Rideau Park School 829 Rideau Road SW, Calgary, AB T2S 0S2 t | 403-777-7480 f | 403-777-7489 [email protected] December 4 Parenting Power group presentation 1:20 – 2:15 December 5 Non- Instructional Day – No School for Students Weekly Update: December 1 – 5, 2014 December!!! Can you believe it??? The fireplace has been lit and Toonies for Turkeys and Toys has begun (see below). We are dressing up the school to celebrate all holiday traditions. WELCOME BACK!!!! December 16 Evening Winter Concert December 17 Grade One field trip December 18 Fun Lunch Grade 7 French Field Trip to La Chaumière December 19 Last Day of Classes (regular Friday 12:50 dismissal) Dec 20 – Jan 4/2015 Winter Break We would like to welcome our Facility Operator, Jason Wolfe, back after a 7 month absence for knee surgery. We would also like to thank Gina, Stephanie and Jim for working so hard to keep our building up and running. REMINDER Field trip fees can be paid online at https://webapps.cbe.ab.ca/M yAccount Grade 8 Math – Numbers Unit Test (Includes: Ratio, rate, proportion, fraction, percent, integers, square root, perfect square and Pythagoras.) on Dec.9th Grade 7 Science – Topic 4-6 Quiz on Dec.8 or 9 Don’t forget to study!!!!! TOONIES FOR TURKEYS AND TOYS Toonies for Turkeys and Toys has started!!! All donations go to families in need in our school. Students can bring in donations from now until Friday, December 12. Donations can be cash,cheque or gift cards. All students are asked to bring donations to their homeroom teacher. Our goal this year is $4500. Let's work together to achieve our goal! Monday, January 5 Classes Resume THANK YOU! A special thank you to all of the parent volunteers who accompanied the grade 6 – 9 students to Chinook Theatre las t Friday! The event was a huge success! 1 . BASKETBALL TRYOUTS Rideau Park School Basketball Tryouts are the first week of December/14. Monday, December 1: Grade 7 & 8 Boys 3:30pm-4:45pm Tuesday, December 2: Grade 7 & 8 Girls 3:30pm-4:45pm Wednesday, December 3: Grade 7 & 8 Boys Callbacks and Grade 9 Boys 3:30pm-4:45pm Thursday, December 4: Grade 7 & 8 Girls Callbacks and Grade 9 Girls 3:30pm-4:45pm Coaches: Boys: Mr. Yackulic & Ms. Marquette Girls: Mr. Gordon & Mrs. Kaminski If a student is not able to make their assigned tryout time they must talk to their coaches to arrange an alternate tryout time. Math Club Looking for some numbers fun? Come to math club and experience the fun of problem solving while preparing, in a supportive and lowstress environment, for the Gauss (Grades 7,8 and younger interested students) and Pascal (Grade 9) exams offered by the University of Waterloo. Also, if you have a burning math question or an area of math you're keen to explore, we're happy to help! Hosts: parents Mary Jane Espey and Sarah Flynn 2|4 Rideau Park School presents: Own It! Simple Steps to Taking Responsibility in your Community A workshop for students and parents by Parenting Power TM Thursday, December 4, 1:20 – 2:45pm Whether it is in person or online, the consequences of our actions affect us and our community. Julie Freedman-Smith, from Parenting Power will present to students in Gr.5 – Gr.9 from 1:20 – 2:15pm. Parents are invited to attend the session as well. Julie will remain to answer questions and talk with parents until 2:45pm. Julie will cover: Creating/identifying connection to the community (home, school, others) Seeing the effects of one’s behaviours Recognizing and getting out of relationship drama Taking responsibility for self Bullying/Cyber-bullying Language to own our behaviour and clearly communicate when things get tough Julie and her business partner Gail Bell appear as parenting experts regularly on CityTV, CTV News and CBC Radio. Both are frequently quoted in numerous publications and newspapers including the Calgary Herald, Today’s Parent, the National Post, Parents Magazine, and the Globe and Mail. 3|4 year’s end | a focus on the future December 2014 As a busy and productive 2014 comes to a close we look back on the gifts and accomplishments of the past year. The fall is when we review the performance of the Calgary Board of Education through the learning of our students and through the feedback we receive from staff and parents. It is also when we turn our thoughts to continuing learning for each student, each staff member, and to our goals for continuous improvement. We have much to celebrate and to look forward to in the Calgary Board of Education. This fall we had more than 3,700 new students enrol in our schools, bringing our total enrolment to 114,500 students. We are very proud to be the dynamic learning community of choice for students across Calgary. We are also proud of the academic results our students are achieving. In the 2013-14 provincial achievement tests and diploma exams, our students continued to outperform the province in most subjects, particularly at the standard of excellence. Over the past five years, we’ve seen high school completion rates climb from 69.6 per cent to 74 per cent for those who complete high school in three years. For those who complete high school in five years, the rate improves to 80.7 per cent. In the last year, our students have also made significant contributions in their communities, volunteering thousands of hours and raising much-needed funds for local and global initiatives. Many of those students celebrated their achievements in November at We Day in Calgary, where 16,000 students were inspired to “be the change” in their world. To each of you who have stood alongside our students as they’ve learned, grown, contributed and flourished, we offer our appreciation. Together as staff and parents and community we can be proud and humbled by what our students have accomplished and by the fine people they are becoming. Together we can know that our efforts have made a difference. The Calgary Board of Education is a place of great commitment and of collective impact. Looking ahead to 2015 and beyond, we are committed to continued excellence and to creating new levels of success for all. We will seek new ways to offer flexibility and choice to our students from their first day in kindergarten to their graduation in Grade 12. We want every child to choose a path that makes the most sense for them, and we want to provide the support they need to be successful. We will continue to build learning programs that help students build their knowledge and skills and that engage them as learners of today and prepare them for dynamic and successful futures. I look forward to 2015 with optimism, hope and a strong belief that the work we do together will benefit our community for decades to come. Please accept my wish for you and your family to enjoy a happy, restful and safe holiday season. David Stevenson Chief Superintendent of Schools 4|4
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