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Dear Parents,
“Are you bad at math? And if so, why?” A lot of people say that they are bad at math and blame a lack of talent. This belief that we are born being good at certain things and bad at other things is called a fixed mindset. If you believe in this idea, then you see intelligence and ability as static. The opposite viewpoint, and one that researchers increasingly think is crucial to success, is the growth mindset. In 2007 Carol Dweck published her book, “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success”, which introduced the concept of a growth mindset. What she found in her research was that changing the way students perceive their own abilities and potential could drastically alter their performance. Rather than praising students based on their talent or intelligence, she says, they should be praised on the process of learning, the effort they put in and the strategies
they use, as well as their focus, perseverance, and improvement.
Many teachers at Inman have discussed Growth Mindset with their students. Not surprisingly, children with a growth mindset are more likely to tackle a challenge or try something new.
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December 1, 2017
Newsletter # 5
Ecole Inman Newsletter
Inside this issue:
Christmas Concert Info 2
Angel Project 3
Grocery Gift Card Donations 4
Book Fair info 5
Winter Reminders 6
Coding and 3 D printing 7
Thank Yous & Pancake Breakfast 8-9
Community Announcements 10
Principal - Mr. K. Chow Head Teacher - Mrs. F. Giacomazza Administrative Secretary - Mrs. K. Dawson
3963 Brandon Street Burnaby, B.C. V5G 2P6
Phone 604-296-9016
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Inman Students Present The Lights of Jingle Bell Hill
on December 20th and 21st @ 1:15pm and 7:00pm
Inman students and staff are already hard at work for our Christmas
Concerts.
The following classes will perform : Wednesday, December 20th both at 1:15 pm and 7:00 pm
The following classes will perform: Thursday, December 21st both at 1:15 pm and 7:00 pm
Tickets are still available for all shows. If you have not yet already purchased your tickets, please purchase them soon, as all shows are close to being fully sold out.
Tickets will not be handed out until the week before the concerts.
Div 1 Ms. Derksen Div 4 Ms. Stermann
Div 5 Ms. Sherwood Div 6 Mme. Stanley
Div 9 Ms. Beatovic Div 10 Mme. Bendo
Div 14 Mme. Gough Div 17 Mme. Wong
Div 18 Mme. Vriend
Div 2 Ms. Iverson Div 3 Ms. Sutton
Div 7 Mme. Merrick Div 8 Ms. Bermudez
Div 11 Mme. Gillingham/Ubial Div 12 Ms. Sirsiris
Div 13 Mme. Chin Div 15 Ms. Ramirez
Div 16 Ms. Mauro
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Angel Project
Inman students are spreading some Christmas cheer this season by collecting
new toys for Burnaby children in need. This initiative supports the Christmas Bu-
reau’s Angel Project. Toys can be donated from Dec. 4-15. All toys collected will
go to Burnaby children from low income families.
If you would like to participate, please select a card from the Christmas tree in
the foyer and purchase a new gift, appropriate for the age and potential interest
of the child on your card. Return your unwrapped gift to the office by December
18. There are a limited number of cards available, so please come early.
The Inman student community would like to thank everyone in advance for help-
ing to make this season brighter for children in Burnaby.
“Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a
ripple with no logical end.” - Scott Adams
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Grocery Gift Card Donations for Inman Families
‘Tis the season of giving! Inman students, families and staff are joining together
to make the holidays brighter for everyone in our Inman school community.
As we have already had a food drive to support the Food bank, this season,
families are invited to make a financial donation using School Cash Online.
Please make your donation by going to the “Items” tab on the School Cash
Online link on the Inman home page. This will take you directly to the donation
page. Under “Gift Information”, choose the amount you wish to donate and
select “Fund Destination” as, Inman.
Donations over $10 will receive an automatic tax receipt. All funds donated will
be converted to gift cards for local grocery stores and distributed to Inman fami-
lies in need of support.
Thank you, in advance, for your generosity.
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Book Fair / Festival du livre The Scholastic Book Fair/Festival du livre is happening soon! We need parent volunteers for the following times. Please come 10 minutes earlier for orientation.
To sign up, please go to http://signup.com/go/PcrDPyq . If you'd prefer, you can also sign up by emailing Lana at [email protected]
Tues. December 19 9:00-9:30 am 12:15-1:00 pm 3:00 - 3:45 pm Wed. December 20 9:00-9:30 am 12:15-1:00 pm 3:00 - 3:45 pm After the performance Thurs. December 21 12:15-1:00 pm 3:00 - 3:45 pm After the performance
We also need volunteers for setting up the Book Fair on Monday December 18th at 9:00am and taking down the book fair on Friday December 22nd at 9:00am.
Watch for Mr. Chow’s diminishing tie as we reach our goal in the book fair!
Pizza orders are due Thursday, December 14th. This is a fundraiser for the grade 6/7
camp. Online orders only. If you are having problems with ordering online, please come
to the office or call.
Pizza day will be Friday, December 22nd
Winter Break Last day of classes will be Friday, December 22nd, 2017
School will be closed:
December 25th, 2017 —January 5th, 2018
School will re-open: Monday, January 8th, 2018
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Closure of Schools for Extreme Weather Conditions
In the case of extreme weather conditions such as ice, wind and/or excessive snowfall,
the Superintendent of Schools has authority on behalf of the Board, to temporarily close
a school. As a general expectation, parents should assume that schools are open. If par-
ents believe the local conditions are unsafe, they should keep their child at home or ar-
range his/her early dismissal.
If schools are to be closed before morning classes begin, an announcement will be made
on local radio stations CKNW (980), CKWX (1130) and CBC (690) by 7:30 am if possible
or visit http://www.sd41.bc.ca
Coding in the classroom
Division 2 has been having fun learning code in the classroom using Spheros. After lots of time explor-
ing with robot and figuring out what it can do, they worked together to create mazes for their Spheros to
move through.
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SFU—3D Printing
Division 2 had the opportunity to go up to SFU to attend a 3D Printing Workshop and a DNA
Analysis workshop provided by the Outreach Science Program. Hands on learning with Science
experts is a great way for them to learn.
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Thank you to the Inman Community for supporting the Leader's in Training Food Drive. We collected 25 boxes of food for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank.
The Grade 6 and 7 students would like to thank
everyone who participated in the Cookie and Pie Fundraiser to help support them going to Camp Jubilee in June.
Boys Volleyball Team
For the past two months, ten of our grade 6 and 7 boys have
enthusiastically practiced their volleyball skills as participants of our
Inman Volleyball Team. The boys practiced twice a week and played
weekly games in our home gym and at other Burnaby schools. The
season finished this year on November 21, when the boys participated
in a large playday at Alpha Secondary.
Congratulations to all the boys for demonstrating fantastic sportsman-
ship and continuous skill
development throughout the season. A special thank you to the parents and staff who helped make
the away games possible by driving the team to the host schools. Also, thank you to members of the
girls volleyball team for refereeing and scorekeeping and Kaeden and Nitin for coming from Moscrop
to volunteer with coaching and refereeing home games.
The following boys participated on this year’s team: Alexander, Amar, Charles, Jay,
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PANCAKE BREAKFAST
We will have an enjoyable pancake breakfast on December 4th. Thank you in
advance to all the volunteers who help make the annual Christmas
pancake breakfast such a success!
Volunteers:
Andrea Healey, Angela Look, Avita, Catalina Quintana, Christine Gaind, Christy Stepien,
Dave Haskins, Diana Hancock, Esther Besel, Jassy Jawandha, Jenie Zhang, Jenny Lai, Jill Howey, Joyce
Tan, Lana Besel, Lorinda Keller, Madeleine Kelders, Mary, Miranda Chan, Monita Aliaga, Reena Grewal,
Selena Whitford, Vivian Yeun
Thank you to our parents who helped organize, set up and help at this event.
A special thank you to Save on Foods (Kingsway/Willingdon) for their very
generous donation and the Retired Burnaby Firefighters for ensuring this event
is a success!
Thank you for the toonies from the families, all money collected will de
donated to a charity selected by our Grade 7 leadership students.
Our heartfelt thanks to Santa and Mrs. Claus for visiting our school dur-
ing such busy time of year!
Special Thank you to the Burnaby Firefighters (Local 323)!!!
The Burnaby Firefighters volunteered their time to come and
cook pancakes at our Annual Christmas Breakfast. They al-
so supply nutritious snacks to our kids throughout the year.
Thank you Firefighters!
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UBC Girlsmarts
UBC Girlsmarts is a non-profit organization launched by the UBC Computer Science
department to help girls spark and sustain an interest in computer science. Our or-
ganization has been running workshops since 2004 and we often partner up with
various local tech companies (including Microsoft, Amazon, SAP, and many others)
to run many different workshops and activities for girls in grades 6 to 12.
This year, we will be offering two grade 6 workshops (in partnership with Microsoft)
and one grade 7 workshop (in partnership with SAP). Please note that our workshops
are for girls only. Our grade 6 workshops will teach girls about programming their
own game, cybersecurity, creating their own webpage, and hardware. The grade 7
workshops are run in partnership with SAP and will teach girls about design thinking,
programming, social gaming, and user
interface/user experience. If you are interested in learning more, our website is at
https://www.cs.ubc.ca/girlsmarts4tech/ or you can contact us at
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