Week Ahead | December 11 - 15, 2023
Mark Your Calendars:
- Dec. 13-15, 2023: Drop off Santa’s workshop items
- Dec. 13, 2023: 4:30-6:30pm Grade 5 & 6 Celebration of Learning
- Dec. 15, 2023: Deadline to drop off Giving Tree items to office
- Dec. 15, 2023: Deadline to order Little Caesar’s Pizza fun lunch
- Dec. 18, 2023: Spirit Day – Merry Monday – wear red and/ or green
- Dec. 19, 2023: Spirit Day – Santa's Little Helpers – be an elf, reindeer, Santa, toy, etc
- Dec. 19, 2023: Santa’s Workshop
- Dec. 20, 2023: Spirit Day – Candy Cane Day – wear red, white and maybe green
- Dec. 20, 2023: Fun Lunch – Little Caesar’s pizza
- Dec. 20 –22, 2023: Carol Singing in Gym 8:30 – 9:00am – parents welcome
- Dec. 21, 2023: Spirit Day - Holiday Head to Toe – wear holiday shirts, sweaters, hats, socks
- Dec. 22, 2023: Night Before Christmas – pajama day
Dear Silver Springs School Parents and Guardians,
The Giving Tree: We are grateful to be able to support several families in our own school community who need a little extra care this holiday season. If you took a gift tag from our Giving tree, we ask that you return the items, unwrapped, by Friday, December 15, so that we have time to organize things and distribute your donations to these families. Thank you for your generosity.
Kindergarten Registration for the 2024-25 school year begins January 15, 2024. For children to be eligible to register and attend kindergarten next school year, they must turn five years old on or before Dec. 31, 2024. When registering your child for school, there are several things you should consider. Our CBE Kindergarten Registration Guide can help answer many of your questions.
Lost and Found: There is a lot of lost and found clothing and other items accumulating at school. Parents are welcome to come to school and check out the lost and found. Any items remaining at the start of the Winter Break (December 22) will be donated to charity.
Return Library Books: As we get ourselves organized for the winter break, we ask that you take a good look around the house and return any library books to school, no later than Monday, December 18th. We would like to have the opportunity to reorganize our bookshelves for the new year and send home any overdue notices.
Education Matters: Our Silver Springs School Council and Parent Society do an amazing job of fundraising to support great learning opportunities at our school. Their efforts help to provide reduced fees for field trips, learning residencies, and help in replacing aging technology at the school. It also provides many extra learning resources in the learning commons and in the classrooms that helps our teachers to offer improved learning opportunities.
If your family would like to support these efforts, but prefer the option of doing a one-time donation over taking part in campaigns such as chocolate sales, monthly fun lunches or other fundraisers, you are able to donate through Education Matters. You are able to receive a tax receipt for any donation above $20, and the funds will be used directly towards learning enhancements, new technology, learning commons resources and other learning resources.
Please visit https://www.educationmatters.ca/project-matters/silver-springs-school/
Sincerely,
Michelle Ryskamp,
Principal, Silver Springs School
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SCHOOL COUNCIL UPDATES
Santa’s Workshop: Thank you for the wonderful donations dropped off during conferences. We will be accepting more donations from Wednesday, December 13 to Friday, December 15! Please hold on to items until then or email Erin at sssparentcouncil@gmail.com to make other arrangements. We are looking for new or gently used books, puzzles, games, small toys, hobby items, mugs, knick-knacks, jewelry, and art for dads, moms, sisters, and brothers. We are also accepting gift bags, tissue paper and wrapping paper. Please be mindful of the items you donate. They should be clean, in good repair, functional and child-appropriate. Please do not send any large or heavy items that are hard to wrap or bring home. No stuffies or clothing for allergy reasons. Unchosen items will be stored for next year or donated to Value Village.
How Santa’s Workshop Works: On Tuesday, December 19, parent volunteers will set up tables in the gym with the sorted items, like a garage sale. Students will come in with their class during their allotted time to shop for the (human) family members in their households. Volunteers wrap their chosen items so they can present them to their family! With your children, please make a list of who they are shopping for. We suggest the list to be limited to people in their immediate household(s). We will also be collecting cash donations from students for the Calgary Food Bank at the door.
On Tuesday, December 19, please send children with a reusable shopping bag and their list. More information will be going home with students. If you have any questions about the event or making a donation, please contact the school council directly at sssparentcouncil@gmail.com
Come join in the holiday fun! We need parent volunteers to sort, prepare, set up, help students shop, and wrap gifts. Check out the sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4FADAB28A0FF2-46457668-santas
Healthy Hunger: Next Fun Lunch: Little Caesars on Dec 20 (Order by Dec 15th) and Next Fun Snack: Cobs on Jan 10 (Order by Jan 5th)
We need volunteers to help on the Fun Lunch days! Please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4FADAB28A0FF2-funlunch2
Thank you,
Loyce Sakuhuni and Olivia Parsons
(School Council Chair and Vice Chair)