Good afternoon, Colonel Irvine School community,
下午好! 学文学校社区,
Thank you to parents/guardians that joined our council meeting online on Tuesday. We have still not had anyone step into the Fundraising Co-ordinator role and are now looking for people who would be willing to take on a single fundraiser. We are hoping this will be easier parents to take on. Please see School Council blurb below for more information.
We are grateful that the weather was so nice for the field trips on Wednesday. Students were excited beforehand and had lots of stories to share afterwards. We’d like to thank all the teachers in charge that planned these opportunities for students and also a big thank you to all the parents/guardians that came along to support and make these trips possible.
We have been fortunate to have really nice weather this year so far. We had our third fire drill today because of this. Next week looks much colder, so please help your students be ready with appropriate clothing as they will go outside for the last 20 minutes of lunch every day.
On Wednesday before the field trip we asked our Gr 9 students to share questions they had about high school with us. Ms. Ko and Ms. Dalwood will have an assembly with all grade 9’s soon to share with them information about high school, high school open houses and high school tours. For the next several months we will have a high school section below for grade 9 parents/guardians to keep track of information, open houses, and timelines. We will also have an information session for parents. Please see below.
Lastly, congratulations to the boys and girls soccer teams who won their semi-final games this week. The boys will play their final game at HD Cartwright on Monday, and the girls will play their final game at Our lady Of Assumption field on Tuesday.
Thank you for your continued support.
Ms. Ko & Ms. Dalwood
Dates to Remember:
Tuesday, October 22 – Grade 6 vaccines
Friday, October 25 – Non-instructional day – No school
Thursday, November 7 – Remembrance Day Assembly
Friday, November 8 –Non-instructional Day – No school
Monday, November 11- Wednesday, November 13 – Fall break – No school
Friday, November 15 – Picture retakes
Tuesday, November 19 – School Council/Parent Advisory meeting online, 6:30pm
Wednesday, November 27 Parent Teacher Interviews – 4-8pm In person
Thursday, November 28 – Parent Teacher Interviews – 4-8pm In person
Friday, November 29 – Non-instructional day - Parent Teacher Interviews – 8:30-11:30am and 12:30-3:00pm
School Council
Colonel Irvine School Council recognizes parents are busy and after further thought, we have decided to eliminate the formal role of Fund Raising Coordinator and try a different approach for our smaller scale fundraising efforts.
Typically, CISC aims to raise approximately $3000 a year to fund its general account so that it can contribute to things such as staff appreciation holiday and end-of-year lunches, and the grade 9 farewell celebration. CISC is therefore looking for parent volunteers to coordinate a small fund raiser aimed to raise approximately $2,000 for the CISC general account and another parent (or group of parents) of a current grade 9 student, to coordinate another fundraiser aimed at raising $1,000 specifically for the grade 9 farewell.
You are welcome to bring your own fund-raising ideas or borrow the ones CISC volunteers have used in the past (Purdy’s chocolates ready for pick up before the holidays, Beef Jerky, Perogies etc.). We know there are some creative, talented parents out there and look forward to hearing from you if you are interested and would be willing to help us out for his current school calendar year.
Sincerely
Colonel Irvine School Council
Our next meeting will be Tuesday, November 19 at 6:30pm
Cafeteria Menu:
Monday – Sweet and Sour Chicken on Rice $5
Tuesday – Assorted Meat subs $5
Wednesday – Chicken Alfredo Pasta $5
Thursday – Assorted Pizzas $5
Ordering student photos
School pictures are ready! To order, log in to your account on mylifetouch.ca or create an account using your student's student ID number.
Paper proofs will also be sent to your home in the near future.
All families can also log on and order a FREE digital Pictures2Protect Card.More about the Pictures2Protect program here.
Yoga club
Upcoming dates – run by Ms. Smith, permission form needed, talk to her in the SSC
- Monday October 21st 3:15-4:00pm
- Tuesday October 29th 3:15-4:00pm
- Tuesday Nov 5th 3:15 - 4:00pm
- NO YOGA - FALL BREAK -
- Monday Nov 18th 3:15 - 4:00pm
- Wednesday Nov 27th 3:15 - 4:00pm
Students need to be picked up directly afterwards or be able to get home on their own.
High School (Grade 9’s):
We are starting to plan for high school transitions. This will be ongoing between now and the start of March. We will put all information related to high school transitions in this section moving forward. If you have a student in grade 9, please check this information regularly.
Within the next few weeks, we will have an assembly with the Grade 9’s to share more information with them about high school.
For parents with students going into Gr. 10 next year we will be holding in-person and virtual information sessions for parents during Parent Teacher Interviews. These sessions will give a brief overview of what you can expect over the next few months with regards to getting ready for high school, and will also provide time for Q&A. In the meantime, the CBE High School website is a great place to start to learn about high school information. You may also wish to visit the individual high schools’ websites.
On Wednesday, November 27 we will have an in-person session in the Learning Commons at the school at 7:00-7:30pm.
We will hold a repeat session online on Thursday, November 28, at 7-7:30pm. Link below.
Join the meeting
Meeting ID: 290 509 454 467
Passcode: faEoKr
Students from our school will transition to more than 10 different high schools. Open houses and tours usually start in mid-November and continue through January.
We will post tour dates and open houses here as we are notified of them. You can also visit high school websites for more information.
Athletics
Contact the coaches with any questions about the teams.
Sports | Teams | Season of play/ Games days | Practice (on average) | Practice Info |
Soccer | Boys team Girls team | Season of play: Sept. 3 – Nov. 3 Girls game days
Tues/Thurs Boys game days Mon/Weds
(Games are usually done by 5:30) | Once a week | Boys:
Girls:
Coaches: Girls: Mr. Wright: Ms. Jordan: kmjordan@cbe.ab.ca Ms. Melanie Lee: meleekimgnok@cbe.ab.ca
Boys: Mr. Mills: glmills@cbe.ab.ca Mr. Thompson: rothompson@cbe.ab.ca Mr. Sundstrom: pssundstrom@cbe.ab.ca |
Basketball | Jr. Boys Sr. Boys Jr. Girls Sr. Girls | Season of play: Sept. 9 – Dec. 8 Jr. Girls – Monday game days
Sr. Girls – Wednesday game days
Jr. Boys – Tuesday game days
Sr. Boys – Thursday game days
| 2 times a week | Jr. Girls: Practice Tuesdays @ 3:15 – 5:00 & Thursdays @ 4:15 – 5:30 (When there are no home games)
Coaches: Mr. Prather: Mr. Brouwer:
Sr. Girls Practice Tuesdays @ 3:15 – 5:00 & Thursdays @ 3:15 – 4:15 (When there are no home games)
Coaches: Ms. Yeo: Ms. Vo: Mr. Spence Boys: Jr. Boys: Practice Tuesdays 3:15 – 4:15 and Thursdays 4:15 – 5:30 (When there are no home games)
Coaches: Mr. Luu: vdluu@cbe.ab.ca Sr. Boys Practices: Tuesdays 4:15 – 5:30 and Thursdays 3:15 – 4:15
Coaches: Sr. Boys: Mr. Bester: Lrbester@cbe.ab.ca |
*You can try out for multiple teams; you will just have to talk to the coaches to work out a schedule.
** Team members will receive a detailed schedule from their coaches.
Grade 9 WEST COAST SAILING TRIP
If you would like to send your grade 9 student to the West Coast trip, please sign up on the Google form: https://forms.gle/eNGF5eWfX19ydNQX7 . If you do not have a google account, please send Ms. Yeo an email at yoyeo@cbe.ab.ca with the answers to the questions.
Some FAQs answered: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CYtWM8F8pfXeVKMCeJJrcDRhsLQB9wjTakr5OKqg1N8/edit?usp=sharing
Trip Itinerary:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VjEp_m6O5t5zbL_ed_B1vIr86CW7sDkX/view?usp=sharing
West Coast Fundraiser
The first fundraiser for West Coast is Growing Smiles for Poinsettia and holiday wreaths! The Delivery date is December 12th at the school.
colonelirvinems.growingsmilesfundraising.com
All the proceeds will be used towards the West Coast Trip! As we do not know who will be attending the trip yet, please either leave it as “Anyone” OR if you know a student who is planning to go on the trip, you can write their name in!