Dear Families,  

Thank you for attending Parent-Teacher Conferences. Through our work together as a learning community and partnership we support your child(ren) in achieving academic success and meeting their goals. Thank you for supporting our Book Fair and picking up tickets for the Winter Celebration. We hope that you walked the halls and enjoyed the student’s art work and writing projects displayed on the bulletin boards. Our community is one of HEART (harmony, engagement, adaptability, respect and truth).

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. 8 using 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 until Monday, December 4th. Once submitted, your ticket request will be reviewed and Mr. Goodridge will contact you to confirm the reservation of tickets. 

• November 24 Update: 
  • The evening performance is now sold out and there are no further tickets available to that performance. Parents/step-parents/guardians and child siblings of performers may still reserve tickets to the Morning (10:00am) or Afternoon (1:15pm) performances. Please use this link: https://forms.office.com/r/UJZZW4bnFW. 
  • A limited number of tickets will be available for grandparents/aunts/uncles/etc. for the Morning and Afternoon performances only. The reservation form for these tickets will “go live” at 08:25am on Monday, December 4th. The link will be shared in next week’s Week Ahead message.
  • Reserved tickets will be sent home in your eldest student’s agenda.
  • Please email Mr. Goodridge to let him know if your child(ren) will not be present for the Evening performance.

Please contact Mr. Goodridge (adgoodridge@cbe.ab.ca) with any questions.

Annual Christmas Hampers (ONLY 2 weeks away)

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 27 - 29 Alien Inline Skating (all classes)
Wednesday, November 29 – Fun Lunch

Looking Ahead

Monday – Thursday, December 4-7 Open Minds Ms. Parker’s Grade 3 Class 
Wednesday, December 6 Holiday Lunch (a traditional Christmas Lunch will be provided for students – NO need to send a lunch to school for your child(ren).
Friday, December 8 Professional Development Day | NO SCHOOL for students

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

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