Dear Families,

Students were welcomed back to school after the Fall Break by Alien Inline Skating. Thank you to School (Parent) Council for providing this opportunity for students and to the parent volunteers who are helping out in the gym daily. The week has been short but action packed full of learning activities and students leading with HEART during Community Walks, Off-Site Field Trips and Metis Week.

There is a lot of important information this week – please take the time to read through the entire message below.

Parent-Teacher Conferences

The Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences will once again be in person. They will be held on Thursday, November 23 from 4:00pm – 8:00pm and Friday, November 24 from 8:00am-noon. Please sign up through our child’s MyCBE account. Online bookings opened on Wednesday, November 15 at 9:00 am and close on Monday, November 20 at midnight.

Scholastic Book Fair Nov 22 - 23

Thank you to everyone who volunteered to help at the book fair! You should have received an email confirming the date and time of your shift. If you volunteered and have not received this email, or something changes, please contact Kathy Rae at karae@cbe.ab.ca.

The book fair is open at the following times:

Wednesday Nov 22 3:30pm – 5:30pm
Thursday Nov 23 4:00pm – 8:00pm
Friday Nov 24 8:00am – 12:30pm
We are looking forward to seeing you! Thank you for your support.

Mrs.Rae

Richmond School Winter Celebration 2023

Our Winter Celebration is taking place this year on Thursday, December 14 2023. We are excited to gather as a school community and share our talents through a series of short performances from all classes from Kindergarten to Grade 6.

Ticket reservations began on Wednesday Nov. 8using this link: https://forms.office.com/r/UJZZW4bnFW. Tickets are free and are being distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. In order to support us in accommodating all parents and guardians, limit tickets to parents/guardians and child siblings of performers. Once submitted, your ticket request will be reviewed and Mr. Goodridge will contact you to confirm the reservation of tickets.

• November 17 Update: Mr. Goodridge has begun sending confirmations for ticket reservations. If you have not received a confirmation email from him by the end of the day on Monday, November 20, please send him an email.

Reserved tickets will be available for pick-up from the music room during Parent-Teacher Conferences on November 23 and 24. Please contact Mr. Goodridge (adgoodridge@cbe.ab.ca) with any questions.

Annual Christmas Hampers

In preparing for the Holiday Season, we would like to show HEART by supporting our families in need. We would like to request gift cards (preferably to a grocery store or Walmart) or cash (any cash donations will be used to purchase gift cards). The donations will be distributed to 18 identified families. Mrs. Kelly Klassen will accept donations up until Wednesday, December 13, in the Main Office. We thank you in advance for your generosity.

Week Ahead

Monday – Wednesday, November 20 - 22 Alien Inline Skating (all classes)
Monday – Thursday, November 20-23 Ms. Alderson Class | Open Minds
Tuesday, November 21 School Council AGM
Thursday, November 23 Parent-Teacher Conferences 4:00pm-8:00pm
Friday, November 24 Parent-Teacher Conferences 8:00am – noon (NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS)

Looking Ahead

Monday – Wednesday, November 27 – 29 Alien Inline Skating (all classes)

School Council Update

Fun Lunch

If you have any questions about the Apparel + Fun Lunches, or placing your order, please contact Nadine.

The remaining fun lunches for the year have been scheduled. All parents who have children 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.

Orders MUST be received by the end of day on the Friday before the fun lunch. Unfortunately, once midnight hits, Healthy Hunger closes the ordering window and we are no longer able to add to it. For the next Fun Lunch on Wednesday, November 29, orders must be received by 11:59pm on Friday, November 24.

Upcoming Fun Lunches:

• Edo Japan - Wednesday, November 29
• McDonalds - Wednesday, December 13

Apparel

Richmond School Council is excited to be offering Richmond apparel again! The apparel is offered in an array of sizes for both Youth and Adults and includes both T-shirts and Hoodies. We have also included a donation section if you would like to donate a t-shirt or see the link below to visit the online store and place your order.
https://richmondschool.ebloxstoreipu.com/

The store will remain open until Monday, November 20. See flyer under Resources.

THANK YOU to our volunteers who generously gave their time to support the casino to raise funds for Richmond School.

Tuesday, November 21 School Council AGM Meeting at 6:30pm

Upcoming Topics/Presentations

December 12 – Open Minds (Alderson & Rae)
January 16 – Spelling For Life (Parker & Kim)
February 13 – Math Up (D’Aloisio)
March 12 – Human Sexuality (McGown & Yurchi)
April 9 – Kindergarten (Topper & Bauer)
May 14 – Literacy (Ryan & Birkholz)

Richmond School has Heart!

Mary Ann Fullerton, Principal
Warren Johnson, Assistant Principal
Kelly Klassen, Administrative Assistant