February 4th, 2024
Sam Shaw – Parent Message
Good morning and happy Sunday to our Sam Shaw families. We hope this finds you enjoying a new carpet of snow out there this morning. It is a reminder that we are still in the middle of winter 😊. As you send your student to school this week, please remind them of the slippery conditions that exist under that snow. Mr. Paas our facility Operator will continue to manage the sidewalks and keep them safe for our students and visitors, we want to remind everyone though that the conditions are slippery and to walk with caution.
We had many transitions this past week as we connected with our grade 7 and 9 students about the formation of two new instructional groups to help with class size at those grade levels. We appreciate the support from our parent community as we re-organize and start the new schedule tomorrow. We also had our new complimentary courses for semester 2 starting this past week for our grade 7, 8 and 9 students. The students were expressing much excitement as they started their new classes.
This past Thursday we also hosted our Winnter Concert; we want to thank all those that were able to attend the concert. They were treated to some outstanding performances by our choir and bands. Thanks to our Band Council for their support of the event and continued support of our music program. Their support helps create the conditions for great opportunities for our students, and it showed in their level of play.
With some of the changes, we want to share some of the names that go with these changes:
Mrs. Green – new Assistant Principal
Mr. Cordingley – new grade 7/9 Humanities Teacher
Mr. Tschritter – new grade 7/9 Math / Science Teacher
We would also like to welcome back Ms. Gagnon who needed to step away from the work and is excited to be back tomorrow.
It is an exciting time at Sam Shaw, and we appreciate the relationship we have with our community as we continue to create the culture of providing meaningful learning opportunities for our students.
Stay warm out there...and if you haven’t taken in the YYC Hot Choclate festival this month I would highly recommend it 😊.
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
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:
Feb 22
Mar 21
Apr 18
May 16
June 20