January 28th, 2024
Sam Shaw – Parent Message
Good afternoon to our Sam Shaw parent community. We hope this finds you well on this beautiful January Sunday. We want to start with some news around staffing. We are excited by the additions of several staff members at this time of the year. We want to welcome Mr. Cordingley and Mr. Tschritter who will be joining us to help reduce some class sizes. Mr. Cordingley will teach Humanities and PE while Mr. Tschritter will be teaching Math / Science and an option class. It is exciting to have them with us. Mrs. Green our new Assistant Principal, will also be at Sam Shaw a few times this coming week as she starts next Monday.
Our grade level Learning Leaders will be connecting with identified students this week to discuss transitioning into a new Instructional group. The existing homeroom teachers will then be contacting those students' parents later in the day to discuss these opportunities to move to these new instructional groups. This past week teachers spent time identifying students for these new groups and I can share that the criteria discussed last week was evident int he conversations. We are confident in the creation of these new instructional groups will have a widespread positive impact on learning.
Just a reminder that we have a new complimentary semester starting this week for our grade 7, 8, 9 students. It will be an exciting week this week as they start these new classes. Students have had their new schedules as of Wednesday last week and I want to thank Mrs. Wolframe and the complimentary team for their work in trying to set students up for success in meeting their requests the best they could.
Thanks again to our parent group as we enter this week with many changes in mind that we know will help our students have a great 2nd half of the year.
Terry / Shannon / Kerry
Parent Council Meeting Dates
Feb 15 - no meeting due to Teacher's convention
Mar 21 – At Sam Shaw
Apr 18 - TBD
May 16 - TBD
June 20 - TBD
On the Horizon
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
March 21st – Meet the Teacher – Evening 4:30 – 8:00pm
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To be booked online
March 22nd – Meet the Teacher – Day 8:00 – 1:00pm
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To be booked online
March 23rd – April 1st – 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:
Jan 25
Feb 22
Mar 21
Apr 18
May 16
June 20