St. William SchoolSchool Council Admin Report

January to March was AWESOME

St. William SchoolInform: Home and School Communication

Staffing Update:

Farewell to Mrs. Stone (Great Party - thank you parents!)

Welcome Mrs. Sweeney to Grade 2

Mrs. Feeney continues as our DLCT

Welcome Mrs. Bucsis!Mr. O’Farrell on leave.

MARCH

14- 23: DRUM FIT WITH GUEST INSTRUCTOR MS. BISHOP!

17 & 18: PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES & SPALUMBOS PICK UP

23: JUGO JUICE FUN FOOD AND BEACH DAY SCHOOL SPIRIT DAY

ST. WILLIAM WALKS WITH GOD CELEBRATION 2:30PM

24: HOLY THURSDAY LITURGY WITH NOON DISMISSAL

FOR EASTER HOLIDAY

APRIL

4: SCHOOL REOPENS & KINDERGARTEN CLAY FOR KIDS

5: GRADE 5 HPV

7: ZONE OF REGULATION PARENT WORKSHOP 7:00PM

8: FRIDAY FATHER PAUL VISIT

11-15: VISUAL ARTIST RESIDENCY

19: GRADE 3 & 4 TO TELUS SPARK

20: SHOWCASE OF LEARNING

Up & Coming Events

School Publications: Newsletters, Web & Blogs!

School Fees

Nearly $26, 362. 00 of $29 228.30 have been collected in School Fees. Just over $2800.00 remain outstanding. A second late fee notice will be sent home in June. The school will be presenting 2016-17 school fees for chair signature in May.

The NHA fee remains the largest unpaid fee.

The school will be reducing 1 NHA for September.

March 17 & 18 Parent Teacher Conferences

Teachers look forward to discussing your child’s learning growth with you! Conference Manager Opened March 14 at 8:00 am. By Noon we had 126 conferences booked! So awesome!

We celebrate over 90% conferences were booked in November! Teachers are asked to call parents who were not able to attend.

Interpreters are available for most languages

DPA / Outdoor Recess Equipment

Mrs. Gillis will be updating the DPA kits

as the weather has turned warmer

and the ice is off the field! The school

asks students to leave rackets, sticks

and other sports equipment at home

to ensure safety for all on the

playground.

Trex: Homesteading in Alberta Travelling Art Show at St. William!

Please take a gallery walk around the halls!

This exhibit contains paintings and photographs by Illingworth Kerr, Raymond Van Nes &

Daphne Stankievech

April 11 – 15

We Welcome Gail Bartel to St. William!

Each class will receive 2 hours of instruction in creating their art work.

Drum Fit Returns to St. William!

Thanks so much Ms. Bishop for leading our students March 15-23!

2016-17 Registration

15 registered Kindergartens! We are waiting

for our projections from the district to begin our

Homeroom Organization and staffing rounds.

New Brighton SchoolMrs. Fradette met with the

students designated for the

New Brighton school on March

3 in the learning commons. The

students were excited to meet

and share their ideas for the

new school with her!

Designated New Brighton

students will attend a school

within a school in New Brighton

starting in September.

NYR Grade 6 students will be

directed to St. Albert the Great.

School Safety

The school practiced an unannounced Lock Down Drill on March 1 with Constable Staneke present. We have three more school evacuation drills to practice by end of June.

CPS continue to monitor our playground zone for speeding.

There seems to be more evidence of community members using the field / playground. Thank you for making the school aware if there is a safety issue!

St. William SchoolEngaging Our Community in living our School Goals!

St. William Engages Students!

We Club: Led the January 21 Movie

Night & are hosting the

Battery Drive to collect zinc

Spirit Club: Kudos to the Grade 5’s for

leading the lunch and to

our Division 2 students as

they meet to determine

the final spirit days of the

year!

Up & Coming Field Trips – Telus Spark,

Safety City,

Fish Creek

Choir Club: Underway once again as

Ms. Cranford has offered her

expertise.

Lego Club: Mrs. Turner continues to

meet with either Div 1 or

Div 2’s for our lego club.

We accolade Mrs.

Coakwell for bringing in

lego shelves that greatly

enhance our LC!

School Patrols: Much appreciation is

extended to Ms. Milne and

Mrs. Bucsis for leading

patrols daily and to our

students and parents for

their exceptional

commitment and

punctuality!

Art Club: By Mrs. D

Shrove Tuesday Thank- You!

In Line Skating – Thank You Council!

Twins & More Day!

Use your Imagination Day!

Student Services SRT on March 16

Leveled Literacy Interventions

Calgary Reads – Wee Read

& Read Up

ELL in-service on Feb 29

during Hymn Sing

Green Screen In-servicing on

April 25

Consultant Visits& OT/SP/PT

Daily 5 Book Club – finishing

of

Zones of Regulation Parent

Night

Accountability Pillar Surveys Thank you to all families who participated in the

Accountability Pillar Survey.

Concerns / questions / ideas: please chat with Mrs. Gruending!

District Parent Satisfaction Surveys: The Parent Satisfaction Survey contains

nine questions. Two of these can be customized by the principal. The survey

will go out to schools for distribution the week of April 18, 2016. The survey

will close May 6, 2016.

Accountability Pillar SurveysTell Them From Me – Mrs. Gillis

After discussing the TTFM Survey with our Div. 2 students we plan to focus on areas related

to belonging, safety and kindness.

The Zones of Regulation offer a framework to foster self-regulation and emotional

control. Students learn common language to name and discuss concerns as well as

identify calming strategies. For more information please join us April 7th for our Parent

Night.

Peace Patrols is an exciting educational opportunity that teaches students to be

effective problem solvers, positive decision makers, and peaceful role models. A student

interest meeting will be held and plans to move forward will be made.

St. William Invites all Parent to attend our:

Zones of Regulation Parent Night with our Occupational Therapist

Parent Trustee Forum: March 14Coast Plaza Hotel

April & May PD Days

April – Assessment: Building Rubrics and Checklists

Green Screen

May: Support Staff PD Day as well.

St. William SchoolWe Celebrate The Amazing Things Happening at St. William!

CCC & S4:

Shrove Tuesday Breakfast

Ash Wednesday Feb 10

hosted by 2/1 G & 3M

Lent Service Project – Friendship

Snack Bags

S4: Bounce and Constable Booking

St. William Walks with God Celebration:

Feb 26 & March 23 @ 2:30

Family Snack Bag Service Projects

Holy Thursday Liturgy: March 24

Twin and More Day / Beach Day School

Spirit Days

Zones of Regulation Parent Night

Lent Acts of Mercy Service Project

Wee Reads is nearing completion-we greatly appreciate the time of our volunteers:

Mrs. Churchill, Ms. Elliot, Ms. Taves. Ms. Achson, Ms. Goode and Mrs. Jarabek– our

students have truly benefitted from this program!

Calgary Reads provides this program to St. William School free of cost due to a

private benefactor. The cost for Calgary Reads in a school is over $1000.00