Dear Families,

What a great start!! For those that are new to our school community WELCOME TO OUR RAPTOR FAMILY!  Every week we share a glimpse into the week ahead and some highlights of the previous week.  Each weekly message is posted on our website as well if you need to reference anything later.  If you have any questions please feel free to call our main office at (403) 817-3552.

Our grade 5’s joined us yesterday in the morning and our grade 6/7/8/9’s came that afternoon.  Students were met with welcoming faces and many stories of summer adventures were shared.  Today brought the new timetable to life were students participated in a modified day that was a mini-version of what they will see for Tuesday next week.  It was so great to see all the smiles in our building over these past few days.  Mr. Connelly and Ms. Paxton were ‘out-and-about’ visiting classes and our front office staff has been working hard at getting new students registered and timetables filled.

Below is a couple of messages that we wanted to share prior to the upcoming week!  Have a great long weekend, see you Tuesday!

Mr. Connelly & Ms. Paxton

Updates this week for families are:

Bus Zones

Please be aware that we have two busses this year and we will need to ensure the front of the school (first 8m) is left open for one of those buses.  Please do not idle there for drops offs/pick ups and/or park.  We will be adjusting street signage to indicate the changes but it might be a couple of weeks before those are up.  Thank you for your flexibility.

Spirit Wear is Coming!

As we start our new year we thought we would look into opening up orders for some more school Spirit Wear.  Our Leadership class will be coming around soon with more information and might even show us a ‘sneak peak’ at the swag at our Pep Rally on Sept 8^th!  Stay tuned…

Pancake Breakfast – Volunteers Needed

West Ridge School Council and the School Society are excited to host the Back to School Raptor's Pancake Breakfast on Friday, September 8 first thing in the morning for the 850 students plus staff of West Ridge, before the school pep rally. 

Parent volunteers are needed for set-up, mixing, cooking and serving the students and staff (it's a fun, busy morning and a great way to connect with the parent community!). Please see the attached sign-up genius link to sign up and see the volunteers required. Any questions, please reach out to School Council at wrscouncil@gmail.com

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409054FAFA62FA2FF2-welcome2#/ 

Thank you in advance for your support and time!

PE Weekly Update

The start of the school year is always a busy time for athletics as we look to get three separate sports off the ground. Cross-country and soccer start right away, while basketball, a new addition to the fall athletic calendar begins the week of September 11th. If you hadn’t previously heard, the CMLSAA switched the volleyball and basketball seasons of play this year, which means volleyball won’t start until January.

There is an information meeting on Wednesday, June 6 at lunch in the main gym for any student athletes in Grades 6-9 who would like to compete on the cross-country team this year. The coaches (Mr. Balogh, Ms. Fournier, and Mr. Mansell) will provide all pertinent information about this team at that time. Practices will be starting right away as the first meet is scheduled for September 13, with subsequent meets happening on September 19, and 25.

Soccer tryouts will begin on September 5 and follow the schedule below. Any students in Grades 6-9 are eligible to try out for either of our two soccer teams (one boys’ and one girls’ team). There is a sign-up sheet outside the PE office where any interested athletes can put their names. The coaches for soccer are Ms. Gallagher, Ms. Ford, and Ms. Wolfson for the Girls’ Team and Ms. Angel and Ms. Armstrong for the Boys’ Team.

-Sept. 5: Boys Tryout #1 after school

-Sept. 6: Girls Tryout #1 after school

-Sept. 7: Boys Tryout #2 after school

-Sept. 8: Girls Tryout #2 after school

As mentioned, basketball season will commence the week of September 11th, with games starting in early October. More information will be forthcoming next week with regards to tryouts for our four basketball teams.

The whiteboard calendar outside of the PE office will be kept up to date with all tryout and game dates and times. You can also visit the Athletics page on the West Ridge website for additional information.

Dates to Note:

Sept 4^th – No School

Sept 5-7^th – Soccer Tryouts (see the PE calendar for more details)

Sept 6^th – Cross-Country Tryouts (see the PE calendar for more details)

Sept 8^th – Pancake Breakfast (provided by our School Council)