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Gunalchéesh hàt yìy.adi and Welcome to our school website.
Our website is under construction in many areas, and we invite you to continue to return to see the ongoing changes. We also do daily to nearly daily updates on the home page.We encourage parents/guardians to mark our Home page to stay up to date with information, notifications, events and photos. Ghùch Tlâ Community School is located in the community of Carcross, which is situated in the Southern Lakes region of Yukon, about a 45-minute drive from Whitehorse. Our school population tends to fluctuate slightly; right now we have 48 students in full time attendance. The majority of our students (92%) are Carcross/Tagish First Nation and come from the community of Carcross and the surrounding area. Our teaching staff consists of seven teachers (including Tlingit Native Language teacher), four educational assistants, one CDC worker, C/TFN ESW and a part time librarian. For such a small school we continually strive to not only have BIG ideas, but to make those ideas happen!! |
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Picture Day-October 6th, 2020
2020-2021 School Year
The adventure begins!!!!!
BUSING
This year due to COVID restrictions and recommendations, Standard Busing is enforcing their expectations. Students who take the bus are picked up from home and dropped off at home. There are no other stops for the students. This means the bus driver will not drop at other locations other than the students home.
No stops at Daycare. No stops at Tagish recreation center. No different student's taking another bus to go be dropped off at a friends house.
If you are not available to be at home when you child gets off the bus, please make arrangements for someone to pick them up at the school. If they are being picked up, please notify the school by 2:30pm with the name of the approved person picking them up. Parents and Guardians doing the drop off or pick up, please wait outside of the school, we have limited space in the front foyer during arrival and dismissal. Any Parent or Guardian coming into the school must remain on the front foyer carpet, if you go past the carpet you are required to be wearing PPE (mask, or face shield).
The front door will be unlocked at 8:40 am, please do not drop your child off before then. The bus arrives shortly after that.
Breakfast and Lunch are now a box program and students will eat in their classrooms.
The Trolley goes to classrooms for breakfast. On the trolley is cereal, yogurt, juice box, Nutrigrain Bars, bowl of fruit. Snacks are given to the class at that time, snack bag of fishy crackers and fruit snacks. At the beginning of the week we take the sandwich and other order from the students for their lunch box for the week. The lunch box contains a sandwich, Ham and Turkey with or without cheese, or plain cheese (2 if requested by older students), choice of cheese, choice of baby carrots, choice of pudding cup or jell-o cup.
Alternative Program students come to GTC for instructional time on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Monday and Friday's will be independent work at home. We are hoping that the AP students and teacher will be able to move back to the Capacity building in the near future.
If you are looking to register you child at GTC, please call ahead 1-867-821-2929 to the office and Venise will get a registration package ready for you and make an appointment to fill out the paperwork. To register a child you need to show the child's birth certificate. Access to the school is still under COVID health and safety guidelines, so please make an appointment to register.
Thank you for your understanding and patience.
Ms. Cynthia Wagner
The adventure begins!!!!!
BUSING
This year due to COVID restrictions and recommendations, Standard Busing is enforcing their expectations. Students who take the bus are picked up from home and dropped off at home. There are no other stops for the students. This means the bus driver will not drop at other locations other than the students home.
No stops at Daycare. No stops at Tagish recreation center. No different student's taking another bus to go be dropped off at a friends house.
If you are not available to be at home when you child gets off the bus, please make arrangements for someone to pick them up at the school. If they are being picked up, please notify the school by 2:30pm with the name of the approved person picking them up. Parents and Guardians doing the drop off or pick up, please wait outside of the school, we have limited space in the front foyer during arrival and dismissal. Any Parent or Guardian coming into the school must remain on the front foyer carpet, if you go past the carpet you are required to be wearing PPE (mask, or face shield).
The front door will be unlocked at 8:40 am, please do not drop your child off before then. The bus arrives shortly after that.
Breakfast and Lunch are now a box program and students will eat in their classrooms.
The Trolley goes to classrooms for breakfast. On the trolley is cereal, yogurt, juice box, Nutrigrain Bars, bowl of fruit. Snacks are given to the class at that time, snack bag of fishy crackers and fruit snacks. At the beginning of the week we take the sandwich and other order from the students for their lunch box for the week. The lunch box contains a sandwich, Ham and Turkey with or without cheese, or plain cheese (2 if requested by older students), choice of cheese, choice of baby carrots, choice of pudding cup or jell-o cup.
Alternative Program students come to GTC for instructional time on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Monday and Friday's will be independent work at home. We are hoping that the AP students and teacher will be able to move back to the Capacity building in the near future.
If you are looking to register you child at GTC, please call ahead 1-867-821-2929 to the office and Venise will get a registration package ready for you and make an appointment to fill out the paperwork. To register a child you need to show the child's birth certificate. Access to the school is still under COVID health and safety guidelines, so please make an appointment to register.
Thank you for your understanding and patience.
Ms. Cynthia Wagner
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MASKS
Any guest coming into our school bubble must wear PPE: mask, spit shield. If you are wanting to go off the front entrance carpet, you will need to be wearing a mask. We also ask that you sign in and out of the building. That is for our contact tracing of people who come into our school bubble. |
KIDS HELP PHONE
Whenever you need to talk, we're open
Text: 686868
Web: KidsHelpPhone.ca
Call: 1-800-668-6868
Whenever you need to talk, we're open
Text: 686868
Web: KidsHelpPhone.ca
Call: 1-800-668-6868
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Come check us out on TWITTER for up to date information
GTC2020@GTC20201 Yes, we are now tweeting. We ask that tweets be kind and family friendly. |
We are also now on FaceBook. It is an invite only place for GTC students and families to get up to date information.
GTC2020. Please let us know if you have not been able to join yet. You can message me or Robin.
GTC2020. Please let us know if you have not been able to join yet. You can message me or Robin.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM
We would like to welcome Chase Blodgett as the new Alt Program teacher for GTC.
The AP program will be 3 full days face to face and 2 days online learning.
To register your youth for the GTC Alternative Program, please come and register at the school with the office. Paperwork is required to be filled out if the student has not been attending school either in Yukon or other areas. If the student is being moved from a school within Yukon, they will transfer to us or be cross registered.
The Alternative Program will be running out of the GTC shop until we are cleared to move back to the C/TFN upstairs.
Registration is the responsibility of the parent, guardian or legal caregiver; not the C/TFN Education Department.
We would like to welcome Chase Blodgett as the new Alt Program teacher for GTC.
The AP program will be 3 full days face to face and 2 days online learning.
To register your youth for the GTC Alternative Program, please come and register at the school with the office. Paperwork is required to be filled out if the student has not been attending school either in Yukon or other areas. If the student is being moved from a school within Yukon, they will transfer to us or be cross registered.
The Alternative Program will be running out of the GTC shop until we are cleared to move back to the C/TFN upstairs.
Registration is the responsibility of the parent, guardian or legal caregiver; not the C/TFN Education Department.
Selflessness...let's think on this and what it means to us and our school family.
Where are you at as an active member of reconciliation? This is an important question as part of the Spiral of Inquiry and the School Growth Plan as we delve into the past all the way back to when the Residential school closed and the students were moved to the community school.
TLINGIT LANGUAGE PRACTICE
Let's start our conversations with each other in Tlingit. Let's greet each other in Tlingit.
I have presented a challenge to the staff and students to "give it a go" and greet all in both Tlingit and English so we can cement the language in our brains and make it just like breathing. I encourage parents and guardians to take on this challenge, and start our conversations using Tlingit. I ask for speakers to be patient as we learn, and I accept feedback on pronunciation, this is constructive and will help me teach my mouth and tongue to do correct sounds. Gunalchéesh ax eey_ ilatóowu, thank you for teaching me.
Yeke'e tsoo taught! Good Morning! or Yeke'e yagi! Good Afternoon!
Ye'keéyi ts'ootaat i jee yéi natí. Have a good morning.
Yek'éiyi yagee i jee yéi natí. Have a good day.
Wáa sá iyatee? How are you?
Xat yek' ée. I am fine. (sorry I cannot get a line under the X; I am working on the text)
We.é dée? And you?
Xát tsú xat yek'ée. Me too, I'm fine.
A big Gunalchéesh to Marlene, Sean and Gary for helping me get the proper spelling and dialect for words; it is a joint effort between the school and C/TFN Language department. Please be patient and remember this is a work in progress with positive results...that we have begun the conversation.
Let's start our conversations with each other in Tlingit. Let's greet each other in Tlingit.
I have presented a challenge to the staff and students to "give it a go" and greet all in both Tlingit and English so we can cement the language in our brains and make it just like breathing. I encourage parents and guardians to take on this challenge, and start our conversations using Tlingit. I ask for speakers to be patient as we learn, and I accept feedback on pronunciation, this is constructive and will help me teach my mouth and tongue to do correct sounds. Gunalchéesh ax eey_ ilatóowu, thank you for teaching me.
Yeke'e tsoo taught! Good Morning! or Yeke'e yagi! Good Afternoon!
Ye'keéyi ts'ootaat i jee yéi natí. Have a good morning.
Yek'éiyi yagee i jee yéi natí. Have a good day.
Wáa sá iyatee? How are you?
Xat yek' ée. I am fine. (sorry I cannot get a line under the X; I am working on the text)
We.é dée? And you?
Xát tsú xat yek'ée. Me too, I'm fine.
A big Gunalchéesh to Marlene, Sean and Gary for helping me get the proper spelling and dialect for words; it is a joint effort between the school and C/TFN Language department. Please be patient and remember this is a work in progress with positive results...that we have begun the conversation.
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"When you keep criticizing your kids, they don't stop loving you, they stop loving themselves. Let that sink in". -Spiritual Warriors.
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You're braver than you believe,
and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. |
MARIJUANA/Cannabis:
Although Cannabis is now legalized in Canada and Yukon, it is not legal in our school. Our school is a totally and completely "NO CANNABIS" zone.
NO VAPING:
Vapes are not to be brought to school. If a vape is spotted it will be taken and returned only to the parent/guardian of the student.
Although Cannabis is now legalized in Canada and Yukon, it is not legal in our school. Our school is a totally and completely "NO CANNABIS" zone.
NO VAPING:
Vapes are not to be brought to school. If a vape is spotted it will be taken and returned only to the parent/guardian of the student.
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School Council:
Meetings are scheduled for the first Wednesday of the Month. 6 pm in the school's library. SCHOOL COUNCIL ELECTIONS
School Council Nominations are due by noon on Thursday, September 24th. |
Last year we passed a resolution that if quorum is not reached after 20 minutes, the meeting will end until the next time. Please respect the School Council members, school staff, department guests and community members time and be there for a quick start.
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Integrity...Patience...Accountability...
BUS Please let the school know by 2:30 pm if there is a change to where you child goes after school. The Admin Assistant is not here after 2:30 pm. At this time there are no after school activities or recreational evening programs. We will revisit these programs in October. HOT LUNCH THE TRUTH!!!!!!! We have the best free hot lunch program in the territory !!!!! And then COVID struck...lunch and breakfast is changing. We have received funding from Jordan's Principle to continue supporting our students. C/TFN will be hiring a cook to support the breakfast and lunch program again this year. We are going to a box system for breakfast and lunches, we can no longer do cafeteria style and all food items will be in small take-away sealed or individually wrapped and disposable. Students will each breakfast and lunch in their classroom. Breakfast boxes "MAY" contain: -cereal in a bowl (milk will be added by adult) -fruit (cup) -fruit -yogurt cup -box of juice -granola bar Lunch boxes "MAY" contain: -sandwich (Ham or Turkey) mayo and mustard packets on the side -cold salad (pasta salad/potato salad: possibly) -granola bar -fruit roll-up -fruit cup -fruit -cookies -baby carrots in a bag -cheese strings -cheese and crackers We ask that you either have your child eat what is made or provide a packed lunch from home. Please try not to purchase food/lunch from Montana's and deliver to the school. Students should not be calling home before or at lunch demanding parents/adults buy them lunch. Only the grade 6/7/8/9 students have the privilege on their lunch hour to walk over to Montana's, with signed Parental/Guardian permission. We ask you to support us in this request. Students are required to leave their junk food items in the office to be picked up at the end of the day and not put them in their desk bin or locker. Cell phones in school/technology or electronic devices
Students are not to be using personal electronic devices during instructional time. The only change here will be when and if personal computers are requested by the teacher to have in the classroom. The older students in the Grade 6/7/8/9 class have the right to access their devices such as phones or iPads during their break times, but must give their device over and put it in the designated classroom location after their breaks. Blue-tooth devices that connect to their wearable technology or music speakers must be turned off during instructional time. Wifi for phones will not be granted. Grade 4/5/ and the 1/2/3 students should not bring their personal electronic devices to school, if they do to use it on the bus ride, they need to drop the device off to the office for the day and will get it back at bus time. We will sanitize the item when we receive it. Field trips are the exception for this group, only if the teacher has made that part of the trip itinerary. This expectation has been in place for several years now, and accountability to follow this expectation is with the students. The students are given ample opportunity to follow this expectation (and wait time to make the right choice) knowing what the consequences of not following the Personal Electronic Device Policy/Rule; that they each signed. If a device (cell phone, ipad, computer, etc) is being used during instructional time which is not part of the instruction, and the student refuses to either put it in the designated location/hand over to the office, this will be communicated immediately with home, the phone/device then can be held all day by the office and only given back to the students parent or guardian. The process of accountability is fully transparent and discussed with the students regularly, there are no surprises. If a parent or guardian needs to communicate with their child, please do so through the teacher contact or the office directly. If the student needs to contact Parent or Guardian, they can do so through their teacher or office. The office phone will be monitored and its strongly encouraged that students do not have access to make personal calls. Please help support the students to make the correct choices and not put them in a conflict position with the Personal Electronic Device Policy. Gunalshéesh. |
Safe School:
Students coming to school under the influence of alcohol or drugs will be asked to leave the school immediately and their parents/guardians will be notified. BEVERAGES AT SCHOOL
The school is promoting healthy beverage choices during school hours and we encourage students to have a water bottle and ask that students do not bring to school;
CELL Phones/Electronic Devices
It seems that almost everyone has a cell phone. This is a fact. And for those who do not have one, others wonder "what is wrong with them?" Nothing is wrong with not owning or using a cell phone. I remember when we had to only use a land line to call people, or walk over and speak face to face. We wrote letters to let friends and family know how we were doing, and we waited patiently to hear back. We participated in more "face to face" time, being with others, having a cup of tea and a conversation, now..it seems different and is different. We go for a cup of coffee with a friend and our faces look to the screen and not the others face. We text and expect immediate responses and lose patience. We swipe left and delete things and people from our lives. I encourage anyone who has a cell phone to look at the amount of screen time they do in a week, and track that information. I encourage those who have a cell phone to turn it off at dinner time, and talk with those around the table or room. I encourage those who have cell phones to take technology breaks during the week. To get away from those screens and turn to the faces around you and make a connection of a human kind. Nothing Can Replace the Influence of Unconditional Love in the Life of a Child. -Fred Rogers-
Go and Love your children exactly as they are. And then, watch them become the truest most wonderful version of themselves. All they need... All anyone really needs... is to feel loved and appreciated for exactly who they are. |
"For you to realize your value and worth, your environment has to mirror it back to you ." -Gabor Mate-
Self Love: Don't Compare Yourself, Note the Things You're Proud of, Let Go of Past Mistakes, Say Yes to Things You Love, Speak Kindly to Yourself, Let Yourself Rest.
Upcoming Events
Return to School August 26, 20200
Return to School August 26, 20200
Kindness, Perseverance, Honesty
Bullying
The definition of Bullying varies but here are two examples:
Is when an individual or a group of people with more power repeatedly and intentionally cause hurt or harm to another person or group of people who feel helpless to respond.
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Repeated, persistent and aggressive behaviour intended to cause fear, distress, or harm to another person's body, emotions, self-esteem or reputation.
What Bullying In NOT:
Here at Ghùch Tlâ Community School we have taken on the goal to "Hold Each Other Up", and be "Accountable" for our behaviour and will address bullying as it happens: within the school (children to children), coming into the school (adults to adults), outside of the school (lateral violence). We have a Kindness campaign going on for the school, and using positive posters to address "kindness", a compliment box and working to take back the word; "bully". Let's make the change together and fill this world with kind words, thoughts, actions and express our "love" for all of the Creators creations, big and small.
We need to work together to support and communicate collaboratively to make the change and bring positive Restorative Practices into our daily lives.
The definition of Bullying varies but here are two examples:
Is when an individual or a group of people with more power repeatedly and intentionally cause hurt or harm to another person or group of people who feel helpless to respond.
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Repeated, persistent and aggressive behaviour intended to cause fear, distress, or harm to another person's body, emotions, self-esteem or reputation.
What Bullying In NOT:
- Single episodes of social rejection or dislike
- single episode acts of nastiness or spite
- random acts of aggression or intimidation
- Mutual arguments, disagreements or fights
Here at Ghùch Tlâ Community School we have taken on the goal to "Hold Each Other Up", and be "Accountable" for our behaviour and will address bullying as it happens: within the school (children to children), coming into the school (adults to adults), outside of the school (lateral violence). We have a Kindness campaign going on for the school, and using positive posters to address "kindness", a compliment box and working to take back the word; "bully". Let's make the change together and fill this world with kind words, thoughts, actions and express our "love" for all of the Creators creations, big and small.
We need to work together to support and communicate collaboratively to make the change and bring positive Restorative Practices into our daily lives.
For those habituated to high levels of internal stress since early childhood, it is the absence of stress that creates unease, evoking boredom and a sense of meaningless. People may become addicted to their own stress hormones, adrenaline and cortisol, Hans Selye observed. To such persons stress feels desirable, while the absence of it feels like something to be avoided. -Gabor Mate M.D.-