Elementary Learning Centre

Hello all.  This is my first newsletter submission from the Learning Centre. I am settling in and enjoying working with the students.  It is somewhat of a learning curve as I have never worked in a position quite like this.  However, I am learning (especially from the students) about how things work here. I look forward to an enjoyable semester.

Family Studies 7, 8, 9

A new semester and a new set of students.  I am looking forward to fun and learning in Family Studies.  This is my first time teaching it so I expect to learn from my students as much as they learn from me.

During the month of October, the Learning Centre put a priority on identifying emotions and how they can change depending on what may have taken place that particular day. This led us perfectly into November, which saw the Learning Centre shift its focus to things that may trigger our emotions. Are emotions can change a lot throughout our day and there is a number of different factors and or circumstances that can provoke unintentional emotional responses. These factors or circumstances are what some people call “triggers”. It can be someone saying hello to you in the morning that makes you feel happy or a sudden unexpected change in your daily routine that can leave you feeling frustrated. These triggers can positively or negatively effects a student’s day depending on how a person reacts to a particular emotion they are dealing with in that moment. In the Learning Centre we try to help students identify their triggers so that they can better prepare themselves for situations that may present a challenge to them. People handle their emotions in a lot of different ways, some people react appropriately while others may act out inappropriately but if we can identify the things that trigger us negatively then we can better prepare ourselves to navigate through a difficult situation. 

Tyler Schussler