January 8, 2021

All Elementary and Middle schools will receive Proficiency Scale posters for each of your divisions as well as a couple for around your school. You can order more from the Print Shop – click here for order form with various options including magnet posters of each proficiency level.
DISTRICT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES and RESOURCES
Odyssey: Calls to Action – Building Capacity, Understanding and Mutual Respect
Registration now open! Friday, February 12, 2021 [Register]
As we continue our commitment to Truth and Reconciliation in Langley Schools, our focus for Odyssey this year is on enhancing Indigenous student achievement and integrating Indigenous world views and perspectives into learning environments. As Justice Sinclair said, “Education is the key to reconciliation.” Our presenters will use the educational Calls to Action outlined in the Truth and Reconciliation document to guide their learning with you and the First Peoples Principles of Learning will be forefront. Odyssey 2021 connects to our work on Ensouling our Schools which has focused on creating compassionate learning communities which nurture the gifts of all of our learners.
Shuffling into Math Card Games – Primary Math Games with Jane Felling from Box Cars and One-Eyed Jacks
January 20, 2021 [Register]
Hosted by the Langley Primary Association. We need to keep our students active and engaged in meaningful, hands-on math games and activities. Come prepared to play Jane’s best card games that can be played in all settings, small groups, centers, whole class with social distancing practices, home if being taught remotely. Participants will learn how to use games daily in your math program, how to develop math journals and math talk extensions, and how to differentiate the games to meet the needs of all students.
Show & Share: SS9 District Developed Resource
January 18, 2021 [Register]
In the summer of 2020, a group of Langley educators worked to create a resource for the benefit of all Social Studies 9 teachers. This workshop’s purpose is to bring teachers together who have been engaging with the resource as well as teachers who haven’t used it yet, and are interested in learning more. In this virtual space, we will be: sharing experiences with the source, addressing questions, connecting educators, and discussing the unique ways many have made this resource their own.
Show & Share: SS10 District Developed Resource
January 27, 2021 [Register]
In the summer of 2020, a group of Langley educators worked to create a resource for the benefit of all Social Studies 10 teachers. This workshop’s purpose is to bring teachers together who have been engaging with the resource as well as teachers who haven’t used it yet, and are interested in learning more. In this virtual space, we will be: sharing experiences with the source, addressing questions, connecting educators, and discussing the unique ways many have made this resource their own.
Online Workshop Registration
Do you have a workshop idea that you’d like to host online? Professional Services can support you with registration for your digital event! Send us a workshop proposal at thinklangley.com or email us at thinklangley@sd35.bc.ca for more information.
CONNECTING TO OUR COMMUNITY
Join the Reading Buddies Program!
Reading Buddies is a program that pairs high school students with kids in Grades 1 to 3
who need extra help with reading. Big buddies must be ages 15+ and/or registered in
Grades 10 to 12. Due to COVID-19, the Reading Buddies program will be held on-line
via Zoom from February to April 2021.Click here to apply to apply. Applications are due back January 23rd. For more information, email info@langleyliteracynetwork.com
OTHER EXTERNAL STUDENT/STAFF OPPORTUNITIES and LEARNING RESOURCES
Bloom…School Outreach Program
The Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival invites you to let the uplifting beauty of cherry blossoms transcend the day to day routine right in the convenience of your classroom with its new BLOOM! webinar. Visit vcbf.ca to bring BLOOM! into your classroom.