Dear Parents/Guardians
This coming week, students and families have an extended long weekend, as September 27 is a non-instructional day, and Monday, September 30, schools are closed in recognition of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Athletics
The final cross-country meet of the season is happening on September 23. Please ensure you're there on time and ready to run. Best of luck to all students competing in the last event of the season.
The Boys and Girls Soccer regular season games resume next week with the Boys Team playing on September 23 at Bishop Pinkham and September 25 at West Ridge. The Girls Team is playing on September 24 at West Ridge. All league games start at 4:30pm. Come on out and support our soccer teams.
All of our basketball teams have now been selected. Congratulations to all of the athletes who will be representing West Ridge this season. Our Jr. and Sr. Boys Teams are each playing an exhibition game at Vincent Massey on September 25. Basketball league games will start in early October.
We are also happy to announce that our Grade 5 Developmental Basketball program will resume again this year with Mr. Hoag running these sessions. Developmental programming is open to any Grade 5 students who want to learn more about basketball and play some games. These sessions will be offered from 7:30-8:15am on the following Fridays: Oct. 4, 11, 18, and Nov. 1, 8, and 15.
As always, for the latest up-to-date information please visit the West Ridge Athletics webpage.
Meet the Teacher
Meet the Teacher will be Thursday, September 26, 2024 from 5:30 - 7:00 pm. Please meet us in the gym at 5:30 pm for opening remarks from our Principal, Kel Connelly.
After our time in the gym, families will have the opportunity to meet their child's teachers and tour our P.E. and complementary course spaces. To ensure that families are able to attend multiple grade sessions, each teaching team will have a designated time slot for the grades that they teach.
6:00 - 6:20 Grade 7
6:20 - 6:40 Grade 8
6:40 - 7:00 Grade 9
Today, Friday September 20, parents will receive an email from your child's teachers providing the specific itinerary for the night.
Raptor Shack
Raptor Shack is now open! A variety of snacks and water/bubbly are sold ranging from $ 0.75 to $4. Please send change, we are unable to break big bills.
Terry Fox Run
West Ridge School's Terry Fox Run will occur on the afternoon of Wednesday, October 2. Information with the link to our school donation page was sent home with students and can be found at the following link https://schools.terryfox.ca/72962 please help us to reach and maybe exceed our school goal of $3000.00!
Truth & Reconciliation
Next week September 23-26 will be dedicated to National Day for Truth and Reconciliation which occurs on September 30. We will be observing Orange Shirt Day on September 26 and all students and staff are encouraged to wear orange on that day to show our support.
Picture Day
Picture Day is coming - October 3, 2024.
Fees
Student fees are being added for course fees, athletics and some initial field trips. Please note the assigned fees will reflect the whole school year's optional courses. If your child is not taking one optional course in semester 1, they might be taking it in semester 2.
Please pay online using your parent MyCBE account
Lunch Supervision Registration
Grade 5/6 students staying at the school during the lunch hour, need a Lunch Supervision registration completed, also in your MyCBE account.
Safety Patrol
As the school year continues, we want to remind everyone of the importance of safety in our school zones, especially during drop-off and pick-up times. The safety of your children is our number one priority, and that is why our Safety Patrol program is in place.
Here are a few key reminders to help ensure the safety of all students:
1. **Stop for Safety Patrols**: When the Safety Patrols raise their stop signs, please come to a complete stop and do not proceed until the signs are down. This ensures that students and patrol members can cross safely without any risks.
2. **Avoid the Bus Zone**: Please refrain from parking or dropping off your children in the designated bus zone. This area must remain clear to ensure the smooth arrival and departure of school buses.
3. **No Drop-offs on the Road**: For your child’s safety, please do not drop off your child on the road. This can be extremely dangerous, as children may need to cross through traffic to reach the sidewalk or school entrance.
Your cooperation is essential to creating a safe environment for all students. Thank you for doing your part to keep our school zone safe and following these guidelines.
School Council
Council/Society Meeting Minutes
Thank you to all who came out on Tuesday to our first meeting of the year. It was wonderful to see many new faces joining us along with many familiar ones too. Minutes will be attached here by next week https://westridge.cbe.ab.ca/school-council
Apple Pick up Next Week
If you ordered apples, they will be available for pick up on Wednesday, Sept 25 from 3-5pm at West Ridge School (through the front doors) and then at a parent’s house from 6-8pm (an email will be sent with the address). Thank you for all your support in our first fundraiser of the year! We brought in just over $900 for our school!
Healthy Hunger - Thursday Sept 26 - Jugo Juice
You can order some delicious lunches for your kid(s) at www.healthyhunger.ca
If you want to help hand out lunches and have a current police check with the CBE, please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409054FAFA62FA2FF2-51524856-healthy
Bottle Drive - Monday, Sept 23
We will have a few bottle drives throughout the year in support of our grade nines graduating this year. It’s easy to donate…. just drop your bottles off at the front of the school any time between 7am - 5pm. Don’t have bottles right now, but want to support? You can also use Skip-the-Depot at this link https://app.skipthedepot.com/westridgeschool
Stay in the Loop
Follow us on FB and Instagram
https://www.facebook.com/wrssc
https://www.instagram.com/westridgeschoolcouncil/
Quick links for fundraisers and sign-ups at www.westspringswestridge.ca
Send us an email
Council: wrscouncil@gmail.com
Society: infowrss@gmail.com
Check out the school webpage https://westridge.cbe.ab.ca/school-council