Dear Families,
We hope you are having a fabulous day off today and enjoying some of the sunshine! Thank you to all of you who joined us at our Open House on Wednesday evening, the school was buzzing with excitement and we look forward to seeing everyone again in the fall!
We have some exciting things happening as our Musical dates get closer! If you have not yet bought your tickets, please see the message below from Ms. Lutz. We are offering a Friday matinee this year for those that cannot always make evenings work.
Happy Friday,
Mr. Connelly & Ms. Paxton
Updates this coming week for families are:
PE Weekly Update - Badminton
Congratulations to all of our Athletes who will be representing West Ridge this season on our Badminton teams. Please refer to the schedule below for practice days & times through April. All teams will be participating in an Exhibition Tournament at the beginning of May directly followed by our Divisional Playoffs.
Badminton Team Fees - $10 will be posted for all CBE accounts in the coming week. This fee covers costs of shuttles, new racquets and net repairs.
Team Uniforms - There is no uniform for the badminton team. However, all students have been given the opportunity to purchase a West Ridge Badminton shirt. All athletes must wear a Raptor branded top or their badminton shirt to the Divisional Tournament.
April Practice Schedule:
- Grade 5 Developmental Badminton is every Friday @ 7:15 am throughout the month of April.
- Grade 6 - Mondays @ 7:15 am Wednesdays @ 3:15 - 4:45 pm
- Grade 7 - Tuesdays @ 7:15 am Thursday @ 3:15 - 4:30 pm
- Grade 8 - Mondays @ 3:15 - 4:30 pm Wednesdays @ 7:15 am
- Grade 9 - Tuesdays @ 3:15 - 4:45 pm Thursdays @ 7:15 am
Exhibition Tournaments
| Grade 6 | Grade 7 | Grade 8 | Grade 9 |
May 9th @ West Ridge 4:00 - 7:00 pm | May 8th @ West Ridge 4:00 - 7:00 pm | May 1st @ William D Pratt 3:45 - 7:30 pm | May 2nd @ William D Pratt 3:45 - 7:30 pm |
Divisional Playoffs
- Grade 6 at Twelve Mile Coulee, May 14 (Doubles) & May 15 (Singles / Mixed)
- Grade 7 at Senator Patrick Burns, May 15 (Doubles) & May 16 (Singles / Mixed)
- Grade 8 at West Ridge, May 15 (Doubles) & May 16 (Singles / Mixed)
- Grade 9 at Twelve Mile Coulee May 16 (Doubles) & May 21 (Singles / Mixed)
GARDEN CLUB AT WESTRIDGE SCHOOL!
We are starting a Garden Club at West Ridge and are looking to create a parent committee! If you have an interest in gardening, love being outside and meeting other parents, have connections in the community to any resources or supplies, are willing to do some fundraising, and/or would love to be a part of the inauguration of THE WESTRIDGE GARDEN, we would love to have you. We are hoping to get our Parent Committee involved in sponsorship funding, parent council funding and curating a list of contacts in our community, who could assist in getting us off the “ground”.
If you are interested, please contact Kim Gosselin (Gr 8 Humanities Teacher) at ksgosselin@cbe.ab.ca
Musical News - Just Keep Swimming!
We are 4 weeks away from Opening Night - Tickets are now on sale to the general public!
Two quick reminders when purchasing tickets:
- EVENTBRITE auto-populates one (1) ticket, so please make sure to REMOVE that ticket before completing your purchase.
- If you require a refund, please know that the ticket price MINUS the EVENTBRITE fees will be refunded to you.
May 1st : https://tinyurl.com/NemoMay1 Great Barrier Reef Cast
May 2nd : https://tinyurl.com/NemoMay2 Wallaby Way Cast
May 3rd Matinee: https://tinyurl.com/MatineeMay3. Great Barrier Reef Cast
May 3rd Evening: https://tinyurl.com/EveningMay3. Wallaby Way Cast
Please follow us on social media:
Instagram- @wrstheatre
Twitter/X- @West_Ridge_CBE
Important Dates Ahead
May 1-3rd Musical: Finding Nemo
May 8th Gr 5 Frisbee Rob Presentation
May 9th Bottle Drive
May 13th Grade 9 PAT ELA Part A
May 14th Gr 5 Bow Habitat
May 17th Non-Instructional Day (No School for Students)
May 20th Victoria Day (No School for Students)
Messages from School Council & Society
Council Meeting
Please join us on April 24th at 9:30am for school, council & society updates. Here is the agenda https://westridge.cbe.ab.ca/school-council
Parent Speaker: Wednesday May 29th 6:30 - 9 pm
Dwayne Peace with Life Synergy for Youth Inc., an ex-Calgary Police Officer & school resource officer, speaks to the reality of what is going on in today’s school environment and the family dynamics that play a role in students’ lives, providing tools & empowering change. Topics include bullying, body image, suicide, rumours, gossip, drama, drugs, alcohol and much more. Sign-up to come. www.lifesynergy4youth.com
Growing Smiles
You only have until April 23rd to order some beautiful flowers for spring! West Ridge School Society
Volunteers Needed for 2024-2025!
We’re looking for new volunteers for our School Council and Parent Society positions next year!
For full descriptions of each position, you can find them here:
If you’re interested and would like to know more please email council at wrscouncil@gmail.com or society at infowrss@gmail.com.
Skip the Depot
Donating bottles is easy! Just click 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