Dear Families,

What a week!  Our Musical, Finding Nemo is in full swing and the production has been a hit.  Thank you to all of our families who have purchased tickets to come and see the show.  We are fortunate this afternoon to have the grade 4’s from West Springs joining us to see the production and meet some of the current grade 5’s.  

As we move closer to the end of the year our updates tend to get full so if you have any questions please do not hesitate to call our front office.

Have a wonderful weekend,

Mr. Connelly & Ms. Paxton

Updates this coming week for families are:

 Yearbook Orders

Please go to https://ybpay.lifetouch.ca/Order/SelectJob if you would like to order the 2023-24 yearbook.  The YBPay Yearbook ID code: 14700824.

You can find the ordering information here: Yearbook 2023_24.pdf  

School Fees

We have many fees that are outstanding.  Please log into your MyCBE Accounts to ensure your child’s fees are up to date.  If you have any questions please call our front office for support.

Gardening Club - A Message to Parents

On behalf of the Raptors' Roots Gardening Club, we'd like to extend our sincerest appreciation for not only attending our presentation at School Council last week, but for also "seeding" us with some start-up funds, in order to get our garden off the ground.  

We greatly appreciate your generosity and are excited to share this with our Student Rangers so that we can begin to bring our plans to fruition!

Thank you again!

The Raptors' Roots Gardening Club

PE Weekly Update - Badminton

Badminton Team Fees - $10 will be posted for all CBE accounts. 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

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)

Important Dates Ahead

May 6-10th    Mental Health Week

May 8th         Gr 5 Frisbee Rob Presentation

May 9th        Bottle Drive

                    Gr 5 Bow Habitat

                    Skills Alberta Competition (Foods)

May 10th       Student Leadership Symposium

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

Volunteers Needed!

We need to fill the following positions for the 2024-2025 school year.  Come join us and help support our students, staff and families of West Ridge School.

Council:

·        Welcome Breakfast Coordinator Trainee

·        Members at Large

Society:

·        President

·        Treasurer Trainee

·        Fundraiser Coordinator

·        Healthy Hunger Set Up

​​​​​​​Email either council or society if you’re interested and would like to know more (links below).  Full details of all the positions can be found here: https://westridge.cbe.ab.ca/school-council and here:  https://westridge.cbe.ab.ca/school-council (scroll down a bit on each for the info)

Parent Speaker Night

We are pleased to invite you to attend a ‘Parent Speaker’ session by Dwayne Peace, an ex-Calgary Police Officer & school resource officer, on Wednesday, May 29th 2024 from 6:30pm to 9pm at West Ridge School.  Dwayne 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. www.lifesynergy4youth.com  Please indicate your interest in participation by signing up by Monday, May 27th 2024.  Here is the sign up link:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409054FAFA62FA2FF2-49180833-parent 

Growing Smiles Fundraiser

Thank you to all who supported our flower fundraiser.  Pick up is on May 8th starting at 3pm.  The address will be emailed out before the pickup date.

Bottle Drive

Our last bottle drive is happening on Thursday, May 9th.  Drop your bottles at the front of the school before 4pm that day and help support our Grade 9 Farewell.

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