January 22-26 Our first official work towards the 2018-2019 school year begins on Monday with the beginning of Kindergarten registration. Registering for kindergarten is a pretty exciting event for parents and students and we are looking forward to welcoming many new students to our school. Registration information is available on our website or by calling the school office. Our Winter Activity Day is scheduled for this Thursday afternoon. The forecast looks great – although some fresh snow would add to the event. All students need to do is be dressed for the weather. School T-Shirts – there are still a few school shirts available for purchase ($10) in the office in Youth Small, Medium and Large sizes. Below is our School Report to School Council. We are happy to share the results of some grant writing our teachers did – how successful they were and some of the materials that we are purchasing for the school. The great part is that all grants enhanced the materials and resources from K to Grade 4. This Week Monday Jan 22 2018-2019 K Registration Begins Tuesday Jan 23 Gr 2-4 Choir, Gr 4 Girls Group, Gr 4 Comic Club Wednesday Jan 24 Gr 1 Dance Club Thursday Jan 25 Fun Lunch (Taco Time) – pre-order was required Gr 2-4 Choir, Gr 4 Comic Club Winter Activity Day (PM) Friday Jan 26 PD DAY – NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS We hope your children enjoyed a great first week back at school. Before the Christmas Break and during the PD Day on January 7 our teachers worked to make sure we were ready to hook our students back into learning with some great questions and great activities. Hopefully through conversations with your child, classroom Blogs or the Term Plan you received at Conferences you have an idea of what your children will be up to.
Below are the questions that will be explored by our different grade groups over the next few months. Kindergarten As an engaged citizen, how do I contribute to the care of the environment? Grade 1 How does our community meet the needs of seniors?
Grade 2 How does water shape a community’s identity? Grade 3 Curating a Culture: How does where you live influence your way of life? Grade 4 What’s in a name?
Our school has recently become a S4 school. S4 (Start Smart, Stay Safe) is a collaborative partnership between Calgary Police Service, Mount Royal Univeristy, the CBE and Calgary Catholic Schools. S4 is a proactive, strengths-based model of teaching/learning where police, families, and schools partner together to actively build positive relationships, create safe communities and prepare children for the challenges of our complex, changing world. Currently our partnership is focused on classroom introductions and some health curriculum related topics in Grades 2 and 4. Further opportunities will be explored by grades or as a school around areas of common concern for students, parents and school staff such as online safety and community safety. More information about S4 can be found at: http://startsmartstaysafe.ca/ Hopefully the snow stays around for a while longer. We have tentatively scheduled the afternoon of January 25 as our Winter Activity Day. It was a huge success last year with perfect weather and snow conditions and we are hoping for a repeat this year. Every teacher will be organizing an outside activity and students will move freely from activity to activity – enjoying the great times that are possible during the winter in Calgary. More details will come home but, in general, students just need to dress for the weather. This week: Tuesday Jan 16 Gr 4 Girls Group Gr 4 Comic Making Club Wednesday Jan 17 Gr 1 Dance Club Thursday Jan 17 Gr 4 Comic Making Club Happy New Year and welcome back. We hope everyone enjoyed their Winter Break. The weather provided something for everyone and we are excited to begin school with some more normal temperatures. Important Grade 4 Message – Don’t forget you start 2018 with a Field Trip on January 9th or 10th. On behalf of the school I would like to thank the many families that demonstrated some “Staff Appreciation” with the wide variety of tasty treats during the last week of school. We always feel appreciated at New Brighton School and this was a great way to end 2017. We would like to thank School Council for organizing the treats and We would also like to thank our community for supporting the Book Fair during conferences. We’ll share the final totals with you soon and we know your support led to some great reading over the holidays and will lead to some great new books in the Learning Commons. We even had a special visitor help keep the Book Fair lively and energetic. We would also like to thank everyone for helping us donate close to 300 stuffed socks, gift cards and bus tickets to the Mustard Seed. After a little problem with a tailgate we were able to make sure everything arrived safely and in time to be delivered to clients on December 25th. Ending 2017 with report cards and conferences was also a great way to celebrate our main purpose – student learning. Between the report cards, comments and conferences in December we hope you were able to get a good picture of what your child had learned and what the next best steps are for them in their learning over the coming months.
We are looking forward to a great start to 2018 and look forward to seeing everyone on the first day back for students – Tuesday, January 9th. Coming up this week Monday Jan 8 PD DAY – NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS Tuesday Jan 9 School Resumes for students Gr 4 Field Trip – Deibert/Seymour – Glenbow Museum Gr 4 Girls Group Wednesday Jan 10 Gr 4 Field Trip – Maher/Hansford – Glenbow Museum Thursday Jan 11 Special Lunch – Subway (pre-order was required) Friday Jan 12 PM Kindergarten Attends |
Jeff HuttonNew Brighton School Principal, CBE graduate, native Calgarian, husband and father of two CBE students. Archives
June 2018
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