Important School Dates 
Tuesday, Nov. 21
- Parent Workshop - Coaching Behaviour Change: Necessary and Sufficient Conditions
Tuesday, Dec. 12 - Parent Workshop - The Teen Brain - Strategies for Parents in Addressing Common Adolescent Behaviours
Friday, Dec. 15 - Thurs. Dec. 21 - Mid-Term Exams Gr 7 - 12
Fri. Dec. 22 - Last Day of School Before Winter Break - Noon Dismissal
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ExamBank
Free Access to ExamBank - Great Study Tool
Just a reminder that Foothills Academy has unlimited access to
ExamBank
practice tests which can be used both here at school and at home. The tests are based on Alberta Education curriculum and available for all grades.
Username: foothillsa
Exam Password: falcons
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Tonight! November Parent Workshop
More often than not, parents try to change behaviour through punishments, rewards, and convincing and cajoling kids to "act better", "get along", or demonstrate that they are sorry. Unfortunately, these strategies do not teach skills or don't fit individual differences. Sometimes we can get away with using these strategies when supporting "average" kids. However, this is not the case for children with Executive Functioning challenges like Learning Disabilities and ADHD.
Learn why common strategies used to change a child's behaviour often do not work, and why they work even less with children who have executive functioning challenges. Learn the difference between what is necessary to support behaviour change, and what is sufficient. Learn how the same principles for successful academic teaching can be applied to social skills, emotion regulation, and problem-solving skills. This presentation builds on a basic understanding of Executive Functioning and Learning Disabilities.
The workshop will take place on Tuesday, November 21 starting at 6:30 pm. To register for the workshop,
click here.
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Guitar Club Starting
Teams 2 -4 Wednesdays 3:30 - 4:30
Guitar Club for Teams 2 - 4 (gr. 7 - 12) is getting started Wednesdays after school in Mr. Williams room (Rm 2206). Beginners and experts are welcome! For anyone who doesn't have their own guitar, rental guitars are available. Come for some introductory lessons on everything from chords, basic music theory and how to read tablature. Come even if you just want to jam with your friends!
Please note: Team 1 Guitar Club Information will be announced as soon as possible.
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Mindfulness Corner
from
Ayra Kelly
Try Monotasking
This month, let's make a commitment to
monotasking
. Also known as single-tasking, multi-tasking's concentrated counterpart. Let us fully immerse ourselves in one task at at time. Borrowing from last month's notes on mindfulness, let us challenge ourselves to make a conscious effort to be present for all of our lived experiences both ordinary and extraordinary. As we practice paying attention, we become deliberate in our approach to doing the dishes, doing our homework, laughing with a friend, making breakfast, sipping tea, taking a breath.
Collectively, our attention is becoming increasingly scattered. We must remain active in our efforts to train ourselves to pay attention. What story do we tell ourselves about this time of year? Exams, the hectic holidays, the scarcity of time?
Rather, let us direct our attention to the frosty snow that in no hurry, blankets all of us this time of year. Notice the way it forces us to move slower and gathers us inward, into our homes and into ourselves. It is from the warmth of our homes, our school, and our hearts, that we make a conscious and deliberate choice to be fully present and fully engaged as we mindfully move through one task at a time.
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December Parent Workshop
The past decade has given us plenty of new information about the workings of the teenage brain. But, what is a parent to do with this information? On the one hand, parents are told that teens are "at-risk" and need many rules to keep them safe. On the other hand, they are told that imposing too many rules makes them a "helicopter parent" who compromises the brain development of their teens. In this session, you will learn about the peculiarities and potential of the teenage brain, learn to sort through the messages and build the skills to constructively navigate the sometimes-maddening world of parenting a teen.
The workshop will take place on Tuesday, December 12th starting at 6:30 pm. To register for the workshop,
click here.
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Yoga Tuesday After School with Ms. Kelly
Free for Students; Parents & Staff welcome
All students are welcome and encouraged to drop-in and join Ms. Kelly
Tuesday
after school for yoga from
4:30-5:30pm
in the Wellness center.
Parents and staff can enjoy for a $10 drop-in. Mats and blocks available. No experience required. Just bring a water bottle and comfortable clothes.
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News from the Gym
Congratulations Volleyball "All-Star" Emily G
Volleyball:
Congratulations to Emily Gorombey, who was our "All-Star" Volleyball player at the CISAA All-Star game at Bearspaw Christian School last week!
Staff v School challenges:
2 great games of Volleyball took place last week with lots of enthusiasm and energy from all teams involved. T
he JH challenge game was extremely close, ending in the staff just winning by 2 points!
The SH game consisted of a staff win in game one and then a tie in game two. The students are anxious to play a re-match...Game on :)
Field Hockey opportunity:
If you are interested in field hockey -
click on this link! This program
comes highly recommended by one of our families!
Basketball try-outs:
Teams will be posted this week!
Great job to all students who turned out to play! We saw excellent effort and participation from all students involved.
There will be cuts, so disappointment is definitely a possibility. On that note, we commend all students for trying out and encourage them to try out again in the future. Every year is different and the rate of skill development is different for all :)
Viv Toffolo
Athletic Director and Leadership teacher
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News from FAPA
Thank You!!
It is an update of thank yous.
Thank you to the everyone who brought in food for the staff last week. It was very much appreciated!
Also a big thank you to all of the volunteers who were on hand to make the FAPA Casino a sucess.
Thank you,
Kathy
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Car Raffle Winners
Foothills Academy Family Grand Prize Winner
Congratulations to Foothills Academy parents Kristine & Antony Hart. They were the lucky grand prize winners of the FAPA car raffle this year.
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