Ecole James S McCormick School Parents
5424-50 Street T4L 1G2 Lacombe, AB, Canada

Our spring fundraiser is live ! Have you had a chance to check it out? There are lots of options to choose from ! ... Our school code is 7645 https://dfscanada.com/online-shopping/ You can share the link with friends and to your own timeline as everything is done through this link and can be directly shipped to your home.

Infographic - Three step dance to Separation Separation is hard for young kids for good reason they are not self-sufficient nor independent enough to go it al...one. They need strong connections with their caretakers and are often alarmed by transitioning away from them. Children can attach to many people and even things but what is missed for the kids 6 and under is how they are not built for separation. They typically need 6 years to develop deep attachments with key people (e.g., parents) that will allow them to transcend physical separation through a sense of psychological connection and intimacy. We cannot hurry or force this development along this is mother nature’s plan for helping them grow into separate beings capable of standing apart while being able to function with others. Does this mean we must never separate from our young children? No. One of the biggest futilities a young child faces is that they cannot hold onto a parent 24/7 and we really should stop holding it against them for trying. Our aim with young children is to ensure they have primary relationships in place and to help them to feel at home with other people in their attachment village that participate in raising them. While we readily agree it takes a village to raise a child, we also need to consider how we will deliver the child to this village and/or how to build it. We put our young children under great stress when they are not attached to the adults who are in charge of them. Research with young children in child-care centers has found cortisol levels via mouth swabs high enough to impair brain development. The cortisol levels are only decreased when the children have working attachments in the centers that help mitigate the stress of separation from their primary attachments. When we play matchmaker between our children and their caretakers, we will give them a ‘home’ away from ‘home.’ To read more see - http://macnamara.ca//parents-in-the-workplace-and-the-vil/ To download infographic - http://macnamara.ca/why-do-kids-do-that/ #toddlers #restplaygrow #whydokidsdothat #separation #neufeldinstitute #preschoolers #toddlers

Great Webinar for tomorrow afternoon! Free PD from Neufeld Institute!

IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR PARENTS & GUARDIANS: Due to extreme cold all Wolf Creek schools ARE CLOSED and ALL BUSES are cancelled for Monday, February 8, 2021.

Our Parent Council meeting is tonight at 7:15 If you wish to join click the link below . Feel free to have your sound and video off or join with both. ... http://meet.google.com/sep-zbth-wsb

Don't forget Poinsettia orders are due THIS week! All the ordering details and payment options can be found in your parent portal.

Today - November 11th - we remember that one small voice can change the world! Thank you Mrs. Gustafson & Mme Flewelling's students for this beautiful rendition honoring Remembrance Day

Christmas is around the corner and we love supporting local so we have teamed up with Blue Grass Garden Centre to bring a Christmas fundraiser to you. Christmas Poinsettias are available for purchase through your Parent Portal. You can access the payment link and order form/details under the student fees section. Our fundraiser will run from now until November 26.

Good morning! We have a Virtual School Council Meeting this evening; October 29th @ 7:15pm. All parents/guardians are welcome to attend! Please click on this link to join the meeting~ https://meet.google.com/two-omjo-wpc?hs=122&authuser=0

Sharing a great new resource in Lacombe! Feel free to check it out!

Tomorrow, September 30th, is Orange Shirt Day! We hope to see a sea of ORANGE at school to recognize & honor the day!

Good afternoon Parents & Guardians! We have been busy working behind the scenes; our Parent Portal is now open! You can now login to your account to access your child's classroom teacher information. Thank you & we hope you enjoy this beautiful day!