| Dear Andrew Sibbald Families,
Thanks to the parents who attended our School Council Meeting last week. As a staff we are grateful for your engagement and support and for the efforts around fundraising. The apple fundraiser runs until the 20th and the Sibbald Apparel online store runs until the end of the month. Please stay tuned for information about volunteering for the upcoming Casino on October 4th and 5th!
Sibbald’s Grades 3-6 Choir Our Grade 3-6 Choir will begin on Tuesday, September 26th in the Music Room. Students will be given choir notices this week to be signed and returned by Friday, September 22nd. Choir rehearsals will begin at 11:50 a.m. on Tuesdays, once students have eaten their lunch. We ask that students who choose to join the choir make a commitment to attend all choir rehearsals until our Winter Break. We are excited to have the opportunity to learn and sing together! - Ms. Harris & Mrs. Sampson
Terry Fox Update - September 26th Our Grade Five students have been working hard planning and organizing our upcoming Terry Fox Run event. The Terry Fox run will be on Tuesday, September 26 in the afternoon. Students will organize a mini-run for our Monday/Wednesday Kindergarten class on Monday, September 25. Please consider donating to help continue Terry's Marathon of Hope legacy. Donations can be made in the form of a Toonie for Terry. Donations will also be collected online this year. Postcards with a QR code to our online donation page will be distributed on Monday. You may also use this link to donate. Parents are also invited to run alongside students on September 26. Please meet us outside at 1:30. Students will begin the run at approximately 1:30. Students will return to their classes after the Terry Fox Run until dismissal. Monday, September 18th marks the beginning of Treaty 7 Week. We are proud of our Grade 4 and Grade 5 students for their leadership and learning in the observance of Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. All students are invited to wear orange shirts on September 28th. Thank you to our Grade 4 and 5 teachers for organizing a learning assembly on October 5th at 1:00 p.m. to highlight this learning.
You Are Invited - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation & Orange Shirt Day Event - Sept. 30 CBE students, staff and their families and friends are invited to join an event being hosted by the City of Calgary in partnership with the CBE and the CCSD. The third annual ceremonial opening is taking place on Sept. 30 from 9-10:30 a.m. at Fort Calgary. This year's gathering will include a smudge tent, in-person Indigenous speakers and performers, an aerial salute ceremony, and other events. The events will also include an intertribal dance demonstration featuring Indigenous students from the CBE and CCSD. Participants are encouraged to wear orange. Following the YYC, CBE & CCSD event, all are invited to join the Pokaiks – The Children Commemorative Annual Walk and Gathering 2023. The walk will begin at 11 a.m. at City Hall (15-minute walk from Fort Calgary or 2-minute drive) and continue to Shaw Millenium Park (30-minute walk). The walk will be followed by drumming/dancing, Indigenous community speakers, artisan booths, and food sales. - Tues/Thurs Kinder attends
September 26th Terry Fox Run (afternoon) September 28th Observance of Orange Shirt Day at Andrew Sibbald September 29th No school for staff or students (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation) October 2nd K-6 photo day October 3rd K-6 photo day October 4th Parent Association Casino Fundraiser October 5th Parent Association Casino Fundraiser October 5th Apple Fundraiser pick-up at school (until 5:45 p.m.) October 5th Grade 4/5 Learning Assembly – 1:00 p.m. (Gr. 4/5 parents invited) October 9th Thanksgiving Day, no school for staff or students October 11th School Council Meeting – 7:00 p.m. |
| Dear Andrew Sibbald Families,
We hope the school startup has gone well for you and your families! The classroom communities are learning new routines and expectations, and we are grateful to welcome many new families to Andrew Sibbald this year.
Meet the Teacher Conference Booking Parents, the CBE has required the use of a new Conference booking system through your MyCBE PowerSchool account. Conference booking will open after 9:00 a.m. on Monday, September 11th. Please contact the office with any questions or concerns.
Teachers look forward to connecting with you in person on Thursday, September 21st and Friday, September 22nd. Reminder – there is no school for Kindergarten on Thursday, September 21st due to the time required for Ms. Hatchette to meet with all families. There is no school for all K-6 students on Friday, September 22nd. Parents, each week your child’s teacher will post a ‘Snapshot of Learning’ on the classroom blog. These learning snapshots allow for parents and guardians to get a glimpse into the classroom and see learning related to the intended learning outcomes for your child’s grade. Photos of students are only posted after parents have consented by digitally signing the “CBE Consent to Publish” form in your MyCBE PowerSchool account. Updated blog links are at the bottom of the Monday Message.
AMA School Patrols Update Thank you to Mrs. Drever who will lead school patrols this year for our Grade 6 students. This is an important leadership role for our students, and we are proud of all Grade 6 students who have expressed interest in helping our students cross safely before and after school. Patrol training begins this week led by AMA staff. We encourage the use of our crosswalk by all parents and students. Thank you for your extra patience as our newly trained patrols learn their duties over the coming weeks.
School Council AGM – This Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. All parents and guardians are invited to our school’s School Council meeting this Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. in the Learning Commons. Volunteering for a role on the School Council Executive is a great way to contribute to our school community. We look forward to seeing you there. Andrew Sibbald’s Parent Association will meet directly after the School Council meeting.
School Fundraiser – Apples! Families, please consider participating in our annual Apple Fundraiser. Information can be found here and will also be sent home in hard copy with students. Please also read about our ongoing fundraisers here. Thank you to our Parent Association for organizing these fundraisers for our school. Profits from the sale of these items will benefit the Andrew Sibbald Parent Association and will be used for items like bussing for field trips, school supplies, residencies, technology, and much more... https://andrewsibbald.myshopify.com/ Place your pre-orders by Sept 30th, orders will be ready for pick up from the school in mid-October. Orders for orange shirts placed by Sept 15th will be available for pick-up the week of Sept 25th so they can be worn for Orange Shirt Day. ~ Andrew Sibbald Parent Association Tues/Thurs Kinder attends School Council Meeting 7:00 p.m. AGM Tues/Thurs Kinder attends Tues/Thurs Kinder attends September 18th Grade 6 vaccinations (a.m.) September 21st Meet the Teacher Conferences 3:30 – 7:00 p.m. No school for Kindergarten – Conferences 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. September 22nd Meet the Teacher Conferences 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. No school for students due to Conferences September 26th Terry Fox Run (afternoon) September 28th Observance of Orange Shirt Day at Andrew Sibbald September 29th No school for staff or students (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation) October 2nd K-6 photo day October 3rd K-6 photo day October 4th Parent Association Casino Fundraiser October 5th Parent Association Casino Fundraiser
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| Dear Andrew Sibbald Families, We hope your families have had a good start to the 2023-2024 school year and your children have enjoyed the first few days reconnecting with friends, getting to know their teachers and learning new classroom routines and expectations. As a staff, we have selected the anchor text, “The Power of One: Every Act of Kindness Counts” by Trudy Ludwig. Teachers will be taking up the learning around this text with students over the coming weeks as we start the school year together as a school community.
Our staff have already begun planning for excellent learning experiences for students within the new Grades 4-6 ELA-L (English Language Arts and Literature) and Mathematics Curriculum, K-3 Science Curriculum as well as a second year of implementation around the new Curriculum in Division One. Teachers have also begun planning off-site learning opportunities and planning residencies. We look forward to another year ahead!
A Warm Welcome to New Sibbald Staff We welcome our new Learning Leader, Mrs. Alison Gardner, who is team teaching with Mrs. Kosior in Grade One. Mrs. Braelan Veltkamp has been hired in a temporary teaching position for the 2023-2024 school year to teach French as a Second Language in Grades 4 – 6. As a school, we were able to secure funding for this position through a government grant and we are excited by the passion that Madame Veltkamp brings around both French language and French culture. Madame Veltkamp will also be supporting Div Two students in other capacities. Lastly, we would like to welcome Mrs. Tania Khurram who is supporting our youngest learners in Kindergarten as our Early Childhood Practitioner.
A Note from Madame Veltkamp Bienvenue and Welcome to French! I am Madame Veltkamp, and I am excited to be the new French Second Language teacher at Andrew Sibbald School. I will be joining the Grades 4-6 classes and working with teachers to explore topics such as family, community, and important vocabulary for everyday French conversation. I am excited to not only explore French, but also its importance to our families, our province, and the greater world around us. This year we will explore French language in new ways, including artistic projects and activities, and connecting with those in our school. I look forward to making student learning visible through my classroom blog and encourage you to reach out around any questions or concerns through email. Meet the Teacher Conferences – September 21st and 22nd We look forward to welcoming you to our Meet the Teacher Conferences on September 21st from 3:30 to 7:00 p.m. and Friday, September 22nd from 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. To accommodate conferences, there is no school for kindergarten students on Thursday, September 21st and no school for K-6 students on Friday, September 22nd. Information will be communicated soon around booking your individual 15-minute conference through your MyCBE PowerSchool account.
Meet the Teacher Conferences allow an opportunity for parents and guardians to connect with their child’s teacher in the first few weeks of school and share parent perspective around their children’s academic and social development as well as share hopes and goals for the school year.
Volunteering at Andrew Sibbald The CBE is revising documentation and processes related to volunteering and we will keep all parents and guardians informed as new information becomes available. Thank you for your patience. We appreciate our volunteers and look forward to welcoming parents back into the building to volunteer throughout the new school year.
Back-to-School Online Forms Back-to-school forms, including Demographic Verification Forms for 2023-2024 are now available for completion in your MyCBE PowerSchool Account in the “School Engage” section.
Reporting Lates and Absences Please email our school office at AndrewSibbald@cbe.ab.ca or call our school office at 403-777-6830 to leave a message if your child is ill, late or absent. Thank you in advance.
School Council Meeting – Wednesday, September 13th - All Parents Welcome Parents & guardians, please join us for our school’s first Council Meeting (Annual General Meeting) on Wednesday, September 13th. All parents and guardians are members of the School Council and this is a great opportunity to become involved in our school community. The Parent Association is another group that parents may choose to participate in. The Parent Association’s membership supports the fundraising initiatives of our school. School Council meetings are held in person in our school’s Learning Commons at 7:00 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month. Parent Association meetings are held directly after the School Council meetings. Agendas are emailed to all parents and guardians before the meetings. Profits from the sale of these items will benefit the Andrew Sibbald Parent Association and will be used for items like bussing for field trips, school supplies, residencies, technology, and much more... Place your pre-orders by Sept 30th, orders will be ready for pick up from the school in mid-October. Orders for orange shirts placed by Sept 15th will be available for pick-up the week of Sept 25th so they can be worn for Orange Shirt Day. ~ Andrew Sibbald Parent Association Parents, thank you for your support and communication in our start up. Also, thank you for the lovely staff appreciation ‘candy bar’ that Parent Association set up for staff on August 30th. No school for staff or students – Labor Day holiday Tues/Thurs Kinder attends Tues/Thurs Kinder attends September 13th School Council Meeting (AGM 7:00 p.m. Learning Commons) September 18th Grade 6 vaccinations (a.m.) September 21st Meet the Teacher Conferences 3:30 – 7:00 p.m. No school for Kindergarten – Conferences 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. September 22nd Meet the Teacher Conferences 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. No school for students due to Conferences September 29th No school for staff or students (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation) October 2nd K-6 photo day October 3rd K-6 photo day October 4th Parent Association Casino Fundraiser October 5th Parent Association Casino Fundraiser
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| Dear Andrew Sibbald Families,
As we enter the final week of school, I’d like to extend a thank you to each one of you for all your support in your child’s learning along with the contributions you make on behalf of all students and staff here at Andrew Sibbald. It has been a year full of many celebrations for our school community. Andrew Sibbald is an amazing place to be! We wish you an awesome summer ahead and look forward to welcoming students back to school on August 31st. Our website will be updated with back-to-school information for your reference. Please note, our office closes on June 30th and reopens on August 28th.
Farewell to 2022-2023 Staff At this time, we’d like to say goodbye and thank you to some of our temporary teaching staff at Andrew Sibbald. Miss Seppala, Mrs. Mitchell, Mrs. Prediger and Ms. Grant held temporary teaching contracts this year and we’d like to extend our sincerest well wishes to them, as they move on from Andrew Sibbald. We would also like to say farewell and thank you to Miss Jade, our Early Childhood Practitioner who supported in kindergarten this year. Mrs. Horne will be moving on from her position as School Assistant. Lastly, we’d like to congratulate Mrs. Halase on her retirement from the Calgary Board of Education.
Staffing continues throughout the summer months, and we look forward to sharing all teaching and support staff positions during the week of August 28th when schools reopen. Parents & guardians will receive an email from their children’s teacher welcoming them into their new classroom learning space.
Online report cards will be enabled for viewing in your MyCBE PowerSchool Account from June 28, 2023 - July 28, 2023 (8 a.m.). During this window, legal guardians are welcome to view K-12 report cards online. For additional supports (e.g., videos, guides etc.) with Attendance, Assessment and Reporting, click on Technical Support for Students & Parents.
Police Information Checks for Volunteers Parents & Guardians, please consider completing your police clearance over the summer if yours expires soon or you would like to volunteer in the fall. Teachers are already organizing off-site learning experiences for September!
As an FYI, Calgary Police Service has secured a new vendor for processing Police Information Checks (PICs) effective Monday, June 26, 2023. During the transition, all PICs submitted between June 19 and 25 will have results mailed to applicants and will not be shared electronically. If you have your PIC mailed to you, please be sure to bring it to the school in September. Thank you! Parents, all items from the Lost and Found will be bagged up and donated on Thursday, June 29th.
On Behalf of Council and Andrew Sibbald Parent Association:
Save the Date – Casino October 4th and 5th: We are asking parents and the community to save the date for our casino on October 4th and 5th 2023. The Casino provides the Andrew Sibbald Parents Association with at least $50 000 in funding that goes back into the school. This funding pays for things like chrome books, artists in residence, field trips, subscriptions, library books, home reading books, musical instruments and much much more. Without the casino funds, we are not able to provide the same level of enrichment to students of Andrew Sibbald. Please save the date and consider taking on a fun filed shift to help our school community out.
Summer Fundraising Opportunities Please see the attached list of fundraising opportunities to support our school over the summer and throughout the year. These include: SkipTheDepot; Cobs in Willow Park & Mabel’s Labels. Money generated by these programs and other fundraisers throughout the year pay for residencies, additional books and supplies, field trip transportation and more. Thanks for your support. Have a great summer! Andrew Sibbald Parent Association Mon/Wed Kindergarten students Tues/Thurs Kindergarten attends Grade 3 Field Trip – June 27th Mon/Wed Kindergarten attends Grade 6 Farewell – June 28th (12:30 p.m.) Report cards are available for viewing in MyCBE Account Tues/Thurs Kindergarten attends Last day of school for students (2:40 dismissal) No school for students – staff only
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| Dear Andrew Sibbald Families,
Happy Father’s Day to all our Sibbald dads. Hope you have had a great day!
Thank you to our Andrew Sibbald Parent Association for partnering with the Calgary Stampede’s Batter Boys to host our pancake breakfast last Friday. It was a lot of fun! We also appreciated all the volunteers who came to help serve the pancakes to students along with all the other ways many of you helped on Friday! Mostly, we appreciated your flexibility with all our pivoting around Sports Day activities. In the end, the morning ended so well with students being able to participate together as a school community outside in our field.
Big thanks to our Grade 5 students who stepped up throughout the week to assist in organization and celebration of ‘Sibbald Games’ over the announcements, and then acted as coaches to our younger students on Sports Day. Well done, Grade 5, and well done, Andrew Sibbald students for being awesome participants!
Grade 6 Sibbald Students Win Minecraft Challenge! Close to 15,000 CBE students and their teachers participated in the City of Calgary’s Minecraft Challenge. The winners of the second Minecraft Design Challenge, Level Up Calgary: Achievement Unlocked were announced by The City of Calgary on June 14, 2023. Congratulations to the six students from Mrs. Gordon and Mrs. Drever’s Grade 6 classes who won for their entry around Calgary’s Green Line.
The Awards Ceremony is available to view on The City of Calgary’s Level Up page. The panel of judges included leaders from the Indigenous community, the arts, post-secondary education, the City of Calgary, CBE and Microsoft.
National Indigenous Peoples Day Assembly - Wednesday On Wednesday, June 21st, our Grade Three students will lead our assembly around, National Indigenous Peoples Day at Andrew Sibbald School. Thank you to Mrs. Swan and Mrs. Braun and all Grade 3 students for their leadership around this celebration of learning for our school community. The assembly starts at 1:00 p.m. and parents are welcome to attend. June is National Indigenous History Month. Please see here for more information. - Mon/Wed Kindergarten students
Grade Two Camping Day
- Tues/Thurs Kindergarten attends
*Fish Creek Park – Kinder (a.m.) *Fish Creek Park – Grade 1 (p.m.) Gr. 4 Field Trip to Heritage Park Grade 6 PAT
- Mon/Wed Kindergarten attends
*Fish Creek Park – Kinder (a.m.) National Indigenous Peoples Day Grade 3 Assembly in the Gym (1:00 p.m.)
- Tues/Thurs Kindergarten attends
Grade 6 PAT
Grade 3 Field Trip – June 27th Grade 6 Farewell – June 28th (12:30 p.m.) Report cards are available for viewing in MyCBE Account – June 28th Last day of school – June 29th
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| Gaga Ball Pit Update & Thank you! A Huge thank you to our Grade 6 students under the guidance of Mrs. Gordon and Mrs. Drever for their work on bringing a Gaga ball Pit to the playground of Andrew Sibbald School. We are so very pleased to announce that thanks to the efforts of six dads from our community, the assembly of the Gaga ball Pit is now complete, and it will be ready for students to use on Monday! As well, we would like to once again thank the Andrew Sibbald Parent Association for their financial support of the Gaga ball Pit, as well as our student community for participating in the student fundraisers around this goal. This project will certainly serve the Andrew Sibbald School Community as well as the larger community of Lake Bonavista for years to come. School Council Meeting – Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. in the Learning Commons Please join us for our final meeting of the 2022-2023 school year this Wednesday in our school’s learning commons at 7:00 p.m. Thank you to all parents who have been able to participate in our School Council or Parent Association this year. We appreciate your support and engagement here at Sibbald! Sports Day & Pancake Breakfast – Friday Thank you to Ms. Hayes, Mrs. Swan and Mrs. Mitchell for organizing Sports Day for our Grades 1-6 students on Friday morning. We are looking forward to a ‘Stampede Themed’ pancake breakfast organized and funded by our Parent Association before we get the activities started. Students - don’t forget to wear your best stampede-themed attire that day! Learning Grounds Clean Up & Thank you! Thank you to the many families that came out last Saturday, June 3 to clean up our learning grounds. We had multiple families out to rake leaves, trim dead branches and pull weeds from our Learning Grounds area. Roughly 30 bags of organic waste were removed from the Learning Grounds. It sure has made a difference. Thank you to everyone for their help to maintain this learning area for our students. Students use this area for both learning and play and we are grateful to be able to be able to do so! With the improved weather, we are seeing a significant increase in the number of students cycling to school. We are so pleased our students are choosing this method of getting to school. Many of our students are doing an excellent job of navigating their way to school, watching for pedestrians and caring for their bikes. Great work Andrew Sibbald! We have a couple of reminders and tips for students: - There are two sets of bike racks. There are 6 bike racks on the parking lot side of the school by the playground. This has the greatest number of spots. There are 2 bike racks on the west side of the school in the learning grounds. Should you find limited space on this west side, please consider moving to the east side as there is far more room for bikes. Please do not lock your bikes to the trees in the learning grounds.
- All students are required to wear a helmet when riding a bike. This is not a school rule; this is based on provincial regulations.
- When locking up their bikes, students are reminded to lock their bikes with the lock passing through the frame of the bike.
We hope everyone continues to enjoy this incredible weather and stays active by walking and riding to school as often as they can! - Mon/Wed Kindergarten students
- Tues/Thurs Kindergarten attends
Gr. 4 Field Trip to Heritage Park - June 20 National Indigenous People’s Day – June 21 Grade 3 Assembly at 1:00 p.m. (parents invited) Grade 3 Field Trip – June 27 Grade 6 Farewell – June 28 (12:30 p.m.) Report cards are available for viewing in MyCBE Account – June 28 Last day of school – June 29
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| Dear Andrew Sibbald Families,
We hope you have had a wonderful weekend! It’s another busy and exciting week ahead at Sibbald. Our Grade Two students are off to the Zoo and our Grade Five & Six student patrols are off to Heritage Park to celebrate their year-long commitment to this act of service at our school. Thank you to all of the awesome patrols we had this year and to our teacher supervisors who have worked to schedule and supervise students throughout the year.
Grade Three Hatches Chicks! Our Grade Three students were overjoyed to see the hatching of chicks in their classroom on Friday. This learning is a part of their life cycles Science curriculum and we are grateful that Ms. Braun and Ms. Swan have taken up this learning opportunity for students. The chicks will head back to Nanny McCluckins after their visit in Grade Three!
Grades 1-6 Sports Day & Pancake Breakfast
Thank you to Ms. Mitchell, Ms. Swan and Ms. Hayes for organizing our Sibbald Summer Games and Sports Day to take place during the week of June 12-16th. Staff and students look forward to a special pancake breakfast hosted by the Batter Boys on June 16th for Grades 1-6. We are grateful to the Andrew Sibbald Parent Association for covering the cost of this event so all Grades 1-6 students and staff can participate. Parents, more information about this will be emailed to you by your child’s teacher.
Professional Learning Day – Friday, June 9th As a staff, we look forward to our final day of professional learning together which will focus around continuing to reflect on student evidence and learning data within mathematics, literacy (specifically reading instruction) and well-being from the current school year. Mr. Newman and I are incredibly proud of the staff for their engagement in professional learning this year, including uplifting our new K-3 New Curriculum in meaningful ways. Our professional learning communities held on Friday afternoons, along with our PD Days have supported our intended outcomes this year for both student learning and professional development. As we look ahead to next year and more new curriculum rollout, we are grateful to be able to make thoughtful decisions, and continue to work together in support of our students.
This Week at Sibbald Monday, June 5th - Mon/Wed Kindergarten students
- Gr. 2 Rescheduled Zoo Trip – June 5th
Tuesday, June 6th - Tues/Thurs Kindergarten attends
- Grades 3-6 Choir at lunch
Wednesday, June 7th - Mon/Wed Kindergarten attends
- Patrol Picnic at Heritage Park
Thursday, June 8th - Tues/Thurs Kindergarten attends
- Next Year Kindergarten meet-and-greets (8:00 – 2:00 p.m.)
Friday, June 9th - Professional Learning Day for staff/no school for students
- Next Year Kindergarten meet-and-greets (8:00 – 2:00 p.m.)
Coming up at Sibbald Fun Lunch – June 14th School Council Meeting – June 14th (7:00 p.m.) Gr. 1-6 Student/Staff Pancake Breakfast – June 16th (8:00 – 10:00) Gr. 1-6 Student Sports Day – June 16th (10:00 – 12:00) Gr. 4 Field Trip to Heritage Park - June 20th Grade 6 PAT – June 20th National Indigenous People’s Day – June 21st Grade 6 PAT – June 22nd Grade 6 PAT – June 23rd Grade 6 PAT – June 26th Grade 6 PAT – June 27th Grade 3 Field Trip – June 27th Grade 6 Farewell – June 28th (12:30 p.m.) Report cards are available for viewing in MyCBE Account – June 28th Last day of school – June 29th Appeals day – June 30th (8:00 – 1:00 p.m.)
Updated Blogs
Kindergarten · Ms. Hatchette Grade One · Ms. McKay · Ms. Hayes Grade Two · Ms. Chen · Ms. Craik Grade Three · Ms. Swan · Ms. Braun Grade Four · Ms. Mitchell · Ms. Pols Grade Five · Ms. Sampson · Ms. Seppala Grade Six · Mrs. Drever · Ms. Gordon Music · Ms. Harris Grades 1-2 Literacy Ms. Grant Grades 3-6 Literacy Ms. Prediger |
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| 19th Annual Big Brave Event Wraps Up! Congrats to all of our participants who either colored, cut or shaved their hair for the Big Brave event on Friday, May 26th. We would like to extend a thank you to all the community members, sponsors and Kids Cancer Care representatives who were able to come and join us. We are so moved by the generosity of the community around this event as well as the hard work of our students and their efforts put forth fundraising. We heard about lemonade stands, babysitting, doing chores and phoning family and friends to earn donations for The Big Brave. The total for this year was almost $75 000! Parents, guardians and family members, thank you for your support! And lastly, thank you to our staff who have inspired student participation, dedicated countless hours of organization, and for the passion that they brought to this legacy at Sibbald. Bottle Drive & Gaga Ball Pit Thank you to our Parent Association members and parent volunteers who helped coordinate and manage the bottle drive last week. We appreciate all of the donations (over $620 was raised) and support around our Gaga Ball Pit. You will see the ground on the east side of the school is getting prepped by CBE and we look forward to finalizing the date of delivery & set up. Gr. 3 & 4 Students to Visit Nickle School's Drama Performance Our Grade 3 and 4 classes are excited to head to Nickle School this coming week to watch the student performance of, “Beauty is a Beast." The students will be walking to Nickle, watching the performance and then staying for a short Q&A. Thank you to Nickle staff and students for the invite and for sharing your performance with us. Gr. 6 Participates in Student Vote Thank you to Mrs. Drever & Mrs. Gordon or organizing our Grade 6 students to participate in the Student Vote. Student Vote is an authentic learning program that provides students with the opportunity to experience the voting process firsthand and practice the habits of active and informed citizenship. This Week at Sibbald Monday, May 29th - Professional Learning Day for staff
- No school for students
Tuesday, May 30th - Tues/Thurs Kindergarten attends
- Gr. 3-6 Choir at lunch
Wednesday, May 31st - Mon/Wed Kindergarten attends
- Grades 4-6 Intramurals at lunch
Thursday, June 1st - Tues/Thurs Kindergarten attends
- Grades 5/6 Student Voice at lunch
- Nickle School Theatre Performance for Grades 3 & 4
Friday, June 2nd Monday/Wednesday Kindergarten attends Fun Snack Volunteer Tea (10:00)
Coming up at Sibbald
Gr. 2 Rescheduled Zoo Trip – June 5th Patrol Picnic at Heritage Park – June 7th Professional Learning Day for staff/no school for students – June 9th Fun Lunch – June 14th Gr. 1-6 Student/Staff Pancake Breakfast – June 16th (8:00 – 10:00) Gr. 1-6 Student Sports Day – June 16th (10:00 – 12:00) Gr. 4 Field Trip to Heritage Park - June 20th Grade 6 PAT – June 20th National Indigenous People's Day – June 21st Grade 6 PAT – June 22nd Grade 6 PAT – June 23rd Grade 6 PAT – June 26th Grade 6 PAT – June 27th Grade 3 Field Trip – June 27th Grade 6 Farewell – June 28th (12:30 p.m. Grade 6 families welcome) Report cards are available for parent viewing in MyCBE Account – June 28th Last day of school – June 29th Appeals day – June 30th (8:00 – 1:00 p.m.)
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| Dear Andrew Sibbald Families, We hope that you have enjoyed some excellent time together over the long weekend! We will continue to follow the air quality guidelines for outdoor activities outlined here, as we are impacted by the wildfires in Alberta. Thank you to our whole school community for being flexible and responsive, and demonstrating empathy to those deeply impacted by the wildfires, including evacuees. 2023-2024 Kindergarten Orientation – Thursday Evening We look forward to welcoming parents and children to our 'Welcome to Kindergarten' evening on Thursday night at 6:00 p.m. inside our school gym. We will share information about kindergarten programming in the Calgary Board of Education and at Andrew Sibbald School and do a tour of the kindergarten classroom. Each family will also receive an envelope with valuable information included. Big Brave Event – Friday Morning Andrew Sibbald School Community – Wow! You are amazing. Well over half of our student population is participating in the 19th annual Big Brave Event and working to demonstrate their commitment to kids and families impacted by cancer. It has been inspiring to see the work that students, families, and community members are taking up to bring their brave this year! Thank you to Ms. Hatchette, Miss Craik, Mrs. Drever and Mr. Newman for leading the charge and organizing this event for our school community. And we wish to extend our sincerest thank you to you and your families for your support, as well as the Kids Cancer Care Foundation of Alberta. We are so excited for this event which will take place on Friday morning at 9:00 a.m. inside our gym. If you have not already, please check out the website here. Be ready to get inspired! Congrats to Sibbald Students for Participation in the Mount Royal Math Contest We are so proud of all our Grades 4-6 students who chose to participate in this year's Mount Royal Math Contest. Several of our students were honored last week for having made the top 25% of student scores from across the city. Way to represent, Sibbald students! A Message from ASPA - Bottle Drive Fundraiser on Wednesday, May 24th The bottle drive is this Wednesday! Parents are invited to bring donations to the school when they are dropping off and picking up their children. The staff parking lot will not be available for parking or drive-through use, during school hours. A table for collection will be at the main front doors before 8 am and again before 2:40pm. Then, from 3:30pm to 6pm, the Skip the Depot truck will be in the parking lot. At this time, anyone is welcome to drop their bottles off: parents, grandparents, friends, and the greater community. Let's make this a success and help the students in their goal of building the Gaga Ball Pit. Thanks for your support, Andrew Sibbald Parent Association
Reminder - Supervision begins at 7:50 a.m. Parents, just a gentle reminder that student supervision and entry into the school begins at 7:50. We've noticed students coming to the playground quite early in the morning unsupervised to play. Please know we cannot be responsible for student safety prior to 7:50 and if students come to play before school, they must be supervised by a parent or guardian. Thank you for your understanding.
This Week at Sibbald
Monday, May 22 - Victoria Day holiday
- No school for staff or students
Tuesday, May 23
- Tues/Thurs Kindergarten attends
- Gr. 3-6 Choir at lunch
Wednesday, May 24 - Mon/Wed Kindergarten attends
- Grades 4-6 Intramurals at lunch
- Parent Association bottle drive
Thursday, May 25 - Tues/Thurs Kindergarten attends
- Grades 5/6 Student Voice at lunch
- New Kindergarten Orientation (6:00 p.m.)
Friday, May 26 - Mon/Wed Kindergarten attends
- Big Brave Event 9:00 a.m.
Coming Up at Sibbald - Professional Learning Day for staff/no school for students – May 29th
- Gr. 4 Field Trip to Heritage Park – May 30th rescheduled for June 20th
- Nickle School Theatre Performance for Grades 3 & 4 – June 1st (9:00 – 10:00)
- Volunteer Tea – June 2nd (10:00 – Invite & RSVP required)
- Fun Snack – June 2nd
- Patrol Picnic at Heritage Park – June 7th
- Professional Learning Day for staff/no school for students – June 9th
Updated Blogs Kindergarten · Ms. Hatchette Grade One · Ms. McKay · Ms. Hayes Grade Two · Ms. Chen · Ms. Craik Grade Three · Ms. Swan · Ms. Braun Grade Four · Ms. Mitchell · Ms. Pols Grade Five · Ms. Sampson · Ms. DeLuca Grade Six · Mrs. Drever · Ms. Gordon Music · Ms. Harris Grades 1-2 Literacy Ms. Grant Grades 3-6 Literacy Ms. Prediger
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| Dear Parents & Guardians, Trickster Week is Here! Parents, we are looking forward to a week of physical storytelling and creativity with the Trickster Residency. We would also like to say a huge thank you to Andrew Sibbald's Parent Association for covering the cost of this residency for our students. Please join us on Thursday evening for your child/children's performances. There is only enough space inside the gym for two seats per family. There are no tickets. Each show is quite different in content, and we hope you enjoy seeing what the students create with their Trickster this week. Some reminders: The first show is 5:30 – 6:30. Please arrive between 5:00 – 5:15. Students go to their classrooms & parents go to the gym. The students performing and family in the audience are asked to leave promptly (please pick up your child from his or her classroom at the end of the show). No one is permitted to pick up from classrooms until the end of the show at 6:30. Classrooms performing: Ms. Hatchette - Tuesday/Thursday Class Ms. Hayes Miss Craik Mrs. Swan Mrs. Pols Mrs. Sampson Mrs. Drever The second show is 7:00 – 8:00. Please arrive at 6:45. Students go to their classrooms & parents to the gym. You will pick up your child/ren at the end of the show. No one is permitted to pick up from classrooms until the end of the show at 8:00. Classrooms performing: Ms. Hatchette - Monday/Wednesday Class Mrs. McKay Ms. Chen Mrs. Braun Mrs. Mitchell Miss Seppala Mrs. Gordon If you have a child in the first and second show, you are invited to stay for both performances. Your children will be inside their classrooms all evening (5:15 – 8:00). No one is permitted to pick up from classrooms throughout the show. Please reach out, if you have any questions. Update & Thank You - Student Fundraising Efforts for Outdoor Gaga Ball Pit Thank you to all the students and parents who have helped support the Gr. 6 Gaga Ball Committee's fundraising efforts. It was truly appreciated. The students have successfully raised $1 500 dollars and met their contribution goal. We are also VERY grateful to the Parent Association and School Council for their support (both financial and encouragement) around this initiative. We will share out information around the building of the Gaga Ball Pit, as we work alongside CBE Facilities and timelines are established. Big Brave Update Thank you once again to our wonderful Sibbald community for your continued support with our annual Big Brave event for Kids Cancer Care Foundation of Alberta. Our kickoff assembly brought lots of excitement and sparked the hearts of students wanting to help kids who are fighting childhood cancer. We're off to a great start having raised over $1000 in our first week! Just a reminder that participation permission forms need to be back by May 18th. Check out our Andrew Sibbald Team Page to keep updated on how we are doing! https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/team/a956eddd-2496-45f4-823b-6b7ca0c29695 Save the Date – Bottle Drive Fundraiser on May 24th Andrew Sibbald Parent Association, our school's fundraising body, will be hosting a bottle drive on May 24th in support of our school's purchase of a Gaga Ball Pit for the school grounds. More information to follow! This Week at Sibbald Monday, May 8th - Mon/Wed Kindergarten attends
- Grades 4-6 Intramurals at lunch
- Trickster residency
Tuesday, May 9th - Tues/Thurs Kindergarten attends
- Gr. 3-6 Choir at lunch
- Trickster residency
Wednesday, May 10th - Mon/Wed Kindergarten attends
- Grades 4-6 Intramurals at lunch
- Trickster residency
Thursday, May 11th - Tues/Thurs Kindergarten attends
- Grades 5/6 Student Voice at lunch
- Trickster residency
- Trickster evening performances
Friday, May 12th · No school for Kindergarten students · Trickster residency Coming Up at Sibbald Trickster Residency – May 8th – 12th Gr. 6 PAT – ELA Part A – May 17th School Council Meeting – May 17th (Grade 1 to report) Grade 2 to the Calgary Zoo – May 18th Victoria Day – No school for staff or students – May 22nd New Kindergarten Orientation – May 25th (6:00 – 6:30 p.m.) Big Brave Event – May 26th (9:00 – 11:00) Professional Learning Day for staff/no school for students – May 29th Gr. 4 Field Trip to Heritage Park – May 30th Nickle School Theatre Performance for Grades 3 & 4 – June 1st (9:00 – 10:00) Volunteer Tea – June 2nd (10:00 – Invite & RSVP required) Fun Snack – June 2nd Updated Blogs Kindergarten · Ms. Hatchette Grade One · Ms. McKay · Ms. Hayes Grade Two · Ms. Chen · Ms. Craik Grade Three · Ms. Swan · Ms. Braun Grade Four · Ms. Mitchell · Ms. Pols Grade Five · Ms. Sampson · Ms. DeLuca Grade Six · Mrs. Drever · Ms. Gordon Music · Ms. Harris Grades 1-2 Literacy Ms. Grant Grades 3-6 Literacy Ms. Prediger
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