November 5th 

Sam Shaw – Parent Message  

Good morning and happy Sunday to our Shaw families.  We hope this finds you well after enjoying an extra hour to your Sunday morning.  

We want to celebrate the culture of our school this past week as we had many “spirit week” events through this past week where students and staff were able to have some of that fun at school. We had our Halloween dance, our “dress like a teacher / student”, “anything but a backpack” and our “dress like Adam Sandler: days this past week. These are always a lot of fun to have at school and really let the personality of our students come alive at the school and we appreciated the manner in which our students responded so well all week. Our Leadership students are already working on the next event. 

This coming week we will see the first attempt at a “Fall Break” for schools on a traditional calendar. Coming from a setting where we were a modified calendar, I can share that these breaks can really help propel good learning time between breaks. The students have been finding their learning routines as of late and we are seeing some good learning being presented. After the “Fall Break” we know it is a good 5 weeks until the Winter Break. This will give our students the opportunity to find that rhythm and again dive into their learning in good ways. All of this will enable us to have some thoughtful conversations later this month at conferences.  

On Wednesday we will be having our Remembrance Day observance. Those within our community that would like to join us are welcome to come. We are starting at around 10:00am and will run through to around 11:00am. Please join us if you can. 

This coming Thursday staff will be coming together to participate in professional learning focused on our commitment to improving our understanding of the journey towards Truth and Reconciliation. We continue to look for ways in which to help Truth and Reconciliation through our teaching. We know this is important work and work that we need to embed in our work with our students. 

This past week we sent home a fundraising opportunity to help support our band program. If you have any questions in regard to this fundraiser, please do not hesitate to reach out to Mrs. Smith for more information. 

We hope everyone is able to have a fabulous Sunday out there. Have a great week. 

Terry / Shannon 

Parent Council Meeting Dates 

Nov 16 - Learning Commons 

Jan 18 - Online 

Feb 15 - no meeting due to Teacher's convention 

Mar 21 - TBD 

Apr 18 - TBD 

May 16 - TBD 

June 20 - TBD 

On the Horizon  

November 8th – Last day of classes before Fall Break 

November 8th – Remembrance Day Observances 

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 

February 19th – Family Day 

March 15th – Learning Packages sent home 

March 21st – Last Day of Classes before Spring Break 

April 2nd – Classes Resume 

April 19th – System Professional Learning Day 

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: 

Nov 16 

Dec 21 

Jan 25 

Feb 22 

Mar 21 

Apr 18 

May 16 

June 20 

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