Janus Academy

Janus Academy
November 2011
Event Calendar
November 10, 2011
Regular school day
*NOTE this date has been
changed
November 11
Remembrance Day- no
school
November 14, 2011
PD Day– no school
*NOTE this date has been
changed
Message from the Jr/Sr High School Director
This month at Janus we are very excited about our upcoming
visit from Leanne Reid, BCaBA, from the Carbone Clinic in Rockland
County, New York. Janus Academy has had the opportunity to work
with and learn from various members of Dr. Carbone’s clinical staff on
an annual basis for the past 4 years. This hands on training has always
been extremely valuable to the Janus Academy staff and students,
as well, it has allowed us the opportunity to meet with and learn from
some of the leading experts in Autism education in North America.
We are very fortunate to have the opportunity to welcome Leanne
Reid to our school.
Leanne will provide hands on training to our Classroom
Leaders and Teachers in many of the core teacher areas, as well as
provide classroom consultations at both of our Janus locations. We
are thrilled to have the chance to expand and further refine our
instructional skills and grow in the area of effective instructional
programming based upon the principles of applied behaviour
analysis.
Further to this, Leanne will be presenting a free parent training
workshop on November 10th between 8:30am and noon at our Janus
Junior/Senior High School location. Please call Karli at the Elementary
location if you wish to register for this workshop 403-262-3333.
.
Yours in Education,
Koren Trnka
November 18, 2011
Picture retakes
*NOTE this date has been
changed
November 18, 2011
Swimming - JH/HS
November 25, 2011
Swimming-Elementary
SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB
The November book club
catalogues will be sent
home soon. Please send
your completed order form
and cheque, payable to
Scholastic Canada Ltd., to
the school by November 7,
2011.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND CASH
Program Director Jr./Sr. High School
Email: [email protected] | Phone: 403.262.3333
Our Mission
To maximize the
potential of each
child with autism by
enabling academic
success and
facilitating lifelong
community
integration.
Please join us in the Janus Academy Elementary
production of:
“The Reindeer Rebellion”
December 9, 2011 – 2pm
Ramsay School Gymnasium
Please bring in a donation for the Calgary Food Bank
Our Vision
To continue to be an
educational leader in
enhancing the lives of
children with autism,
their families and the
communities, in which
they live, while
maintaining
excellence in teaching
through enhanced
student-teacher ratios,
individualized
curriculum and
research based
teaching techniques.
…to those who have asked United Way to
direct their donations to Janus Academy, through the “Donor
Choice” program. This program enables donors to designate their
gifts to any registered charity in Canada or to an area of need that
is meaningful to them.
Thank you to Halliburton for their continued support of the Janus
Academy through their employee matching program.
Thank you to the Bethany Romanian Pentecostal Church for their
donation to the Janus Academy Golf Tournament.
We would like to thank Susie Heintz and Kathleen Mahoney for
making a personal donation to the Janus academy this month.
Thank you to the Jicko Fung for donating their old vehicle through
“Donate a car” All vehicles donated are auctioned off through Regal
Auctions Ltd. and the funds raised will be donated to the Janus
Academy. Please visit http://www.donatecar.ca for more
information.
Work Experience Project at the Janus Junior/ Senior
High School
The students at the Junior /Senior High School have eagerly taken
on a new work experience project. The JHHS students have been
contracted by Karen McIntosh, B.Sc.O.T.(C), Registered
Occupational Therapist to assemble fine motor therapy boxes.
These boxes are called the “Krazy Box” and contain items for 16
different fine motor activities. Each activity is designed to improve
fine motor skill and development in a fun and child friendly way.
The JHHS students will be assembling and packaging the entire
box. This is a great opportunity for our students to generalize
their pre-vocational skills in a functional and profitable way! So far
all the students have enjoyed their participation in the project and
we are aiming to have our first set of boxes completed by mid
November.
A heartfelt thanks goes out to Kathy McDonald for connecting the
Janus Junior/ Senior High school with Karen McIntosh and to
Karen for believing in our students abilities and for providing this
wonderful work experience opportunity for them.
DRESSING FOR THE WEATHER
Just a friendly reminder to all families!
Please send your child to school with the appropriate outdoor
winter wear, including hats, mittens or gloves, and boots.
Please print your child’s name on all of their clothing. We do our
very best to ensure that all clothing items are sent home with the
correct student. Please let us know in the communication book, if
any of your child’s clothing items are not returned.
For those of you who tweet and twitter, this link may be of interest
to you. It highlights “60 Essential Twitter Feeds for those following
Autism Education”
Caption describing picture or graphic.
http://www.onlinecolleges.net/2011/08/24/60-essential-twitterfeeds-for-following-autism-education/
Email: [email protected] | Phone: 403.262.3333
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President: Ian Menzies
[email protected]
403 – 668 – 6176
Vice President:
Alice Woolley
[email protected]
Treasurer: Rob Oxoby
roboxoby@janusacadem
y.org
Secretary: Alice Woolley
[email protected]
Member: Mona Johnson
[email protected]
Member: Ian Holloway
[email protected]
School Nurse Update
It is that time of year when the days are getting shorter and the nights are
getting cooler. Alas, it is also the beginning of the cold and flu season.
I would like to remind people that Alberta Health Services will be starting
their Annual Influenza Vaccination Campaign on Monday, October 17th.
There will be 6 different community clinics running 7 days a week.
For clinic locations and times, go to:
www.albertahealthservices.ca/influenza.asp or go to the AHS homepage
and click on Influenza Immunization under the Quicklinks section.
Influenza is spread when people cough and sneeze (droplet infection). Self
care is important during Flu season. Consider the following tips for
preventing illness this winter:
1. Cover your cough with a tissue or cough or sneeze into your upper
sleeve, not your hands. Then, clean your hands, and do so every
time you cough or sneeze.
2. Wash your hands well, and often, using regular soap (antibacterial
soap is not necessary). Rub your hands vigorously for at least 15
seconds covering all surfaces. Rinse your hands under running
water and dry with clean or disposable towel.
3. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth. Germs are often spread
when a person touches something that is contaminated with germs
and then touches their eyes, nose, or mouth.
4. Exercise, drink plenty of water, eat well, and do not smoke.
5. Avoid crowds when influenza is circulating in your area.
6. Get the influenza vaccine every fall.
7. Frequently wipe down your keyboard, mouse and phone with
antibacterial wipes.
8. If you are ill, stay home from work so you do not spread the virus.
Children who are ill should stay home from school and daycare.
9. Use hand sanitizer frequently, especially after using copy machines,
fax machines, someone else’s computer or phone, or after sneezing
or coughing.
10. Wash your hands before eating or drinking.
Take care all,
Heather Millar
School Nurse
Children and their Parent’s Need for Research about Food

Researchers at the University of Calgary want to know which foods children aged 3-16 years
would eat IF they had complete freedom to make their own choices.

We especially want to know if children with learning and developmental problems have different
food preferences from children experiencing typical growth and development.
 What we ask of you: Complete a survey
1. Copy and paste the URL below into your internet browser address bar to access the survey.
2. Take about 30 minutes to answer some questions online.
3. Help your child (if help is needed) to complete one section of questions. Keep in mind that we
want to know your child’s preferences, not what you wish your child would prefer!
URL: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/foodpreferencestudy
(If this link does not work by clicking, please copy and paste it into your browser!)

Participation in this project is voluntary and anonymous. Parents and children should decide
together if they want to participate. If you and your child choose to participate, please complete
the questions online by April 2012.

If you prefer writing answers on paper, a package can be mailed to you along with a selfaddressed, stamped return envelope. To receive a package, please contact Kristin Wiens at
[email protected].

This study has been reviewed and approved by the Conjoint Health Research Ethics Board at the
University of Calgary. Thank you in advance for your interest in this project!
Bonnie J. Kaplan, PhD, Professor, Department of Paediatrics
Email: [email protected] | Phone: 403.262.3333
Email: [email protected]
| Phone: 403.262.3333
Email: [email protected]
| Phone: 403.262.3333