Parking and Traffic Update

You may have noticed today that the Calgary Police Service was out beside the school issuing speeding tickets.  We hope that it will remind people driving past the school that the speed limit is 30 km per hour between 7:30 am and 5:00 pm.  Please click HERE to access the City of Calgary's webpage on School Zone and Playground Zone FAQs.

To reduce double parking, jaywalking, and overall stress during the morning drop off, Beddington Heights School will be having new "HUG & GO" signs installed on several posts along Bermuda Drive and Bermuda Road in the next few weeks.  These signs will help remind parents there is no parking in these areas between 7:30 and 9:00 on school days.  Parents will have the opportunity to pull in to an open spot, give a quick hug goodbye, and have their child go onto the school grounds so another car can pull in to do the same.  We truly appreciate your cooperation in this matter as we all work together to make sure students are getting to school safely.

Does Your Child Need Winter Boots?

Boots for Kids

Are you needing winter boots for your child?  Boots for Kids might be able to help!

Boots for Kids was started by a woman named Rhonda who had seen a boy without proper winter footwear walking to school.  She decided that something needed to be done to help out the children in our city whose families might not be able to buy the items needed for our cold Calgary winters and started this charitable organization.  

With generous donations from various clubs such as The Stampede City Kinsmen & the Kinnettes, the North Hill Lions, Life Touch Photography, and the Senior Pro Rodeo, Boots for Kids is able to offer free winter boots to elementary school students whose families are financially unable to purchase a pair.  If you are interested, please call us at the school (403-777-6610) and we will add your name to the list!

Helping Kids Eat Better!

Helping kids eat well can be a challenge!  To help, we've found some great tips:      

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(Courtesy of Maya Paul and Lawrence Robinson)

How is Math Different Than When I Was a Child?

How teachers teach Math, and how students think about Math tasks have changed a lot from when we were kids.  Sometimes, this can be difficult for us to understand.  We want to help with that!  Please click on the following link: How is Math Different Than When I Was a Child? to read a document from the Alberta Education site that helps to explain things a little more clearly.

The Alberta Education website also has several short videos about problem solving, reasoning, technology, mental math/estimation, connections, and visualization that will show how students learn in today's classrooms.  Please click HERE and my blog will take you to the page where you can view these videos and find more information!