Grand Erie News Archive - 2020
“My brain works differently than everybody else, so words can get mixed up and confused,” says Chloe Elliott, Grade 4 student at King George School of her experience learning to read and write. Chloe was diagnosed with dyslexia last year, and having that information has meant her family and school can work to support effective learning strategies.
It’s bright and early on Saturday, and Teacher Palwinder Kaur is making her way through the quiet hallways at Walter Gretzky Elementary School, with lesson plans and supporting materials in hand. No, she didn’t get the days mixed up; soon, the Punjabi language class she teaches through Grand Erie Learning Alternatives (GELA) will be in session.
On a scale of one to 10, Leah Cooper, a Grade 7 student at Walpole North Elementary School, is considering how much she knows about Canada’s Indigenous peoples’ cultures and traditions.
Grand Erie District School Board recognizes and values the need for strong student voices to guide the work it does. That’s why each year Grand Erie selects three Student Trustees to represent students from our jurisdiction. To ensure the diversity of student voices are heard and reflected, one Student Trustee is elected from the northern area of the Board (Brant County/City of Brantford), one is elected from the southern area of the Board (Haldimand County/Norfolk County), and one is elected from the Indigenous student communities within Grand Erie.
Grand Erie District School Board is honouring Treaties Recognition Week, November 4-8, by adding to the resources already available for educators, and emphasizing the ongoing professional development and community-building that happens year-round throughout the Board.
Active transportation by City of Brantford and County of Brant-area students will receive a major boost with a new project designed to encourage walking and wheeling on the journey to school. The project aims to work with school communities including staff, students, parents, and neighbours, along with County, City and school-board partners to identify, plan, and implement both educational outreach and municipal projects to have a direct impact on safety and walkability around schools.
With the first glimpse of snow this year, Grand Erie District School Board is reminding students and families of how the Board deals with inclement weather.
The great outdoors offers educators and students an extension of the classroom in which to teach, learn, play, and be active. Banbury Heights School hosted Take Me Outside Day at the end of October, as a way to kickstart efforts utilizing the school grounds as an inspiring learning experience with its youngest students.
Six Grand Erie elementary schools took part in Hour of Code on October 1, which is part of a larger worldwide effort to encourage students’ exploration of computer science and technology.
Starting secondary school is an exciting time, and a crucial step on the path to future success. For families and students set to begin this next chapter in 2020-21, Grand Erie secondary schools are hosting Future Grade 9 Student and Parent information nights starting this month and continuing into January.