GENERAL WOLFE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

661 Banning Street Principal: Mrs. G. McLean Winnipeg, Manitoba R3G 2G3 Vice- Principal: Mr. M. Adkins Phone: (204) 786-7427 Fax: (204) 775-2882 http://www.wsd1.org/generalwolfe/

January, 2016 Dear Parents/Guardians:

I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year. I hope that the winter break was restful and rejuvenating.

We are beginning a new calendar year, 2016. The New Year is always a time to reflect on accomplishments and set goals for

the year ahead. The staff at General Wolfe encourages and provides opportunities for our students to reflect and set goals on an

on-going basis. We know that reflection and goal setting are key ingredients to success. Students who are actively involved in

their learning reach greater success when they feel they have control over their learning and understand why it is im-

portant. We encourage you to be part of the process as well. You can be involved with your child by asking three simple ques-

tions:

What are you learning? Why are you learning this? How will you know when you have succeeded?

All of our students were involved with the Tell Them From Me Survey. This is a national survey that asks students to share

how they feel about a variety of topics related to school. Students responded to a series of questions regarding the effective use

of classroom time in three subject areas: language arts, mathematics, and science. The students responded to the following

questions:

•Teachers are good at explaining difficult ideas.

•Teachers use our class time to help us learn.

•Class lessons are well organized.

•Teachers help us understand important ideas.

•Important ideas are taught well.

•Responses to students' questions are clear.

We are very proud that 80% of our students feel that their learning time at General Wolfe is Effective which is well above the

National average. Our goal is to have 100% of our students feel that their learning time at General Wolfe is effective; as a staff

we will continue to work on strategies to reach this goal.

Parent council meets once a month and we would encourage you to join us. This month our meeting is on January 13th at 5:30

p.m. We serve a light meal and then conduct our Parent Council meeting. We are also providing parent information sessions.

This month we will be doing a session on Mindfulness. Mindfulness is a practice that helps to reduce stress and anxiety.

Please join us; the session will follow our regular Parent Council Meeting.

Our Parent Council will also be selling tickets for a Fund Raising event at Rumor’s Comedy Club on Feb. 6 th. An order form

for tickets was sent home earlier in the week. If you wish to purchase you can also stop into the school office.

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”

― Benjamin Franklin

G. McLean M. Adkins

Principal Vice-Principal

Mga Mahal na Magulang/Tumatayong Magulang:

Ibig kong bumati sa bawat isa sa inyo ng Maligayang Bagong Taon. Inaasahan kong ang inyong

winter break ay matiwasay at nakapabigay ng panibagong lakas sa inyo.

Tayo po ay nagsisimula ng bagong taon, 2016. Ang Bagong Taon ay panahon ng pagmumunimuni ng

ating mga tagumpay at mga layunin sa darating na taon. Ang staff ng General Wolfe ay nanghihimok

at nagbibigay ng mga pagkakataon sa ating mga estudyante upang patuloy ang pagmumunimuni at

iayos ang kanilang mga layunin dahil ang mga ito ang susi sa kanilang tagumapy. Makakamit ng mga

estudyanteng actibo sa pagkatuto ang higit na tagumpay kapag may kontrol sila at nauunawaan nila ang kahalagahan nito. Gina-

ganyak din po namin kayong maging parte ng proceso. Matututlungan ninyo ang inyong anak kung itatanong ninyo ang 3 sim-

pleng katanungan:

Ano ang iyong natutunan? Bakit mo ito pinagaaralan? Papaano mo malalaman kung tagumpay ka na?

Lahat ng ating estudyante ay kasali sa Tell Them From Me Survey. Ito ay isang survey para sa buong bansa na nagtatanong sa

mga estdyante na ibahagi ang kanilang nararamdaman tungkol sa iba’t ibang paksa na nauukol sa eskuwelahan. Sumagot ang

mga estudyante sa mga tanong tungkol sa epektibong paggamit ng oras sa klase sa tatlong subjects: language arts, mathematics

at science. Eto po ang mga sagot ng mga estudyante:

Ang mga titser ay mahusay magpaliwanag ng mahihirap na idea.

Ginagamit ng mgs titser ang oras sa klase upang tulungan kaming matututo.

Ang mga liksiyon sa klase ay maayos na maayos..

Tinutulungan kami ng mga titser upang maintindihan ang mga importanteng idea.

Mahusay ituro ang mga importanteng idea.

Ang mga sagot sa mga estudyante ay malinaw.

Maipagmamalaki namin na ramdam ng 80% ng aming mga estudyante na epektibo ang oras ng pagkatuto nila sa General Wolfe

na mahigit sa National average. Ang aming layunin ay maramdaman ng 100% ng aming mga estudyante na epektibo ang pa-

gaaaral nila sa General Wolfe at bilang staff, patuloy po naming isasaayos ang aming stratgia upang maabot ang layunin na ito.

Ang Parent Council ay may miting minsan sa isang buwan at gusto po namin kayong anyayahan upang

sumama sa amin. Sa ika-13 ng Enero, alas 5 ng hapon may kaunting kainan muna bago magParent Council meeting. Meron din

kaming parent information sessions. Ngayong buwan, ang session ay tungkol sa Mindfulness.Ang Mindfullness ay isang gawa na

nakakatulong sa pagbabawas ng stress at pagkabalisa. Halina po kayo; ang session po ay kasunod ng ating regular na Parent

Council.

Ang Parent Council ay magbebenta rin ng ticket para sa Fund Raising event sa Rumor’s Comedy Club sa ika- 6 ng Pebrerro. May

order form para sa tickets na napadala sa inyo sa bahay nitong pasimula ng lingo. Kung ibig ninyong bumili, maaari rin po

kayong dumaan sa opisina sa eskuwelahan.

“Sabihin mo at makakalimutan ko, ituro mo at maaring maalala ko, ibilang mo ako at ako ay matututo”

Benjamin Franklin

G. McLean M. Adkins

Principal Vice –Principal

January, 2016

اعزائي اآلباء واولياء األمور،

اتمني عام جديد وسعيد واتمني ان اإلجازة الشتوية كانت مريحة واعادت الحيوية للكل .

. بداية العام الجديد دائماً وقت للتأمل في اإلنجازات ولتحديد األهداف للعام ٦١٠٢نحن في بداية عام جديد

القادم. موظفو جنرال وولف يقومون بتشجيع وإعطاء الفرص للطالب بصفة مستمرة. نحن نعلم ان التامل

وتحديد األهداف من المكونات االساسية للنجاح. الطالب اللذين يشاركون بنشاط في تعليمهم يصلون الي قمة

النجاح عندما يشعرون بالتحكم علي تعليمهم وفهم أهميته .نشجعك للمشاركة في هذا البرنامج وكذلك يمكنك

مع طفلك بسؤالك ثالثة أسئلة بسيطة ... ماذا تتعلم؟ .... لماذا تتعلم ذلك؟...كيف ستعرف انك تفوقت؟ التضامن

كل الطالب شاركوا في دراسة استقصائية باسم " قل لهم، مني" هذه دراسة علي مستوي الدولة يتطلب من

الطالب المشاركة بكيف يشعرون تجاه مواضيع مختلفة لها عالقة بالمدرسة.قام الطالب بالرد علي مجموعة من

األسئلة عن فعالية استخدام وقت التدريس في ثالثة مواد، فنون اللغة، الرياضيات والعلوم. كان رد الطالب علي

هذه األسئلة كاآلتي:

يجيد المعلمون شرح األفكار الصعبة

يجيد المعلمون استخدام وقت التدريس ليساعدونا في التعلم

الدروس منظمة بصورة جيدة

المعلمون يساعدونا لفهم الدروس المهمة

الدروس المهمة يتم تدريسها بطريقة جيدة

ردود الطالب كانت واضحة

من الطالب يشعرون ان وقت التدريس بمدرسة جنرال وولف يتم استخدامه بشكل فعال ٪٠١نحن فخورين بان

لكي يشعر طالب جنرال وولف بان ٪٠١١وهده نسبة اعلي من المتوسط الدولي. هدفنا ان تكون هذه النسبة

وقت التدريس يتم استخدامه بصورة فعالة. ونحن كموظفين سنحاول قصارى جهودنا إليجاد استراتيجيات أفضل

للوصول لهذا الهدف.

. ٦١٠٢١٠١٠٢يجتمع مجلس اآلباء مرة في الشهر ونشجعكم لمشاركتنا. سيكون اجتماعنا هذا الشهر يوم

مساء . سنقوم بتوفير وجبة خفيفةومن ثم سيعقد االجتماع. سنعقد جلسات لتداول المعلومات مع ٠:٢١الساعة

النشاط الذهني من الممارسات التي ١ أولياء األمور . خالل الشهر الجاري، سنقوم بجلسة النشاط الذهني

تساعد علي تقليل التوتر والقلق. أرجوكم االنضمام إلينا لحضور هذه الجلسات . ستقام هذه الجلسات بعد اجتماع

مجلس اآلباء كل شهر. سيقوم مجلس اآلباء ببيع تذاكر لجمع التبرعات لنادي رومرز الكوميدي في السادس من

شهر فبراير.لقد تم إرسال طلبات شراء التذاكر الي المنازل مع الطالب في بداية هذا الشهر. اذا أردت شراء

التذاكر فيمكنك ذلك في مكتب المدرسة.

قل لي وسانسي، علمني ويمكن اتذكر، شاركني وساتعلم.""

بنجامين فرانكلين.

January, 2016

IMPORTANT DATES

March 4, 2016—Springhill Ski Trip—All Day March 15, 2016—Report Cards go Home March 16, 2016—Gr. 9 Tetanus shots am—Library March 17, 2016—-Brandon Jazz Festival Tri Conferences 5:30-8:30 March 18, 2016 —Non Instructional Day –Tri Conferences March 21, 2016—General Chaos & Dance students –Stepz @ Victoria Inn 8:30-4 pm

January 4, 2016—School reopens January 5, 2016—Gr. 9 Shops DMCI cancelled pm January 12, 2016-Boys Soccer # 1—Girls Soccer #1 January 13, 2016 —Mindfulness Session January 15, 2016—Gr. 8 Shops Sargent Park cancelled pm January 15, 2016—Gr. 7 Girls Basketball Tournament @ GW January 19, 2016—Rm.#151 Winnipeg Harvest 9-11:45 am January 22, 2016—PD No Classes January 22-23, 2016—Gr. 8 Boys Basketball Tournament @ GW January 28, 2016—Fort Whyte –EAL/SEC January 29, 2016 —-Soccer Jamboree @ U of M January 29-30, 2016—Gr. 7 Boys Basketball Tournament @ GW

February 3, 2016 —Gr. 8 MTYP pm February 4, 2016 —Gr. 9 MTYP pm February 5, 2016—Non Instructional Day—No classes February 5, 2016 —Gr. 9 Girls Basketball Tournament @ GW February 9, 2016—GW2 Boys Soccer 11:30-1:30 February 12, 2016 —Gr. 8 Girls Basketball Tournament @ GW February 15, 2016—Louis Riel Day—No classes February 17, 2016—Festival du Voyageur—Gr. 9 –All Day February 18, 2016—General Chaos Cinderella Story Centennial Concert Hall—10-3:30 February 19-20, 2016—Gr. 9 Boys Basketball Tournament @ GW February 24, 2016—Optimist Band Festival am February 24, 2016—Community Presentations 6 pm

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

4 Day 1

School Reopens

5 Day 2

Gr. 9 shops @ DMCI Cancelled

pm

6 Day 3

7 Day 4

8 Day 5

11 Day 6

12 Day 1

Boys Soccer #1 Girls Soccer #1

13 Day 2 Parent Council

Mindfulness Session

14 Day 3

15 Day 4

Gr. 8 shops @Sargent Park -

cancelled pm

Gr. 7 Girls Basketball

Tournament @GW

18 Day 5

19 Day 6

Rm .# 151 Wpg. Harvest

9 am—11:45 am

20 Day 1

21 Day 2

22 Day 3 PD—No Classes

Gr. 8 Boys Basketball

Tournament

25 Day 4

26 Day 5

27 Day 6

28 Day 1

EAL/SEC Fort Whyte

29 Day 2

Soccer Jamboree @ U of M

Gr. 7 Boys Basketball

Tournament @GW

January, 2016

February, 2016

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

1 Day 3 2 Day 4

3 Day 5

MTYP GR 8—PM

4 Day 6

MTYP Gr. 9—PM

5 Day 1

Non Instructional

Day No classes

Gr. 9 Girls Basketball

Tournament @ GW

8 Day 2

9 Day 3

Boys Soccer GW2 11:30-1:30

10 Day 4

11 Day 5

12 Day 6

Gr. 8 Girls Basketball

Tournament @GW

15

Louis Riel Day

No School

16 Day 1

17 Day 2 Festival du Voyageur

Gr. 9 All Day

18 Day 3

General Chaos

Cinderella Story

Centennial Concert

Hall 10-3:30

19 Day 4 PD—No Classes

Gr. 9 Boys Basketball

Tournament @GW

22 Day 5

23 Day 6

24 Day 1

Optimist Band

Festival am

Community Presentation

25 Day 2 26 Day 3

Gr. 7 Boys Basketball

Tournament @GW

29 Day4

Green Team News In November 2015, Ms. Leonard and the Green Team registered our garden project with the Roots & Shoots organization started by Dr. Jane Goodall. Roots & Shoots is active in over 130 countries worldwide and prepares youth to design and implement sustainability action projects that will transform their community into a place were people, animals and the environment thrive. Our school’s project was one of 35 proposals received from across Canada, and we have just been informed that our project was selected to receive a grant of $500.00! Selection of Roots & Shoots Grant recipients was made on the basis of the following criteria:

Demonstrated alignment with the goals and values of Roots & Shoots Canada, including:

Youth-led; will build confidence in youth that their voice is valued

Considers the interconnectedness of people, animals and the environment and how the project will benefit all three

Hands-on action and meaningful learning that will help us grow a generation of Janes

Honours Indigenous ways of knowing

Demographic diversity

Regional diversity

Reach

Uniqueness/innovativeness

Demonstrated feasibility Congratulations, Ms. Leonard and the Green Team!!

COACHES CORNER

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