The Week Ahead - November 6-17 - Colonel Irvine School

Posted on 2023-11-06 09:28:09.8961 +0000 UTC

The Week Ahead - November 6-17

Good afternoon, Colonel Irvine School community.

下午好! 学文学校社区,

Today we had a guest speaker Alvin Law to speak with our students. He shared with students his story of overcoming his challenges and how our attitude is important. He reinforced messages that we share with students about all being different, the importance of kindness and creating a welcome and safe space for all students. Ask your students about Alvin, and his story.

On Tuesday, students participated in activities in the afternoon. Students and staff wore some fabulous costumes. We were able to raise more money through donations for the dance and snack sales put on by our STUCO. All funds will go to the Terry Fox Foundation and we will share an update on our fundraising efforts so far next week.

We had sessions for our Grade 9’s to prepare them for high school. For more information on this and sessions we are offering for parents please see High School section below.

We will have our annual Remembrance Day ceremonies on Wednesday, November 8th. The grade 5-7 assembly will occur 9:15-10:00am. The grade 8 and 9 assembly will occur between 10:10-11:05am. Parents/guardians are welcome to attend. If you will attend, please email nadalwood@cbe.ab.ca if you will be attending so that we can plan accordingly. We would like to encourage students, if possible, to bring a non-perishable food item next week for the Veterans food Bank and also a loonie for poppies, which will go to the Legion. Thank you for your support and kindness. Together we can make a difference.

A reminder for everyone to turn back their clock one hour on Saturday night as daylight-saving ends on Sunday

Thank you for your continued support.

Ms. Ko & Ms. Dalwood

Updated: Dates to Remember

Tuesday, November 7 – Picture retakes

Wednesday, November 8 – Remembrance Day Assembly

Thursday, November 9 –Non-instructional Day –System Indigenous Professional Development Day for staff - No school for students

Friday, November 10- Tuesday, November 14 – Fall break – No school

Wednesday, November 15 – Parent Teacher Interview booking opens at 4pm

Tuesday, November 21 - School Council 6:30pm

Wednesday, November 22 – Parent Teacher Interviews – 4-8pm In person

Thursday, November 23 – Parent Teacher Interviews – 4-8pm In person

Friday, November 24 – Non-instructional day - Parent Teacher Interviews – 8:30-11:30am and 12:30-3:30pm Online

Monday, November 27 – Vaccine catchups for students with previously signed consent forms

Wednesday, December 6 – Band Concert at John G. Diefenbaker High School at 6:30pm

Friday, December 8 – Non-instructional day

Monday, December 11 – Trimester 2 Starts

Tuesday, December 12 – School Council 6:30

Friday, December 22 – Last Day of classes before Winter Break

Monday, January 8 – Classes resume

NEW -My CBE/PowerSchool/School Conferences

· Conference booking will open November 15.

· All parents with children enrolled in the Calgary Board of Education schools have access. Parents must first create a PowerSchool parent account to be able to use this CBE application and the guide link below. Please note parents will need to book interviews with each of their students' teachers, not just the homeroom teacher.

Parents Sign In:MyCBE | PowerSchool > myCBE Apps > my School Conferences

· Guide: Parents can find support information (including user guides for booking a conference, joining a conference, and a quick reference guide) on the Technical Support for Students & Parents site, under MyCBE / PowerSchool - School Conferences.

Updated: School Council:

Purdy’s Fundraiser

It's that time of the year again! Our annual Purdy's Fundraiser. This is the perfect opportunity for you to stock up on Christmas gifts for friends and family! Colonel Irvine's Chocolate Fundraiser helps with Grade 9 graduation celebration and other student activities.

Please click on link below to start your order!

https://fundraising.purdys.com/1783695-110347

Deadline for orders is December 2, 2023.

Order pick up will be December 15, 2023.

For any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Clara Wong, our Fundraising Coordinator at: clarawong2411@gmail.com

Save the date: Mark your calendars for our next meeting, Tuesday Nov. 21st at 6.30pm. Agenda, meeting link, and supporting documents will be sent out next week.

To stay informed, please join our FB group. The process to join is simple and straightforward:

· Click the link to request to join: Colonel Irvine Parent Group - Calgary

· Answer the security question: "What is our school mascot?” The answer is “roadrunner"

· Agree to the group rules

Any questions / comments / concerns? Contact us at colonelirvineschoolcouncil@gmail.com

Updated: Cafeteria Menu:

Monday – Grilled Bacon and Tomato Sandwich $4

Tuesday – Teriyaki Chicken with rice $5

Wednesday – Spaghetti with Meat Sauce $5

Thursday – Closed – Fall Break

Monday – Closed – Fall Break

Tuesday – Closed - Fall Break

Wednesday – Chicken Alfredo $5

Thursday – Chicken and/or Cheese Quesadillas $5

NEW: Lunch Hour Supervision Fee:

The noon hour activity fee ($30) is spent on these activities:

· School open/end BBQ

· sport equipment – to use over lunchtime

· table/chairs/benches in the lunchroom/gym

· snack/treats

· swim in June

· a small portion to have the lunchroom offering hot foods

NEW: Lifetouch

Fall Retakes are available for online booking in the Calgary studio for students that missed both picture days.

November 4th 9am - 12 noon

November 18th 9am - 12 noon

*Afternoons will be available if the demand is there. https://booknow.appointment-plus.com/1dqj327c/

Updated: High School:

This was an introductory session in which we discussed the basics such as designated high schools, possible pathways to a high school diploma, the multitude of options in programming such as, IB, AP, Dual Credit, and Exploratory Programs and the importance of the next few months in setting themselves up for success in high school. More information will be shared with them and with you over the next few months. Students from our school are designated to 10-12 different high schools. At this point, we are not sure of boundaries for the 2024-25 school year. Once we know, we will share that with students and families. We will also be holding three drop-in parent Q&A sessions regarding high school during parent/student interviews. There will be two in-person sessions at the school, one on November 22nd from 6:30-7:30pm, and the other on November 23th from 5:30-6:30pm. We will also have an online session on November 25th from 1:00 – 2:00 pm. Please keep this in mind when booking interviews. All sessions will share the same information, if you are not familiar with the transition to high school, and programming options in high school, we would encourage you to attend. As shared in previous message, please review high school information on the CBE website.

John G. Diefenbaker

John G. Diefenbaker’s IB program would like to invite any interested grade 9 families to attend our upcoming IB Information Evenings on November 21 and 22nd.

Diefenbaker IB open house

Sir Winston Churchill

Who should attend? All grade 9 students and their parents who are interested in finding out more about our IB program. During these IB information sessions, we will talk about what the IB program is, what to expect and what you need to know about applying. You will hear from former students and have an opportunity to ask questions. These are repeat sessions to allow for a more intimate setting; you only need to attend one.

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Thursday, December 7, 2023

Invitation SWC IB presentations 2023.pdf

Updated: Athletics

Congratulations to the Sr. Girls basketball team for having an undefeated season!

Sports

Practices

Wrestling

Mr. Chang (ydchang@cbe.ab.ca)

Ms. Fan (wefan@cbe.ab.ca)

Tuesday & Thursdays 3:45 – 5:00