Dear Families,
This year we took time to honour and remember Indigenous Veterans Day (November 8) and Remembrance Day in an assembly lead by Ms. Tutkaluk’s Grade 5/6 students. Our students shared the new Land Acknowledgement, recited Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae’s “In Flanders Field”, and invited Corporal Blanco to speak to our school about Remembrance Day. We learned about how Canadian soldiers have made and continue to make contributions at home and around the World before representatives from each class lay a wreath to the haunting song “A Soldier’s Cry” by Roland Majeau. Wishing you an enjoyable Fall Break.
Volunteers Needed – Alien Inline Skating
We are in need of volunteers for our Alien Inline Residency for Phys. Ed. If you are able to volunteer, please fill out the Microsoft Form using the link below. We require volunteers for our Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2 and Grade 3 classes to assist students with getting their inline skating equipment on and off.
You are required to have a valid security clearance on file with the CBE. If you unsure of the status of your clearance please contact Ms. Gocal at begocal@cbe.ab.ca.
You are able to select multiple times on the form for volunteering. You will see the class name, along with the time that the class will be skating. Please make sure you fill in the question asking for your name, or else the form will be submitted as anonymous.
If the link below doesn’t work, please email Mr. D’Aloisio at dfdaloisio@cbe.ab.ca or cut and paste the following link into your browser’s address bar.
Thank you for your support!
Winter & Spring Celebration
Richmond School is excited to welcome families to our annual Winter Celebration performances on Thursday December 12, 2024. The Winter Celebration will feature performances from all classes from Grade 3 to 6. Students in Kindergarten, Grade 1, and Grade 2 will perform in the Spring Celebration in March 2025. We will hold two performances on Thursday December 12, one during regular school hours and one in the evening. All classes from Grade 3 to 6 will perform in both the afternoon and the evening performances. The afternoon performance will take place from 1:15pm-2:45pm, and the evening performance will take place from 6:00pm-7:30pm. Doors will open for guests 15 minutes before the scheduled start time.
Due to seating limitations, each guest may attend ONE of the two performances. In order to support us in accommodating all parents and guardians, limit tickets to parents/guardians and school-aged siblings. Performers do not need tickets, but siblings do if they will be requiring a seat.
We are hoping to provide everyone's first choice of performance time, though this may not be possible. Tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis using a Microsoft Form (https://forms.office.com/r/Vviq0CwR9x).
Please contact Mr. Goodridge (adgoodridge@cbe.ab.ca) with any questions.
Scholastic Book Fair
Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Richmond School! Mark your calendars! Thursday Nov 28, 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm and Friday Nov 29, 8:00 am – 1:00 pm. Flyers will be coming home with students the week of November 18.
We run this event to build excitement for reading, support literacy and to help raise funds for books in the library. All purchases support our library collection. Students will be previewing the books during their library visits, that same week: Nov 26 to Nov 28.
Book Fair Volunteers Needed! We appreciate your support!
If you have a volunteer clearance and would like to help with the book fair, please contact Ms. Barclay at sjbarclay@cbe.ab.ca
Next Week
- Monday, November 11, Remembrance Day, School closed
- Tuesday, November 12, Fall Break, School closed
- Wednesday, November 13, Fall Break, School closed
- Thursday, November 14, Classes resume at 8:25
- Friday, November 15, order deadline, Subway Fun Lunch
- Friday, November 15, early dismissal, AM Kindergarten attend 8:25am-12:16pm
Looking Ahead
- Monday, November 18, Alien Inline Skating begins
- Tuesday, November 19, Parent/Teacher Conference Online Booking opens at 9:00am
- Wednesday, November 20, School Council Meeting and AGM, 6:00 pm, all parents/guardians welcome
- Friday, November 22, FundScrip order deadline
- Friday, November 22, early dismissal, PM Kindergarten attend 8:25am–12:16pm
- Monday, November 26, Parent/Teacher Conference Online Booking closes at midnight
Richmond School Council Update
FundScrip Fundraiser
We are excited to bring back the gift card fundraiser with FundScrip! Order deadline, Friday, November 22, 2024. There have been a number of etransfers received but forms still need to be turned into the office. If you sent Denise Wanchulak an etransfer please submit the order form to the office as soon as possible.
Fun Lunch
The next Fun Lunch with Healthy Hunger is Wednesday, November 20 with A&W. The order deadline is Friday, November 15. All parents who have children in Grades 1 - 6 who would like to participate in the school's fun lunches will have to visit the webpage Healthy Hunger and follow the instructions on that page. Please note you will choose RICHMOND SCHOOL (not Richmond Elementary) from the drop down. Even if you have registered/ordered in previous years, you will need to register again to select your child's new class in order to place an order. Once registered you will also receive an email notifying you every time a new fun lunch is posted.
Here are the upcoming dates:
- Wed. Dec. 4 Subway, order deadline, Nov. 29
- Wed. Dec. 18 Mary Brown, order deadline, Dec. 13
The deadline to order is the Friday prior to the Fun Lunch Day.
If you have any questions regarding fun lunches, please reach out to Denise Wanchulak at denisewanchulak@gmail.com
On behalf of the Parent Council,
Nadine Griffith & Melissa Frankiw (Co-chairs)
Richmond School has Heart!
Mary Ann Fullerton, Principal
Chris Southworth, Assistant Principal
Bernice Gocal, Administrative Assistant
Diane Chorney, School Secretary