Dear Parents/Guardians,
We would like to thank Mr. Petrowitsch, who has been with us for the past few weeks supporting our Assistant Principal transition.
Once again we welcome Ms. Claudette Gourdeau, who has completed her first week as our new Assistant Principal.
We also thank and say farewell to our exceptional student-teacher Mr. Jory Rusnak.
Winter Wonder Land Dance is on December 12th from 6-8pm. It is for students and staff, so no parent volunteers are necessary. Students may bring 2 dollars or a non-perishable food item at the door to pay for their entry. Raptor Shack will be open for snacks and drink purchases. Please send change – no large bills and no debit/credit.
Athletics
Students and parents are reminded that proper footwear is a requirement for Physical Education class Monday through Friday. We are experiencing numerous students with improper footwear, especially on Fridays.
Our wrestling team is competing in the Maverick Melee Tournament at William D. Pratt School this week. The girls’ draw took place yesterday, while our boys are competing this afternoon. Best of luck to all of our wrestlers who are taking part in this tournament.
Paperwork for the Grade 7 and 8 ski/snowboard trips has been distributed to students. Please ensure that the completed forms are returned to the PE office as soon as possible. If your child still needs their forms, have them stop by the PE office to pick-up a copy. Paperwork for the Grade 6 and 9 trips will be coming soon, so stay tuned for that
Attendance
Please call 403-817-3552 and dial 1 if your child will be absent. Please leave a brief message including only the student’s last name, first name and reason for their absence.
Alternatively, please email us at westridge@cbe.ab.ca to report the absence.
Please select only one method of contact (voicemail OR email), no need for both an email and phone call, as we receive many messages a day.
Volunteers
Volunteer registration forms are done in School Engage this year, using your parent MYCBE Account www.cbe.ab.ca/mycbe
Filling out this form is optional, and it is only needed if you plan to volunteer with us. A new volunteer forms is required every school year.
- Log into your MYCBE Account
- Click on the School Engage icon
- Click on Volunteer form (+)
- Fill out the form and submit
- School will review it and either approve your form if you already have Police Clearance with the CBE or
- If you are not in our police check clearance database yet, we will enter your details. Next, you will receive an email from CPS within a few days.
- Calgary Police Service (CPS) emails newly registered volunteers directly once a week, prompting you to start the process.
- We are attaching the instructions for their system to this email (Calgary Board of Education VSPN Voucher Instructions). Please follow these instructions to guarantee your police check will be free – covered by the CBE and linked to our organization
- Once you have received your police clearance, please upload the letter to your CBE School Engage Volunteer form, or alternatively, show it to us at the school office.
- Final step: your status will change from “being processed” to “cleared” on our volunteer database.
Student fees are being added for course fees, athletics and some initial field trips. Please pay online using your parent MYCBE account www.cbe.ab.ca/mycbe
Grade 5/6 students staying at the school during the lunch hour, need a Noon Supervision Registration completed, also in your MYCBE account.
School Council/Parent Society
New Council Members
We are in need of some volunteers to take over some of our council members roles for next school year. If you enjoy helping out our students, staff and parent community and are interested in how you can help, please email wrscouncil@gmail.com for more information. Roles we’re looking to fill:
Council Chair
Council Vice-Chair
Council Secretary
Society President
Society Treasurer
Society Secretary
Fundraiser Coordinator
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
Skip-the-Depot https://app.skipthedepot.com/westridgeschool
Send us an email
Council: wrscouncil@gmail.com
Society: infowrss@gmail.com
Check out the school webpage https://westridge.cbe.ab.ca/school-council
Copy of this document:CBE Volunteer-VSPN-Voucher-Instructions.pdf