Chinook Winds Adventist Academy
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Principal’s Message: The Assignment That Saved My Son’s Life I grew up in a home where my parents were committed to the Adventist school-church-home partnership. Regardless of where we lived, all three of us kids were enrolled in Adventist schools. I enjoyed my school experience in my earlier years however in Grade 11, when my …
PICTURE RETAKE DAY: Picture retake day is tomorrow, November 14. If you would like your child to have their picture retaken please send the reorder form to school tomorrow with the Retake Request Box checked off. SECONDARY PARENT-TEACHER INTERVIEWS ON NOVEMBER 15: November 9 Secondary End of Term 1 November 13 Secondary Progress Reports will …
NO SCHOOL NOVEMBER 10: Friday, November 10 is an Organizational Day for all teachers. There will be no classes for Junior Kindergarten-Grade 12 Students. PICTURE RETAKE DAY: Picture retake day is tomorrow, November 7. If you would like your child to have their picture retaken please send the reorder form to school tomorrow with the …
Principal’s Message: Why Kids are Bored at School: Perspective From An Occupational Therapist In her thought-provoking article, ‘Reasons Today’s Kids Are Bored at School, Feel Entitled, Have Little Patience & Few Real Friends’, author Victoria Prooday (Occupational Therapist) shares 5 reasons for boredom at school and 5 solutions. (For more detail on the article, go to http://deeprootsathome.com/kids-bored-entitled/.) Reason …
FOOD BANK FRIDAY: This Friday, October 27th is Food Bank Friday. All staff and students are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item for our Food Bank and dress in casual clothes. SPIRIT DAY ON OCTOBER 30: Our Student Association is planning a “Spirit Day” and a class challenge for Monday, Oct 30th. This is …
Principal’s Message: Christ Remains There’s an old song I came across this weekend called Christ Remains by Phil Driscoll (www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfFt8QJkjIY). I recall this song being very important to me while passing through a painful time a number of years ago. The words served as an anchor at the time – to give me hope that …