The Week Ahead

Nov 10-14 Fall Break
Nov 15 Classes Resume
Nov 15 School Council Meeting- In Person and online (6:30-8:00)
Nov 15 Parent Association Meeting- In Person and online (8:00-9:00)
Nov 17 PM Kindergarten Attends

Upcoming Dates

Nov 18 Conference Booking Opens 9:00AM
Nov 18 Midnight deadline to order fun lunch for Nov 23
Nov 21 Rooms 1 & 3 – Bow Habitat Station
Nov 21 & 22 Students view Scholastic Book Fair
Nov 22 Grade 3 In School Field Trip/Teachers Pet
Nov 22 Rooms 2 & 4 Bow Habitat Station
Nov 23 Fun Lunch- Mucho Burrito & Booster Juice
Nov 23 Parent-Teacher Conferences (No School for K)
Nov 23 & 24  Scholastic Book Fair
Nov 24 Parent-Teacher Conferences (No School for K-5)
Dec 1 AM Kindergarten Attends(8:00-12:15)
Dec 8 Non-Instruction Day

School Council and Parent Association Meetings Nov 15

Our next School Council Meeting will be in-person at the school as well as online at 6:30 pm Nov 15 Click here to join the meeting. Please note that there is still an opening for the chair position on the School Council.

The next Parent Association meeting will also be in person and online at the link above following the School Council Meeting on November 15. Parents and guardians are welcome to attend this meeting to help our new Parent Association members decide the strategic goals of the Association.

Collingwood School Digital Citizenship Plan

All CBE schools create a Digital Citizenship Plan every year to target various aspects of helping students become responsible digital citizens. The Collingwood School Digital Citizenship Plan this year focuses on teaching students what it means to be kind, respectful and civil when communicating online. The 2023-24 Collingwood Digital Citizenship Plan is posted on our school website under the culture and environment tab on the Digital Citizenship page. 

Commonsense.org is an excellent website for schools and families to introduce topics of digital citizenship. 

Child and Youth Well Being Workshop – Vaping – Nov 16  6:30 to 8:00 PM

Across Canada, e-cigarette use, also known as vaping, is reaching new heights amongst teenagers. This presentation will focus on common devices used for vaping, substances vaped such as nicotine and cannabis, and the health risks associated with vaping. We will present on how to engage in challenging conversations with your young person regarding vaping. The link is below:
Meeting Link

Upcoming Fundraisers

The Parent Association is organizing two upcoming fundraisers, one for Holiday Poinsettas with orders by November 20  and the other through Tru Earth laundry strips. Details about these fundraisers will be sent directly to families who have signed up to receive commercial messages. Families are invited to  subscribe to receive commercial messages from the school here:
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Art Cards by Kids

Collingwood School is participating in an Art Cards by Kids fundraiser. All children have completed artwork which will be converted into cards which will be available for purchase in December. Further details will be sent us via commercial message email. This fundraiser will help support Environmental Projects at Collingwood School.

School Conferences Nov 23, 24

The next Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on November 23 and 24. Conference booking will open on Nov. 18 at 9:00 AM. Further details to follow. 

Teacher Pot Luck Nov 23

The Collingwood Parent Association is organizing a pot luck dinner for teachers the night of parent teacher conferences on November 23rd.  We are grateful to families for showing their appreciation for our hard-working teachers by contributing a dish for the potluck that evening. Please sign up to participate on the sign-up genius link below:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0945AAA929A3F85-46087947-november

Lost and Found

Please be sure to stop by the Lost and Found while you are at conferences as there are many items which need to be re-united with their owners. Remaining Lost and Found items will be donated following the conferences on November 24.

Escuela Collingwood Abejas Bilingües Honey Available

Honey from the Collingwood beehive will be available for purchase during the book fair November 23 and 24h. All monies from the honey sales will go towards the expense of our school hive.

Save the Date! Scholastic Book Fair -   Nov 23 & 24

This is an excellent way to promote reading for our students. In addition, proceeds from the sale help provide books for our school library.

Books can be purchased before and during the parent-teacher conferences. For more information click on the link below:
More Information

We need some volunteers to help us with a Scholastic Book Fair the week of November 20-24. This event is very popular with children and families and is also an effective fundraiser for additional books for the Learning Commons. If you are available to help out Nov. 21, 23rd or 24 please signup below:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0945AAA929A3F85-45689307-book

Skate Shack 

Dec. 18 – 22 all Collingwood students will participate in outdoor skating at Triwood Community Centre. If the weather and ice don’t cooperate we do have the option to use the indoor ice as well. Please set aside these dates in your calendar as we will need many volunteers to help children with skates and on the ice. We have booked the Skate Shack which is a trailer filled with skates and helmets which students can use for this outdoor skating experience. Students may also bring their own skates and helmets. No hockey sticks. We need several parent volunteers with security clearance to help make this event possible. No skating experience is required. A sign up genius link will follow at a later date.

School Concerts 

Each grade will be featured in a concert for parents this year. The concert schedule is as follows:

• Nov 9 Grade 4 Remembrance Day Concert – Grade 4. A recording of this concert will be available in the music room during conferences. 
• Dec 13 & 14 Celebrations Around the World- Grade 1 & 3
• Feb 28, 29 Spring Concert- Grade kindergarten & 2
• May 7 Que Pasa – Grade 5

Donate Clothing and Games 

We are in need of gently used complete games.  Some suggestions: chess, Blokus, Connect Four, Guess Who, Battleship, Uno, bunko math game, Parking  Boggle, Dominoes, Jenga

We are also in need of gently used clothing. If you have fleecy/stretchy pants with elastic waistband in all sizes please have your child give them to the classroom teachers. 

Ongoing Fundraising for Our School  

Our Collingwood School website has many different areas you may visit from time to time.  We wanted to highlight a few spots that may help you find information

Fun Lunch and Class Lunch Recess Schedules

Visit our Lunchroom Page to view the staggered lunchroom schedules for classes and Fun Lunch Dates .

Ongoing Fundraising for Our School

Our Collingwood School website has many different areas you may visit from time to time. We wanted to highlight a few spots that may help you find information:

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.

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