Storm Weekly Update Aug 31-Sept 4

 

Monday, August 31 

  • First day of classes! Welcome back, everyone! 

Tuesday, September 1 

  • 3:50pm Boys soccer try-outs (grade 6-9) lower field 

Wednesday, September 2 

  • 7:45am Girls soccer try-outs (grade 6-9) lower field 

Thursday, September 3 

  • 8:00am Cross-Country practice (all grades can attend!) gathering space doors 

Friday, September 4 

  • Homeroom: Welcome Back Pep Rally! 
  • Early dismissal 1:20 

Important Information: 

1. SWS is a closed campus during lunch.  This means that students are not allowed to leave school property. Students that go home each day for lunch require a signed permission form.  Please note, this does not apply to the occasional lunch exception. Parents needs to inform the school and pick up in the office on those occasions. If your child will be leaving campus everyday for lunch, please complete the attached form.  Students can also pick up the form in the office. Lunch Off Campus Permission Form.pdf  

2. We strive to have thorough communication with families at SWS. There are many ways that we communicate on a regular basis: 

  • Weekly parent emails are sent from the school with information about the upcoming week 
  • Grade teams will share information by email at least every 2 weeks. 
  • Classroom teachers also have Google Classroom that students can log into. 
  • Our school website is also updated frequently with up-to-date information.  
  • SWS Instagram account is updated weekly. Make sure you’re following us on Instagram! Swsschoolcbe 

If have any questions, please reach out to your child’s homeroom teacher as your first point of contact. 

3. Athletics information: Please contact Roxane Brocklebank (PE & Athletics Learning Leader) if you have any questions rlbrocklebank@cbe.ab.ca

Soccer Tryouts – Grades 6–9 

  • Boys: Tuesday, September 1 after school at 3:50 PM 
  • Girls: Wednesday, September 2 before school at 7:45 AM 

Basketball Tryouts 

  • Tryouts will begin the week of September 8. More information about specific grades and times will be shared with students and posted outside the gym.  

Cross Country 

  • Cross Country practices will take place Tuesday and Thursday mornings before school. Students will meet their coaches in the gathering space, starting Thursday September 3 at 8:00 am. 
  • All interested students are welcome to participate in practices. Please note that only students in Grades 6–9 are eligible to attend the 4 Cross Country meets. 


Staffing Update: 

This fall, the CBE has hired hundreds of teachers, education assistants and other school staff to support student learning. These positions have been funded by the Government of Alberta with the intention of addressing classroom complexity and class sizes. 
 
We are pleased to welcome additional new staff to our school for the 2026-27 school year: 

  • Chantelle Gilmour, grade 5 
  • Lane Gleichman, grade 8 & 9  
  • Kendra Schmitt, grade 9 
  • Priyanka Bhattacharya, gr 7-9 EA 

Returning EAs to grade 7-9: Nichole Aris and Lumi Rusiti 

Returning to our Grade 5 & 6 Classroom Complexity team: Nicole Lamoureux (teacher), Kiana McKay (EA), and Alyssa Steinke (EA). 

We are very pleased to welcome these new and returning staff members to our school community! This additional staff will help ensure students benefit from: 

  • Increased teacher attention with smaller class sizes 
  • Improved classroom learning environments 
  • Greater support for diverse learning needs 


We look forward to supporting our students with numeracy and literacy intervention for 26/27 school year. 

Mark your Calendars! 

SAVE our instructional calendar SWS Instructional Calendar 2026/27 

  • Sept 7: Labour Day long weekend- no school 
  • Sept 8: picture day 
  • Sept 10: Cross Country meet #1 (after school) 
  • Sept 10: Meet the Teacher Open House 5:30-7:00pm 
  • Sept 14: Bi-Election (SWS is a polling station) 
  • Sept 15: Cross Country meet #2 (after school) 
  • Sept 17: School Council Meeting 6:30pm (in learning commons) 
  • Sept 25: Non-Instruction Day, no school for students (teachers 8am-1pm) 
  • Sept 30: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, no school 
  • Oct 12: Thanksgiving Holiday Monday, no school 
  • Oct 15: School Council 6:30pm
  • Oct 19: Non-instruction day, no school 
  • Oct 30: Halloween at school! Costumes are encouraged!