Dear Parents/Guardians,
We would like to share some key messages for the upcoming week. We would like to welcome Mr. Rick Petrowitsch as our interim Assistant Principal. Parent-Teacher Conferences are coming up on November 28 and 29.
Our conference booking system will open to parents to book this Sunday, November 17 at 8 AM. The bookings are on a first come, first serve basis. The booking system will close the night before of each day, at 11:59 PM.
Please note the main conferences are on November 28 in person, and November 29 online. We would like to point out that you will see two other options that we created to accommodate 2 of our teaching team schedules (Mr. Moulton/Ms. Gallagher and Ms. Kaminski and Burns have a slightly different schedule, but they will communicate that to their homeroom families directly).
Please log into your parent MyCBE account to book your appointment.
Heritage & Sailing Trip Fundraiser
Students participating in this year's Grade 9 Heritage & Sailing trips will be running a Kernels Popcorn fundraiser from Thursday, November 7 until Friday, November 22.
Our Kernels Popcorn Fundraising Snack Bags are an individual serving size in a heat-sealed foil bag with approximately 2.5 cups of popcorn. The foil bags look similar to a small chip bag. The weight of the bag varies depending on the flavours. All of the popcorn is nut and gluten free. Popcorn can be purchased in various salty flavours or creamy caramel.
We will be selling these products for $10 for 3 Bags or $36 per Case of 12. If you are interested in purchasing any combination of these items please connect with participating students or email Ms. Angel or Ms. Kapeller - meangel@cbe.ab.ca or hekapeller@cbe.ab.ca
Thank you in advance for your support of these educational opportunities.
Athletics
It’s playoff time! Basketball playoffs begin next week and here’s the schedule:
- Junior Girls: Nov. 18 at Twelve Mile Coulee vs. Tom Baines at 5:00 PM
- Junior Boys: Nov. 21 at Nose Creek vs. Tom Baines at 5:30 PM
- Senior Girls: Nov. 18 at Nose Creek vs. Twelve Mile Coulee at 6:00 PM
- Senior Boys: Nov. 19 at Captain Nichola Goddard vs. William D. Pratt at 6:00 PM
Best of luck to all of our basketball teams in the playoffs!
The final Grade 5 Developmental Basketball session will be happening on Friday, November 22 from 7:30-8:15 AM. Come on out to this last session of the season.
We still have a number of outstanding team and apparel fees. If you haven’t already done so, please ensure those fees have been paid. All fees are posted to your MyCBE accounts and can be paid now.
Our Athletics page is the best place to find the most current information regarding games, tournaments, and practice times. Thank you for your continued support of Raptor Athletics!
Module 2 in Physical Education starts on Monday, November 18. Please ensure your child has proper indoor footwear as 4 out of the 5 units are indoors, with the 5th being an outdoor unit.
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.
Volunteers
Volunteer registration forms are done in School Engage this year, using your parent MyCBE Account.
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.
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
School Council Meeting next week on Tuesday, November 19 at 6:30 PM
The November 19 agenda and October’s minutes can be found on the School Council page.
Presentation “Emotion Regulation & Children: Understanding Their Brain is Your Superpower!”
The ASCA is offering a free virtual presentation by Tammy Schamuhn from the Institute of Child Psychology called “Emotion Regulation & Children: Understanding Their Brain is Your Superpower!” It will be held on November 23 from 1-4 PM. Registration is required. Please see the link below if you are interested.
Virtual Engagement Event: Alberta School Councils' Association
Bottle Drive - Tuesday, Nov 19
Help support our grade 9s by bringing your empty bottles to the school between 7 AM and 5 PM.
Healthy Hunger - Boston Pizza
Next week’s www.healthyhunger.ca is Boston Pizza. You can still order and lunch will be delivered on November 21.
Winter Flower pick-up next week - Nov. 21
If you ordered flowers from our Growing Smiles fundraiser, they will be available to pick up at the school from 3-4:30 PM and then at a parent’s house in the evening.
Parent Teacher Conference Dinner - Nov. 28
We are treating out wonderful teachers to dinner on Thursday, November 28. If you’d like to contribute by bringing something, please sign up!
Nellie’s Fundraiser
Clean and support the school at the same time! Delivered directly to your home and free shipping on orders $100 or more. Learn more!
Stay in the Loop
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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 council webpage