We hope all families had a great Fall Break!
Thank you again to all the volunteers who have been supporting our swimming lessons. There are two more weeks of swimming.
Reminder – Away for the Day
The CBE has enacted a new personal device policy in accordance with the ministerial order from Alberta Education. All personal devices are ‘Away for the Day’ and we appreciate these devices staying at home. If they are not at home, they must be out of sight at all times while at school in students’ backpacks.
Student Learning Conferences
Student Learning Conferences will occur:
Grades 1 – 4: Thursday, November 28th 4:00 – 5:30 pm and 6:00 – 7:45 pm; Friday, November 29th 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Kindergarten – All classes: Thursday November 28th 9:30 – 12:30, 1:30 – 3:30, 4:00 – 5:30 pm and 6:00 – 7:45 pm (No School for any Kindergarten students on Thursday, November 28th).
Kindergarten – Fero and Lynn only: Friday, November 29th 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Phys Ed and Music Specialists
Conferences for PE and Music will operate on a drop-in basis on Thursday evening and Friday morning during the same times as classroom teachers. We hope that this will allow us to connect with the most families possible. Please come have a conversation with Mr. Vooys and/or Ms. Wright before or after your child's classroom teacher conference.
Conference bookings will open to parents Saturday, November 23rd at 8:00 am through your MyCBE/Powerschool account and will close Thursday November 28th at noon.
Should you need to book or adjust a booking after the closing time, please contact the office at 403-777-6244 and dial 0.
How to Book a School Conference:
1. Log-in to MyCBE / PowerSchool
If you do not have an account, follow the Create a MyCBE Account instructions (included below).
2. Click on the My School Conferences icon.
3. Choose the conference that applies to your child from the drop-down menu.
4. Choose your child’s teacher.
5. Click on the time slot that is available and convenient for you. Ensure pop-up windows are allowed.
6. In the pop-up window, you will choose your child (you have the option to enter the student's name), the name of the parent / guardian is pre-filled, but can also be changed.
Create a MyCBE/PowerSchool Account
1. Go to www.cbe.ab.ca/mycbe and click on the “Create Parent Account” link.
Important: the email that you are using to create your account must be the same one you have provided to the school. If you are unsure, please contact the school office.
2. Once you have created an account, you will receive a confirmation email.
3. After your account is confirmed, you can login to the system.
Music Notes
Hello West Springs Parents,
I hope you enjoyed our Fall Break. There have been many excited stories about goings-on from the kids on their return to school this week. Here are a few learning highlights from each grade from the last few weeks.
Grade 4: Putting finishing touches on our Remembrance Day performance, and reflecting on the performance this week. Great job Grade 4s!
Grade 3: Learning "My Favourite Things" by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Practicing reading melodies including Do, Re, Mi, So, and La
Grade 2: Practicing reading So, Mi,La melodies, and singing "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning".
Grade 1: Learning "Do, Re, Mi" from The Sound of Music, and practicing with Boomwhackers (plastic tubes that produce a note when struck).
Kindergarten: Practicing simple rhythms with ta and ti-ti, and simple melodies with So and Mi. Watching a skydiving video, and listening to how the music changes to match what's happening in the video, and how the composer makes the video more exciting and interesting.
Choir: Grade 3/4 Choir will resume on Monday, November 18 at lunch recess. Our first practice a week and a half ago was promising, and I am thankful to work with a group of musical and respectful singers!
It feels like the week just started, but have a great weekend!
Sincerely, Mr. Peter Vooys
On the Horizon
November 18 - 21 Swimming all week: Lynn/Fero, Kinsey, Mason/McKnight/Hendriks
November 18 Confluence field trip for Nishimura/Okubanjo
November 20 Confluence field trip for Thompson/Baskerville
November 20 M/W Kinder Fun Lunch
November 21 Spirit Day (Jersey Day) and Fun Lunch
November 25-28 Just Like You in class presentations
November 26-28 Scholastic Book Fair; open to parents on Thursday evening conferences
November 28, 29 Student Learning Conferences