Dear SS Parents and Guardians
Silver Springs School has an amazing School Council! We meet the second Tuesday of every month, and all parents are automatically part of the School Council and are welcome to attend the 6:30 pm meetings. We are a fun group and just pulled off a huge casino fundraiser last week! The School Council and Parent Association work to support our school, not only with fundraising, but with things like fun lunches, special events, volunteerism, supporting field trips by paying for buses, sharing feedback, ideas, and thoughts with the principal, and providing advice from the Parent community in order to make our school as great a place as possible for our students to be and learn at. A huge thank you goes out to each and every one of the members of our School Council, as they have stepped up and volunteered so much time to support our students. You know who you are and just know how greatly I appreciate everything you do!
Educationally yours,
Derek 😊
Derek Rakowski
Principal, Silver Springs School
Please Mark Your Calendars
- May 19 – Victoria Day, School Closed
- May 22 – Volunteer Appreciation Tea at 10:15 to 11:45 am in the Learning Commons- Thanks for all your support!
- May 27 – Grade 5/6 Field Trip to Reader Rock Garden
- May 27 – Kindergarten Orientation for 2025/26 at 5:00 PM
- May 28 – Grade 6 ELAL Provincial Achievement Test Part A Writing assessment
- May 29 – Grade 5/6 Field Trip to Reader Rock Garden
- June 2 – Grade 5/6 field trip to Reader Rock Garden
- June 6-9 – Eid al-Adha
- June 6 – Sports Day
- June 6 – Deadline to order Little Caesars Fun lunch
- June 9-20 – Swimming lessons for all classes
- June 10 – School Council meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 PM
- June 11 – Fun lunch from Little Caesars
- June 13 – Grade 6 Math PAT part a at 9:00 AM
- June 16 – Grade 6 PAT ELAL part B Reading at 9:00 AM
- June 17 – Grade 6 PAT Math part B
- June 18 – Grade 6 PAT Social Studies
- June 25 – Farewell assembly for Grade 5/6s and Grade 5/6 swimming
- June 26 – Last day of school for students – early dismissal at 12:35 PM
- June 27 – Organizational Day for teachers – no classes for students
Volunteer Appreciation Tea
You're invited! Please join us for our VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION TEA Thursday, May 22 from 10:15-11:45 in the Learning Commons. The staff and students of Silver Springs School would like to express our appreciation for our amazing volunteers! If you gave the gift of your time during the school year (classroom activities, field trips, special lunches, etc.), please join us for some light refreshments and a short program so we can say a proper THANK YOU! Please arrange for childcare as we are unable to accommodate both volunteers and younger siblings during this celebration. Please RSVP with your child's teacher by Tuesday the 20.
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School Council Updates
Silver Springs School Council Email Opt In
To ensure you don’t miss out on information on school fundraisers, events, and other activities, please add your email to our list here: School Council Email Opt-in
For any questions about the above, or your School Council and Parent Association in general - please email sssparentcouncil@gmail.com
Céleste Howard and Erin Olesen (School Council Chair and Vice Chair)