October 4th 

Sam Shaw – Parent Message  

Good afternoon parents, we hope this finds you well as we start October.  I want to take the time to express my gratitude to the many of you that were able to join us a few weeks ago at our Parent / Teacher / Conferences.  It was a really nice feeling to the school with so many connections being made. This is an extension of the Townhall sessions that we had at the start of September. 

As we move into October through December we know it will be a great time to enter into some good learning momentum. Teachers are using some of their baseline assessment to inform themselves with the next right steps as we enter into the next few months.  

We want to thank our parents for supporting their student who is wanting to attend sporting events away from Sam Shaw School.  We want to remind our community that in order for students to attend games at other school they are required to be with a parent.  Our school is hosting basketball in a couple weeks and our students are welcome to stay for the first game to cheer on, we do ask however at the second game and beyond that they have a parent with them.  We want our athletes to feel the energy that fans bring and we are hoping this support will help contribute to that feeling. 

We want to share our schedule for open gym.  We are excited to have the gym open at lunchtime for our students.  On Monday/Tuesday/ Thursday the gym has an open door approach with those students wanting to be active may do so.  On Wednesday we are creating space for our female students to access the space.  This approach is in response to the feedback we have from our students in previous years' surveys and want to be responsive to student voice.  We have seen tremendous participation so far and know that it will continue to grow.  

I also want to share the initiative that your Parent Council is supporting around Healthy Hunger days at the school.  The following dates are the Healthy Hunger dates for the year: 

Oct 19 

Nov 16 

Dec 21 

Jan 25 

Feb 22 

Mar 21 

Apr 18 

May 16 

June 20 

Torrie from the Parent Council has also asked us to send this message out in connection with Healthy Hunger: 

Dear SWS Parents and Guardians, 

Our first Healthy Hunger lunch of the year is scheduled for Thursday, October 19 with Subway. The deadline to order this lunch is Saturday, October 14th.   

If you already have an account, you should be good to go.  If you don't have an account, you will need to follow the account set-up steps on the website www.healthyhunger.ca.  

You will need to know your CHILD'S CLASSROOM and TEACHER to add them for this year and make your order with a CREDIT CARD. Orders and payments are online only - the school office will not accept payments or orders. When ordering your student's lunches, please ensure you have paid online for the lunches. You will receive an email receipt once your payment has gone through (check your junk mail for this.) You have not completed your order if you did not receive an email receipt. Orders can be paid online only. 

If you can volunteer for Healthy Hunger, please send an email to swshealthyhunger@gmail.com. You are required to have your CBE and police clearance to volunteer for this as you will be in the school with students. The time commitment is about an  

Thank you for supporting SWS fundraising initiatives." 

Thanks! 

Torrie 

We are grateful to our Parent Council for all the support we receive from them in support of the students here at Sam Shaw. 

Also a reminder to our community that tomorrow we will have our Terry Fox Run in the afternoon as we come together to continue the amazing journey that Terry started so many years ago. 

Have a wonderful Fall Wednesday out there to everyone. 

Terry / Shannon 

On the Horizon  

October 9 – Thanksgiving – No School 

October 19th – Parent Council @ 6:30pm 

October 20th – Non-Instructional Day 

October 26th – IPP's to be mailed home 

November 8th – Last day of classes before Fall Break 

November 8th – Remembrance Day Observances 

November 9th – System Indigenous Educational Professional Learning Day 

November 9th – November 14th – Fall Break for students 

December 8th – Non-Instructional Day 

December 22nd - Last Day of Class prior to Winter Break  

December 23rd – January 7th – Winter Break 

January 8th – Classes Resume 

January 15th – Non-Instructional Day 

January 25th – Last Day of classes for semester #1 complimentary  

January 29th – 1st Day of classes for semester #2 complimentary 

January 30th – Report Cards live for parents viewing online 

February 15th – Teacher’s Convention 

February 16th – Teacher’s Convention 

May 13th – PAT Grade 9 

May 15th – PAT Grade 6 

May 17th – Non-Instructional Day 

May 20th – Victoria Day – No School 

June 12th – Grade 6/9 PAT 

June 13th – Grade 6/9 PAT 

June 14th – Grade 6 PAT 

June 18th – Grade 9 PAT 

June 19th – Grade 6/9 PAT 

June 20th – Grade 6/9 PAT 

June 26th – Final Report Cards – Visible online 

June 27th – Last day of school for students 

June 28th – Non-Instructional Day  

Heathy Hunger Dates: 

Oct 19 

Nov 16 

Dec 21 

Jan 25 

Feb 22 

Mar 21 

Apr 18 

May 16 

June 20 

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