1. At Silver Creek Elementary
Kindergarten
At Silver Creek Elementary

2. Welcome to our School Community
Multiage classes
Playground and forest
Outdoor gardens
Multiage events
Super Fridays where kids learn to cook
Communication (Home page)

3. Staff and Services 4 classes (projected) Weekly assemblies
Learning Resource Teacher
Counsellor
Speech and Language Pathologist
Aboriginal Education Support Worker
Certified Education Assistants (CEA’s)

4. Kindergarten Routines

5. Wednesday, September 5th Wednesday, September 12th
Gradual Entry
Monday, September 3rd
Tuesday, September 4th
Wednesday, September 5th
Thursday, September 6th
Friday, September 7th
Labour day long weekend
No School
*K’s do not attend
Meet the Teacher
*8:15 to 9:35 (all students)
*parents complete the CHEQ (Early learning questionnaire)
*Parent/Teacher/Student meetings throughout the day. To be scheduled in consultation with parent and teacher
*morning only (7:57)
Dismiss 9:35
Monday, September 10th
Tuesday, September 11th
Wednesday, September 12th
Thursday, September 13th
Friday, September 14th
Dismiss at 11:30
*morning & lunch (7:57)
Dismiss at 12:15
Send lunch
Monday, September 17th
Tuesday, September 18th
ProD Day
*Full Day K begins (7:57)
Dismiss 1:55

6. CHEQ September 5
The Childhood Experiences Questionnaire (CHEQ) is an innovative way to capture and report on children’s experiences in their early environments prior to Kindergarten.
It is completed by parents and/or guardians at the beginning of the school year.
It is completed during a designated time at your child’s school or online at home.
The CHEQ takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.
The CHEQ gathers information on children’s experiences that are important to their healthy development and well-being.
Information from the CHEQ is summarized in individual, classroom, school and district reports.
The CHEQ is used by schools and communities to provide targeted supports and services to children and their families.

7. EDI
Early Development Instrument. Human Early Learning Partnership: UBC
The EDI is a population-level research tool. As such, it measures developmental change or trends in populations of children at varied geographies: provincial, regional and neighbourhood. This allows us to see variations in children's vulnerability across time and location. Understanding how populations of children are doing allows program delivery organizations and policy makers to make informed decisions about investments in new or adapted programs and in broad policies that support children and families.

8. Attendance
Importance of Attendance at School

9. Retention
School District 83 does not encourage or recommend retention of students at any grade
Adaptations based on ability and current functioning
Report on where the child is at in relation to the expectations at grade level
Students working below grade level initiates a collaborative team approach to uncovering the reasons for slow progress
Students with special needs
Individual Education Plans (IEP)

10. Curriculum Ministry of Education
Renewed Curriculum
What is new?
Big Ideas
Learning Standards
Curricular Competencies
Core Competencies

11. Core Competencies

12. Cross Country Running
District Cross Country Race
Salmon River Run

13. Zones of Regulation

14. Parent Advisory Council (PAC)
Meet once a month
Active and supportive
Responsibilities include hearing first hand upcoming events and changes at Silver Creek School
Fundraising
Elections coming up at the June PAC meeting June 20.

15. At Silver Creek we encourage a Team Approach to your child’s education