| Dear Parents/Guardians, Once again we find ourselves with the winter break upon us. As the weather continues to fluctuate, please be reminded that when the temperature (with wind chill) exceeds -20 degrees, students are asked to come into the school before 8:15 AM for safety. These same conditions apply to our students staying in for lunch, they do not go outdoors if these conditions go below –20 degrees. Please check our school website for the weather conditions used to base these conditions and considerations at the school. Our school development plan spans three years time and 2022-2023 is Year Three of this plan. To that end, our 2022-23 goals intentionally
continue from last year: · Literacy Goals ¨ Student achievement in making personal connections to reading in order to explore, construct, and extend understanding will improve. · Well Being for Learning Goal ¨ Student independence in social problem solving, by
demonstrating citizenship, collaboration and problem solving strategies, will improve. · Mathematics Goal ¨ Student independence in social problem solving, by
demonstrating citizenship, collaboration and problem solving strategies, will improve. A detailed copy of our 2022-23 School Development Plan that includes student goals, instructional actions, resources, key outcomes and measures is posted on our school webpage at cbe.ab.ca/b398 under the About Us > Our School tab.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
As you are aware, our crosswalks at our school are very busy at our start and dismissal times. In a Kindergarten to Grade 4 school, we do not have the Grade 6 school patrols. With the high volume of traffic and more than 700 students, we would like to have 2 adult supervisors at each of our East and West crosswalks. Our SPECIAL REQUEST is to ask if we have any parents who are interested in Volunteering for Crosswalk Supervision BEFORE and AFTER school. Training will be provided. Please contact the Office (403-777-6270) if you are interested to volunteer.
NOTE:
FOR THE PARENTS AND GUARDIANS WHO HAVE ALREADY SIGNED UP TO
VOLUNTEER, WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND APPRECIATE YOUR HELP AND
SUPPORT TO OUR SCHOOL AND THE TARADALE COMMUNITY.
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Taradale School is full. New registrations will be designated to the overflow school,Guy Weadick School. Our enrolment has grown. Originally, our school's projection was 680 students, currently we have 716 enrolled and we are continuously receiving more registration applications. We will continue to monitor our numbers. If there is any re-organization for learning required, those families involved will be notified.
All decisions are based on the learning needs of
the students.
SCHOOL COUNCIL
Our next School Council w held on was held on Tuesday, November 29th at 6:15 PM at our Gathering Space, Taradale School. Topics covered in November were: *Three-Year Education Plan *Calendar
*School Development Plan *Professional Learning
*Annual Report for Parents *Nominations
*Remembrance Day Ceremony *Elections We encourage our parents and guardians to join us, approximately one hour a month for our School Council Meetings. The School Council meets once a month at 6:15 PM to 7:15 PM to learn about activities happening at the school. The Council gives feedback and support to school initiatives. Everyone's opinion is valid and important!
We need YOU!
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
To register your child, please visit this link: https://cbe.ab.ca/registration/registration/Pages/Kindergarten-to-Grade-9.aspx The following documents are required to process your registration: *Canadian Birth Certificate or Canadian Passport (originals only)
*Proof of address
Please note: if your child was born outside of Canada, an intake meeting must be booked at our Welcome Centre, please call the school's main office for more information. Only parents or legal guardians can register a student. If you have family members or neighbors who may qualify for kindergarten registration, please contact the main office at 403-777-6270 Our Winter Celebration this year will create a week of spirit and JOY with our students and parents as they participate in: · Winter Celebration Assemblies · Winter Celebration
Please watch for another notice coming soon about Winter Celebration.
it is my greatest pleasure, on behalf of all our
staff at Taradale, and from the bottom of our hearts, to send PEACE and JOY
to all our Taradale Families.
We wish you a safe and healthy Winter Break. Jacki McLaren
Principal
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| Dear Parents/Guardians,
Our school development plan spans three years time and 2021-2022 is Year 2 of this plan. To that end, our 2021-22 goals intentionally continue from last year, with the exception of the Mathematics goal (new in 2021-22).
*Literacy Goals 2021-22 |
*Student achievement in making personal connections to reading in order to explore, construct, and extend understanding will improve. *Well Being for Learning Goal 2021-22 | *Student independence in social problem solving, by
demonstrating citizenship, collaboration and problem solving strategies, will improve. *Mathematics Goal 2021-22 new | *Student independence in social problem solving, by
demonstrating citizenship, collaboration and problem solving strategies, will improve. A detailed copy of our 2021-22 School Development Plan that includes student goals, instructional actions, resources, key outcomes and measures is posted on our school webpage at cbe.ab.ca/b398 under the About Us > Our School tab. Learning is energizing. The adults are learning as a collective endeavor during the scheduled early dismissal and professional days. In order to better serve students with their learning
Early Dismissmal Days: Every Friday early dismissal afternoon begins with a staff meeting for all teachers and support staff. This is an excellent opportunity for the whole staff to all meet together in creating hopes and dreams for Taradale School and in developing goals for the school year. The rest of the afternoons are dedicated to professional learning, system work and professional learning communities.
Professional Days : The support for Friday Early Dismissals continues to be appreciated. The time to meet, work and dream together with the whole staff is invaluable. Teachers also meet in Professional Learning Communities, on Friday afternoons, to create student learning goals and to focus on inquiry related to the School Development Goal. We continue to thank our Taradale community for adjusting your schedules to accommodate Friday early dismissals.
Thank you to everyone for participating in our VIRTUAL PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES. It was a pleasure to meet with your families, in your homes, while celebrating your children's learning. We are grateful for everyone's willingness as we learn new ways of facilitating our process, during this unsettled time.
Student Enrollment : Currently we have 686 enrolled and we are continuously receiving more registration applications. We will continue to monitor our numbers. If there is any re-organization for learning required, those families involved will be notified. All decisions are based on the learning needs of the students.
Parent Account : Thank you to our parents who have created their “MyCBE/PowerSchool" accounts. This process gives parents the opportunity to book their parents/teacher meetings. Student report cards, school fees, and
other school communication will be delivered through this online method. If you haven't created your parent account, please go to this link for the step-by-step procedure:
https://cbe.ab.ca/support/Pages/MYCBE-PowerSchool-Creating-Account.aspx Students Arrival : Students come to learn. Most of the students arrive on time, prepared to learn. We are appreciative of that. When students arrive, their learning begins and the engagement process takes place. This affords the student the best learning experience. Sadly, we continue to notice how many students are missing out on learning by arriving late. When a student comes late, they not only interrupt their own learning, but the learning of 20 other students when they enter the class to settle in for the day's learning. Please consider the importance of late arrivals on your child's learning as well as the learning of others. Having our students arrive on time, ready to learn will allow them to receive instructions to begin their learning day together and be a part of a successful day of achievement. School Council
Our School Council Meetings are held virtually. Topics covered in November were: *Three-Year Education Plan *Calendar
*School Development Plan *Professional Learning
*Annual Report for Parents *Nominations
*Remembrance Day Ceremony *Elections We would like to welcome all of our parents/guardians to our next school council meeting on Tuesday, December 14 at 6:15—virtually. Please watch for upcoming meeting dates for School Council; information will be updated on our school website.
Winter Celebration :
Our Winter Celebration will look different this year, as we create new plans, during this unsettled time. We will create a week of spirit and JOY with our students during the last week, as they participate in: · Two assemblies (Tuesday and Thursday), celebrating learning and singing songs; · Red and Green/Festive Sweater Day—Tuesday; · Cozy/Comfy Day—Thursday · Please watch for another notice coming soon about Winter Celebration
…..and it is my greatest pleasure, on behalf of all our staff at Taradale, and from the bottom of our hearts, to send PEACE and JOY to all our Taradale Families. We wish you a safe and healthy Winter Break
Jacki McLaren
Principal
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| Dear Parents/Guardians,
The month of May and June will be very busy months at Taradale School. Our students continue their regular learning and while the days are getting longer, and warmer, we continue to focus on student progress as we begin to see the end of this year ahead.
As we begin to prepare for our upcoming year, we are creating our organization for learning based on enrolment. The initial school projections that we received from Community Engagement and Operational Planning are as follows:
KG - 140 students
Grade 1/2 - 280 students
Grade 3/4 - 270 students
Projection of 690 students
Our total projection for the 2021-2022 school year is 690 students.
We continue to frame our work and celebrate our students, with the Calgary Board of Education RESULTS in mind. The RESULTS are the Board of Trustees' vision for CBE students: *Academic Success
*Citizenship
*Mega End—High School Completion
*Personal Development
*Character
School Organization We come to Learning is our central purpose. All decisions made at the school, including organization are based on overall
student learning. In June we will be working on the class lists for next year.
Student Led Conferences
Wow! Wow! Wow!
Over 90% Thank you so much for participating in our Student Led
Conferences before Spring Break. Our students were energized, proud and articulate as they shared their learning process, strategies, tasks, assessment and products through IRIS. Thank you for ENGAGING with your children's learning. We had outstanding participation as our students celebrated their learning with their families.
Online Booking for Student Led Conferences
Wow, Wow, Wow, again!
Thank you Taradale Parents…
We had an outstanding number of conferences successfully booked online, for our “TEAMS" Conferences.
If you do not yet have a “MyCBE/Parent Account", please call the office at 403-777-6270 to help you create a profile. Our goal is to have 100% of our parents connected online.
Thank you for your support as we transition to ONLINE
Learning at home. We are very grateful for our parents' and students' willingness to engage and learn, during a very
unsettling time.
From everyone at Taradale School, we wish your families
healthy and safe days ahead.
Sincerely,
Jacki McLaren
Principal
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| Dear Parents/Guardians,
We have had another exciting start as we welcomed our students, parents and staff back to our Taradale Schoolhouse and to the beginning of our 2021 school term. After attending online schooling for the first week back, it is always a pleasure to greet everyone after a break and to listen to the rhythm of our schoolhouse fall into place. Thank you. The students said hello to their friends and then focused on their learning, remembering the first line of our Student Purpose Statement:
I come to Taradale School to learn.
It is my responsibility to learn.
I do not have the right to interrupt my own learning
or the learning of others: In the classroom,
On the playground,
In the lunchroom,
On the bus.
This is my purpose.
TEACHERS' CONVENTION FEBRUARY 11 AND 12
During Teachers' Convention, educators are invited to attend numerous professional learning opportunities, which are organized by the Calgary City Teachers' Convention Association. A variety of virtual and small in person sessions are scheduled throughout the day on both Thursday, February 11 and Friday, February 12, 2021. Teachers are able to personalize their learning and attend sessions, which align with their professional goals.
Some of the keynote speakers on the Teachers' Convention includes:
*Dr. Jody Carrington—Clinical Psychologist
*Adrienne Gear—Language Arts & Literacy
*Clara Hughes—Olympic Medalist
*Peter Mansbridge
*Carol Anne Tomlinson
*Dr. Jane Goodall
Most Sincerely,
Jacki Mclaren
Principal
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| Dear Parents,Learning is energizing. The adults are learning as a collective endeavor during the
scheduled early dismissal and professional days, in order to better serve students with their
learning.
Friday Early Dismissals and Professional Days
Every Friday early dismissal afternoon begins with a staff meeting for all teachers and support
staff. This is an excellent opportunity for the whole staff to all meet together in creating hopes
and dreams for Taradale School and in developing goals for the school year. The rest of the
afternoons are dedicated to professional learning, system work and professional learning
communities.
| Professional Learning Day – Reporting and Assessing
| | Professional Team Planning – On-Line Learning
| | Professional Learning – Relationship Building
| | Professional Learning Communities
| | Professional Learning Comminities
| | Professional Learning Communities
| | System Professional Learning Day-School Development Goal Literacy
| The support for Friday Early Dismissals continues to be appreciated! The time to meet, work
and dream together with the whole staff is invaluable. Teachers also meet in Professional
Learning Communities, on Friday afternoons, to create student learning goals and to focus
on inquiry related to the School Development Goal. We continue to thank our Taradale
community for adjusting your schedules to accommodate Friday early dismissals.
Virtual Parent / Teacher Conferences
Thank you to everyone for participating in our FIRST VIRTUAL PARENT TEACHER
CONFERENCES.
It was a pleasure to meet with your families, in your homes, while celebrating your children’s
learning.
We are grateful for everyone’s willingness as we learn new ways of facilitating our
processes, during this unsettled time.
Taradale School
170 Taravista Drive NE, Calgary, AB T3J 5B1 t | 403-777-6270 f | 403-777-6272 e | taradale@cbe.ab.ca
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Thank you to our parents who created their “My CBE/PowerSchool” account. This new
booking process gives parents the opportunity to book their appointments when convenient
for them. If you are not registered and require assistance, do not hesitate to phone the
office. It will be our pleasure to help you get started.
Winter Celebration
Our Winter Celebration will look different this year, as we create new plans, during this
unsettled time.
We will create a week of spirit and JOY with our students during the last week, as they
participate in:
- Two assemblies (Tuesday and Thursday), celebrating learning and singing songs;
- Red and Green/Festive Sweater Day – Tuesday;
- Cozy/Comfy Day – Thursday
- Classroom Door Decorating
.....and it is my greatest pleasure,
on behalf of all
our staff at Taradale,
and from the bottom of our hearts,
to send PEACE and JOY to all our Taradale Families.
Most sincerely,
J. McLaren, Principal
We wish you a safe and healthy Winter Break.
Taradale School
170 Taravista Drive NE, Calgary, AB T3J 5B1 t | 403-777-6270 f | 403-777-6272 e | taradale@cbe.ab.ca
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Kindergarten Registration
Our Kindergarten registration begins on Monday January 11, 2021, for children born
between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016. The following documents are required
to process your registration:
Canadian Birth Certificate or Canadian Passport (originals only)
Proof of Government issued address (I.E. GST rebate, Income Tax return, Property
Tax, etc.) Please note that we do not accept lease agreements.
Please note: if your child was born outside of Canada, an intake meeting must be booked
at our Welcome Centre. An information sheet will be distributed to those families.
Registration details to follow.
Only parents or legal guardians can register a student. Registration forms are
numbered and will not leave the premises.
If you have family members or neighbors who may qualify for kindergarten registration,
please have them call Mrs. Nelson at 777-6270, ext. 0.
School Council
Our School Council Meeting are held virtually. Topics covered in November were:
Enrolment, Staffing, Budget
Conferences
Report Cards/PowerSchool
University of Calgary – Student Teachers
Three Year Education Plan
School Development Plan
Student Code of Conduct
Annual Report for Parents
Remembrance Day Ceremony
Calendar
Professional Learning
Nominations
Elections
We would like to welcome all of our parents to our next school council meeting onTuesday,
January 26, at 6:15 pm - virtually
Taradale School
170 Taravista Drive NE, Calgary, AB T3J 5B1 t | 403-777-6270 f | 403-777-6272 e | taradale@cbe.ab.ca
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Learning Commons News
The Learning Commons looks slightly different this year for our staff
and students. CBE has posted specific protocols for the Learning
Commons and resources in the 2020/2021 re-entry guidelines. Based
on these guidelines the Learning Commons is not available for
students to come in and browse for books. We have created a plan
and schedule which follows the guidelines, but still gets the books into
our students hands. Essentially instead of the students coming in to
find books, the books are now being sent to the classrooms. Each
class receives a bin of library books for the students to choose from. These books remain at
school and are not shared amongst the students. At the end of each week the books are
collected and quarantined for three days before being redistributed.
Lunch Room Reminders
Now that the weather is getting colder and the snow is upon us, please ensure your child is
dressed to go outside during the lunch period. All students benefit from having a hat, mitts,
scarf, snow pants, boots and a warm jacket.
Within the health curriculum the students learn about healthy eating. Having a lunch filled
with fruits, vegetables, sandwiches and other healthy foods will ensure your child is able to
focus on his/her studies for the afternoon classes. Please assist us with educating the
students with regards to healthy eating by providing a well-balanced lunch. Please limit
candy and other sugar filled snacks.
Wishing you Peace and Joy
Online Learning Classes –
January 4 to January 8, 2021
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| Newsletter | October/November 2020
Principal’s Message
“Listen with your Heart”
Each year, at Taradale School, we start with a special picture book
that we bring to life, throughout the year, in our 30 classrooms.
This school year, 2020-2021, we started with the book,
LISTEN
By
Holly M. McGhee
“And when your heart hears your own story, it hears my story too.
Your story, my story, our story...,”
which is the message we are sharing with our
Kindergarten to Grade Four students
Our first two months have already been packed full of celebrations. Please ask your
children, each day, to share their celebrations with you.
I am honored to begin my fifteenth year as the Principal of our Taradale community, which
has created a respectful tone of valuing education and appreciating the opportunity to learn.
It is a privilege to be working with our Taradale families. I feel very fortunate.
As a school community, we look forward to continuing to frame our work this year with the
Calgary Board of Education Mission, Results and Values:
Mission - Each student, in keeping with his or her individual abilities and gifts,
will complete high school with a foundation of learning necessary to thrive in
life, work and continued learning.
Results - Academic Success Citizenship Personal Development Character
Values - Students come first. Learning is our central purpose. Public
education serves the common good.
We are very pleased to welcome all of our families to Taradale School.
The Calgary Board of Education sent a letter home to our parents on September 15, 2009
stating, “....due to continued enrollment growth at Taradale School, the school is at capacity
and will continue to be capped.”
The designated overflow bus receiver school for kindergarten to grade four students residing
inside Taradale School’s attendance area is Guy Weadick School, which is located the
community of Temple at 5612 Templehill Road NE. You can contact the school at (403)
777-6740.
At this time, most new kindergarten to grade four students moving into Taradale School’s
attendance area are designated to Guy Weadick School.
Every Friday early dismissal afternoon will begin with a staff meeting for all teachers and
support staff. This is an excellent opportunity for the whole staff to all meet together in
creating hopes and dreams for Taradale School. The rest of the afternoons are dedicated
to professional learning, system work and professional learning communities.
With this being the twelfth year for Taradale School to schedule Friday early dismissals, the
support of our Taradale Community is very much appreciated! The time to meet, work and
dream together with the whole staff is invaluable. Teachers also meet in Professional
Learning Communities, on Friday afternoons, to create student learning goals and to focus
on an area of inquiry related to the Literacy and Well-Being School Development Goals.
Thank you to Taradale Community for adjusting your schedules to accommodate Friday
early dismissals.
Most sincerely,
J. McLaren
Principal
September School Council Meeting
Our first 2 School Council Meetings were held on September 29 and October 27, 2020. It
was a pleasure to share our school’s accomplishments and programs with our new Council.
Items shared were as follows:
̄ Enrollment
̄ School Start – Wonderful
̄ Welcome Back Assembly
̄ Parent Teacher Conferences
̄ Staffing
̄ Professional Learning
̄ This year’s book LISTEN by Holly M. McGhee
̄ Annual General Meeting
̄ COVID – Safety Plan
̄ School Fees
̄ Parent Handbook
̄ Terry Fox Run
̄ Organization for Learning
̄ Student Learning Celebrations
We thank all of the parents who joined us for our first School Council meeting. We invite
and look forward to additional families joining us at Taradale School for our next meeting on
Tuesday, November 24th, at 6:15 pm, which includes our Annual General Meeting. All
of our Taradale parents are welcome to attend.
School Opening Package
Your child will be coming home with a school opening package. Once you have reviewed
the package, please return to the school.
This package contains the following:
| Please review and update information if
necessary
| Consent for CBE Use of Student
Information
| Review the form, fill out and sign
| Consent for Use of Student
Information by News Media and
Outside Groups (Third Party)
| Review the form, fill out and sign
| | Only fill out if your child has a medical condition
the school should be aware of
| | Review the form, complete and sign
| Visitors
All parents and visitors are required to use the front door of the school and check into the
office when entering the school. The office staff will assist all visitors with their requests.
The staff at Taradale appreciates everyone’s help and support in implementing the Safety
Guidelines when entering and exiting Taradale School. Thank you.
SCHOOL HOURS 2020-2021
Morning Start Time
Lunch Time
Afternoon Start Time
Dismissal Time
Morning Start Time
Dismissal Time
Grades 1 to 4
Monday through Thursday
8:15 am
11:50 am to 12:40 pm
12:40 pm
3:00 pm
Friday Early Dismissals
8:15 am
12:15 pm
Morning Start Time
Dismissal Time
Afternoon Start Time
Dismissal Time
Morning Start Time
Dismissal Time
Kindergarten
Monday through Thursday
8:15 am
11:10 am
12:05 pm
3:00 pm
Friday Early Dismissals
8:15 am
11:15 am
Lunchroom and Activity Fees
GRADE 1 TO 4 NOON SUPERVISION
| | Noon Supervision/per year (if required – must be registered)
| | Drop-In/per student per day
| | | | Medical Alert
Snacks and Lunches
We would like to thank all of our Taradale parents for providing their children with healthy,
nutritious snacks and lunches on a daily basis. Parents are reminded to discuss with their
children the importance of only eating their own snacks and lunches to prevent the sharing
of food. We have students in our schoolhouse who have severe allergies to peanuts,
cashews and other food sources which if eaten could create a medical difficulty.
Please minimize the amount of peanut products in your child’s snacks and lunches.
Working together to teach our students to eat only their own food and not sharing, as well
as to be aware and sensitive to each other’s allergies, is key in maintaining a safe
environment for all of our Taradale students.
Medical Conditions and Medication
A medical form was sent to parents asking to inform the school if their child has a medical
condition or problem. It is important that we be made aware of medical issues and the
procedures to follow in case of an emergency. This information should be updated at the
beginning of the school year and at any time throughout the year, should there be changes
to the condition or procedures. It is important to provide this information to the school office
and discuss it with the child’s teacher at conferences or simply by booking an appointment
with the teacher.
Some children take medication during the school day. To protect the safety of all of our
students and to ensure the security of the medications, all medications must be stored at
the school office with instructions for administration. An authorization form for the
administration of medication must be completed and signed by the principal before
medication will be administered at school. Please request a form from the Office.
Remembrance Day Ceremony
Taradale School shall not forget.....
Our Remembrance Day Ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday, November 10th, at 10:00 a.m.
This is an opportunity for us to come together as a community to remind ourselves of the
value of peace in our world. Peace is the result of many minds and hearts working together
to create a sense of harmony and to develop a way of living with common purpose and care
for each other.
At Taradale School, much of what we do as a school is in direct relationship to the four
components of The Circle of Courage. Our ceremony will encompass belonging,
independence, mastery and generosity. The Circle of Courage is directly related to the
dedication towards the men and women who worked for a peaceful Canada, and ultimately
a better future that we all enjoy.
This year, our ceremony will be a virtual gathering, streamed live to each classroom.
Students and teachers will enjoy quiet moments of reflection as our school community joins
together to remember the past, look toward the future, and live the present together in hopes
of peace in our world.
Taradale School October/November 2020
“Phone in for Safety” Program – 24 hrs
It is very important for parents and the school to know that each child has arrived at
school safely each day. Please call 777-6270, ext. 1 to leave a message, if your child is
going to be absent or late for school.
Please provide us with the following information:
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| Dear Treasured Taradale Families,
It is time for us to close our year - a year like no other.
We would like to thank the many families who came to the school
to gather up their children’s school supplies and personal belongings. It was a great turn out of parents. Thank you as well for following our
alphabetical schedule and for following the safety guidelines. We really appreciated your help.
We hope you had an opportunity to view our Taradale Treasure
video, from all of us to all of you. We
wanted to reach out and send a very special closing to our school year.
We hope our video will lift your spirits.
We are also filling our Taradale school windows with hearts,
sending our TLC to you.
Our hearts will be displayed all summer long, so you know we are
thinking about you.
Together we are Taradale Strong.
On behalf of everyone at Taradale School, we want to thank you
for supporting us as we created and transitioned to Ongoing Learning at
home. It has been quite an amazing journey.
Our students learned.
Our parents learned.
Our teachers learned.
It is time to pause …… and celebrate JOY.
You will find JOY in the most unusual places and you bring JOY
to others, just by being you.
Please continue to
check the CBE website, during the summer, for updated information. Visit www.cbe.ab.ca
Again, from the bottom of our hearts, we continue to send
our very special care to you and your families.
We will continue to …
Dream, Believe, Achieve
Most sincerely,
Jacki McLaren and Raun Rainbow
Taradale School
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| You
bring me all the joy in the world just by being you!!”
Each year, at Taradale School, we
start with a special picture book that we bring to life, throughout the year,
in our 30 classrooms.
This school year, 2019-2020, we
started with the book,
JOY
By
Corrinne
Averiss
Averiss
describes JOY as something that can be found
in the most unusual places, which
is the message we are sharing with our Kindergarten to Grade Four students.
Our first 6 weeks have already been packed full of
celebrations. Please ask your children,
each day, to share their celebrations with you.
I am honored to begin my thirteenth year as the Principal of
our Taradale community, which has created a respectful tone of valuing
education and appreciating the opportunity to learn. It is a privilege to be working with our
Taradale families. I feel very
fortunate.
As a school community, we look forward to continuing to frame our work this year with
the Calgary Board of Education Mission, Results and Values:
Mission -
Each student, in keeping with his or her individual abilities and gifts, will
complete high school with a foundation of learning necessary to thrive in life,
work and continued learning.
Results - Academic
Success Citizenship Personal Development Character
Values -
Students come first. Learning is our
central purpose. Public education serves
the common good.
We are very pleased to welcome all of our families to Taradale School.
The Calgary Board of Education sent a letter
home to our parents on September 15, 2009 stating, “….due to continued
enrollment growth at Taradale School, the school is at capacity and will
continue to be capped.”
The designated overflow bus receiver school
for kindergarten to grade four students residing inside Taradale School’s
attendance area is Guy Weadick School, which is located the community of Temple
at 5612 Templehill Road NE. You can
contact the school at (403) 777-6740.
All new kindergarten to grade four students
moving into Taradale School’s attendance area are designated to Guy Weadick
School.
Wow!
Wow! Wow! – Over 95% Attendance
Parent Teacher Conferences
It was an absolute pleasure to meet with
approximately 95% of our parents at our Parent/Teacher Conferences in
September. We were thrilled with the
outstanding participation in attending conferences, as well as booking
conferences online! During the next couple of weeks, we encourage the parents, who were not able to attend conferences,
to contact teachers and schedule an opportunity to meet their child’s teacher
and to participate in their first conference.
We can feel the strong sense of community at
Taradale.
I continue to be the Proud, Proud, Proud Principal of Taradale School. What do we treasure? We treasure our students, who are our
Taradale Treasures!!
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| As we begin to prepare for our upcoming year, we are creating our organization for learning based on enrolment. The initial school projections that we received from Community Engagement and Operational Planning are as follows:
Our total projection for the 2019– 2020 school year is 660 students.
We continue to frame our work and celebrate our students, with the Calgary Board of Education RESULTS in mind.
The Results are the Board of Trustees’ vision for CBE students:
- Academic Success
- Citizenship
- Mega End – High School Completion
- Personal Development
- Character
Explore the Results Policies further at www.cbe.ab.ca
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| We have had another exciting start as we welcomed our students, parents and staff back to our Taradale Schoolhouse and to the beginning of our 2019 school term. It is always a pleasure to greet everyone after a break and to listen to the rhythm of our schoolhouse fall into place. The students said hello to their friends and then focused on their learning, remembering the first line of our Student Purpose Statement:
I come to Taradale School to learn.
It is my responsibility to learn.
I do not have the right to interrupt my own learning
or the learning of others:
- In the classroom,
- On the playground,
- In the lunchroom,
- On the bus.
This is my purpose.
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