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Eyes Wide
Open
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Eyes Wide
Open is a series of events at Kits, leading up to the last week of November,
that explores and challenges our levels of compassion.
Julie Bond is looking for adults from the community to volunteer and support
this initiative. Ms Bond is looking for people to do anything from handing
out flyers to speaking to the audience after the theatre productions.
If you are interested in learning more and finding out ways you can help
please contact Julie Bond at : jbond@vsb.bc.ca
- the Gay/Straight Alliance will put on a performance of “Day in the Life of
a Teenager” followed by a breakfast on Nov 21 in the Home Ec room. All this
before school!
- Week of Nov 20 – 25 In the Drama Studio : the Theatre Dept is producing
“The Laramie Project” exact dates to be confirmed
- In the lobby and throughout the school : The Multicultural Club will set up
“shrines” The visual art teachers (Coflin, Mehl, Fritz, Mullard and Williams)
plan on having students’ work displayed in the main hallway leading to the
auditorium and up the stairs towards the office so visitors to the school
will be able to see it
Nov 21 7:30 in the Staff Lounge. PAC will have Lisa Pedrini (VSB) speak on
the results of the Social Responsibility survey that was done last year.
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Grad
Portfolio Meeting
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On behalf
of KitsPAC, Ingrid Bjerkelund and Joanne Naslund attended a city wide meeting
on Nov 1 at Magee to discuss the portfolio requirements. Joanne submitted
this report:
The meeting was interesting and was attended by students, teachers,
counsellors and a few parents-- about 40 people in total. Questions were
raised about whether or not Gr. 10's. 11's and current 12's need to worry
about the portfolio. A strong request was made that the Ministry circulate a
clear decision regarding the portfolio by the end of December.
There seemed to be some comments that alluded to positives of the portfolio
but generally there was real dissatisfaction due to lack of resourcing,
inservice and clear implementation of a program that was substantially
different.
The Minister Shirley Bond wants to get feedback from interested parties. Any
interested parent(s) can respond to the review questions of the Ministry’s
Review of the Graduation Portfolio and email them to EDUC.Portfoli
o@gov.bc.ca
or submit them in writing to
Email: EDUC.Portfoli o@gov.bc.ca
Fax: 250-356-6161
Mail: Student Transitions Unit, Ministry of Education, PO Box 9159, Stn.
Prov. Gov., Victoria, BC, V8W 9H3 or call the : 1-866-387-1842
There is a link to the BC Ministry of Education's web page http://www.bewe
baware.ca for parents to help their children get the most out of the
internet, safely.
Date: Wednesday November 22, 2006
Time: 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Place: Bayview Community School
– Library 2215 Collingwood St.
Vancouver (between 6th &
7th) Enter by door facing 7th ave.
Cost: No cost
Registration is not required! However, if you require child minding, you
must contact Brenda Devine at 604-713-5610 or by e-mail bdevine@vsb.bc.ca
with parent and child names and age of child. Child minding is provided
by a Jericho Kids Club (Before and After School Care) staff member.
The Net Generation workshop is offered in partnership with the West 2 Community School
Team of the Vancouver School Board and Microsoft Canada.
Workshop Presenter:
Be Web Aware – “The Net Generation”
Deb Wheeler-Brown
Industry Marketing Manager – Education
Microsoft Canada
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Fall 2006
Workshops
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Little
Mountain Neighbourhood House
Location 3981 Main Street, Vancouver
Registration: 604-879-7104
Childcare Provided
1) Helping Children Make the Right Choices
There are several methods to guide children to make choices that meet their
needs in a healthy, positive way. With an understanding of our child's
personality and the tools to teach children what their "needs" are,
both parent and child work together to create successful choices.
2 Fridays, September 29 & October 6
Time: 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Instructor: Miki McMechan
Fee: $15 subsidized
2) Self-Esteem: The Key to Your Child’s Future The key to your child’s future
is confidence, respect and ultimately a healthy and positive self-esteem. How
children feel about themselves affects their behaviour and success in life.
Parenting techniques and skills that can foster your child’s self-esteem and
improve your relationship will be discussed.
2 Fridays, October 27 & November 3
Time: 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Instructor: Miki McMechan
Fee: $15 subsidized
3) Stress & Parenting
We will explore the impact of stress on families, and acknowledge the stress
of parenting. Participants will begin by identifying their own stresses and
exploring how to cope with them. We will identify strategies to help children
cope with stress. We will practice how to add these easily to our daily
routines.
2 Fridays, November 10 & 17
Time: 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Instructor: Elaine Stoll
Fee: $15 subsidized
4) Communication Skills
Communication skills are the backbone of your parenting skills. You’ll rely
on them throughout your life as a parent. Identify communication styles that
can help strengthen the parent/child bond. Explore various adult
communication styles and the impact they have on children both in the moment
and later in their lives. Focus on the role emotions play in how, what,
where, and why we use or do not use a particular communication skill. Parents
have an enormous influence on the way children learn to cope emotionally.
Thus your learning to have a positive emotional impact goes a long way in
helping your children’s communication and emotional skills develop in a
healthy way.
2 Fridays, November 24 & December 1
Time: 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Instructor: Miki McMechan
Fee: $15 subsidized
Champlain Heights
Community School
Location: Lower Level
CR 2, 6955 Frontenac St, Vancouver
Registration: 604 257.3097 or www.vancouverparks.ca
1) Communication Skills
Communication skills are the backbone of your parenting skills. You’ll rely
on them throughout your life as a parent. Identify communication styles that
can help strengthen the parent/child bond. Explore various adult
communication styles and the impact they have on children both in the moment
and later in their lives. Focus on the role emotions play in how, what,
where, and why we use or do not use a particular communication skill. Parents
have an enormous influence on the way children learn to cope emotionally.
Thus your learning to have a positive emotional impact goes a long way in
helping your children’s communication and emotional skills develop in a
healthy way.
Wednesday, October 18
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Instructor: Miki McMechan
Fee: $15 or 3 groups for $30
2) Discipline for Growth
Discipline - is it positive or negative? Do you experience guilt when you
discipline your child? This workshop will help you increase your
understanding of child development in order to set realistic expectations and
logical consequences. You will also learn effective ways to use encouragement
to develop your child’s healthy self-esteem.
Thursday, October 26
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Instructor: Miki McMechan
Fee: $15 or 3 groups for $30
3) How to Manage the Stress of Raising Children & How to Manage Your
Child's Stress In this workshop we will explore the experiences that are
creating stress. The focus will be on the parent/ child relationship.
Understanding how stress can affect the communication between parent and
child. The focus will be understanding and responding to the Child's
behaviour, and the importance of connection as nurturers and mentors.
Thursday, November 2
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Instructor: Miki McMechan
Fee: $15 or 3 groups for $30
Kitsilano Community Centre
Location: 2690 Larch, Vancouver
Registration: 604 257.6976
1) Emotional Coaching
We will explore the impact of stress on families, and acknowledge the stress
of parenting. Participants will begin by identifying their own stresses and exploring
how to cope with them. We will identify strategies to help children cope with
stress. We will practice how to add these easily to our daily routines.
2 Wednesdays, October 11 & 18
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Instructor: Colleen Wittig
Fee: $30
2) Pre-Teen - Getting Control & Letting Go
As the time of adolescence approaches, parents are often concerned and
anxious over the world of their children. As the children strive for
independence, parents strive to install safety measures and control.
Paradoxically, the more parents try to control, the more children seem to get
out of control. Earning freedom through responsibility allows children to
gain their independence while allowing parents to breathe easier.
2 Wednesdays, October 25 & November 1
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Instructor: Denise Hall
Fee: $30
3) Pre-Teen - Internet Safety
The Internet is adding a new twist to the age-old tug-of-war between a
preteen's growing need for independence and a parent's understandable concern
for safety. With virtual realities, chat rooms, blogs and other communication
vehicles becoming the norm for our children and foreign for parents, discover
a way to work with your children in this new era and still provide education,
safety and independence.
2 Wednesdays, November 8
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Instructor: Miki McMechan
Fee: $15
4) Pre-Teen - Body Image
Whether it comes from the media, sports such as gymnastics, figure skating
and dance, or from peers, body image is top of mind for many pre-teens and
adolescents. Eating disorders are often hard to detect and may be unknowingly
promoted by the expectations of coaches, parents and peers. Supporting your
children to understand healthy body image as well as healthy esteem is
important at this time so that they may filter the numerous messages they
receive and stay healthy inside and out.
2 Wednesdays, November 22 & 29
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Instructor: Colleen Wittig
Fee: $30
5) Sibling Rivalry
A family dynamics approach for coping with children’s fighting; strategies
known to be helpful for encouraging peace and harmony in the family will be
presented.
2 Wednesdays, December 6 & 13
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Instructor: Miki McMechan
Fee: $30
West Side Family Place
Location: 2819 West 11th, Vancouver
Registration:604-738-2819
1) Is Your Toddler Pushing Your Buttons?
Learn more about what those buttons are and how to prevent your toddler from
pushing them. You will leave the workshop with some strategies for coping
better and perhaps eliminating some buttons.
3 Thursdays, October 26, November 2 & 9
Time: 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Instructor: Elaine Stoll
Fee: $40
Riley Park Community Centre
Location: 50 East 30th, Vancouver
Registration: 604-257-8545
1) Pre-Teen - Internet Safety
The Internet is adding a new twist to the age-old tug-of-war between a
preteen's growing need for independence and a parent's understandable concern
for safety. With virtual realities, chat rooms, blogs and other communication
vehicles becoming the norm for our children and foreign for parents, discover
a way to work with your children in this new era and still provide education,
safety and independence.
Thursday, October 5
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Instructor: Miki McMechan
Fee: $15
2) Pre-Teen - Healthy Relationships
As your child grows up, your relationship changes. As a pre-teen, your child
may seem to be so young and so old at the same time. They are exploring their
independence and new social relationships while looking to you to tuck them
in bed at night. Fashion, media, music, body image, peers, and different
ideas and actions seem to be having greater influence and parents often
wonder where their influence has gone. Underneath it all, your child is still
young and needs your guidance and protection. Explore ways to remain close
with your children while also allowing them to grow and be independent.
Knowing that their parents are there to provide support, values and knowledge
as they face the changing times of adolescence provides the foundation
children need, even if they don't let you know they appreciate it at the
time.
2 Thursdays, November 9 & 16
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Instructor: Miki McMechan
Fee: $30
Dunbar Community Centre
Location: 4747 Dunbar, Vancouver
Registration: 604 222.6060
1) Helping Children Make the Right Choices
There are several methods to guide children to make choices that meet their
needs in a healthy, positive way. With an understanding of our child's
personality and the tools to teach children what their "needs" are,
both parent and child work together to create successful choices.
Thursday, November 23
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Instructor: Miki McMechan
Fee: $15
2) How to Manage the Stress of Raising Children and How to Manage Your
Child's Stress
In this workshop we will explore the experiences that are creating stress.
The focus will be on the parent/ child relationship. Understanding how stress
can affect the communication between parent and child. The focus will be
understanding and responding to the Child's behaviour, and the importance of
connection as nurturers and mentors.
Thursday, November 30
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Instructor: Miki McMechan
Fee: $15
Vancouver Society of Children’s Centres (VSOCC)
Registration: 604 874.2938 x 133
Childcare Provided (Limited Space)
1) My Toddler’s Development: What Should I Expect?
Understanding the natural development stages from age (0-3) can provide you
with skills to support your child’s happy & healthy growth. Knowing that
your own parenting style can accurately meet your child’s needs, will enhance
your ability to act appropriately in challenging situations.
2 Tuesdays, October 3 & 10
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Instructor: Colleen Wittig
Fee: $15 subsidized
Location: Dorothy Lam Children’s Centre,
Pre-School Room, 188 Drake Street, Vancouver
2) Sibling Rivalry
The course is designed to be effectively when children fight. You will learn
how to facilitate the conflict vs. than being a referee. Children need to be
taught conflict resolution skills and to express themselves assertively so
they are heard.
2 Saturdays, October 7 & 14
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Instructor: Arlene Hrynuik
Fee: $15 subsidized
Location: Quayside Children's Centre ,
Infant Room, 1011 Marinaside Crescent, Vancouver
3) Discipline for Growth
Discipline - is it positive or negative? Do you experience guilt when you
discipline your child? This workshop will help you increase your
understanding of child development in order to set realistic expectations and
logical consequences. You will also learn effective ways to use encouragement
to develop your child’s healthy self-esteem.
2 Tuesdays, October 17 & 24
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Instructor: Miki McMechan
Fee: $15 subsidized
Location: Shaw Tower Children's Centre,
Infant Room, 505- 1067 Cordova Street, Vancouver
4) Raising a Son
We will examine the messages that boys may receive as they grow up for the
purposes of increasing our understanding of what it means to be male today.
We will explore strategies that help us to build healthy relationships with
our sons as well as encourage our sons to have healthy relationships with
others.
Tuesday, November 7
Time: Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Instructor: Colleen Wittig
Fee: $10 subsidized
Location: Quayside Children's Centre,
Infant Room, 1011 Marinaside Crescent, Vancouver
5) Is Your Toddler Pushing Your Buttons?
Learn more about what those buttons are and how to prevent your toddler from
pushing them. You will leave the workshop with some strategies for coping
better and perhaps eliminating some buttons.
2 Saturdays, November 18 & 25
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Instructor: Elaine Stoll
Fee: $15 subsidized
Location: Quayside Children's Centre,
Infant Room, 1011 Marinaside Crescent., Vancouver
6) The Language of Encouragement
Learn how to correct behaviour and encourage character development. Language
has great influence to empower or discourage. This course is designed to tap
the power of encouragement.
2 Tuesdays, November 21 & 28
Time: Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Instructor: Arlene Hrynuik
Fee: $15 subsidized
Location: Library Square Children's Centre,
3-5 Program, 401 - 345 Robson Street, Vancouver
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Disclaimer:
Dear Parents and guardians:
All parents of students of Kitsilano
Secondary School are automatically members of the Parents Advisory Council
(Kits PAC) which meets regularly at the school.
E-mail addresses provided by parents for the 2001- 2004 school years have
been added to this e-mail group. Group members may opt to remove themselves
at any time.
The purpose of this e-mail group is to keep Kits parents and guardians
informed through periodic newsletters and announcements. Should you wish
assistance to remove your email address from this group, please let us
know.
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