Mark Your Calendars:
· Nov. 9-13, 2024: Fall Break
· Nov. 19, 2024: School Council Meeting 6:30pm in the Learning Commons
· Nov. 21, 2024: Lockdown Drill 9:30am
· Nov. 22, 2024: Wonder Day #1, Deadline to order Fun Lunch
· Nov. 25-29, 2024: Scholastic Book Fair
· Nov. 27, 2024: Fun Lunch – Mucho Burrito
· Nov. 28, 2024: Storytelling Residency Starts
· Nov. 28, 2024: School Conferences 4:00-7:30pm
· Nov. 29, 2024: School Conferences 8:30 –1:00, No School for students
· Dec. 2-5, 2024: Storytelling Residency with Jeff Stockton
· Dec. 5, 2024: Family Storytelling evening 6:00 –8:00pm
· Dec. 11, 2024: Grade 5/ 6 Bow Habitat Field Trip
· Dec. 17, 2024: Santa’s Workshop
· Dec. 18, 2024: Fun Lunch
· Dec. 18-20, 2024: 8:30 –9:00am Carol Singing in gym
Dear Silver Springs School Parents and Guardians,
Fall Break: A reminder that this year the CBE has included a fall break in our calendar. There is no school for students from Friday, November 8 to Wednesday, November 13. We look forward to seeing them back at school on Thursday, November 14, 2024.
Remembrance Day: Thank you to those families who joined us on Thursday morning for a lovely Remembrance Day assembly. We are so proud of our students and staff for their hard work in preparing for this ceremony. A solemn and respectful tone was set from the start as we gathered together. Many thanks to Mrs. Dechant and her grade 5/6 students, Ms. Szczepanski and her grade 3/ 4 class, and Mrs. Ballinger’s grade 1/ 2 students for leading us in this time of remembrance and reflection. A big thank you to Mrs. Blenkhorne who led each of the grade groups in beautiful songs of peace, remembrance and love. We were also presented with information and student reflections related to the importance of Remembrance Day, as well as poems and stories. I was so proud of all our students for being such a quiet and respectful audience.
CBE Indigenous Education Professional Learning Day: On Friday, November 8, our Silver Springs School staff gathered together for Maatoomsii' Pookaiks (Children First) Indigenous Education Professional Learning Day. This day of professional learning began in October 2021 and is designed for all staff to develop and apply foundational knowledge of Indigenous Education in the CBE. This year, our system focus for the day was on the mind domain of the Holistic Lifelong Learning Framework.
Monthly Read- Aloud: On Monday, November 4, we gathered online to read the book “Peace Begins with You”, by Katherine Scholes. This book highlighted the importance of peace in ourselves, in our homes, in our communities, and in the world. It ended with a challenge for students to reflect on how they can be a peacemaker, some ways would be by learning about themselves, learning to listen to others, and learning to solve problems peacefully. We ask that you continue this conversation at home to help us promote a community that is welcoming, safe and caring for all.
Silver Springs School spirit wear is still available for a limited time. This year we have expanded our selection to include t-shirts in a range of colours (special days and buddy class colours), hoodies with our school mural on the back, sweatpants, and toques/ beanies. Our supplier, Mad Monkey, is offering a package deal on the pink and orange t-shirts, as students may want to wear these on our Orange and Pink Shirt days. The order deadline has been extended to Friday, November 15th at midnight Click here to check out the online store and place your order:
https://stores.inksoft.com/silver_springs_school/shop/home
Silver Springs School Instagram: Follow our new official school Instagram account at https://www.instagram.com/silverspringscbe/ to stay updated on school activities and student learning.
School Conferences: Our next set of School Conferences are scheduled for Thursday November 28 and Friday November 29. Nov. 28 is a regular school day for students. Nov 29 there is no school for all students. The booking system will open to parents at 4:00pm on Monday, November 18. To book a School Conference, please login to your MyCBE/PowerSchool parent account and click the link for School Conferences.
Lunchroom Registration: If your child stays at school for lunch, you must register for the Lunchroom Supervision Service. Please do so by logging into to your MyCBE parent account https://sis.cbe.ab.ca/public and register your child for the Lunch Supervision service. Please ensure you do so by October 31, 2024.
Scholastic Book Fair: Get ready! The Book Fair is coming our way November 25-29, 2024. Allowing students to choose their own books empowers them and inspires them on their journey to becoming lifelong readers. We can't wait to see you! Students will have time to browse and shop during the school day and at School Conference time.
Sincerely,
Michelle Ryskamp,
Principal, Silver Springs School
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SCHOOL COUNCIL UPDATES
Fundraising:
· Our final fundraiser for the school year is here! Our WINTER MEATS AND SWEETS FUNDRAISER is open for online orders until November 20th at 11pm. Detailed information was sent out via handout with students this week, and online ordering information is below!
· WINTER MEATS - FILL YOUR FREEZER - Spolumbos & Coco Brooks - https://silverspringsschoolcouncil.myteamfund.ca
· SWEETS - Purdys Chocolate - http://fundraising.purdys.com (Customer number: 60089)
Healthy Hunger & Fun Lunches:
· Fun lunches are a great way to help fundraise for our school and give parents a reprieve from making lunches one day a week. Our council however does not want students to be left out of this fun opportunity if families are experiencing financial constraints. Since we have generous families who make donations to our Healthy Hunger account, we are able to donate lunches if required. If you feel that your families may be in need of a donated lunch we ask you to please email Mrs. Ryskamp at mcryskamp@cbe.ab.ca two weeks prior to any upcoming fun lunch with this request and your child's order.
· The full list of Fun Lunches for the 2024/2025 year, and the order deadlines, can be found on your Healthy Hunger account. If you don't already have a Healthy Hunger account, you can register at https://healthyhunger.ca/parent-register.
Special Events:
· Keep your eyes open for information about Santa's Workshop on December 17th! A donation drive will be happening soon.
· And don't forget to share your Silver Springs School pride with our Spirit Wear, purchase deadline extended until November 15th! https://stores.inksoft.com/silver_springs_school/shop/home
Volunteer Call: We need volunteers to assist with Fun Lunches - please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4FADAB28A0FF2-51215901-funlunchsnack
School Council Communication: Beginning January 2025, your School Council and Parent Association will be sending emails and communication out to parents via their own newsletter. To ensure you don’t miss out on information on school fundraisers, events and other activities, please add you email to our list here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmgHooW3c5LPJxpfP7aFDbBVVQScFJatbHToWR7_sMH6mbnw/viewform
*Reminder- the School Council & Parent Association monthly meeting will be held on Tuesday November 19th, 6:30-8:30pm in the Learning Commons. Please join us!*
Thank you for your support! 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)