Welcome!

Hello, and welcome – I am happy to see that you have landed on my page! My name is Jill Winters; I am a 5/6 and 7/8 social studies teacher at Banded Peak. This year I am teaching social studies 5/6 and 7/8,  as well as art. I am the homeroom teacher for "Winters 7/8" class, although I will be spending a lot of time with all students in grades 5 - 8. Should you have any questions, or concerns, please email jiwinters@rockyview.ab.ca or call the school. I always enjoy working with families.

General Information:

During grade 7 & 8, we are trying to transition our students to taking more ownership for their learning; this should have the students using an agenda (of some type) to track their assignments, checking their Powerschool to see marks and feedback and using the Google Calendar to stay up to date on their work. We encourage the students to chat with us as much as possible if they have any concerns, or even send us an e-mail. Learning how to take ownership of their learning, and develop strong relationships with their teachers, will help them in the future. Lastly, students should always have some homework – whether it is reading, practicing their instrument, working on their math questions or a social studies or science project….so, the question is not, “Do you have homework?”, but rather, “How are you using your homework time?”.

This year in social studies, students will participate in a variety of independent and group projects that bring history to life. Learning will be assessed through quizzes, tests, projects, presentations, observation and conversations; students will be given a rubric to help guide their work; they are taught that a rubric is the “target” that they are aiming for.

If you are curious about the specifics of the courses, the course outlines are posted on Google Classroom...in fact, pretty much everything you could ever want to know about what is happening in the classroom is posted online.  If you haven't been invited to the Google Classrooms, just ask your child to show you their "Classrooms".

If students are absent this year, going to Google Classroom is a "must".  We will be posting all assignments and required materials there.

Thank you for reading this far, here's to a great year!