Parent Resources

Elementary Curriculum

Helping your Child Learn to Read

Helping Your Child Learn Math

Launching Young Readers

Internet Safety Websites:

Visit www.deal.org to browse through Parent's Guide to the Online Web and other cyber safety resources.

This site provides valuable tools to help parents and educators keep our youth safe on the internet: www.bewebaware.ca

A collection of resources and support for everyone interested in media and information literacy for youth. www.media-awareness.ca

Some Useful Terms and Definitions

Aggression is a forceful behaviour, an attack

Bullying is a form of repeated, persistent and aggressive behaviour that is directed at an individual or individuals that is intended to cause (or should be known to cause) fear, distress and/or harm to another person’s body, feelings, self-esteem, or reputation. Bullying occurs in a context where there is a real or perceived power imbalance.

Hate Crimes use race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or disability to discomfort, frighten, or harm individuals and to instill fear into groups of these individuals.

Harassment is the repeated annoyance or bullying of an individual or individuals.

Police Involvement is used to define the circumstances when police “follow-up” with and investigation ‘after’ an incident has occurred.

Robbery is the taking of another’s property using violence or intimidation

Staff includes administrators, teachers, educational assistants, support staff, secretaries, custodians, bus drivers and any other individuals expressly authorized by the Board.

Threat is a declaration of an intention to inflict punishment, injury or death on someone.

Youth Gang is comprised of three or more people who, while acting or together display a pattern of delinquent behaviour, which may result in violent activities and/or criminal activities.

Vandalism is defined as willful damage to property.

Violent Incident may include verbal or written threats; physical, emotional, sexual abuse/harassment/assault; racial or ethnocultural harassment; robbery; extortion; or bullying by an individual or group of individuals which has the effect of impairing or might have the effect of impairing the health and welfare of any student or staff member.

Weapons are defined under the Criminal Code: “Weapon” means anything used, designed to be used or intended for use; (a) in causing death or injury to any person, or (b) for the purpose of threatening or intimidating any person and, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, includes a firearm.