October 16

The SAN Script Thursday, October 16

STAY PRESENT, WITHOUT SECURITY

Instead of asking ourselves, “How can I find security and happiness?” we could ask ourselves, “Can I touch the center of my pain? Can I sit with suffering, both yours and mine, without trying to make it go away? Can I stay present to the ache of loss or disgrace—disappointment in all its many forms—and let it open me?” This is the trick.

Pema Chödrön,

Coincidence

Coincidence

 

St.Anthony Today

Paul out (AM)

10:50 Songs practice for Thanksgiving Mass in gym gr.1-6

Kathi Elborn in (SLP)

Bev Wilcox in Gr. 1 and 1/2

PLC at church to practise Thanksgiving readings with Teresa and Sandra

EQAO Results

I am continuing presenting a series of slides for staff and parents on last year’s EQAO results.  Today, I am featuring two slides on parent engagement – what percentage of parents are involved in their sons and daughters education?  The results are based on the student questionnaires taken during testing last year.  What do these results tell us?

Parent engagement - grade 6

Parent engagement – grade 3 2014

While 62% of grade 3 students say they talk about school with their parents, only 19% say they read with their parents and 38% use a computer together on a regular basis.  Is there anything we can do to improve these results?  Do these results have an impact on our students’ scores?

Parent engagement Grade 6 2014

Parent engagement Grade 6 2014

 

If we look at the grade 6 results, we can see that 9% of students read with their parents one to three times a week, O% of parents read to their children daily.  Only 9% of parents use the computer with their children daily.  Clearly this is a trend that we have to take seriously.  Is there anything we can do to encourage parents to become more engaged in the work of their children?