No School on September 27: Teachers will be engaged in professional development and holding IPP meetings on this day.
No School on September 30: School will be closed to observe Truth and Reconciliation Day. In the upcoming week, our students will participate in creating a collaborative artwork inspired by Indigenous artist Cristi Belcourt as part of learning about Indigenous ways of knowing.
Neighbourhood Courtesy Reminder: Please ensure you are not blocking our neighbors' driveways during pick-up and drop-off. We value strong relationships with our community and appreciate your cooperation.
Upcoming Camps: Grade 9: Departs on Monday, September 23, and returns on Wednesday, September 25. Grade 4: Departs on Wednesday, September 25, and returns on Thursday, September 26. Reminder: Students cannot bring luggage on school buses. Drop-off is at 8:15 a.m., and pick-up is at 2:30 p.m. Special thanks to all the volunteers and staff for making these camps a memorable learning experience.
Teacher Professional Development on September 20: Our teachers participated in Anti-Racism Response training to further support safe and inclusive school environments.
Go Trailblazers! This Thursday after school, the cross country run will take place at North Glenmore Park.
Lottery Process for Incoming Grade 4 Students: The lottery for next year will open on January 1st and close on January 10th. A lottery entry must be submitted for consideration.
A harvest moon rises over our grade 5 camp fire singers.
From School Council and Parent Society
FALL MEAT FUNDRAISER Thanks for supporting this effort so far! We have quite a distance to our goal and sale close Sunday, Sept 22. Order for yourself and share with family and friends. Pick up is October 8 and we’ll need a few folks to help out - sign up is open!
TUESDAY SCHOOL COUNCIL AND PARENT SOCIETY MEETING Tuesday, Sept. 24: 6:30pm (Online) Topics from the leadership team will include: A response from Chris Gilmour related to the recent School Construction Accelerator Announcement; Principal Shannon Bennett will share recent changes to how our teachers use Artificial Intelligence to support parent communication and planning inquiry; and Evan Ferguson will be available at the end of the school council meeting should any of our grade four families have last minute questions about their camp scheduled for the next night. School Council & Parent Society will provide an update. Learn more about what's going on, bring your questions and get involved. ALL parents are welcome to attend! An email with meeting link will be sent Tuesday afternoon.
COMING UP! - Scholastic Book Fair Oct 9-11, timed with our Parent-Teacher conferences. Sign up to help with setup and sales! - Connect Closet could use your donations! See our email from earlier this week. Drop off your usable outdoor wear during the Parent-Teacher conferences on Oct 10-11. - Movie Night & Parent Speaker Oct. 30. Includes supervised activity for students, option to pre-order a meal from one of our Fun Lunch vendors, movie treats for sale and engaging parent programming. Details to come!
