Queridas familias
We have had a fabulous week at the school. Yesterday, we had a chance to commemorate Remembrance Day as well as National Aboriginal Veteran’s Day. A big thank you to our guest, Retired Warrant Officer Buckingham who shared his stories with us, as well to all our families who were able to join us. Today, our staff is engaged in a system-wide professional learning opportunity focused on Indigenous Education.
Fall Break
All CBE schools will be closed during the Fall Break from November 9-13. Classes will resume on Thursday November 14, 2024.
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Parent teacher conferences will be held on November 28 from 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm and on November 29 from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm. Conferences will be open to parents on Monday November 18 at 12pm and will close on November 27 at 10pm using MyCBE. Please note that both days will be in-person. If you require an online option, please contact your homeroom teacher after you have booked in the system. They will arrange the online option for you.
Kindergarten (Rodriguez) – conferences will be available on Thursday during the day (Morning and Afternoon) as well. Kindergarten (Galvez) will be available on Thursday during the morning only, and then again in the evening. Both will be available on Friday.
Winter is Here!
With the cold weather arriving, please make sure that your student comes to school dressed for the weather including toques and gloves. Please make sure that you label their clothing in case it gets lost.
Science Fair Judges and Volunteers
Students in grade 4 and 5 are currently working on their Science Fair projects. The fair will take place Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 5:30pm at the school. For this event we need the support of parent volunteers to participate as judges. No experience is required and you can be a judge even if you have a child participating (you will not be judging them). If you are interested in participating as a judge in our science fair please contact Sra. Brittney Ferkranus at BrFerkranus@cbe.ab.ca.
Lunchroom and Field Trips Fees
Parents, please be aware that the noon supervision registration is open. If your student stays at school over the lunch program, please register at MyCBE. As well, all school-based fees will be populated in this portal as events happen. Please take note of the fees to pay them in a timely manner.
Scholastic Book Fair
We will hold school based book fair on November 26-29, 2024. The times are as follows:
Tues 9-1:00
Wed 9 – 1:00
Thurs 9 – 8 pm
Fri 8:30 – 11:30
We are looking for volunteers to help with the Book Fair. If you are able to help, please visit: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084AADAB2FA2FBCF8-52288681-scholastic
School Spirit Wear
We are happy to announce that we have Spirit Wear with our new logo available to purchase through our school website. For more information, please visit ourMerchandise page.
We have been able to acquire a few samples for sizing. If you would like to try a sample before ordering, please visit the office. The turn-around time from order to picking up or sending the order is around 3 weeks.
Families have the option of pick up “in store” or pick up at the school. Please note that orders need to be in by December 2 to guarantee completion before the Winter Break.
Fun Lunch
The next Fun Lunch will take place on November 18 from Waffles & Chix. Please note that orders will close 5 days before the date.
WO Mitchell School Council
WO Council helps connect parents to the school and provides additional learning opportunities for all students. There are many ways to get involved that do not require you to hold a position on council. If you would like more information about getting connected or volunteer opportunities, please send an email to womparents@gmail.com The next meeting for School Council and the Parent Society will take place on Nov. 19, 2024 at 7pm. This will be a hybrid meeting with the opportunity to join via Microsoft Teams. The Grade 5 team will be presenting during this meeting.
With gratitude,
Erick Noriega,
Principal
Important Dates
November 11-13 – Fall Break (School Closed)
November 14 – Classes Resume
November 15 – AM Kindergarten
November 18 – Healthy Hunger (Waffles and Chix)
November 19 – School Council Meeting – Hybrid at 7pm
November 22 – PM KG
November 28 – Kindergarten Parent-Teacher Conferences All Day (No School for Kindergarten); Evening Parent Teacher Conferences for Grade 1-5 (5:00-8:30pm)
November 29 – Parent-Teacher Conferences (8:30am-1:00pm; No School for Students)