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CANYON PARK NEWS
Home of the Knight’s
September 25, 2020 Vol. 6
Important Dates
A Knight’s Mental Health
Kahoot with Mr. Erwin
What’s Happening on Wednesday
Curbside Library Book Pick-up Begins Sept 30th
Curriculum Night – October 7th
CPMS Has a New Logo
Contact Information
Canyon Park PTSA
IMPORTANT DATES:
• PTSA General Meeting - September 30th, 7:00 pm
• Curriculum Night - October 7th, 6:00 pm
• CPMS Picture Day/Planner Distribution/Sock Drive - October 20th (3-7 pm) and 21st (11-5 pm)
• ASB Assembly with Stu Cabe - October 21st, Time TBD
A KNIGHT’S MENTAL HEALTH
We know that the school year continues to present a variety of physical and
mental challenges for many of our families. We are grateful for Lindsey
Shafto, our Mental Health Therapist, who will be providing messages of
support and resources twice a month in our CPMS Family Newsletter.
"It’s been six months of this ever-changing and uncertain reality. Grief and
anxiety are at the top of most people’s minds. It’s your first-time parenting in
a pandemic, it’s your child’s first time being a student during a global health crisis, and the same for the
staff here at CPMS.
Do you feel like you have hit a wall? That’s normal, and you are not alone. What I know to be true is if something is bothering or overwhelming one person, it’s probably feeling similar to another. But, it’s easy to convince ourselves of the opposite. I am hearing from many students they feel alone in their discouragement, disappointment, and even boredom. It’s imperative to name our feelings and acknowledge the anxiety and weariness as normal. Every emotion is welcome. Ask your children about their feelings (feeling charts are helpful), listen, and then validate. As a parent, you desire to protect and fix, and maybe you are starting to feel helpless. Try your best to listen and validate. It can sound something like this: “I can see you’re really upset. This must be so painful. Tell me more.” But is there more we can do? Let’s all play more. Dr. Stuart Brown, the founder of the National Institute for Play, says, “the opposite of play is depression—” play being time spent without purpose. A walk, a fun movie, card games, drawing, dance parties, or learning a family recipe are options. It may not be attainable or accessible for some families, but remember, this “playtime” can be short and simple. The goal is to stay in a relationship with people you care about and locate an energy source to help get you through the day. I would encourage you to have each family member list what makes them feel free and rejuvenated and see what you all have in common. Now more than ever, we need to hold fast to quality time. Despite all of the unknown, here’s what I do know: we will get through this, we can do hard things, and it won’t be this way forever. Reflect on how you are feeling today and make a list of ways to “play” as a family — it will be worth it." Lindsey Shafto, MSW, LSWAIC School Therapist - Canyon Park Middle School Work Cell: 925-289-9806 Need additional support during these challenging times? • Crisis Line: 1-866-427-4747, to speak with an adult crisis expert. • National suicide prevention crisis line: 1-800-273-TALK (8255). • Call Teen Link: 206-461-4922, 6:00-10:00 pm nightly, staffed by teens. • Text Teen Link: 866-833-6546, 6pm-9:30pm • Dial 911 if you have an emergency and need help. AFTER SCHOOL KAHOOT TRIVA MATCH WITH MR. ERWIN Afterschool trivia match with Mr. Erwin on October 7th at 3:05pm Parents let your students know about the opportunity for an afterschool trivia match Mr. Erwin will host a Zoom and is planning to play three trivia games via Kahoot. Topics this week will be 1.) Riddles, 2.) Disney/Pixar Movies, 3.) NFL. Each Kahoot will be 10 - 15 questions. See you there! Register here to join
WHAT’S HAPPENING ON WEDNESDAY? We have a lot of questions coming in regarding our Wednesday schedule. Our District recently made changes to staff professional development time so teachers could strengthen their use of our new technology systems. **IMPORTANT NOTE: iReady testing continues next Wednesday for English classes. Students who have not finished their English diagnostic will be contacted by their teacher to complete it on Wednesday, September 30th. The following schedule will begin on October 7** 8:30- 8:50 - 1st Period Homeroom (Attendance, students will work with their Homeroom teacher to plan for the day) 9:00 - 10:30 - Asynchronous activities for students (These will include small group instruction, office hours arranged with their teacher, peer connections like Assemblies. Teachers will inform students via email regarding options and opportunities) 10:30 am- Use of Wednesday time will be at the discretion of the teacher. The teacher may engage in professional development, or may also extend their office hours or host small groups. Wednesdays are teacher dependent - there is no one schedule for all students - students will be made aware of assemblies/clubs, need for office hours, through homeroom, classroom, and Schoology communications CURBSIDE LIBRARY BOOK PICK UP BEGINS SEPT. 30TH When: Every Wednesday from 11AM-2PM Where: Canyon Park Main Office – look for the yellow sign How: Students need to go to the library catalog and place a hold on the title(s) they’d like and then complete the curbside pick-up form. An instructional video is linked under the “2020-2021 Live from the Library” section of my webpage and it was shown in all English classes. You will find the curbside pick-up form in the corresponding section on that same webpage. As long as you make your requests by 8AM Wednesday mornings, you can assume your books will be ready the same day! Questions: email Mrs. Dodson – ndodson@nsd.org Reminder: For the safety of all, you must wear a mask and please follow social distancing guidelines! We look forward to seeing you ~Mrs. Dodson and Mrs. Simonson
CURRICULUM NIGHT – OCTOBER 7, 2020
We are preparing for Curriculum Night.
Please be aware that families will need to log in as their student to view teacher’s videos
The agenda will be as follows:
6:00-6:30 pm - Live Community Welcome Webinar (Synchronous with CPMS Admin, Staff, PTSA, Natural
Leaders- webinar, will be recorded)
6:30 pm onward - Teacher Welcomes - Families access teacher and department posted video
presentations on Schoology.
6:00-7:00 pm - Need Guidance or Information? Open Zoom hosted by CPMS staff to assist families
CPMS HAS A NEW LOGO!
Thank you ASB!
ASB was brainstorming ways to fill in for the
missing end-of-the-year activities.
ASB students came up with the idea for the mask logo as
a way to provide masks for students.
ASB approved the purchase of the actual
physical face masks,
with the design of the mask logo,
which resulted in the new school logo!CONTACT INFORMATION Myra Arnone, Principal – marnone@nsd.org phone 425.408.6305 Dave Watson, Assistant Principal – dwatson2@nsd.org phone 425.408.6325 Eileen Jowell, Dean of Students – ejowell@nsd.org phone 425.408-6324 Kim Swanson, Office Manager – kswanson@nsd.org phone 425.408.6301 Jill Mildenhall, Registrar – jmildenhall@nsd.org phone 425.408.6318 Debbie Fisher, ASB – dfisher@nsd.org phone 425.408.6303 Colette Puoci, Attendance – CPMSattendance@nsd.org Phone 425.408.6310 Paul Narancic Counselor – pnarancic@nsd.org phone 425.408.6321 Elizabeth Methot – Counselor emethot@nsd.org phone 425.408.6313 CANYON PARK PTSA Join PTSA PTSA membership is not about volunteering, or meetings, or fundraising. It's about KIDS. It's about your kids, your neighbors’ kids, kids the next block over, kids in that other middle school, kids across town, across the state and across the nation. Add your voice to the most powerful child advocacy organization in the country. Our voice gets stronger when your voice is heard! Join Today! cpptsa.org/membership/ You’re Invited! Join us for our first PTSA Membership Meeting on Wed., Sept 30th 7-8:30 PM on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6777666097?pwd=OEVwRWk2eWhwbldNK1MrRk1oSkN6QT09 Meeting ID: 677 766 6097 Passcode: knights Be in The Know Find your Canyon Park Middle School PTSA at cpptsa.org & Facebook @CanyonParkMSPTSA Visit our Family Resources list! A “one-stop-shop” for school and district information that can be found at cpptsa.org/resources/. Do you have a question that we can help find the answer to? Ask us! form.jotform.com/CPPTSA/QA. We’ll add your questions and answers to our resources list. Threads & Treads Threads and Treads is a free resource located at CPMS that provides Northshore School District families gently used clothing for kids as well as parents. We are open for shopping every Wed 3-6pm. Learn more about T&T: cpptsa.org/programs-activities/threads-treads/ Reflections The Reflections Program is a National PTA cultural arts competition. Students of all ages and abilities can use their creative talents to express themselves through original works of art in relation to a theme. The 2020-2021 theme is: “I Matter Because...". Visit this link for information on how to participate! Crossword Puzzle Did you see our Crossword Puzzle in your student’s school supply bag? We will post the answers on our website on October 2nd.
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