40 Development Assets - Search institute has identified the following building blocks of healthy development that help young people grow up healthy, caring, and responsible.
Personal Power: Young person feels he or she has control over "things that happen to me."
Self-Esteem: Young person reports having high self-esteem.
Student-led Conferences are the evenings of Wednesday, November 28th, and Thursday, November 29th. Students get to show their parents and guardians the work they've been doing, and what they've been learning! Remember that there is no school Friday, November 30th due to the student-led conferences.
The Scholastic Book Fair will take place on the same days as the student-led conferences (Wednesday, November 28th and Thursday, November 29th). The book fair will run during the daywitheach classroom having scheduled times to purchase books as well as during conference times to enable parents to accompany their children to check out the books. On Friday, November 30th the book fair will be open from 10:00am until 2:00 pm with all in stock merchandise reduced. Watch for the Book Fair newslettershowing thetime scheduleand thank you in advance for promoting reading and supporting this school fund raiser.
There's a land faraway, just beyond the North Pole, where the mountains are dusted with sugar and fields of lollipops grow. From the candy cane lampposts to the chocolate streams, everything in this secret world is made of something sweet. This land of winter wonders is what Carlyle Elementary Community School students will be creating in the next two weeks for the Dickens Festival. Be sure to check out the gingerbread houses at Dickens. Each class at C.E.S. is decorating their own gingerbread house and they will be part of the silent auction.
Mrs. Dureault's Grade 6 class raised $541.50 doing a penny drive for clean water for kids in Africa. This will help 21 kids in Africa have clean water for life. Thanks to everyone who donated to it!
Girls circle started last week and will run until December 19th. The Girls Circle is a model of structured support groups for girls. It is designed to foster self-esteem and help girls maintain authentic connection with peers and adults in their community.
