I love this video about shifting the way we think about education. This year at the school we are going to try some preliminary work with flexible classrooms. The hope is that we will be able to  provide more support for students who are struggling, while at the same time pushing students who are doing well.

Parent volunteers

Hi, we are looking for parent volunteers to come to the school once or twice a week to read with students. This reading would take place from 9:30 am-10:00 am, usually once or twice a week. During this time period you will be sitting with different students listening to them read.

 I have attached a google document link, where you can sign up. The available dates are located at the top of the sheet, please sign your name under the date. We are looking for one or two parents on any specific date, if more than two people have already signed up, please find another date. You can sign up more than once. We will also being accepting community volunteers, but they need to be known by the school staff, if not we will require a criminal records check.
Thanks.
I think in order to sign up you will need to use a computer or have a google app.
Volunteer sign up sheet

The Importance of reading

This year the staff at Bjorkdale School has set a personal goal of creating a "Culture of Literacy," both within the school and outside of the school. With that in mind I thought I would share with you a chart that explains the importance of having children read not just while they are at school, but when they are at home as well. 

Importance of Reading out loud

Harvest Dinner 2017

Wow! Another amazing harvest dinner has come and gone. Thank you to our amazing SCC for putting on this great event. The idea of opening up this year's dinner to the community was fantastic and I hope we get an even better turn out next year. Thank you to Sherry Fredsberg for all of her hard work putting this event together. There is probably a lot of stress between organizing this and the book fair, but everyone appreciates everything that you do. Thank you to all of the parent volunteers; it is amazing how many people donate their time and their effort in order to make this event a success. I would be remiss if I did not give a special thank you to Michelle Bell for cooking all four turkeys for the meal (good thing the power came back on at your house). Thank you to all of the students who helped with setup and clean up. Events like these are very special because any time you can have staff, students, parents and community members working together to achieve a common goal, it becomes a very powerful experience.