Jar of Joy
It's Summer!! There is one side of my brain saying 'YAY' and the other side saying 'Yikes! Our son Kai is going to be...
24 June, 2019
Blogs
‘Students in the school say this is one of their memories of me, “From the files of Sara Westbrook.” I share her messages from her monthly newsletters and parents have thanked me for giving them a guide. Kids talk about it when they go home and they don’t often share what goes on at school! Sara validates/reinforces what we are trying to do with our daily teaching/message.’
Rob Prouty ~ Principal ~ Barrie ON
Emotions Are Not Your Enemy
I believe people can tell when we are experiencing emotions - they can feel it - especially our children. During my ‘3 Habits...
14 June, 2019
Are you grateful for your mistakes?
Have you wanted to try something new but you chose not to because a little voice in your head was saying: ‘I could...
31 May, 2019
EQAO Testing can cause stress for students and parents.
As the last two weeks of May approach parents and their children may become stressed as they anticipate the mandatory standardized testing called...
15 May, 2019
What You Choose to Focus On Affects how you feel
Are you dreaming about warmer spring days and pretty flowers? I'm in the mood for sunshine as I'm sure most of us are. Even...
06 May, 2019
Shift Your Focus from Giving Up to Moving On
As parents and educators we encourage children to keep going, put in the effort, stay determined - all great words of advice. ...
16 April, 2019
