WELCOME TO OCTOBER!

Building Communities

Thank you to all of the families for responding to our ‘Baby Needed’ call.  We are happy to let you know – we have a baby for our Roots of Empathy program! At the heart of the ROE program is a ROE baby and parent(s) who visit the classroom once every 3 weeks (9 times over the school year).  Our ROE family is Julie and Jeff Pleskach and baby Rowan.  The program will be delivered by Ms. Stewart in Mrs. Jordan and Mrs. Reder’s grade 2 classroom. 

Through these classroom visits, the students observe the baby's development and learn to identify and reflect on their own feelings and the feelings of others.  Ms. Stewart will coach the children in observing the baby and reading the cues the baby gives as to how the baby is feeling: “Is the baby happy or sad?” “How can you tell?” We will use this discussion as a lever for the children to talk about their own emotions and to understand how their classmates feel: “Do you smile when you’re happy?” “How can you tell if your friend is happy?” Being able to understand how other people are feeling is called empathy. Ms. Stewart will also visit the classroom before and after each family visit to prepare and reinforce teachings using a specialized lesson for each visit.  For more than ten years across Canada and internationally, thousands of children have learned respect and care for one another with the lessons started through their Roots of Empathy baby.  Linden Meadows School is excited to be a part of this program!
Our Linden Meadows’ Education and Sustainability Team (Recycling and Composting) is up and running. 
 We are collecting recycling every Day 2 (or the last day of the week) from 11:30 – 11:45 a.m.
Please let me know if you would like to help with this valued and important part of our school community! 

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me by e-mail at jstewart@pembinatrails.ca, by phone at # (204) 489-0799 (ext. 1839)