cards

Dear families,

Your child's report card will be coming home today. On your child's report card, you will see evaluative statements from teachers. These statements correlate to the numerical indicator as recorded next to the report card stems. Below is a chart of the words that all CJP staff used, and how the words align with the numerical indicators on the Report Card. We do this to remain consistent within and across all grades and classes. For more information, visit the school website or contact your child's teacher.

 

We hope you have a wonderful Wednesday.

Sincerely, 

Ms. Youngblood and Ms. Tang  

Gymnastic January!

Dear families,

We have begun working on gymnastics in physical education. We started with simple locomotor movements today but in the next few weeks, we will be doing more gymnastics and incorporating more equipment. Please make sure your child comes to school without dangling jewelry (studs are okay), snug fitting clothing that they can move around in, and long hair pulled back in a pony tail. These guidelines MUST be followed to ensure that your child remains safe during our gymnastics unit.

Thanks for your ongoing support!

Ms. Tang and Ms. Youngblood

A note about word work...

Dear families,

Every week, students in room 10 and 11 receive new words to sort, spell, define and use in sentences and every week, students are expected to bring their words home to show their families and practice sorting, spelling, defining and using their words. Please remind your child to do word work at home to continue their vocabulary development.

We thank you for your ongoing support in our learning!

In-Class Field Trip; Volunteers Needed!

Dear families,

Next week we will be welcoming Teacher's Pet into our classes to start us off on our new science unit. We will be doing hands-on learning about a simple machine. Ms. Youngblood's class will be participating on Monday morning and Ms. Tang's class will be on Tuesday afternoon.

We will need a few parent volunteers to come in and help out with activities. Please email your child's teacher if you are available and have a current volunteer clearance.


Thanks for your continued support!


Ms. Tang and Ms. Youngblood

An Evening for Parents with Paul Davis

Hello Parents,

CJP parents have a great opportunity to attend a presentation by Paul Davis who is versed in teaching families about being positive digital citizens and the impact of our digital footprint. Please consider attending this powerful presentation. 

Where: Simon Fraser School 5215 - 33 Street NW When: January 23, 2019     @ 6:30 PM 

• Paul Davis brings 27+ years of IT knowledge and expertise to his speaking engagements. Paul has presented to over 470,000 students from Grade 4-12. Relating to kids as a father (who is a “techie”), and to parents as an IT professional – all presentations are targeted so that each audience leaves with a wealth of knowledge and empowerment for their respective age level.   Current topics/technologies and trends are covered. Cyberbullying ties into the whole message. Social Media, Appropriate images, Digital Trails, Smartphones, Online Security & more.  
• -Ms. Youngblood and Ms. Tang