Dear Andrew Sibbald Parents,
I have decided that rather than send home a monthly newsletter, I will send parents & guardians a weekly update email. Communication is very important to me and I feel this will provide parents with information in a timelier manner and in a more succinct way. I will include the monthly calendar to the email prior to the beginning of each month as well as any other CBE information that comes out each month. I will also post the weekly communication on our Andrew Sibbald website so if your email isn’t working, the information can still be accessed.
Update for the Week of: Nov 14th
Picture Retakes - New Date – Tuesday Nov 15th
Picture retakes are on Tuesday, Nov 15th ….please note: this is a date change from what we previously indicated. If you would like your child to have their picture retaken, if possible, please send back the original pictures and indicate you would like retakes or you can send in a note requesting that your child has retakes. If your child was away on the original picture day, we will have them on the list to have their picture taken
Staffing Update – Mrs. Kristi McKay
I am pleased to announce that we have been able to hire Mrs. Kristi McKay into a new 0.6 teaching position. Mrs. McKay will be supporting literacy in our grade ½ classes. At this time, this will involve using high impact literacy strategies with small groups of students to help improve reading and writing skills. Mrs. Mckay will also be teaching Ms. Bonanno’s class primarily during math as well as during one afternoon a week so that our learning leader, Ms. Bonanno can be released from the classroom to be able to support teaching and learning throughout the school. Mrs. McKay will be available at conferences if you would like to meet her.
Staffing Update – Mrs. Pauline Ross
Mrs. Ross, who is currently on a medical leave since last year, will be helping out in our Kindergarten class a few mornings each week. At this time, Mrs. Deisting is the Kindergarten teacher, and Mrs. Ross will provide additional support. We appreciate her support! I will keep you posted if anything should change.
Conference Booking Opens – Nov 14th
Conferences are on Nov 24th (3:45 – 7:45) & Nov 25th (8:00 – 12:00) As of 6:00 am on Nov 14th, you can book your conference time with your child’s teacher. To book conferences, go to your “My CBE Account” (https://webapps.cbe.ab.ca/MyAccount/Account/LogOn ) and log in with the same email address that you have provided the school. If you have any questions or difficulties, please contact the school.
Artist Residency
Next week, we begin a residency with visual artist, Ewa Sniatycka. She will be with us from Nov 21 – 30. She has been working with teachers to plan art projects that tie in with the curriculum that students have been learning. Ewa will begin her residency by spending time with each class teaching them about drawing as literacy. She will then spend time with classes on an art project determined in collaboration with the teachers. In addition to this, each student will have an opportunity to make a clay tile, which will become part of our “Andrew Sibbald Community Tree”. We will also invite parents to contribute to this project during conferences, where the clay studio will be set up inviting families to become part of this Sibbald community project. Watch for more information regarding this in next week’s update.
We are in need of plastic grocery bags and light cardboard boxes such as cereal boxes. If you are able to send any of these items in, that would be much appreciated. We are also hoping to borrow big spotlights, or construction lights. If anyone has some that we would be able to use during the residency, please let me know ([email protected] or call 403-777-6830).
As always, please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Kim Manser
Principal
I have decided that rather than send home a monthly newsletter, I will send parents & guardians a weekly update email. Communication is very important to me and I feel this will provide parents with information in a timelier manner and in a more succinct way. I will include the monthly calendar to the email prior to the beginning of each month as well as any other CBE information that comes out each month. I will also post the weekly communication on our Andrew Sibbald website so if your email isn’t working, the information can still be accessed.
Update for the Week of: Nov 14th
Picture Retakes - New Date – Tuesday Nov 15th
Picture retakes are on Tuesday, Nov 15th ….please note: this is a date change from what we previously indicated. If you would like your child to have their picture retaken, if possible, please send back the original pictures and indicate you would like retakes or you can send in a note requesting that your child has retakes. If your child was away on the original picture day, we will have them on the list to have their picture taken
Staffing Update – Mrs. Kristi McKay
I am pleased to announce that we have been able to hire Mrs. Kristi McKay into a new 0.6 teaching position. Mrs. McKay will be supporting literacy in our grade ½ classes. At this time, this will involve using high impact literacy strategies with small groups of students to help improve reading and writing skills. Mrs. Mckay will also be teaching Ms. Bonanno’s class primarily during math as well as during one afternoon a week so that our learning leader, Ms. Bonanno can be released from the classroom to be able to support teaching and learning throughout the school. Mrs. McKay will be available at conferences if you would like to meet her.
Staffing Update – Mrs. Pauline Ross
Mrs. Ross, who is currently on a medical leave since last year, will be helping out in our Kindergarten class a few mornings each week. At this time, Mrs. Deisting is the Kindergarten teacher, and Mrs. Ross will provide additional support. We appreciate her support! I will keep you posted if anything should change.
Conference Booking Opens – Nov 14th
Conferences are on Nov 24th (3:45 – 7:45) & Nov 25th (8:00 – 12:00) As of 6:00 am on Nov 14th, you can book your conference time with your child’s teacher. To book conferences, go to your “My CBE Account” (https://webapps.cbe.ab.ca/MyAccount/Account/LogOn ) and log in with the same email address that you have provided the school. If you have any questions or difficulties, please contact the school.
Artist Residency
Next week, we begin a residency with visual artist, Ewa Sniatycka. She will be with us from Nov 21 – 30. She has been working with teachers to plan art projects that tie in with the curriculum that students have been learning. Ewa will begin her residency by spending time with each class teaching them about drawing as literacy. She will then spend time with classes on an art project determined in collaboration with the teachers. In addition to this, each student will have an opportunity to make a clay tile, which will become part of our “Andrew Sibbald Community Tree”. We will also invite parents to contribute to this project during conferences, where the clay studio will be set up inviting families to become part of this Sibbald community project. Watch for more information regarding this in next week’s update.
We are in need of plastic grocery bags and light cardboard boxes such as cereal boxes. If you are able to send any of these items in, that would be much appreciated. We are also hoping to borrow big spotlights, or construction lights. If anyone has some that we would be able to use during the residency, please let me know ([email protected] or call 403-777-6830).
As always, please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Kim Manser
Principal