The Week Ahead

Jan 29 – Feb 2 Animation Residency
Jan 30 Report Cards Available in MyCBE
Jan 30 Grade 3, Rooms 17 & 5- Field Trip to the Telus Spark (8:45-2:00)
Jan 30 Grade 5 visit to Senator Patrick Burns School (9:00 – 12:00)
Feb 2 Deadline for Valentine’s Day Fundraiser
Feb 2 AM Kindergarten Attends (8:00-12:15pm)

Upcoming Dates

Feb 6 Grade 1- Rooms 5 & 12 - In School Field Trip
Feb 6 Winter Walk at 1:15pm
Feb 7 Grade 1/ Rooms 7 & 13- In School Field Trip
Feb 7 & 8 Valentine’s Day Fundraiser Chocolates being sent home
Feb 8 CBE Child & Youth Well-Being Webinar- Mental Health & Anxiety (Gr K-6)
Feb 9 PM Kindergarten Attends (8:00-12:15)
Feb 12 Animation Residency
Feb 14 SPB Open House (Details TBA)
Feb 15, 16 Teacher’s Convention (No School)
Feb 19 Family Day (No School)

Animation Residency

Starting January 30, a team of animators from Quickdraw Animation will be working with our students. Students will be learning about the concept of animation and creating simple animations to highlight and illustrate the work they are doing with legends they are studying from different Hispanic countries. We are grateful to the Collingwood Parent Association for their financial support for this residency.

Learning an Additional Language

Nearly one third of all students in the Calgary Board of Education are learning English as an additional language. Learning an additional language can help build empathy for the struggles to communicate faced by newcomers. For parents who would like to brush up on their Spanish or embark on a language learning journey, Chinook Learning is offering Spanish for Parents classes starting January 30. See links on Parent Resources.

Report Cards

Report cards will be available for parents to view in MyCBE online on January 30. Information on Report Cards and Links on how to Access report cards in MyCBE account: Report Card Information.

February is Black History Month

The CBE has shared the following links which may be helpful for families wishing to learn more about Black History Month. https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/black-history-month.html

The 7 Grandfather Teachings and Elder Visits

We are moving from a focus on Respect to a focus on Truth as the third Grandfather teaching this school year. We had our first visit with Elder Eaglespeaker earlier this month and he shared Blackfoot beliefs and stories about the importance of truth and respect in Blackfoot Culture. He will be speaking with different grade groups each visit. We are grateful to the Collingwood Parent Association for making these visits possible.

Semana Cultural

Every year the school focuses for one week on a different element of Hispanic culture and traditions. This year our Semana Cultural will be held the week of March 4-8. During this week the emphasis will be on a variety of different legends from across Latin America and Spain. Students will be learning different legends in Spanish and sharing them with one another in classroom visits.

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. https://www.cbe.ab.ca/registration/calendars/Pages/dates-of-significance.aspx The idea of making this calendar more visible emerged at a recent meeting of the Collingwood Parent Diversity Subcommittee.

Mexico Partnership

Several of our classes have a partnership with a school in Aguas Calientes, Mexico where the classes and students share presentations and video conferences with one another. This is an excellent opportunity for our students to practice their Spanish Language skills with Spanish speaking peers. This partnership is now being expanded to include another school in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.

Mural

We have the go ahead from the CBE to have our new mural painted outside the school. We are currently waiting for the artist to acquire a large enough studio space to do the work.

Learning Disruption Support

Collingwood School has received additional Provincial funding for literacy support. Teacher, Rita Gray, will be joining the Collingwood staff for a part time 10-week position starting near the end of February. She will be providing additional literacy support to small groups of students across the school.

CSPA Chocolate Fundraiser/ Valentines Day Order By February 2, 2024

The Collingwood School Parent Association (CSPA) is launching a Valentine's Day Fundraiser with Rocky Mtn Chocolate. This will be through the Healthy Hunger website. Families can use their existing Healthy Hunger accounts that are used for fun lunches to order a variety of Valentine's treats while supporting Collingwood School.

Choose the February 7 Valentine's Day event, click on the info button for each item to see photos, and then order your treats of choice.

The last day to order will be Friday February 2 and orders will be delivered and sent home with students February 7/8.

Families who do not have a Healthy Hunger account will need to be create one for this event. Kindergarten families will need to create a Healthy Hunger account for this fundraising event, however please do not use this account for ordering fun lunches as kindergarteners are not yet eligible for Fun Lunch. Here are instructions on how to create an account.

Rocky Mtn Chocolate website has further detailed information and pictures of all items being offered.

Email funlunchcollingwood@gmail.com if there are any other questions.

Thank you again for supporting Collingwood School!
CSPA

Kindergarten and Grade 2 Concerts, Feb 28

Sra. Heath has begun preparations with the kindergarten and grade 2 classes for their upcoming concert. This Leap Year Concert will be held in the school gym on Wednesday, February 28:

• 8:30AM AM Kindergarten (Lopez & Wilkinson), Chavez, Hamilton
• 1:15 PM PM Kindergarten (Lopez & Wilkinson), Beltran, Bradley

Child & Youth Well-Being Family & Caregiver Series

Link: Child & Youth Well-Being Family & Caregiver Series, Feb 8

CBE's second year of the Child and Youth Well-Being for Families and Caregivers Series, these sessions are hosted in partnership with experts from Alberta Health Services. Topics explored to date are vaping and teen brain development. The upcoming events explore mental health and Anxiety for K-6 on February 8th and sexual health on April 11th. These virtual events are open to educators and parents/guardians from Calgary Catholic School District, Rocky View Schools, Palliser School District and other neighbouring school districts to join.

Links

• Fundraisers and Donations: this link 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.
• Lunchtime: View the staggered lunchroom schedules for classes and Fun Lunch Dates
• Subscribe to Stay Informed
• School Calendar (printable calendar and events and field trips)