Dear
Parents of Royal Oak School,
Welcome
back to another exciting year of learning! We hope that you had the
chance to get away and recharge over the summer.
I would imagine that many of your kids
are eagerly awaiting the start of another year at our wonderful school.
As a staff, we are very excited to have the opportunity to work with you and
your child(ren) in their learning journey. Teachers have been working
busy in start up meetings, getting their classrooms ready and setting plans in
place for the start of the school year.
Some important start up info:
As the admin team, we will endeavour to
send home a brief weekly update “School Messenger” message to remind you of
some upcoming events. This will replace the monthly newsletter on the
website.
Teachers will be sending out a school
messenger later this afternoon to welcome you and your child to their classroom
and to give you further information about the first day of school.
Weather permitting, we will all gather on the back compound prior to the start
of school at 9:10. We look forward to another awesome year of learning at
Royal Oak School!
Class Blogs: We would ask that you keep up to date
with the great learning that is happening at our school. Please visit
class blogs on a regular basis. To access blogs, please visit the school
webpage under teaching and learning/classes and departments or click on the
following link: http://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/royaloak/teaching-learning/classes-departments/pages/default.aspx
Yellow School Bus Riders: If your child rides a yellow bus,
please ensure they know which bus to get on at the end of the day on
Tuesday. Please also go over where their stop is to get off when they go
home at the end of the day. At the school, will be having a bus rider
assembly on Tuesday afternoon to give students bracelets that let them know
which bus they ride (A or B) and where their stop is. Kindergarten
parents please note - bussing does not start until Thursday due to
staggered entry.
Fees: The CBE has moved to an online payment system for all
fees. This will help to streamline payments for school fees and for field
trips. Please see the previous email from our admin secretary, the
fabulous Judy Jackson, for more details on making sure you have an
account. We will also be sending home a step-by-step information page
with the beginning school year package. If you need help getting an
account, please contact the office.
Upcoming:
Tuesday, September 3rd –
First day of classes. Meet on the back compound starting at 8:50
·
Kindergarten
Parents, please note the following staggered entry time:
o
Tuesday,
September 3rd 9:10am - 11:56am – Surnames beginning with A – L
o
Tuesday,
September 3rd 1:03pm – 3:50pm – Surnames beginning with A – L
o
Wednesday,
September 4th 9:10am – 11:56am – Surnames beginning with M – Z
o
Wednesday,
September 4th 1:03pm – 3:50pm – Surnames beginning with M - Z
Monday, September 9th -
Volunteer Orientation 5:30 in the gathering space. School Council Meeting
– 6:30 in the staffroom.
September 19 and 20 Parent Teacher
Conferences: information to follow for booking conference times
Regards and best wishes for a fabulous
year!
