Catholic School Council Summit (PIC) – New Rescheduled Date
On Thursday, December 8th, the CDSBEO invites all parents to attend the Catholic School Council Summit at St. Michael CHS in Kemptville. The evening will begin with a barbecue served between 5:30 and 6:30, followed by a number of informative parent workshops. This year, the focus of the workshops will be around mathematics, and helping parents to facilitate their child’s mathematics learning. The evening will end with a social from 8:10 to 8:30 p.m.
Please contact your school principal if you would like to attend.
WORKSHOPS
Educational workshops for parents on topics such as:
- Trading Places: Taking a Seat at Your Child’s Desk, with Lynda Colgan, author of Inspiring Your Child to Learn and Love Mathematics, and Associate Professor of Elementary Mathematics Education, Graduate Faculty, Queen’s University
- Understanding Your Child’s Math Homework
- Helping Struggling Students Develop a Math Growth Mindset
- Assistive Technology for Supporting Students Struggling in Math
- Math Games that Promote Purposeful Practice
- LEGO Play/Intentional Strategies for Parents
AGENDA
- 5:30 – 6:30 – Dinner
- 6:30 – 6:45 – Welcome
- Opening Prayer
- Greetings from Jason Harps, Chair, Parent Involvement Committee
- Greetings from Brent Laton, Chair of the Board
- Greetings from Doug Tateishi, Education Officer, Ministry of Education
- Greetings from Wm. J. Gartland, Director of Education
- 6:50 – 7:25 Workshop 1
- 7:30 – 8:05 Workshop 2
- 8:10 Refreshments