MESSAGE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL – Mr. W. King-Hunter

With such great weather lately, it’s hard to believe that Christmas is less than a month away!

We would like to recognize the contributions that so many staff and students made for our Remembrance Day ceremony to honour those who have sacrificed so much for peace, and for us as Canadians throughout the years, and want to thank so many of our school’s family members for coming to support our ceremony on November 9th. It was moving to see how thoughtful and respectful our students were.

We would also like to thank all the parents and families who contributed to and/or joined us for our School Bazaar and Bake Sale, as well as to all those who volunteered to work at the Parent Association Casino.

With the changes we have made in co-piloting a new Report Card this fall, we look forward to this month’s Parent-Teacher Interviews, as parental involvement in a child’s schooling is crucial for providing feedback for future school planning, and for modeling the importance of education for your child. In addition to the parent letter sent home clarifying why and how we are using outcomes to inform and report on student learning (which is likely somewhat different than what many of us have experienced or are most familiar with), we will be offering a Report Card Q&A information evening on Tuesday, November 5th at 7:00pm to help clarify and/or answer any questions that parents may have about the change in how student learning is reported. Although this report card format may be new for Ross Glen School, Outcomes Informed Report Cards describe what students are expected to know and do according to the Alberta Education Programs of Study, and are certainly not new in Alberta. We want to thank you as parents for your patience and support in improving learning, assessment and reporting at Ross Glen School, and welcome your questions and feedback as we continue to refine and move forward.

We hope that you and your family will be able to join us at the Family Leisure Centre (FLC) on Thurs, Dec 14th (6:15-8:15pm) for some swimming, skating, hot chocolate, cookies, and possibly even a visit to the Secret Santa Workshop ($1 gifts available for children to purchase for family members). Admission to the Ross Glen Family Christmas Night is FREE of charge, while any clothing donations will be given to the Phoenix Safe House and monetary donations will be given to the Salvation Army.

IMPORTANT DECEMBER DATES:

2—Grade 6 Volleyball Tournament 4—First Report Card Goes Home 5—Parent Report Card Q&A Information Night (7:00pm) 6—Parent/Teacher Interviews; 3:30 to 6:30 pm 7—Parent/Teacher Interviews; 3:30 to 6:30 pm *Please call the office to set up an appointment.

Thank You.

8—NO SCHOOL (School PD Day & Staff Meeting) 12—School Council Meeting (7pm) 14— Ross Glen Family Christmas Night @ FLC 22—Dismissal @ 11:51 am December 23– January 7 Christmas Holidays January 8—Classes resume

December 2017

PARENT/TEACHER INTERVIEWS – will be held from 3:30pm - 6:30 pm

on the evenings of December 6th AND 7th. We will remind students

daily to have parents call in to arrange for interview times.

*Interview appointment times may be booked by calling Miss Foster

at the school office @ 529-2960, ext. 4701.

Report Cards for the first reporting period will be sent home on Monday,

December 4th. Please return the report card to your child’s teacher at

Parent/Teacher interviews.Report Cards for the first reporting period will

be sent home on Monday, November 13th. Please return the report card

to your child’s teacher at Parent/Teacher interviews.

Email: rossglen@sd76.ab.ca Web: rossglen.mhpsd.ca Twitter: @RossGlenSchool

School Vision: Fostering responsible citizenship through holistic development.

SCHOOL COUNCIL - Our Ross Glen School

Bazaar was met with great success. Fantastic items were donated by vendors. Thanks to those families that donated items for our bake sale! Looking forward to building an even bigger ba-zaar next year!

Next Council Meeting – Tues, Dec 12th (7pm)

in the RG staffroom. FREE child-care during the meeting so parents don’t need to get a babysitter.

IF YOUR ADDRESS OR CONTACT NUMBERS have changed recently, please notify the office ASAP.

Please call the school office at 403-529-2960 if your CHILD IS ABSENT from school for ANY reason. Please include the reason with your message. Please leave a voicemail message if you call outside of office hours. Thank you.

PRINCIPAL PALS LUNCH WINNERS

EXEMPLARY STUDENTS: 4B—Kyra K 4B—Kaitlyn M 1A—Stephanie D

1A—Nate H 3B—Gavin H 3C—Nadia B

3A—Leah T 5B—Barrett L 5B—Kyra A

5B—Ryder M 5B—Emma-Leigh M

4A—Ashton T 4A—John D 2B—Kate P

2B—Carter G 6A—Katelyn H 6A—Mahki G

6A—Andrew T 6A—Layne F 6A—Jorja B

6A—Ava C 6A—Cerys J 5/6—Alivia G

5/6—Grace S 5/6—Kaitlyn E 6A—Jayda G

ROAD RUNNER REPORTER DRAW – The winners of ice cream treats for reading our last reporter were:

3A—Cole S 2A—Sahara W

3C—Landon P 4B—Searra W

4A—Georgia M 2B-Madelynn R

2A—Lehya E 3B—Teagan G

2B—Lily W 5/6—Zachary G

5/6—Bella L 5/6—Keira G

1A— Alexis E 3C– Bennett S

1B—Tayden S 4A—Georgia M

2A—Daxten W 4B—Jacob G

2B—William B 5B—Barrett L

3A—Nathan P 5/6—Alivia G

3B—Teagan G 6A—Ava C

PLEASE …. ALWAYS HAVE YOUR CHILDREN USE THE CROSSWALK WHEN CROSSING THE STREET.

Having your children cross in the middle of the street to get in or out of your car is dangerous!

The Grade 3 classes wish to extend a BIG thank you to the Redcliff Bakery for donating 3 loaves of Kolach, a traditional Ukrainian Christmas bread. The Grade 3’s will enjoy this as a part of their study of the country of Ukraine. We are thankful to community members and their impact on our learning!

HOT LUNCH ORDERS – Menus are sent out every Monday and are due back on Friday mornings (or Thursday when there is no school on Friday). Mrs. Nickel form the Lunch Program counts these orders and purchases the food supplies for the following week. These funds should be dropped in the Rubbermaid bucket in the office by your child by Friday morning.

After reading the bulletin with your student please return this portion for our monthly draw. (Draw box in hallway out-

side of the office).

My child(ren),

in Grade(s) A / B / C, and I have read the

Road Runner Reporter.

PARENT/GUARDIAN SIGNATURE

BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL SUPERVISION: The registration forms for this program are available out-side the main school office doors. Due to government staffing guidelines, we remind all parent/guardians that parents unable to book for the entire month must register before noon on the previous Wednesday of the week you wish to register for and we will ac-cept registrations only if space is available.

As of this month, our program is fully booked. You may add your name to the wait list and we will contact you as spots become available.

Please contact Mrs. Nickel for more information.

In the Loop with Dawni Urlacher- December 2017

McMan Success Coach dawni.urlacher@mcman.ca

In December, grades 1-3 are participating in a special program

called Book Club. Every week I will be reading a new book to

your child and their classmates. Each book is designed to pro-

mote emotional intelligence within children. A small class dis-

cussion and activity will follow, including time to reflect on

what they have learned from the “book of the day”.

Another exciting program starting in December is called Worry

Warrior. Classroom Teachers have signed up for a weekly

presentation designed to educated children about worries,

stress and anxiety. Children will not only be learning how to

cope with such feelings, but also feel empowered by knowing

that these feelings are normal and manageable. Worry Warrior

is being offered to grades 1 through 6 for a total of 6 weeks.

For more information regarding upcoming programming,

please read my monthly newsletter insert or email me at the

address listed above. For any of your Parent Education needs,

please call McMan Parent Link Centre at 403-504-0833. They

have many options to choose from.

FREE Family movie at Monarch Theatre (609-2nd St SE)

The Polar Express - Sat, Dec 2nd @ 1:00pm

Donations accepted for Food Bank & Santa Clause Fund

SAFETY PATROL NEWS – Did you know…pedestrian casualty collisions are most likely to occur on Friday and least likely to occur on Sunday? Or how about…pedestrian casualty collisions are most likely to occur during the evening rush hour period?

Please help out our patrollers by slowing down during times when students are dismissed and watch carefully for pedestrians during these busy time periods. Thank you for your continued support of the Ross Glen Safety Patroller program.

PLEASE PARK FAR BACK FROM PATROLS

SO THEY HAVE A GOOD VIEW OF TRAFFIC!

JUST A FEW REMINDERS – Students wishing to return to a classroom after 4:00 p.m. MUST BE accompanied by an adult. This is to provide some assurance that their return to the classroom is without incident.

COLD WEATHER – jumping into the car in a heated garage can make us forget how cold it can feel outside. Please make sure that your child is dressed appropriately for the weather (mittens, scarves, headgear, boots and possibly snow pants) and be prepared to play outside at recess and at noon.

LOST AND FOUND – COME AND GET IT!

Each year, our lost and found box devours hundreds and hundreds of dollars worth of clothing that students have left on the playground or around the school. Much of this clothing goes unclaimed each year, and is then sent to various charitable groups.

Please stop by the lost and found box and see if you can find one of your child’s long lost jackets, mitts, shirts or other items. It is located at the rear entrance of the school, just off of the playground. The items not claimed will be donated to charity during the Christmas break.

DECEMBER SAFETY PATROL SCHEDULE

Hand Washing

Anytime is hand hygiene time. Studies done by the Center for Disease Control have shown that if children wash

their hands as few as four times during the school day they have up to 50% fewer colds, flu and sore throats.

There are five important steps:

1. Wet hands with warm water.

2. Apply enough soap.

3. Scrub for 20 seconds focusing on the thumb and fingertips.

4. Rinse off the soap and dirt.

5. Dry hands well.

The first four steps remove 60% of the germs. The last 40% of the germs come off when hands are dried. Keeping

skin in good condition also keeps the germs away, so use lotion if skin gets dry. If the dirt is visible, waterless hand

gels do not work. The best way to keep the germs away is to use plain soap and water, spend the time and get

good friction. Hand hygiene continues to be one of the best and simplest ways to stay healthy all year round.

CROSSING MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

A Jake C Dinithi P Kaitlyn E Ryder M Cory S

A Parker K Bella L Carlee W Treyden F Zachary G

A Pryce V Reese L Malie P Nykylan J

A Aaliyah C Rhys A

B Kenny C Keira G Emily K

B Silas S Jill H Emersyn P

B Regin W Malikah B Miah J

B Jayda B Kyra A

CHRISTMAS GIFT BAGS– Do you use gift bags to wrap your Christmas presents? Are you going to be recycling them after the holiday season is over? If you are going to be recycling them please consider donat-ing them to the school. You can drop off any unwant-ed Christmas gift bags at the office after Jan.8, 2018.

DECEMBER 2017 - SCHOOL EVENTS

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2

Grade 6

Volleyball

Tournament

3 4 First

Report Card

Goes Home

5 Report Card Q&A

Info Night (7pm)

6 Parent-Teacher

Interviews

3:30-6:30pm

7 Parent-Teacher

Interviews

3:30-6:30pm

8

NO SCHOOL

PD Day

9

10

11

12

School Council

Meeting (7pm)

13

14 Family Christmas

Night @ FLC

6:15-8:15pm

15

16

17 18 19 20

21

22 Early

Dismissal

(11:51am)

Christmas

Holidays Begin

Dec 23—Jan 7

23

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