Hello Longhorn Families,
Thank you for keeping informed by reviewing
updates from the school:
·
Our Remembrance Day Assembly
was Friday. It was great to see some
parents and grandparents attend. Thank
you to everyone who contributed to the assembly. If you have spare change to send in to
support the Canadian Legion for donating poppies to the entire school, you can
forward it to homeroom teachers on Tuesday.
See the news article for photos and further details, but highlights
included:
o
Alex D bravely shared thoughts
on the proud legacy of indigenous veterans in Canadian history.
o
Madelyn H ? courageously
tackled the most difficult assignment facing any junior high student – playing
solo of The Last Post.
o
Addi L was awarded the Chad
Horn Memorial Award for integrity, selflessness, and active citizenship. She is a role model for us all.
·
Last Call for John Ware
Clothing is Sunday, November 10. See the
news item on the website for ordering.
·
There is no school on Monday,
November 11 due to Remembrance Day statutory holiday. Thank you to all veterans for preserving the
freedoms we enjoy.
·
Parent Council is this Thursday
evening, November 14, 6:30-8 PM in our library.
o
See the minutes from October on
our website.
o
This month’s main topic is expected
to be budget implications for our school.
o
Regarding the budget, every
school in the province is bracing for cuts.
At the school level, we do not know any more information than has been
made public from our Chief Superintendent’s message to parents last week. I anticipate knowing more on Thursday
afternoon. The delay is due to the fact
that never before has a government cut education funding partway through a
school year. Further complicating decisions
for school districts is the cuts are retroactive to the beginning of the school
year, after staffing has been in place for over 2 months. I will be doing everything I can to maintain
our focus on classroom supports.
·
Parent Conferences are
approaching on November 21 and 22. We
look forward to seeing everyone then.
o
Thursday, November 21 is an
early dismissal day of 11:50 AM.
o
Friday, November 22 is a
non-instructional day for students.
o
Conferences bookings will open
November 14 @ 7 AM for parents to book.
o
You can go now to MyCBE portal
to ensure you are set up to book conferences.
o
Call our office for support on
booking conferences, if necessary.
·
Thank you to all parents who
responded to my request last week to catch up on overdue fees from September
and October field trips. This still
remains an issue though. I will be
sending home individual requests to parents in the coming days. As you can appreciate, trying to recover fees
is taking a great deal of time resources that are better spent on other
issues.
Have a great week!
David