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With only two months left of school, we know that this is a very busy time of year for
students and schools as we have many wonderful events planned at our school, while
also having Provincial Achievement Exams coming up in the next two months. Stu-
dents and staff are working diligently to ensure that we have a successful transition
into the next school year.
On May 2, 3rd Street Beat will be joining us again to work with the students and do
some hip hop dancing. The kids will have the opportunity to showcase their moves
on Friday, May 6 at 1pm, followed by a performance from the group. We are really
looking forward to hosting this event again and hope you can join us. Please know
that we have busses coming into the school during this time, so all parking regula-
tions still apply. Please ensure that no cars are parked in the middle of the street or in
the bus lanes. We appreciate your cooperation to ensure that our students that do
leave at different times can still get out safely.
Forest Green School
April 2011 Newsletter
Continuing on with parking, please ensure that unless you have a permit or have spo-
ken directly with school administration, that we leave the designated parking areas
open. I know that the parking lot is a really busy place in the morning, which is all
the more reason that we need to proceed with extra caution. The parking lot area has
been a lot safer thanks to the work of the entire Forest Green community. Thanks for
that!
I would like to personally invite all parent volunteers to join us on May 31st, at 10am
at Forest Green School for our annual Volunteer Tea. We really appreciate all of the
wonderful things that our volunteers do and this is just one of the ways we can show
our appreciation. We looking forward to seeing you on this day. To help with our
planning please let Mrs. Buchaski know if you are able to attend.
I wish all of you a fantastic May and hope to see more sunshine coming our way!
Sincerely,
George Couros
Principal, Forest Green School/Connections for Learning
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May 2-5—3rd Street Beat will be working with students on their “Hip Hop”
Dance routines for the week!
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We are really looking forward to another fantastic Identity Day at Forest Green!
May 4, 2011
On May 4, 2011, Albertans are invited to wear a hat to raise awareness of the
importance of good mental health. Forest Green School will relax their hat rules
and encourage students and teachers to build understanding by wearing hats to
school.
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SNAP Update
This is the second year of our three year pilot program called SNAP®. SNAP stands
for STOP NOW AND PLAN and is a strategy that helps students regulate angry feel-
ings by getting them to stop, think, and plan positive alternatives before they act impul-
sively. SNAP teaches impulse control skills that students can use in various challeng-
ing situations that they may encounter. The primary goal is to keep students in school
and out of trouble. Some secondary goals include: to teach effective anger manage-
ment skills by using SNAP®, facilitate school success, increase social competence by
connecting boys to positive structured community activities and to teach students posi-
tive peer socialization skills.
The SNAP goals are aligned with Parkland School Division’s standards for Student Citi-
zenship and Social Responsibility in many ways. The division promotes the fostering
of positive character development in students and endorses a set of desirable personal
and interpersonal character traits – including respect, responsibility, honesty, empathy,
fairness, initiative, perseverance, courage and integrity. Also part of preparing students
to be productive and contributing citizens is ensuring that all students have an opportu-
nity to learn, practice and develop such personal and interpersonal character traits.
SNAP is all about helping students develop and practice these traits. Role play is a
key activity in the SNAP sessions and students are coached in applying these behav-
iours on a regular basis. As we continue next year, this program will be implemented
on a broader scale, including a ―SNAP for Girls‖ group.
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French—http://french.forestgreenschool.ca
Grade 1 News—http://grade1.forestgreenschool.ca
Grade 4 News—http://grade4.forestgreenschool.ca
Grade 5 News—http://grade5.forestgreenschool.ca
Grade 6 News—http://grade6.forestgreenschool.ca
Music—http://music.forestgreenschool.ca
SNAP Program—http://snap.forestgreenschool.ca
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