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News and information that parents may find useful and informative. Posts will include community events geared towards families or children. Information posted here is outside of the school news and events.

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2011/2012 Parent Calendar

posted 1 Oct 2010 19:34 by krista degoede [ updated 19 Sep 2011 14:40 ]

The school has prepared a parent calendar and handbook which is available as an PDF file, attached to this page.

If you would like a hard copy, contact the school office and Joan or Rosa can provide you with one.

| Attachments: 2011-12 Parent Calendar.pdf

Oak Bay High School Design Open Houses

posted 21 Sep 2010 22:54 by krista degoede

The Oak Bay High School Design Committee invites residents to provide comments on a proposal to include a Neighbourhood Learning Centre in the new Oak Bay High School.

Please see the attached list of open houses that are planned and additional information about the new school.

| Attachments: _NLC Community Consultation_4pgs.pdf

Sports, Girls and Parents

posted 30 Mar 2010 11:04 by krista degoede

Some parents at the school may remember Lister Farrar, an active parent who just recently moved on from our school this past year. Lister provided the following links to interesting articles:

As Girls Become Women, Sports Pay Dividends

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/16/health/16well.html?th&emc=th

Good quote here:

“It’s not just that the people who are going to do well in life play sports, but that sports help people do better in life,” she said, adding, “While I only show this for girls, it’s reasonable to believe it’s true for boys as well.”

And another good one, to balance the, um, somewhat too keen parents:

Parents who push create unhealthy obsession in child athletes, research finds

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/family-and-relationships/parents-who-push-create-unhealthy-obsession-in-child-athletes-research-finds/article1468670/

A good quote here:

“An Olympic riddle: Two athletes arrive in Vancouver. The first vows: I will win gold. The second says: I will achieve my very best. Who finishes first?

As it turns out, for all our talk about the fire of competition needed to win, research suggests the odds of either one of them standing on the podium are pretty much equal. The difference: The second athlete is more likely to feel real joy, both in the heat of the race and the thrill of victory – and for that, a Montreal psychologist says, she can thank her parents.”

Thanks Lister for passing those on, both were excellent reading.