Dear Families,
This week was full of sunshine, field trips, swimming, exam preparations and engaging lessons.
We were also honoured to have a group of Grade 5/6 students present the Land Acknowledgement at the CBE Trustee Board Meeting this past Tuesday; the students were outstanding. They proudly represented Richmond and shared their HEART messages.
Spring Celebration and 75th Anniversary Performance Videos
This year, students have demonstrated their talents through a series of performances. In March, students in Kindergarten, Grade 1, and Grade 2 performed in the Spring Celebration, inspired by Camille Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals. In April, students in all grades and classes performed as a part of Richmond School's 75th Anniversary Celebration. The Spring Celebration performances were recorded, and 75th Anniversary Celebration rehearsals were also recorded. The recordings have been lightly edited to improve sound quality and legibility. All assembly videos will be deleted no later than June 30th 2025. Without permission from all families of students in the video(s), the videos cannot be shared by the school. On average, each class requires about 3 more permission forms to be completed. Please reach out to Mr. G. (adgoodridge@cbe.ab.ca) with any questions.
Swimming
We would like to take a moment to thank all parents who have already signed up to volunteer for the second group of swimming lessons (June 3, 4, 5 and June 10, 11, 12). We have had several parents sign up, however we are still in need of more volunteers for the boys and girls change rooms on the following days:
June 5- 1 volunteer for Grade 4 (9:45-11:30)
June 10- 1 volunteer for Grade 4 (9:45-11:30)
June 12- 1 volunteer for Grade 1 (8:45-10:30)
Reminder: the volunteer police clearance must be completed.
If you can volunteer, please use our quick and easy Microsoft Form: https://forms.office.com/r/UD3dbTPLY4
As well, you can email Mr. Southworth with the dates and times you can volunteer, and he can help register you as well: cnsouthworth@cbe.ab.ca
We appreciate your support of the Phys-Ed program at Richmond School.
Activity Day Volunteers
This year our annual Richmond School Activity Day will be held on Friday, June 20, 2025 from 9:40AM – 12:00PM. We will have a variety of outdoor Indigenous activities, games and other stations for students to engage with. Richmond School staff will plan and lead the activities, however we are looking for volunteers to help run the stations.
Please note that all volunteers must have current volunteer clearance. Richmond school has amazing volunteers and parent support. We appreciate all you do for our amazing school community.
If you are able to volunteer for our activity day, please complete this online form: https://forms.office.com/r/F8jBcRbJm3
Transportation
Please note that families are now able to register for the yellow school service for the 2025-26 school year. Families must register by Sunday, June 22, 2025 for students to be added to routes for the start of the new school year. Registration is done through your MyCBE account. The Calgary Board of Education has re-evaluated walk/bus zone. Please check the following links for more information:
https://www.cbe.ab.ca/news-centre/Pages/Register-Now-for-Yellow-School-Bus-Service-for-2025-26.aspx
https://www.cbe.ab.ca/news-centre/Pages/Walk-Zone-Changes-for-the-2025-26-School-Year.aspx
Next Week:
- Monday, June 2 – Wednesday, June 4, Gr 6 Camp Kindle
- Tuesday, June 3 – Thursday, June 5, Swimming, Grade 1, Grade 2 & Grade 4
- Wednesday, June 4, Subway Fun Lunch
- Wednesday, June 4, AM Kindergarten, Teacher’s Pet In-School Activity
- Thursday, June 5, Patrollers’ Picnic, Heritage Park
- Friday, June 6, early dismissal, PM Kindergarten attend 8:25am-12:16pm
Looking Ahead:
- Tuesday, June 10 – Thursday, June 12, Swimming, Grade 1, Grade 2 & Grade 4
- Wednesday, June 11, PM Kindergarten, Teacher’s Pet In-School Activity
- Wednesday, June 11, School Council Meeting, 6:30 pm
- Thursday, June 12, Gr 6 PAT English Language Arts Part B
- Friday, June 13, Gr 6 PAT Mathematics Part A
Richmond School Council Update
Fun Lunch
The next Fun Lunch with Healthy Hunger is Wednesday, June 4 with Subway. The order deadline is today, Friday, May 30. 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. June 18 The Lunch Lady, order deadline, June 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