Dear Families,
Do you have any 2L pop bottles, large pieces of cardboard or pool noodles lying around in your house? If you do, Ms. Hassett’ Art Installation class would love to take those off your hands! Please send them donations in to Ms. Hassett, starting Tuesday next week.
Our Leadership students have been busy selling candygrams at lunch at the Raptor Shack and Grade 5 hallway and will continue to do so next week! For $2 students can send one to a friend and help support the Summit, The Center for Youth Resilience. Candygrams will be delivered on Feb 28th, Pink Shirt Day.
Thank you for all of your continued support.
Have a great long weekend,
Mr. Connelly & Ms. Paxton
Updates this coming week for families are:
Lost and Found
Our Lost and Found tables are growing again! Please remind your children to take a look at the tables for missing items. We will be leaving the lost and found items out on tables just outside the front office for one week and then unclaimed items will be bagged up and donated. Thank you for your support!
Grade 6 Artist in Residence – “Project 5, Communicate with Confidence!”
This year we have Carmen Leibel and her “Project 5, Communicate with Confidence!” program joining us in March to work with our grade 6 students, March 4th-8th. She will be working with all classes exploring the Project Five 5P's: Prepare, Practice, Pace, Position, Present where students will be “putting down their devices and learning to communicate with confidence”! For more information click here.
PE Weekly Update
Volleyball
Our Senior teams played well this past weekend in a tournament at Twelve Mile Coulee. Both teams advanced to the semifinals.
Ski Trips
Grade 9s are spending this Valentine’s Day shredding the powder out at Lake Louise!! The Grades 7s are headed to Nakiska on Wednesday, February 21. If your child is attending the ski/snowboard trip, please adhere to the timelines for departure and return.
Child and Youth Well-Being: A Webinar Series for Parents and Guardians
Metal Health & Anxiety (Grade 7-12) – March 14th at 6:30-8:00pm
Learn evidence-based strategies to support youth in Grades 7 to 12 in managing stress and anxiety. Join our AHS partners from the mental health literacy team and clarify terms and present evidence-based strategies to support youth in managing stress and anxious feelings. Learn when clinical assessment is needed and what treatment may involve. Gain information and strategies to boost your own mental health and support the young people in your life. Meeting Link HERE.
Surveys
Speaking of surveys our students Grades 5-9 will be completing some over the next month. We use this data in our School Development Plan so that we can better support our students. Our Grades 5,6,8 and 9 will complete the CBE Student Survey between March 1st to March 20th. The Grades 7 have been completing the Assurance Survey starting February 5th to February 29th.
Important Dates Ahead
February 19th – Family Day (No School)
February 21st – Grade 7 Ski Trip to Nakiska
February 22nd – Healthy Hunger
February 27th – School Council Meeting at 6:30pm
February 28 – Pink Shirt Day for Anti-Bullying
Thursday March 21 – Parent/Teacher Conferences
Friday March 22 – Parent/Teacher Conferences (No School students)
March 25 - April 1 – Spring Break
Tuesday April 2 – Classes Resume
Messages from School Council & Society
Parent Night Wednesday March 6th @ 6:30pm with Project Five
Join us on March 6th for a parent evening with Project Five to get some insight on public speaking tips and also a glimpse into what the Grade 6 kids will also be learning. For more information please visit: www.projectfive.ca
Parent Council Meeting
Join us for our next meeting on February 27 at 6:30 pm.
Bow River Meats & Coco Brooks
Thank you to all who ordered through the TeamFund Fundraiser. We raised just under $1,400! Pick up is Feb 21st at the school from 3-5pm. There will be an option to pick up from a parent’s house in the evening - a separate email will be sent out with details.
Healthy Hunger
Little Caesars is next week. You can order yours at www.healthyhunger.ca If you’d like to help hand out pizzas and have a police clearance, you can sign up here https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409054FAFA62FA2FF2-healthy2#/
Spending report
A little update on where your fundraised dollars have gone!
Pug Mill and Mics $22,037
Novels and accessories for the Learning Commons $25,2512
Science Circuits and Bal Com Wards $685
Phys Ed Equipment $3,798
Residency & Parent Speaker $4,118
Skip the Depot
If you ever have bottles you want to donate, here’s an easy way to do it! 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://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/westridge/get-involved/pages/default.aspx