Dear Thorncliffe Families,
Staff and students have been preparing for our Remembrance Day Assembly on November 7th at 10:45am. Thorncliffe Families are invited to attend this assembly. We will be ready to welcome any families coming to the ceremony at 10:30am. Please enter through the front door of the school.
We know many of our students and families celebrated Halloween and Diwali this past week. With celebrations often there are special treats and candies. When children eat a lot of sugar without other nutrition to balance it, we notice that it can impact their emotions and behaviour. Please try to limit the amount of sweet treats that come to school with your child to one or two small things that can be eaten along with their healthy lunch.
Shared via email, the Calgary Board of Education invites all parents and guardians to join us in a pre-recorded and live online series focusing on child and youth well-being. These sessions will be hosted in partnership with experts from Alberta Health Services and Recovery Alberta and will explore topics such as Peer Pressure, Healthy Relationships, Mental Health for Highly Sensitive Teens, and navigating Parent-Teen relationships. Please see attachment in the Nov 3 parent message email for links and additional information or email ceharder@cbe.ab.ca
Warm Regards,
Calleigh and Nadine
Upcoming Important Days
- November 4th – Lockdown Drill
- November 5th – OPA fun lunch
- November 6th – Grade 6 Immunizations
- November 7th - Remembrance Day Assembly 10:45am
- November 8-9th – Casino Fundraiser
- Nov 8- 13th – CBE Fall Break: No School for Students
- November 14th – School Council Meeting 6pm
- November 12-18th - Metis Week (Nov 14-15, and 18 recognized at school) We would love to connect with any families with Metis connections that would like to support our planning for this week, please email ceharder@cbe.ab.ca
- November 18-22nd – Elder Shirley Hoop Dancing
- November 20th – School Musical Parent Information Night
- November 22nd – Kindergarten (Bodio) Conferences
- November 25-28 – Swimming Sandberg and Koo’s 5/6 Classes
- November 28-29 – Parent Teacher Conferences
School Council Updates
- Next meeting on Thursday, November 14th at 6:00pm
- Engagement Survey: Open now for parents to complete (5 minute survey)
- https://cbeschools.civilspace.io/en/projects/school-council-engagement/engagements/thorncliffe-school-council-engagement-survey
- Seeking volunteers for Secretary and Treasurer executive positions, email thorncliffesc@gmail.com with any questions or to express interest
- Upcoming Thorncliffe School Fundraising Casino at Cowboys Casino on November 8 and 9.
- Click here to sign up: volunteersignup.org/LP7WD
- You do not have to be a parent at the school to volunteer! Volunteers can include yourself, friends, and family. Volunteers must be 18 or over, training will be provided and there are professionals available during the entire event to answer questions.
- Contact Thorncliffe School Council (Thorncliffesc@gmail.com) with any questions.
- Cowboys Casino is located on the Stampede Grounds next to the BMO Centre. FREE parking is available
- Food and drink is provided
- We cover babysitting costs and taxis
- Thank you to those that have already signed up!
- This fundraiser pays for all FIELD TRIPS and EXPERIENCES at the school and benefits all students. Please consider signing up to volunteer for one or more shifts
Seeking Clothing Donations
- Clean new or very good used condition clothing is needed
- New children’s underwear needed
- Sizes 4T to Large Children’s sizes needed
- Smaller sizes are most useful
- Needed: pants, underwear, socks, shirts
- For children that soil their clothing (puddles, accidents, slips in mud etc.)
- Please drop off with Ms. Freda in the office
Swimming!
- All classes from grades 1-6 will have an opportunity to go swimming
- November 25-28: Mr. Sandberg and Mr. K
- Please return your acknowledgement of risk form as soon as possible
- Thank you for the generous support of School Council to make this field trip no cost for families
- Students will walk to and from the pool for swimming, please send students with warm outdoor clothing on their swimming day along with a towel and swimsuit