Mark Your Calendars
- Jan. 27, 2025: Report Cards available to families online
- Jan. 31, 2025: No School for Students - PD Day
- Feb. 3-7, 2025: Green Fools PE Residency
- Feb. 13 & 14, 2025: No School for Students - Teachers' Convention
- Feb. 17, 2025: No School for Students – Family Day
- Feb. 18 & 19, 2025: Elev8 Lacrosse during PE times
- Feb. 24 – 27, 2025: Gymnastics Unit begins in PE
- Feb. 26, 2025: Pink Shirt Day Assembly – TBD
- Feb. 28, 2025: No School for Students – Non-Instructional Day
Well, here is my first parent update as principal of Silver Springs School! It has been such a great week, and I am so looking forward to further getting to know the community and all the parents! It is amazing how it took me very little time to see what a positive place Silver Springs School is, and I feel extremely lucky about moving here!
Our next Silver Springs School Council and Parent Society meetings are on Tuesday February 11, 2025, at 6:30 pm at Silver Springs School. I will look forward to meeting our School Council Team and can’t wait to become a part of the SC! School Councils are integral to the workings of a school and provide support in so many ways to the learning and programming we are able to provide for students. As a note, all parents of Silver Springs Students are part of the School Council, and I hope to see you at our meeting on February 11.
Kindergarten Registration
Kindergarten Registration for the 2025-26 school year began on January 13, 2025, at 9:00am. For children to be eligible to register and attend kindergarten next school year, they must turn five years old on or before Dec. 31, 2025. Families with students designated to Silver Springs School but who attended elsewhere for kindergarten are also encouraged to enroll as soon as possible for grade 1. Should you have any questions about registering your child, please contact the school office at 403-777-6070 ext. 0. For more detailed information on how to register and what is required, please visit the CBE website.
Student Assessment and Reporting
It’s that time of year again when families receive written feedback regarding their child’s progress at school. Report cards will be viewable online for Silver Springs School students beginning Monday, January 27, 2025.
Report cards are one of several mechanisms that teachers use to communicate student progress along with formalized processes such as parent-teachers conferences. Additionally, teachers informally communicate student achievement through such means as email, phone calls, or face-to-face communication with families. Taken together, ongoing communication is vital to ensure student success. Ongoing communication supports students and families in building an understanding of individual student achievement over the course of the reporting period, so the information communicated in the report card is both expected and easily understood. Should you have questions or comments about your child’s progress or information contained within their report card, please connect with your child’s teacher. Please note that our next round of school conferences will occur on March 20 and 21, 2025.
Viewing Report Cards
Families can view online report cards on January 27 using your MyCBE parent account. Report cards can also be downloaded and printed by families at home. For best access to information, login to the MyCBE portal instead of using the PowerSchool app. Need help? Check out this video for more information on how to sign in, navigate the portal, toggle between more than one child’s report card, and more. MyCBE Student and Parent/Legal Guardian Account Sign-in - Kindergarten - Gr.9
Have a wonderful weekend!
Educationally yours,
Derek 😊
Derek Rakowski
Principal, Silver Springs School
School Council Updates
Our next School Council meeting is on Tuesday February 11, 2025 at 6:30 pm at Silver Springs School.
To ensure you don’t miss out on information on school fundraisers, events, and other activities, please add your email to our list here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmgHooW3c5LPJxpfP7aFDbBVVQScFJatbHToWR7_sMH6mbnw/viewform
For any questions about the above, or your School Council and Parent Association in general - please email sssparentcouncil@gmail.com
Celeste Howard and Erin Olesen (School Council Chair and Vice Chair)