The Week Ahead
April 22 - 26 Earth Week
April 23 Beekeeper Visit
Apr 24 - 26 Feria del Libro
Apr 26 - AM Kindergarten Attends (8:00am-12:15pm)
Upcoming Dates
April 29 - Hoop Dancing Presentation by Dallas Arcand (1:00pm)
May 3 - PM Kindergarten Attends
May 3 - In-School Field Trip- Teacher’s Pet/Wood Bee House Project
May 7 - Grade 5 Performance- Que Pasa
May 8 - Hats on for Mental Health
May 10 - Volunteer Appreciation Event
May 10 - AM Kindergarten Attends
May 10 - In-School Field Trip- Teacher’s Pet/Wood Bee House Project
May 14 - Grade 4 Field Trip- TELUS Spark/Action Reaction Contraption
Earth Week Activities
There are a number of family friendly activities all over the city this week related to Earth Day/ Week
All this week, Collingwood students will be participating in a variety of environmental activities as outlined below.
Earth Day, Monday, April 22
Collingwood Students and staff are invited to wear Earth colours of green and blue to mark this special day of environmental awareness.
Outdoor, Tuesday, April 23
Spend quality time outside in nature, pick up litter, read outside, play in the Timbernook area.
Black Out, Wednesday, April 24
Classes will try to learn without the use of electricity to build student awareness of energy use. Students will be asked to reflect on how often lights and electricity are used.
Waste-Free, Thursday, April 25
Which class in Collingwood will have no waste for a whole day?
Nature Art, Friday, April 26
Use materials you find in Nature to create art.
Beekeeper Visits
Every two weeks the beekeeper from Alveole will be coming by Collingwood to check on our beehive. Classes will invited to observe the hive during these visits and ask the beekeeper questions. Each visit will be documented on the Collingwood Beehive Blog
Feria del Libro – Books Wanted!
We will be holding a “Feria del Libro” or Book Fair from April 24-26. For this event, students will be asked to donate gently used books to the school. All of the books will be on display in the gym during the Feria del Libro. Students who donate two books or more will have the opportunity to take home two books. All students will receive 1 book whether they donate any books or not. At the end of the book fair, students may have the opportunity to choose additional books. Students may bring books in to their classrooms all week. No baby books please.
Feria del Libro – Volunteers Needed
Volunteers are needed to help organize the books and run the book fair the week of April 22-26. If you have your police security clearance and are available to help, thanks for signing up!
Hockey at Collingwood
Students have enjoyed the season of playing outdoor hockey at Collingwood. Typically, we end the hockey season right after Spring Break, but have extended it a few weeks because of the ongoing snow and cold weather. Hockey season is now over, students can move on to soccer and other outdoor games and the grass will have a chance to grow and recover.
Class Placement
Creating balanced classes is an involved process that we take very seriously at Collingwood School. Many factors are considered, including teaching and learning styles, social needs, group dynamics, class size, etc. The teachers from the current grade know the children very well and they create the lists for the following year. We appreciate that families trust us to make the best possible placement for your children. The school will make every effort to ensure that every child has a classmate they are familiar with and who they can learn well with in their class. Teachers will be asking students for a list of children they work well with, who they would like to be in their class next year. If families would like to share something about their child's learning style or needs that you feel the school is not already aware of, then please send an email to your child’s teacher and cc Collingwood@cbe.ab.caby Friday, April 26. Emails received after this date will not be considered. Please remember that requesting a particular teacher is not the purpose for this communication. All of the above factors will be considered as we make classes. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to honor student or family requests.
Dallas Arcand Presentation Rebooked for Monday, April 29 - 1:00pm
Collingwood School is excited to welcome Dallas Arcand on Monday April 29. Dallas is a 3x world Champion Hoop dancer, storyteller and musician. He specializes in education and healing workshops, anti-bullying and Hoop Dance 101. He is from the Alexander First Nation in Northern Alberta. We are grateful to be able to offer this presentation at no cost to Collingwood Families thanks to the Collingwood Parent Association.
Volunteers Needed
Thank you to the many volunteers who came to stamp and tape books over the past few weeks. We are about two thirds of the way through this major project. We welcome any parents who can come to school and continue to help us with this project this week. No volunteer clearance or sign up is required, just come by the school to help.
Order your Yearbooks
The deadline to get your Lifetouch orders in for the 2023 - 2024 yearbook is May 10, 2024. Collingwood’s Yearbook ID Code: 14876024. To order go to ybpay.ca or click on the link below.
Que Pasa Tuesday, May 7
Our Grade 5 students will be representing Collingwood at Que Pasa, a gala event where all CBE Spanish Bilingual Schools gather at the Jubilee Auditorium to share in an evening of music and performance to celebrate the Spanish Bilingual Program.
Volunteer Appreciation Event Friday, May 10
We will be holding a volunteer appreciation event on May 10 to thank our many volunteers for all of your support. Invitations and more details will follow.
Family Fiesta Thursday, May 16
Save the date for the annual Collingwood Family Fiesta, Thursday, May 16, 4:30pm - 8:30pm
Spend time with other Collingwood families on the school grounds (indoors if the weather doesn’t cooperate) enjoying music, Latin American food trucks, and cotton candy.
At the event, you will also be able to pick up plants ordered in our spring Growing Smiles fundraiser (details to follow soon), and book a mini session inside the school with a family photographer, all in support of the residencies the Collingwood School Parent Association sponsors for our children. Mark your calendars now - more details to follow!
School Fees
There is a fee for all in-school and out of school field trips. These field trips are very popular and valuable learning experiences for students. Fees are uploaded to your MyCBE account throughout the school year. Please take a moment to log on to your MYCBE account to check if you have outstanding school fees. We need your support by paying these fees so that we may continue to offer these enrichment opportunities for students.
Collingwood School Council Facebook and Instagram Sites
Collingwood parents Spencer and Catherine Wight do an excellent job keeping a School Council Facebook and Instagram site updated. Check out the pages below.
Website: Our Facebook page
Follow Us: Our Instagram
CBE Dates of Significance Calendar
In the spirit of building a culture of appreciation and inclusion, where students and staff can see themselves valued, respected and celebrated, the CBE has compiled a Dates of Significance Calendar. As we work to make Collingwood School more welcoming and inclusive, it is our hope that this calendar will help build awareness in our school community.
School Website
Fundraisers and Donations
You can visit our Fundraisers and Donations page on the Collingwood School website. It will provide you with up to date information about any Collingwood School fundraisers or Parent Association Fundraisers. It also explains the process the CBE uses for other donations.
Fun Lunch and Class Lunch Recess Schedules
Visit our Lunchroom Page, to view the staggered lunchroom schedules for classes and Fun Lunch Dates.
Missed out on the Fun Lunch?
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