The Grizzly Gazette Sept 12 - 16

Dear Parents and Families,

Thank you for your support during the first week of school. Our Team at Gibson has worked very hard to make sure your child had the best start-up possible. We look forward to an amazing year and can’t wait to reconnect with all our Gibson Families.

WALKING SCHOOL BUS

Gibson is excited to launch a walking school bus program to reduce the amount of traffic at the school before and after school, promote your child’s health, and reduce our carbon footprint. There will be a short information meeting on Wed. Sept. 14^th @ 3:10 pm in the gym to introduce the route for interested volunteers and parents. We will also hold another information meeting through zoom on Wednesday Sept. 14^th @ 7:45pm if you are unable to attend the Wed. afternoon session. Come join us as we need walking volunteers and students to make this program a success at Gibson. Please help support the program to reduce congestion at Gibson and keep our kids healthy before and after school.

Safer Schools.

Safter school is hosting an event for parents, school staff, etc. Please share the following information with your staff and community.

“The Modern-Day Predator” was designed to provide education to Parents/Caregivers, School Administrators and Community Partners as a means for the prevention of sexual exploitation. This session provides tools to address issues like consent, creating healthy boundaries and grooming both online and in person

This training will include:

An overview of sexual exploitation and human trafficking
The different types of predators and their grooming methods
Who is most vulnerable and why?
Online exploitation: recent trends, what makes social media apps risky, grooming tactics, avoiding sextortion
Signs of sexually exploited individuals
Best practices for supporting individuals and gaining disclosures
Relevant legislation, important resources and help tactics

https://saferschoolstogether.com/tc-events/the-modern-day-predator-sep-28-2022/

The event takes place on September 28, 2022, from 7-9pm and is $29 a person.

Fall Parent Workshops.

Family Smart would like to share their September and October virtual workshop dates for families – please see attached. “Help for the Hard Times” workshops are designed to support parents/caregivers whose child has had an inpatient stay or has had ER visits due to a mental health or substance use concern.

As parents ourselves, we know how difficult it can be to support a child after a mental health crisis and we want to help.

The workshops are FREE and registration is required: www.familysmart.ca/workshops. Please find attached a poster with dates and info for the September and October sessions for the Fraser region.

If you have any questions or would like to connect one on one, please don’t hesitate to contact us at SurreyDeltaWhiteRock@familysmart.ca.

If you have a question about your child’s learning please reach out to your child’s teacher. In most cases, the teacher will be the best person to help. You are encouraged to email them or set up an appointment to speak over the phone or if needed meet in person.