Parent/Teacher interviews will be held from January 27-29, by appointment, for Term I Reports.
Storytelling through Art Field Trip (Dress Uniform for grades 5-8 students)
This field trip will show how art can tell diverse stories using examples of historic and contemporary art. Students will build visual literacy skills that will help them determine and infer the hidden stories in works of art. Through discussion, conversation and observation the students will learn how works of art can help them discover some of the stories they hold themselves. The Gallery tour includes Storytelling Through Art (60min) and Studio time: Zines (60min).
K4K Ignite Leadership Program: Grades 6, 7 & 8
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The K4K Ignite Leadership Program is designed for students in Grades 6-8. It promotes mentorship and leadership development. Ignite has become an important program for Canadian youth inspiring leadership and building confidence that is needed to be successful. Ignite will help youth academically, in sports, with relationships and prepare them for employment. Topics include: How the characteristics of a leader will build an impenetrable personal brand; anti-bullying strategies; social media: how it can affect your reputation, building relationships in school and on the job, how entitlement kills potential, how the small things you do can lead to opportunity and success, positive mental health, developing mentoring skills and when enough is enough: talking about getting stuck on video games, social media, and popular brands. The students will be taught by award winning Scott Graham, who is a best selling author, TED speaker, Meritorious Service Medal recipient, and who has been featured on TV, radio and newspapers.
HalTech Field Trip: Grades 5-8 January 30, 2020
Location : HalTech 5500 North Service Road, Burlington
Date: January 30, 2020
Departure: Depart GAA at 9:15am, return to school 11:45am
Dress Uniform: Dress Uniform is required for this field trip for all grades 5-8 students.
Transportation: School bus
Curriculum Connections:
HalTech Regional Innovation Centre supports start up and scale up technology innovators and entrepreneurs grow their businesses. HalTech will be featured in the Invention Convention High Five Junior panel competition at GAA. Students will engage in entrepreneurship and STEM technology learning together with HalTech partnered learning programmes. To learn more, visit http://haltech.ca/
K4K Ignite Leadership Program: Grades 6, 7 & 8
Sign up online and make payment at kids4kids.ca
The K4K Ignite Leadership Program is designed for students in Grades 6-8. It promotes mentorship and leadership development. Ignite has become an important program for Canadian youth inspiring leadership and building confidence that is needed to be successful. Ignite will help youth academically, in sports, with relationships and prepare them for employment. Topics include: How the characteristics of a leader will build an impenetrable personal brand; anti-bullying strategies; social media: how it can affect your reputation, building relationships in school and on the job, how entitlement kills potential, how the small things you do can lead to opportunity and success, positive mental health, developing mentoring skills and when enough is enough: talking about getting stuck on video games, social media, and popular brands. The students will be taught by award winning Scott Graham, who is a best selling author, TED speaker, Meritorious Service Medal recipient, and who has been featured on TV, radio and newspapers.
Join us for a GAAPTA Family Bowling Night at Burlington Bowl! Price includes two hours of bowling, shoe rentals and pizza dinner!
GAAPTA will meet on Friday February 7 for a general meeting at 9am. We hope to see you there!
Student Council organized Charity Week features a variety of fun activities and buy out/spirit days to raise funds for local charities.
Dog Man :The Musical is a hilarious new production based on the worldwide bestselling series from Dav Pilkey, the creator of Captain Underpants. … With the head of a dog and the body of a policeman, Dog Man loves to fight crime and chew on the furniture.
Students from JK-8 will engage in a safety presentation from Burlington Hydro!