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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 sligtly; right now we have 45 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, 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!! |
ANNOUNCEMENTS
KINDNESS: ..."kindness needs practice. Just as a tree doesn't strengthen its roots the night of the storm, you can't develop kindness overnight; you'll have to practice it in the littlest experiences-to the moth visiting your home, the telemarketer who trespasses into your peace, and the airline agent who botches your flight booking. With practice, you'll become instinctively kind; kindness will become effortless and will require not active thought." Amit Sood
Please check out these videos on YouTube "How to Stop Bullying: Show Your Kindness" on the NCSA Video Channel.
Please check out these videos on YouTube "How to Stop Bullying: Show Your Kindness" on the NCSA Video Channel.
ARCTIC SPORTS
Ghùch Tlâ Community School participated in the Arctic Sports at Porter Creek Secondary School this week. They had a blast and are coming home with some medals. Keep watching here to see who received medals, and check out the Photo Gallery tab for pictures.
Oksana Baerg-Bronze for Stick Pull
Alex Lojang-Bronze for Scissor Jump
Alex Lojang-Silver for Inuit Wrestling
Alex Lojang-Bronze for overall athlete for grades 5/6/7
Congratulations to all students who participated this year!!
Ghùch Tlâ Community School participated in the Arctic Sports at Porter Creek Secondary School this week. They had a blast and are coming home with some medals. Keep watching here to see who received medals, and check out the Photo Gallery tab for pictures.
Oksana Baerg-Bronze for Stick Pull
Alex Lojang-Bronze for Scissor Jump
Alex Lojang-Silver for Inuit Wrestling
Alex Lojang-Bronze for overall athlete for grades 5/6/7
Congratulations to all students who participated this year!!
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Student-Led Conferences:
Congratulations to the parents/guardians who won door prizes for attending their students Celebration of Learning. We had a pretty good turnout for the Conferences and are going to set a higher goal for Parent/Guardian participation on the next Student-Led Conferences later this school year. |
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. |
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School Council:
We are still looking for 2 School Council members. If you are interested please contact Ruby Simmons or Robin Lord. Christmas Concert
Are you interested in participating in the Christmas Concert? We would love to have some adult participants to spread Christmas Spirit and Joy with our students at the community Christmas Concert on December 18th at the Learning Center. Concert begins at 5:30, followed by dinner and a special someone coming to visit the children. |
ORANGE SHIRT DAY
On September 30, 2018 Northern communities will join thousands across Canada in bringing awareness to the experiences of the residential school system by wearing an orange shirt.Orange Shirt day began in British Columbia in 2013, when residential school survivor Phyllis Webstad, shared her story of having her shiny new orange shirt taken away on the first day at a residential school. Since then, Orange Shirt Day has become an opportunity for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit governments, schools and communities to come together in the spirit of reconciliation, and in support of Youth, adopting the phrase “Every Child Matters”.2018 Orange Shirt Day falls on Sunday, September 30. On Wednesday, September 26, Ghùch Tlâ Community school and C/TFN will show their support in creating a welcoming, caring, respectful and safe learning environment and promoting reconciliation by wearing an orange shirt, a gift to all students from C/TFN. Local Inland Tlingit Artist Megan Jensen has been chosen to design this years’ Orange Shirt Day design with proceeds to benefit Yukon’s Our Voices youth organization. A series of tragic losses across the North spurred this group of emerging young leaders to join hands and initiate a dialogue on how to support northern youth and how to prevent future tragedies by investing and providing experiential learning, training, and development opportunities for young emerging leaders in the Yukon. Designed by local Inland Tlingit Artist Megan Jensen, the theme embodies the resilience of Indigenous communities all over turtle island. The circle represents the continuity of culture and unity of all things. The mountain represents the north west coast of Canada and the Yukon. The Tlingit style hand is to honour all the families that have been impacted by the dark history of the Residential School System. We hold up our hands to send our love and strength to all the children that were taken, the children who never returned home, and for the intergenerational trauma that still terrorizes our communities. The eye symbolizes the life of our people and the gift of knowledge…we are strong, and resilient while we educate others to ‘See’ the legacy of genocide in this country. |
Students and Staff of Ghùch Tlâ Community School on Orange Shirt Day 2018.
Afternoon Indian Bingo.
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. HOT LUNCH Our hot lunch program is back in action providing lunches for all students daily. If you child does not like what is on the menu for that day, please provide them with a lunch from home. Snacks are to be provided and packed from home. We have oranges, apples and some bananas available. We are so fortunate to have the financial support of C/TFN to help feed our children. We also provide breakfast starting at 8:30 am, thank you to President Choice Children's Charity and Breakfast for Learning. |
Fire and Smudging Ceremony at C/TFN Learning Center.
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. NO SCHOOL
Christmas Holidays: Dec 21/18-January 4/19 December 20th is a half day-Children go home at noon. 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;
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Student-Led Conferences
Thank you to all the Parents and Guardians and Grandparents who came to Celebrate the Learning of their children. These are not "interviews" like the old traditional way of sit with the teacher and get talked at; the students walk their adults through their learning, what they have been doing and the goals they have set for themselves. This is totally "Student-Led" with the teacher available as support. We look forward to having higher participation in future Student-Led Conferences at the school.
"Thank you for the Door Prize its awesome and I never win draws very exciting morning and the LED Conferences are awesome I really like how its done these days!"
Thank you to all the Parents and Guardians and Grandparents who came to Celebrate the Learning of their children. These are not "interviews" like the old traditional way of sit with the teacher and get talked at; the students walk their adults through their learning, what they have been doing and the goals they have set for themselves. This is totally "Student-Led" with the teacher available as support. We look forward to having higher participation in future Student-Led Conferences at the school.
"Thank you for the Door Prize its awesome and I never win draws very exciting morning and the LED Conferences are awesome I really like how its done these days!"
Peacemaking Circles Training Winter 2019 Course
There will be another round of Peacemaking Circle training starting in January of 2019. Please contact Dina Delaronde at 867-821-4251 ext. 8223 or cell 867-334-8491 or email dina.delaronde@ctfn.ca
There will be another round of Peacemaking Circle training starting in January of 2019. Please contact Dina Delaronde at 867-821-4251 ext. 8223 or cell 867-334-8491 or email dina.delaronde@ctfn.ca
WINTER WEATHER
It is that time of year again: time for Winter Clothing and Gear. Please make sure your child or children come to school with the appropriate winter gear: snow pants, jacket, hat, mitts and boots. If it is possible, have your child's name inside their items, especially boots and snow pants, as sometimes these items get mixed up. If you drive your child or children to school, they still need to have their winter gear as students go outside for recess and they ride on the bus.
It is that time of year again: time for Winter Clothing and Gear. Please make sure your child or children come to school with the appropriate winter gear: snow pants, jacket, hat, mitts and boots. If it is possible, have your child's name inside their items, especially boots and snow pants, as sometimes these items get mixed up. If you drive your child or children to school, they still need to have their winter gear as students go outside for recess and they ride on the bus.
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Upcoming Events
December 18th Christmas Concert and Feast at the LC December 20th Early dismissal for students. December 21th Christmas holidays begin FREE STORE
The free store at the Carcross Dump is looking for some clothing hangers. If you have some to donate, please drop them off at the school. There will be a box in the front entrance. Thank you. |
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Ghùch Tlâ Community School with the students from Klukwan School, Haines, Alaska. Oct 2018.
It was wonderful having a quick visit from the students, staff and chaperones from Klukwan School in Haines, Alaska. The students and staff of Ghùch Tlâ Community School would like to say thanks to the following people for helping us "shine" as a school, community and First Nation. A huge thank you to C/TFN for supporting this visit and making quick plans for our guests. Thank you to Robin Lord for helping to organize a Carcross Itinerary, C/TFN Executive Council meeting our guests and gifting them with Swag bags, Keith Smarch for their visit to the carving shed, the staff of the Learning Center and Gary Johnson as our Cultural Liason/Ambassador. Thank you Gary for jumping in to help welcome our guests, singing them in and leading Ghùch Tlâ students in dance and song, and taking Klukwan School on a tour with the senior boys around Carcross. If we missed anyone to thank, it is not because we are not thankful, just forgetful of names. To all who helped on the spur of the moment, many blessed thanks. This visit we hope is only the beginning of a growing relationship and exchange with Klukwan School. Wouldn't it be grand if we could go visit them in Alaska in the spring? Hmmm something to think about indeed.
Gunalchéesh!
It was wonderful having a quick visit from the students, staff and chaperones from Klukwan School in Haines, Alaska. The students and staff of Ghùch Tlâ Community School would like to say thanks to the following people for helping us "shine" as a school, community and First Nation. A huge thank you to C/TFN for supporting this visit and making quick plans for our guests. Thank you to Robin Lord for helping to organize a Carcross Itinerary, C/TFN Executive Council meeting our guests and gifting them with Swag bags, Keith Smarch for their visit to the carving shed, the staff of the Learning Center and Gary Johnson as our Cultural Liason/Ambassador. Thank you Gary for jumping in to help welcome our guests, singing them in and leading Ghùch Tlâ students in dance and song, and taking Klukwan School on a tour with the senior boys around Carcross. If we missed anyone to thank, it is not because we are not thankful, just forgetful of names. To all who helped on the spur of the moment, many blessed thanks. This visit we hope is only the beginning of a growing relationship and exchange with Klukwan School. Wouldn't it be grand if we could go visit them in Alaska in the spring? Hmmm something to think about indeed.
Gunalchéesh!
The Grade 7/8/9 class created using glow sticks; "light art". This "Mere Loup" translates from French to English as "Wolf Mother", or Ghùch Tlâ for us in Tlingit.
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.