Dear Thorncliffe Families, 

We have had an amazing first month of learning together at Thorncliffe!  Some highlights of September include, the Welcome Back Breakfast, Meet the Teacher and our Book Fair, our first council meeting, a wonderful first field trip for two of our classes, school-wide reflection on a commitment to reconciliation. 

A key piece of our learning in September was a personal reflection using the holistic lifelong learning framework for each staff and student at Thorncliffe.  This work is displayed throughout the school and highlights the connections between each of us in Spirit, Heart, Body and Mind.  Our next step as a learning community is to consider what those connections are and how they shape our collective identity. 

Warmly, 

Calleigh and Nadine 

Upcoming Important Days 

• September 30^th - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: School Closed 
• October 1^st - World Teacher’s Day  
• October 5^th – Last day to order Chips from Council Fundraiser 
• October 11^th – IPPs will come home 
• October 10^th – Edo Fun Lunch 
• October 10^th – School Council AGM 6:00pm 
• October 14^th – Thanksgiving : School Closed 
• October 16^th – Be You Day!  
• October 22^nd – Little Caesar’s Fun Lunch 
• October 25^th – Professional Learning: No students 
• November 8-9^th – Casino Fundraiser 

Be You Days 

• First Be You Day October 16th 
• Spirit Day for students to showcase their own unique identity 
• Staff and students are welcome to wear clothing that reflects an attribute of their identity that they would like to share which could include cultural dress/outfits, sports, activities, or personal interests 
• Reach out to your child’s teacher or the office with any questions about Be You Days 

Healthy Hunger Lunch 

• Thursday, October 10^th - Edo 
• Tuesday, October 22^nd – Little Caesars 
• Set up your account and order at: https://healthyhunger.ca/  

Online Forms 

• Please check your inbox for a message about completing online forms 
• Very important for our record keeping 
• Completed on your MyCBE account, click on the School Engage icon 
• Deadline to complete has passed – please call the school if you have any questions, can still be completed on School Engage 

School Council Updates 

• Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday, October 10^th at 6:00pm 
• All Parents/Guardians/Caregivers of Thorncliffe students are welcome 
• Great opportunity to connect with other parents, school administrators, and to learn about what is happening at the school 
• Old Dutch Chip Fundraiser for Halloween: Pink order form sent home with students last week 
• 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  
• Babysitting costs and taxis are covered

National Week for Truth and Reconciliation 

• As one part of how we recognized the National Week for Truth and Reconciliation teachers and students made a commitment and reflected on the question, “How can I support reconciliation every day?” 
• Each class wrote their promise on an orange rock and chose a location in the community to place it 
• Classes will be visiting each other’s rocks in the coming weeks  
• If you would like to visit each of the rock locations on September 30th, please use the below map to guide your walk: 
• https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1iK6mOYlU6TKnOVg6QADDdt0GASllVNA&usp=sharing 

Book Fair 

• We would like to thank all of the volunteers that supported the book fair again, and to the families that chose to purchase items 
• Ms. Strome was able to purchase $1000 of new books for our learning commons! 

Swimming! 

• All classes from grades 1-6 will have an opportunity to go swimming 
• October 1-4: Ms. Michael, Ms. Remata, and Ms. Amanda 
• October 15-18: Ms. Emma, Ms. Omanthi, and Mr. Larson 
• 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 
• We are still seeking Male volunteers with current valid volunteer clearance to accompany our classes.  This is required for the change rooms.  If you can help out for any or all days, please email ceharder@cbe.ab.ca  

Photo Day 

• Lifetouch will be at the school for photos on Thursday, October 3^rd 
• Students who are swimming before their photo will have an opportunity to have a retake photo taken on another day 
• TLC students wear formal uniforms on photo day 

Halloween 

• Will be celebrated on October 31^st at school 
• Please do not send in any food or candy to school with your student 
• Students are allowed to dress up in a school friendly costume if you would like 
• No weapons or other hand held props 
• Not too scary or horror themed (being sensitive to the young children in the school) 
• Still able to participate in all school activities including recess, phys. Ed, arts and crafts wearing their costume 
• Costume is not required for those that do not celebrate 
• We will have our first Switcheroo Day!  On Switcheroo, students will have an opportunity to learn from a different teacher in an area of their choice.  More details to come.