Mrs. Cornfield's Guidance News
Author: Cornfield, Wendy (ASD-S)

Volume 1, Issue 1

November 2014

MNS Guidance News

Coming EVents

Beyond The Hurt - A ResPectEdProgram of the Red Cross

Career Week / November 3-7
Take our Kids to Work — November 5 (Grade 9) / M / Day / Mental / Mental Health Expo
Mental Health Matters Expo—November 6
National Child Day — November 20
Kindness Matters Week / November 17—24 / Ring A Bell / B / B / Rin / RinR / Ring / R
Ring A Bell — / December 5

Wendy Cornfield, EST—Guidance
c/o Millidgeville North School
500 Woodward
Avenue, Saint John, NB
E2L 2K2
(506) 658-5353

11 students, as well as Mme Sophie Robitaille Crowley as an Adult Advisor, have been trained in Beyond the Hurt this year. These students are enthusiastically taking on projects that will positively affect our whole school. They have already created a Self-Esteem mirror where students can take a selfie while choosing character attributes that best describe them; Julia Walker has produced a slide show featuring all of our elementary students posing with a Healthy Lifestyles cut-out poster; our dancers have performed for Fitness Friday/Focus on Wellness; they have baked, with the help of Mrs McKinney and Mrs Higgins, 35 dozen cookies; and are currently working on Positive Posts and the SOS project. It’s been a busy start to the year.
Grade 6 student Connie Lui.

SOS—Stock Our Shelves
As a direct response to the crises in youth homelessness in southern New Brunswick, Safe Harbour will provide shelter with a safe, empowering environment to support youth in making positive changes in their lives.
From now until November 14th, MNS students will be collecting non-perishable food, paper towel & toilet paper, kleenex, hygiene items, pyjama bottoms, laundry detergent, sheets, blankets, pillows, towels, socks and underwear. All donations will help homeless youth in our community.

MENTAL HEALTH EXPO

ASD-S invites you to a Mental Health Matters Expo, November 6, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Kennebecasis Valley High School, 398 Hampton Road, Quispamsis. The Expo will provide you with an opportunity to hear guest speakers, access resources and enjoy interactive activities while learning about mental health awareness and the importance of balance in your life. There is no pre-registration required nor admission fee so get a car- load of friends together and come enjoy the evening.

Career Week
November 3—7 is Career Week. All Middle School students will be working on a unit from Career Cruising during November and December. Grade 9 students will be participating in Take Our Kids to Wok Day on Wednesday, November 5. For further information on careers, the following links may be helpful: http://careercruising.com; www.jobbank.gc.ca

National Child Day
This year’s Child Rights Education Week, November 17 to 23 highlights the 25th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Convention recognizes and protects, in 54 articles, the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of the child and has been ratified by almost every country in the world including Canada. The Conventions is the first international human rights treaty that recognized that children have rights. http://www.unicef.org/crc/ How will you promote, advocate and defend the rights and interests of New Brunswick children?
Plan something special for your child on National Children’s Day, November 20.

Ring a Bell
Dots NB and Ring a Bell will be hosting this year’s event at MNS on Friday, December 5. Bells will ring out at 12 noon in support of excellence in kids' mental health in New Brunswick through youth, family and community empowerment.

Kindness Matters November 17-24
Kindness Matters Week is a local and provincial initiative to encourage respect and building healthy relationships in every day experiences. Help us spread Kindness and show others how much they are valued.

Focus on Wellness/Fitness Friday
Focus on Wellness is one way our school is providing education and awareness on physical, mental and social fitness. Our thanks is extended to the community for their participation. Parents have volunteered to make smoothies (not an easy feat when we’re serving over 400), Mr Kennedy has shared information on allergies, and on Friday, Ms Yurchesny from the Superstore gave us some healthy eating tips.

Community Babysitting Course
A Babysitting Course will be offered at the West Side Library on December 13 from 9—3:30. To pre-register, please contact the Library. Participants are asked to bring a doll.

A special thank you to Mrs Craig and Mrs Panun for helping me with this newsletter and to my colleagues for their patience with me and their students as Beyond the Hurt and Focus on Wellness consume so much of our time this term .