May 23 Biking elective – half day trip
May 23 Grade 5 Spring Camp Parent Information Session 6:00-7:00
May 23 Grade 8 Spring Camp Parent Information Session 7:00-8:00
May 23 Grade 6.1 and 6.2 Police Interpretive Centre
May 24-25 Spring Camp Gear Organization Volunteer Work Bee
May 24 Grade 6.3 and 6.4 Police Interpretive Centre
May 24 Connect Soccer Gold Medal Game
May 25 Grade 9.3 and 9.4 Camp Riveredge Outdoor Ed Day Trip
May 26 Grade 9.1 and 9.2 Camp Riveredge Outdoor Ed Day Trip
May 26 Grade 4/5 Elective Urban Expedition half day
May 26 Student Vote
May 29 Grade 4 Protected Places Tour (NW)
May 29 June 2 Grade 9 Blue Lake Camp
May 31 Track and Field Day at Foothills Athletic Park
June 2 Professional Development Day
June 5 – 9 Fitset Ninja Obstacle Course for grade 7, 8, and 9 (at school)
June 6 Grade 4/5 Elective Urban Expedition half day
June 5 – 7 Grade 8.3 and 8.4 Writing on Stone
June 7 – 9 Grade 8.1 and 8.2 Writing on Stone
June 7-9 Grade 5 to Circle Square Ranch
Jun 7 – 15 Grade 7 Artist in Residence – Wakefield Brewster
June 12-13 Grade 4/5 Elective Urban Expedition Overnight
June 13 Grade 8.3 and 8.4 Canoeing and Biking
June 14 Connect Concert and End of Year Barbeque
June 15 Grade 8/9 Bike Elective Full Day Trip
June 19 – 21 Grade 4.1 and 4.2 Dinosaur Provincial Park
June 21 – 23 Grade 4.3 and 4.4 Dinosaur Provincial Park
June 20 Grade 9 ELA Part B Provincial Achievement Test
June 20 Last School Council/Parent Society Meeting
June 21 National Indigenous Peoples Day
June 22 Grade 6 and 9 Math Part A Provincial Achievement Test
June 22 Grade 8.3 and 8.4 Canoeing and Biking
June 23 Grade 6 and 9 Math Part B Provincial Achievement Test
Jun 26 Grade 8.1 and 8.2 Trip to Elbow Watershed Field Study
Jun 26 Grade 8.3 and 8.4 Trip to Elbow Watershed Field Study
June 26 Grade 6 and 9 Social Studies Provincial Achievement Test
June 26 Volunteer Appreciation Tea 2:00-3:00
June 27 Grade 6 and 9 Science Provincial Achievement Test
Jun 27 Grade 9 Stage Walk 6:00 pm -7:30 pm
Jun 28 Grade 9 Graduation Fun Day – Calaway Park
June 29 Last day of classes
June 30 Appeals Day
THANKS to everyone who attended the most recent meeting on Tuesday. A bunch of information was shared and the most important dates and details are included below.
END OF YEAR BBQ & SCHOOL CONCERT is on Wednesday, June 14. Please mark your calendar to attend and/or volunteer to help make this returning event a success! Online signup will be sent out next week.
LAST SCHOOL COUNCIL & PARENT SOCIETY MEETING is on Tuesday, June 20. We’ll be discussing early fall plans and recruiting people to help run the Welcome Back BBQ on August 31.
VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION TEA will be hosted by the school and students on Monday, June 26 from 2-3pm. Everyone who has volunteered at the school, on field trips or served on committees will be invited to attend.
Have a great long weekend!
Who makes class lists?
Teachers who have worked with students for the full year and understand the dynamics of these individuals in a learning setting make class lists. Our Education Assistants and comp/PE team are also involved to share what they have observed. Designing class lists is a highly complex process that takes considerable amount of time and care.
What is the process for making class lists?
We prioritize learning when considering class lists. There is a considerable amount of work involved in creating balanced classes that takes into consideration learning needs, social and emotional needs, gender balance and friendship requests.
-Students request 5 individuals for their class next year and we aim to have at least one in their class.
-In the rare circumstance that a parent has put forward a request, the student’s friendship request is not always able to be accommodated.
We value the notion that changing classes is an opportunity for students to broaden their friendship base and understand that the beginning of the year can be a time of adjustment and transition that comes with a range of emotions. Teachers work to build community with intention in the first part of the school year and it is exciting to see friendships develop over the course of a year.
What can I do to support this process?
Parents can help students understand the opportunity to develop life skills in being in new settings with different people. It is important to help support students in building a broad number of friendships and acquaintances across a grade, particularly when our students move on to a variety of high schools. Reaching out to a teacher when you child is struggling to develop new friendships can help our staff be aware to create opportunities to foster new connections.
Have a wonderful week, Connect!
Shannon Bennett
Principal
Shashi Shergill
Assistant Principal
Andrea Friesen
Assistant Principal
