The Week Ahead

Nov 8 Remembrance Day Assembly- 9:45am
Nov 8 Last Day of Classes
Nov 9 System Indigenous Professional Education (no school)
Nov 10-14 Fall Break (no school)

Upcoming Dates

Nov 15 Classes Resume
Nov 15 School Council Meeting- at school and on-line (6:30-8:30)
Nov 16 CBE Child & Youth Well-Being Webinar (6:30-8:00)
Nov 17 PM Kindergarten Attends
Nov 18 Conference Booking Opens 9:00 AM
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 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)

Time Change Nov 5

Reminder to move clocks back for Daylight Savings Time Nov 5th at 2:00 AM.

Dia de Muertos/ Day of the Dead Festival – Nov 5 1:00 pm 

From 1:00 – 6:30 PM on Nov 5 in the Jack Singer Concert Hall Lobby there will be a free Family Day of the Dead Festival. The event will feature live music, performances, make up stations and more. Tickets are not required, but this ticket reservation link will enter you in a draw for a Day of the Dead Prize package.

Remembrance Day Assembly/ El día de la conmemoración – Nov 8

The grade 4 classes will be performing and leading the Remembrance Day Assembly at 9:45 am on November 8th. Families are welcome to attend this special assembly at our school. 

Colour Guard

If your child is in a service organization such as Scouts or Guides, they are invited to wear their uniform and be part of the Colour Guard/Colour Party for our Remembrance Day Assembly on Wednesday, November 8. We will have a short rehearsal with these students on Tuesday, November 7.

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 15th. 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 COlingwood Digital Citizenship Plan is posted on our school website under the culture and environment tab at https://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/Collingwood/culture-environment/tech-tools/digital-citizenship/Pages/default.aspx

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 Novemebr 23.  We are grateful to families for showing their appreciation for our hard working teahcers by contributing a dish for the potluck that evening. A sign-up genius will follow.

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:
https://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/Collingwood/about-us/news-centre/_layouts/15/ci/post.aspx?oaid=4da48b26-f6d0-44b1-8efd-047d24d1bfcd&oact=20001

We need one more volunteer to help with the Scholastic Book Fair on November 23. 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 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. A sign-up genius and schedule will follow at a later date. We have booked the Skate Shack which is a trailer filled with skates and helmets which students can use for this outdoor skating experience.

School Concerts 

Each grade will be featured in a concert for parents this year. The concert schedule is listed below. Apologies for failing to include the grade 5 performance in last week’s update. Que Pasa is a Fine Arts showcase for all of the Spanish Bilingual Programs at the Jubilee Auditorium. Our grade 5 students will represent Escuela Collingwood at this event on May 7.

• Nov 8 Remembrance Day- Grade 4
• Dec 13 & 14 Celebrations Around the World- Grades 1 & 3
• Feb 28, 29 Spring Concert- Kindergarten & Grade 2
• May 7 Que Pasa – Grade 5

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.