February 3, 2022

KEY RESOURCES IN LANGLEY

• Links to Key Info AND Resources in Langley
• Instructional Services Website: For all your district-vetted resources K-12!  Check it out!
• Aboriginal Resources vetted by the District
• District Learning Commons – K-12 Resources to book out! Kits, Lit Circle Sets and more! (new info under District Learning Resources)
• TCS Sites (TCS SS-grade 3, 4-8, Secondary): Key resources are still being placed in these Teams. If you need access to one of these Teams, please email mismith@sd35.bc.ca

HONOURING TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!! UBC Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education (more info)
We are very pleased to announce that registration is now open for our next offering – Starting February 1! You can join after that date. The format is 100% online and will run for 6 weeks between February 1 – March 15. It is free to audit, or $50 USD for optional Verified Certificate. (register)

DISTRICT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
To see our full calendar of offerings, visit www.thinklangley.com

Odyssey 2022 – February 11, 2022
The conference’s theme is “Listen, Reflect, Act: Waking up to our Collective Responsibility.” As Justice Sinclair said, “Education is the key to reconciliation.” Therefore, we call upon every member of the Langley School District to continue this vital journey with us. We will critically examine our personal biases, attitudes, beliefs, values, and practices to facilitate change. Each one of us can contribute towards truth, reconciliation, and healing. Please sign up at your school site.

The Odyssey 2022 speakers epitomize wisdom, passion, and care. These Indigenous voices from near and far will guide us through a day of learning on topics including trauma-informed practice, truth, healing, and storytelling. We look forward to listening, reflecting, and acting together.

New! Spelling Through Phonics McCracken Style – February 22, 2022 [Register]
Join us for a Bite Size Pro D on how to implement the McCracken Spelling Through Phonics method. This 40 year old (first published in 1982) way of teaching letters and sounds while applying it directly into writing helps students develop their phonics and spelling skills. Application is the magic. This session will go over the procedures and steps for Late Kindergarten, Grade One to Three. It’s quick to implement and requires tools you already have in your classroom.

Rescheduled! La collaboration en immersion française (M-7e)
April 12 (Kindergarten), April 19 (Gr. 1-3), April 26 (Gr. 4-7) [Register]
Veuillez nous joindre en janvier! Collaborez, partagez, apprennez, questionnez et mangez! Les séances sont organisés par niveau et nous allons discuster les sujets suivants: la progression des sons, les mots fréquents, le vocabulaire commun, la progression de la grammaire, les livres pour nos élèves (étude de roman, cercles littéraires), les resources utiles, et les autres items que vous aimeriez discuter et/ou partager. Public: Enseignants de James Kennedy et Belmont.

DISTRICT LEARNING RESOURCES

Diversity Binder Updates! Click for (more info)
New resources have been added to the virtual Diversity Binder! Check out the Black History Month section as well a many resources for Diversity and Respect Week coming up between February 21-25.

New! Items recently added to the District Learning Commons (more info)
We now have 4 Story Workshop kits: Pacific Northwest, Water World, Reggio Inspired and Winter/Antarctica  (teachers guide will be coming soon)

Money Kit: This kit includes 6 full money kits with $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100 bills. Coins include pennies (you may put aside if you would not like to include them in your learning, but please be sure to return them when you send your kit back.) nickels, dimes, quarters, loonies, and toonies. The teacher resource has some great activities to support financial literacy and making change. You can also pair this with “Financial Literacy in Primary” picture book kit and/or “Using Literature to teach mathematics”

Rocks Kit: This kit contains 7 boxes of rocks, each containing 15 specimens and a magnifying viewer; 2 bags of magnifying glasses and 4 books: Rocks and Minerals; Eye Wonder Rocks and Minerals; Extreme Rocks and Minerals; Cool Facts Rocks and Miner

EXTERNAL STUDENT/STAFF OPPORTUNITIES and LEARNING RESOURCES

Thanks to EVERFI’s partnership with the Vancouver Canucks, you have the opportunity to participate in a virtual class visit where students will be engaged in a fun STEM-based workshop.

Details: An EVERFI team member joins your class (or classes) virtually to lead them through an online STEM lesson – great way to keep kids engaged, while making sure they are still working on aligned content! You will then be given instructions for how to implement these self-paced virtual lessons throughout the year. To register, please schedule a session or email Jesus Grisanti.

Physical Literacy Opportunity for K-7 students ($200 grant available)
Between March 1 – June 1, Olympic and National Team Athletes are offering to visit your school to run a FREE 1-2 day program for K-7 students. Coaches and athletes will take the kids through fun drills during their PE blocks and also speak on lessons they have learned on the National Team that can help these young kids. Participating schools will receive a $200 grant from the Canadian Sport Institute to use for physical literacy. Contact Shaun Dhillon by email or call 604-557-3284.

Nature Canada – Young Nature Leaders Grant (more info)
Here is exciting opportunity for youth who wish to advocate for nature! Nature Canada is again promoting their Young Nature Leaders Grant, with the goal to help empower the next generation of youth leaders to become dedicated stewards of the environment! This $1,000 grant was created to help youth connect with their community, demonstrate their leadership, and celebrate nature within Canada. The application period is now open until February 14, 2022.

AccessAbility Flag Design Contest  (more info)
To help celebrate National AccessAbility Week (May 29 – June 4, 2022), Easter Seals invites British Columbian and Yukon students in Grades 6-12 to design a flag that symbolizes the theme Making BC/Yukon a Better Place to Live Through an AccessAble Society. Please share the contest details with your students. Deadline for submissions is April 20, 2022.

BC Sports Hall of Fame (more info)
The valued opinion of educators will help the BC Sports Hall of Fame to better understand what BC teachers need to provide students an enriching educational experience. Most importantly, your valuable feedback through this survey will help to improve their education programs.

Burnaby Art Gallery (more info)
The Burnaby Art Gallery is excited and ready to create with students and teachers! We offer ONLINE and IN-PERSON programs (more info):

Outreach Workshops (K-7) :

• • Coastal Waters, Fridays, Grades 2-7. Curriculum Tie-ins Art Education, Earth Science, Indigenous Studies
  • Collection Discovery, Tuesdays and Thursdays, Grades K-7. Curriculum Tie-ins: Indigenous Studies, Ecology/Environment, Art
  • Structures & Cities Wednesdays, Grades K-7. Curriculum Tie-ins: Art Education, Social Science, Geography, Math
  • New! Forest For The Trees, Mondays, Grades 2-7. Curriculum Tie-ins: Art Education, Ecology, Indigenous Studies

Virtual Gallery Tours & studio (K-12)

• Dan Starling: Unsettled Histories February 4-April 17, 2022 Tour Bookings: Wednesday and Thursday   Curriculum Tie-ins: Art Education, History, Science
• ARTS ALIVE & ARTIST APPRENTICESHIP 2022 April 29-June 5, 2022 Tour Bookings: Wednesday and Thursday  Curriculum Tie-ins: Art Education, Social Studies

BAG in BOX (K-7) – take us out for two weeks!

• Anna’s Press: Find inspiration and explore artistic techniques, subjects and themes featured in the works of Chinese Canadian master printmaker, Anna Wong
• The Printmaker’s Pets: Discover relief printmaking techniques, drawing and mixed-media, while exploring how printmakers portray cats, dogs, birds, and more.
• Cultural Portraits: Investigate how an artist’s expression reflects their identity and culture and the role visual art plays in reflecting or challenging traditions.
• My Place: Learn about narrative and depth in landscape, representing nature through collage, palette knife painting, colour and pattern to portray Canada’s special places.