October 31-Nov 4 Happy Halloween. We expect the hallways and classrooms to be filled with students and staff in their costumes or comfy pajamas continuing with their learning and enjoying the first Special Lunch of the school year. Should be an exciting day. Our calendar for November was emailed to you on Friday and is available on our school home page. You can see that it is a busy month and we are getting started on some lunchtime clubs and activities. It might look like a lot of fun – and it will be – and I’d also like you to know that there is a lot of learning going on too. Our Knitting Club will be working on scarves to donate to The Mustard Seed or Drop-In Center and our Dance Club is preparing to be a part of our Remembrance Day Ceremony. Whether it is the current New Birghton club offerings or the daily learning in a classroom we know that experiences that are relevant and connected to the real world lead to more engagement by students and better, more powerful learning. Dr. Martha Cohen School (DMCS) Delayed You should have received an emailed letter on Friday informing you of the delay of DMCS. New Brighton School families know how awesome it is to have a new school in your community. We are disappointed for the DMCS community but we are happy to continue working with the grade 5 students, teachers and administrative staff. Although the term “School within a School” may describe part of our relationship with DMCS it is closer than that in several ways. DMCS students are hosting our Remembrance Day Ceremony, have some plans around some December “giving” and some cross grade clubs including the Grade 5 teachers are also in the works. Now that we know the stay will be longer – it assists in our planning to the benefit of all our students. Veterans Food Drive Our Grade 3 students took the lead and the whole school has taken up the work of helping fill the shelves for the Veterans Food Bank. Thank you for your contributions leading up to our finish on November 10. Save the Date It may seem like a long time away but mark Wednesday, December 7th on your calendar. With the support of School Council we will be hosting a Sock Stuffing Family evening from 6:00-7:30PM. It will be Drop-in/Open House style. More information will be coming home in the next few weeks but we hope lots of advance notice helps with your planning in what is a very busy month for everyone. Have a great week.
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Jeff HuttonNew Brighton School Principal, CBE graduate, native Calgarian, husband and father of two CBE students. Archives
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