Week Ahead | October 2 - 6, 2023
Mark Your Calendars:
- Oct. 2-6, 2023: Grade 3/ 4 Room 3 to Open Minds Stampede School
- Oct 6, 2023: Pickup Farm to Fresh veggies 2-4pm at school
- Oct. 9, 2023: No School - Thanksgiving
- Oct. 10-13, 2023: Grade 3/ 4 Room 1 to Open Minds Stampede School
- Oct. 10, 2023: School Council Meeting
- Oct. 11, 2023: Grade 6 Vaccinations -AM
- Oct. 16-19, 2023: Grade 3/ 4 Room 8 to Open Minds Stampede School
- Oct. 16-19, 2023: Grade 5/6 to Camp Chief Hector
- Oct. 20, 2023: No School for Students - Professional Learning Day
- Oct. 20, 2023: Deadline to Order Fun Lunch – Edo Japan
- Oct. 24, 2023: Fun Lunch Edo Japan
- Oct. 31, 2023: Halloween Howler
Dear Silver Springs School Parents and Guardians,
School Photos: Class photos were sent home with students on Thursday, September 28. Individual student photo proof packages were also sent home.
Grade 5/ 6 Outdoor School: Please return all form packages to your child’s classroom teacher no later than Friday, October 6. If you were not able to attend the mandatory parent meeting held on Tuesday, September 19, please contact your child’s teacher. If you have additional questions about financial assistance, please contact the school office at 403-777-6070.
Annual CBE Online Forms –OVERDUE: Each year, schools have a variety of forms that parents / legal guardians are required to complete or review and update, some of which are paper and others online. In CBE, the forms that have now shifted to an online format (SchoolEngage) are:
- Demographic Verification 2023-24
- Citizenship Information Update 2023-23
- Annual Authorization 2023-24 – Combines the following forms:
- School District Use of Personal Information
- Consent for CBE Use of Student Information
- Consent for Use of Student Information by News Media and Outside Groups (Third Party)
To complete these forms:
- sign in to your MyCBE account
- click on the SchoolEngage icon
- select the form
- complete or review and update the form
- click on Submit to send the form electronically to the school
- repeat steps 3-5 for each form
CBE Student Code of Conduct: Part of our opening school year requirements is to apprise families and students of the CBE Student Code of Conduct. Administrative Regulation (AR) 6005 provides in-depth information about how these matters are managed within the CBE. Additionally, Silver Springs School has established a method of supporting students to work through these situations. We hold the belief that we all make mistakes, that these mistakes do not make us bad people, and those mistakes are opportunities for learning. It is extremely important to distinguish the behaviour from the person. For more on our Code of Conduct visit our Silver Springs School Our School webpage. For more on CBE Student Discipline Administrative Regulation visit www.cbe.ab.ca
International Walk to School Week October 2-6 ,2023: International Walk to School Week gives children, parents, teachers and the community an opportunity to be part of a global event as they celebrate the many benefits of walking. In 2011, millions of children, parents, and community leaders from 40 countries around the world joined together in celebration of International Walk to School Week in October. We know that many of our students and families walk to school on a daily basis already. However, if this is not part of your normal routine, we encourage you to try to fit this into your schedule once this week.
Dressing for the Weather - As October has begun and we are seeing cooler mornings and variable weather conditions throughout the day, please make sure that your child has the appropriate clothing for recess, lunch break, and / or community walks. You may consider packing a pair of light gloves and a toque along. Please make sure that they have an appropriate jacket to wear and /or an umbrella if the forecast calls for rain.
Silver Springs Cell Phone Policy: If students need to contact home, we will call the parent for them, or they may come to the office to call home. Emergencies will be handled by office and administrative staff. While students are not permitted to use cell phones during school hours, we know that some parents have provided children with phones for safety reasons. As we cannot be responsible for the loss of a phone, students will need to leave the phone in their backpack (on silent mode) for safekeeping or arrange a storage place with their teacher. Cell phones should not be brought out with students are recess or at lunch time. Students should not be taking photos or video recordings of other students or staff members. We thank you for clarifying this policy with your child.
Calgary Police Services Back to School Safety Tips- The school year should be safe and educational for everyone. Kids and parents should be aware of the following safety tips:
Make sure your child knows:
- Their full name, age, address, area code, home phone number and parents' work/cellphone number.
- How to use a pay phone to make both local and long-distance phone calls.
- How to contact police, fire and EMS in an emergency (9-1-1) and in a non-emergency (403-266-1234).
- To use the same route to and from school.
- Where the safe places are to play (front and backyards, playgrounds).
- What places to avoid (vacant lots, dark, wooded, bushy areas).
If your child is being followed by a person or car, make sure they know to do the following:
- turn and run in the opposite direction;
- get a description and license number of the stranger's vehicle if possible;
- run to the closest safe place; and,
- stay in open areas that are visible.
Remember to tell them that uniformed police officers are friends who can be trusted.
Familiarize your child with "the stranger rules" - these rules will help keep them safe.
- Never talk to strangers.
- Never take anything from strangers.
- Never go anywhere with a stranger.
- Do not be fooled by tricks or phony conversations.
- If a stranger tries to grab you, yell, scream and kick.
- Never tell a stranger you are by yourself or that your parents or guardian are not home.
Calgary’s Child Magazine – this online magazine provides great information about child activities in the city. https://mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=803815
Sincerely,
Michelle Ryskamp,
Principal, Silver Springs School
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SCHOOL COUNCIL UPDATES
2022-2023 Yearbooks: There are still 16 extra copies of the 2022-2023 yearbook available at a cost of $20 each. Please stop by the school office if you are interested in purchasing one.
The FARM TO SCHOOL FUNDRAISER: Thank you everyone for your support with Farm to School! The veggies will be ready for pick up on Oct 6 between 2-4pm at the front of the school. If you are unable to pick up at that time, please arrange for another family to pick up for you, or email sssparentcouncil@gmail.com to make alternate arrangements. Thank you!
Healthy Hunger: More fun lunches and snacks have been added to the calendar. Our next Fun Lunch is from Edo Japan on Tuesday, October 24 If you don't already have a Healthy Hunger account, you can register at https://healthyhunger.ca/parent-register. Once you log into your account, you are able to see the upcoming orders, and place and pay for orders in advance. Please log onto the Healthy Hunger website for more order information: healthyhunger.ca.
We need volunteers to help on the Fun Lunch days! Please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4FADAB28A0FF2-funlunch2
Halloween Howler: The Halloween Howler is back! Save the date: Tuesday, October 31 in the morning. We will need volunteers who have a valid police security clearance to help set up and run the activities for the students. If you would like to be part of the planning committee, please let us know by emailing sssparentcouncil@gmail.com.
Thank you,
Loyce Sakuhuni and Olivia Parsons
(School Council Chair and Vice Chair)