Mark Your Calendars:
· June 5, 2024: Edo Japan fun lunch – everyone eats at 12:00pm
· June 7, 2024: Sports Day – Volunteers Needed
· June 10 – 14 & 17 – 22, 2024: Swim Lessons
· June 11, 2024: School Council meeting 6:30pm
· June 19, 2024: Gr 6 Social Studies PAT 9-10am
· June 20, 2024: Gr 6 Science PAT 9-10am
· June 24, 2024: Buddy Fort & Reading Day – more information coming
· June 26, 2024: Grade 6 Farwell and Year-End Assembly 9:15am
· June 26, 2024: Gr 5/6 Swim at Silver Springs Pool 1:30-2:30
· June 27, 2024: Last Day of School (Early Dismissal at 12:35pm for Gr 1-6 & 11:16am for Kindergarten students)
Dear Silver Springs School Parents and Guardians,
Sports Day – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! : Our annual Sports Day is next Friday, June 7th. Our School Council will once again be running games and activities for a fun day for the whole school! To make this event another great success, we need the help of our amazing parent volunteers. Currently, we still need 16 volunteers to help run stations on Sports Day, Friday June 7th, from 9:00 - 11:30am. Volunteers must have a completed Police Clearance and have signed an Annual Volunteer form. Please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4FADAB28A0FF2-49708241-sports
CBE 2024-25 Calendar: The CBE has published its 2024-25 school calendar. To help with your planning for childcare and holidays, please be aware that school begins on Thursday, August 29, 2024, before the Labour Day long weekend. There is also an additional week's break in November. Once approved, we will share our school calendar that outlines conference dates, school hours, etc.
Library Book Returns: With the end of the school year quickly approaching, we need to make sure that our library books are returned and accounted for. Please take some time to look around the house and return any overdue books that belong to the school. The final week for book exchanges will be June 2 –7, with all books needing to be back at school no later than June 14.
Grade 6 and Year-End Farewell: Our staff and a small parent committee are busy planning for our Grade 6 and Year-End Farewell that will be held on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Families are invited to join us for this assembly at 9:15am. We then invite the families of our grade 6 students to attend a short stand-up reception in our Learning Commons, where students and parents can visit, take photos, and celebrate this special occasion.
Planning for Next Year: As new student registrations continue to come in and some existing families identifying that they are moving outside of our community over the summer, our student numbers continue to fluctuate for the 2024-2025 school year. Currently, we are planning our staffing on conservatively. We have changed our classroom numbers at some of our grade levels based on these changes; One AM kindergarten classes, three classes of grade 1 / 2, three classes of grades 3/4, and three classes of grades 5/ 6. With these changes and the need to create improved balance in some classrooms, please be aware that there may be shifts of students to a different classroom/ teacher for the coming year.
Please note that we are no longer taking classroom requests. A significant amount of time and energy has been dedicated to creating balanced classrooms this past week. When creating classes, we consider several factors including ratio of boys to girls, students with complex learning needs, students with English as an additional language, as well as the social and emotional needs of students. As staffing within CBE is ongoing throughout the spring and summer, we are unable to announce student placements until the return to school at the end of August. Over the next several weeks we will share any staffing changes for the 2024-25 school year. As student numbers change over the coming months, we must remain flexible and have several other scenarios planned in the event we need to make changes to our classroom configurations in September.
Transportation Pre-Registration for 2024-25: Bus registration for next year 2024-25 is now open. Service levels will remain the same as the current school year. The bus fee for grade 1-6 students will be $260. The bus fee for Kindergarten students (one-way) is $130. What you need to know:
· Login to your MyCBE parent account to register for the bus. Click on the link “Transportation Registration for Non-Mandated Service Proposed Fee 2024-25". Complete the form and submit.
· Families must register by Sunday, June 16 for students to be added to routes for the start of the next school year.
· You can cancel your Transportation registration with no financial impact by completing the cancellation form before September 30, 2024.
· If you think that you MIGHT use the bus but are not sure at this time, register now and you can cancel later. By registering now, they will take your address into consideration when planning routes over the summer.
· Transportation will continue to accept registrations after the deadline; however, students are added to the closest existing stop with available space. Processing times could be up to six weeks at the beginning of the school year due to volume.
· Conditional ridership forms will be available after registration closes.
· The CBE offers a school bus orientation program for first-time riders and their parents, called My 1st Ride . The program consists of a 20-minute presentation followed by a short ride on a school bus. Sessions run Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 68; they are free but families must register using the link above.
2024 Yearbook Ordering Information: The Silver Springs School Parents Association is again offering a yearbook that will capture our children’s special moments from this school year. Yearbooks for the 2023/24 school year will cost $20.00 including tax, shipping, and handling. We need a minimum of 76 copies to secure our order. Place your order now at ybpay.lifetouch.ca and enter the school ID 14625124. Yearbooks will be delivered in September 2024. This ensures all events in the 2023/24 school year are captured.
School Fees: If you have not yet paid your school fees, please log into your PowerSchool parent account and pay any outstanding fees. If you need to apply for a fee waiver, you must do so before the end of the current school year. If you wait until September, it will be too late. More information about fee waivers can be found at How to Apply for a Fee Waiver .
Before and After School Care at Silver Springs School – Registration open: We are happy to announce that TOPP KIDS has been chosen as our new childcare provider located at Silver Springs School. Before Care begins at 7:00 AM. After Care is offered until 6:00 PM. They will be open for PD Days, Teachers Convention and Spring Break! Choose Part-Time, Full-Time or Drop-In Care. All families must attend Silver Springs School! Their program is not just for those who need care but for every family that wants to see their child grow outside of school during those critical hours. To register, please visit www.TOPPKIDS.com and complete their online application form. For additional information please email registrations@toppkids.com or call us at (403) 452-8677
Michelle Ryskamp,
Principal, Silver Springs School