Queridas familias,
I hope you all had a safe and happy Halloween celebration last night. It was great to see all of our students dressed up for our Halloween Parade at school yesterday.
Remembrance Day Assembly and Colour Guard
We will hold our Remembrance Day Assembly on November 7 at 10:45am. As in past years, we invite all students who are part of Scouts, Guides or Cadets to wear their uniform and be part of the Colour Guard as we begin our assembly. Although this is a school-based assembly, we will have some seating available for families that would like to join us.
Veteran’s Food Bank
As part of our Remembrance Day acknowledgement, we are participating in in the Veteran’s Food Bank. We invite families to send in any dry or canned food for donations so that we can help families that need our support. We will be accepting food donations from November 4-7.
Child and Youth Well-Being Family and Caregiver Fall/Winter Series 2024-2025
The Calgary Board of Education invites all parents and guardians to join us in a pre-recorded and live online series focusing on child and youth well-being. These sessions will be hosted in partnership with experts from Alberta Health Services and Recovery Alberta and will explore topics such as Peer Pressure, Healthy Relationships, Mental Health for Highly Sensitive Teens, and navigating Parent-Teen relationships.
Please see the flat sheet for more information.
Playground Structure and Gaga Ball Pit - After Hours
Once school has ended and families enjoy the use of the playground structure and Gaga Ball Pit after school, please remember to remind your students about the importance of sharing those spaces with younger and older students. We wish for everyone to enjoy those spaces with support of their families in a safe and respectful manner.
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.
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
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 our Merchandise 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 6 – Photo Retake Day
November 7 – School based Remembrance Day Assembly
November 8 – System Non Instructional Day: Indigenous Education (No School for Students)
November 11-13 – Fall Break (School Closed)
November 14 – Classes Resume
November 15 – AM KG
November 18 – Healthy Hunger (Waffles and Chix)
November 19 – School Council Meeting – Hybrid at 7pm
November 22 – PM KG
November 28 – KG Parent-Teacher Conferences All Day (No School for KG); 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)