Student Centered Conferences
Student Centered Conferences
On Thursday, September 20th and Friday, September 21st we will have our first Student Centered Conferences. A reminder to parents that:
· Thursday, September 20th is a regular school day for Grades 1 – 3. 9:10am entry, 3:50pm dismissal.
· There will be no school for Kindergarten students only on Thursday, September 20th.
· There will be no school for Kindergarten – Grade 3 on Friday, September 21st.
Additionally, the School Conference booking system will close TONIGHT, Tuesday, September 18th at 11:59pm.
The following instructions will help you find the My CBE/PowerSchool Parent Account link to book conferences:
Booking School Conferences
- On the Calgary Board of Education website, scroll to the middle of the page
- Click on “My CBE/PowerSchool Parent Account” link
- Sign into your PowerSchool Parent Account
- Click on myCBE Apps (left hand side of screen)
- Click on my School Conferences (right hand side of screen)
- Select the conference day/time and submit to book your child’s conference
***NOTE: You will receive an email confirmation only if your booking was successful***
If you have not created a "My CBE/PowerSchool Account", the instructions to do so can be found here Create MyCBE/PowerSchool Parent Account
Math Assessment, Inquiry: the Frank Slide
Science and Social Studies: the Frank Slide
We are beginning to explore the Frank Slide as part of our investigation into the connections between Canadian geography, the First Nations and Geology.
The Frank rockslide (video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRRNS3xE12U
Frank Slide (Turtle Mountain: the mountain that moved)
https://www.mysteriesofcanada.com/alberta/frank-slide/
Math Assessment
Today we completed a math assessment for September. This will inform the teachers of what we need to focus on for Grade Two review in the upcoming weeks.
Key concepts we assessed included and some strategies we will be reviewing in the upcoming weeks!
1) Knowledge of friendly numbers, (the 10's, 5's and 1's inside a number), place-value and place-value charts, (one's column, ten's column, hundred's column)
2) Double-digit addition which:
-demonstrated an understanding of mental math
-used a variety of ways of representing their understanding of mathematical processes
-showed efficiency in the choice of strategy used
-had an accurate answer
-use of an open number-line
-use of a traditional algorithm (called 'stacking;)
-use of a place-value chart
2) Double-digit subtraction which:
-demonstrated an understanding of mental math
-used a variety of ways of representing their understanding of mathematical processes
-showed efficiency in the choice of strategy used
-had an accurate answer
-use of an open number-line
-use of a traditional algorithm (called 'stacking;)
-use of a place-value chart
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