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Our Partner in Education — Eastview IGA Monday, January 8, 2018

2018/19 Kindergarten Registration

We are accepting kindergarten registrations for 2018-19.

Registration can be made online at http://

www.rdpsd.ab.ca/Registration.php or in person at the

school. Children who will be 5 years of age on or before

December 31, 2018 are eligible to be enrolled. Parents

are encouraged to register their children as soon as pos-

sible to allow us to plan for our

2018-19 program. Proof of age

is required at the time of registra-

tion. Please bring your child’s

birth certificate with you.

Jan. 8, 2018

17 Springfield Ave. Red Deer, AB T4N 0C6 Phone: 403.346.3838 Attendance Line: 403.346.3812 Website: http://www.rdpsd.ab.ca/gws https://www.facebook.com/GW-Smith-Elementary-School-129699790745052/ Twitter: @GWSmithSchool Principal: Mrs. Kelley Lund Vice Principal: Mr. Aaron Langstraat

Thank You GWS Families!

Grade 2/3 W would like to thank everyone for their generous contributions to the food drive. We collect-ed over 700 food items for The Red Deer & District Food Bank!

Message from Administration We hope everyone had a fantastic break! January is going to be a very busy and active month. Registra-tion for Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten for 2018-19 begins today. Grade 5 Basketball, BOKS for Gr. 3-5, Move Your Mood Fami-ly Challenge, Chess Club, Cross-Country Skiing, Skating, and Snow-shoeing will all be starting soon.

Our GWS Lion’s Pride Clubs Olympic Day and Olympic-A-Thon will also be starting in January. Students will meet in Lion’s Pride Pods and begin their planning for our Olympic Event on February 1. More information will be sent home soon.

In December, we said goodbye to Mrs. Pinchak who is off to Australia on a teacher exchange. We are delighted to wel-come our Australian exchange teacher, Miss Rebecca Koole, to grade 1. We are looking forward to learning all about Aus-tralia during her year at GWS!

From January to the end of February, Alberta Education will be conducting the annual Accountability Pillar Survey. This survey will be sent to our grade 4 families and provides us with valuable information that assists in our planning. We appreciate you taking the time to complete it.

Mrs. Lund and Mr. Langstraat

Dates to Remember

January 8 ♦ 2018/19 Kindergarten & Pre-K Registration Begins

January 8 ♦ Scoops Newsletter

January 16 ♦ School Council Meeting @ 7:00pm

January 19 ♦ Staff Learning - No School

January 23 ♦ City Wide School Council - EMS

January 26 ♦ Hawaiian Beach Day / Assembly@1:30

January 26 ♦ Family Games Night - 6:30

February 1 ♦ Scoops Newsletter

February 9 ♦ District PD - No school for student

February 13 ♦ District Ski Loppet

February 13 ♦ School Council Meeting @ 7:00pm

February 19 ♦ No School - Family Day

February 20-21 ♦ No School - Winter Break

February 22-23 ♦ No School for students - Teachers Convention

http://www.rdpsd.ab.ca/Registration.php

http://www.rdpsd.ab.ca/Registration.php


Milk Coupons Milk coupons are available for sale at the office for $15.00 for 20 coupons. Please send your child with exact change or cheque. There is not always change available. Thank you for your co-operation.

Accountability Pillar Surveys

Information for parents:

As an annual check-up on the educa-tion system, the Accountability Pillar provides an opportunity for Alberta Education and school authorities to

ensure that we are equipping students for success.

The Accountability Pillar uses a set of 16 indicators. Data on these indicators consists of surveys of students, parents and teachers on various aspects of education quality, student out-comes such as dropout and high school completion rates, and provincial assessments of student learning.

From January to the end of February, Alberta Education will be conducting the annual Accountability Pillar Survey.

In January, parents of students in grades 4, 7 and 10 will re-ceive a survey from Alberta Education.

In February, students in grades 4, 7 and 10 and all teachers will be completing their surveys online at school.

All surveys are anonymous and ask questions about experi-ences with your school. In addition to English and French, the parent survey is available in Chinese, Punjabi, Arabic, Black-foot, Cree, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog and Urdu.

Your participation in the survey helps provide important infor-mation on the quality of education your child is receiving, so we encourage you to return your survey promptly.

Survey results will be available to school authorities in May 2018, and will be reported publicly as part of their 3-Year Edu-cation Plans and Annual Education Results Reports.

Did you know that School Council... ♦ raised $1370.00 on the raffle at the Christmas Concert.

♦ is having a Family Games Night on January 26 at 6:30pm in the gym.

♦ posts meeting minutes on the school website.

Next School Council Meeting - Jan. 16 at 7:00pm

Playground Rules

A reminder to students to respect the play-ground rules and to dress appropriately for the weather.

Treat others respectfully - no fighting, no throwing snow, etc.

Respect our school and school property.

Speak respectfully.

Listen to and obey instructions from all supervisors.

Hot Lunch will begin on Thursday, January 18! Visit

www.healthyhunger.ca for the most up-to-date information.

Beach Day! Friday January 26th is Hawaiian Beach Day!

Bring a towel, wear your shorts, sun-glasses & flip-flops and be ready for a summertime fun day!

http://www.healthyhunger.ca


G.W. Smith is looking for local business partners. Please contact Mrs. Lund or Mr. Langstraat at 403 346-3838 if you would like further information about this exciting and rewarding opportunity.


Note: Contact Denise Fredeen to sign up or for further information: [email protected]

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