Dear Families,
Today brings to a close the shortest week for students in any given school year. We hope that your family has the opportunity to regroup, relax, and recharge over Teacher’s Convention and the Family Day Long Weekend.
This week, our Grade 9 students completed the bulk of their high school registration. The guidance counselors will be working with student registrations in the weeks to come around confirming student course selections into PowerSchool. Next week, we will be visiting both Cranston School and Sibylla Kiddle School to start the important process of getting to know our next year Grade 6 students.
And finally, our school marks Pink Shirt Day on Wednesday February 22. The most important thing is for us to lift each other up every day, and not just when we wear a Pink Shirt. Our work at school remains to help students with developing and showing empathy toward one another and treating one another with respect. It’s our actions toward others that show and model healthy relationships, healthy self-esteem, and healthy ways of handling conflict.
Stay Safe, Stay Off Storm Ponds
It’s a great time of year to remind everyone to STAY OFF Cranston’s storm ponds. They might look like an inviting short cut or opportunity to slide around on the way home from school, but they are actually a little bit treacherous. Before heading outside to play this winter, The City of Calgary wants to remind all of us to be safe while enjoying winter walks and outdoor skating. The city of Calgary and community-designated outdoor skating rinks are open, offering fun, free skating for all skill levels. Rinks maintained by The City are checked daily for ice thickness and quality, and surfaces are flooded as needed to make sure they’re safe for skating. Prior to lacing up, it’s important to remember that not all ice surfaces are safe. While our community storm ponds may look inviting, the City of Calgary wants to remind us that recreational activities are not allowed on them. Storm ponds play an important role, providing protection from overland flooding while returning cleaner water back to the river, but they have hidden hazards that make them dangerous to people and pets. Rapidly changing water levels cause unstable air gaps and quickly changing depths. The ponds also have sediment and contaminants (e.g., bacteria, fertilizers, pesticides, vehicle fluids, metals and road salt) that are collected as water travels across properties, streets, and roads that can weaken the ice. That’s why it’s not safe to skate, walk or play on storm ponds.
Upcoming Dates:
February 16
February 17
February 20
February 28
March 4
March 9
March 10
March 21
March 27 – 31
April 7
April 10
April 25
As always, please feel free to contact me at csmalette@cbe.ab.ca OR 403 817 3556.
Chantal Malette
Principal, Dr. George Stanley School
