| It is June and we are rapidly approaching the end of the
school year. We have had such a
different kind of year. The last few
months of online learning have been an adjustment for us all. Students still interacted with their teachers
and were involved in many interesting assignments. We must, also, remember the
many months that students were at school and all the special activities like
sports specialists, theater groups, teacher’s pet programs, field trips, etc.
that made the school year memorable.
Our school has 178 students registered for next year. We have managed to keep all of our permanent staff
although we will wait until the fall to hire the music teacher once we know our
actual numbers in September. Mrs. Komori is a temporary teacher and her term
ends June 30. She has been a wonderful
addition to our staff this year.
We will continue with our SKILL class which has been renamed
EES (Enhanced Educational Supports). An
EES class has 9 children with one teacher and two education assistant. Students receive personalized and functional
curriculum related to the development of functional academic,
social-communication, independence, daily living, safety and leisure skills.
These students will participate in the school community as opportunities arise.
We have organized the school for next year as follows:
Kindergarten Mrs.
De Nance Room
11
2 Grade 1 classes Mrs.
Oseen, Mrs. Hughes Rooms
4, 5
2 Grade 2 classes Ms.
Barry (Ms. Ringheim until March 1),
Mrs. Werle Rooms 2, 6
3 Grade ¾ classes
Mrs. Speer Room
1
Mrs. Stetz, Mr. Claussen Rooms
7, 8
EES Class Mrs.
Armstrong Room
3
We have excellent staff that will do their very best to
ensure all students learn.
Thank you to all parents for sending us such wonderful
students. We enjoy the privilege of
teaching your children.
Enjoy the summer break and we look forward to an exciting
new school year in September. By August, we will know more about what the
school year will look like.
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| Hello to All of Our Hamptons Families
We have all been through a whirlwind of change in the last few weeks. We are adjusting to on-line learning and students tell us they are enjoying working with their teachers. We continue to develop interesting and engaging activities. I know it does mean that you are providing the support and encouragement to help your children learn. WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT SO MUCH! THANK YOU!
I am at the school each day along with Mrs. Hayashi and Chico, our caretaker. If you would still like to come to the school to pick up your children’s supplies, please make an appointment through the office. Thank you to all of the parents that have picked up supplies. I know your children will enjoy using their school materials.
Please stay in touch if you need anything. You can do that through the classroom teacher or the office. We will get through this together. |
| Hello Spring! The
weather is not cooperating but the extra daylight raises the spirits. We certainly need a little spirit raising at
this time. We miss all of our students
and families and we are so glad that we are connecting with you again. We will work together to understand our new
way of delivering curriculum. The
teachers have been diligently working to prepare lessons for on-line
learning. We want the learning to be
engaging for the students and easy for parents to support the learning. Please contact your teachers if you have any
questions at all. We are here for you.
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| The Hamptons school has had a very busy January. We had our week of volleyball, with an excellent instructor, which was very energizing and fun. The Kindergarten students had a visit from Ophelia, the owl, and then completed owl drawings. In February, we will have a group called Courage Dance Unit. We are excited to see what kind of experience this will be. We, also, have a week of Yoga that teaches students stretching moves and calming strategies. Pink shirt day is February 26 and we will discuss bullying and how we can help each other to stop bullying.
Four clubs are providing extra activities for students. Grade 4 Chess club had many members. Grade 3 has Scratch club, Grade 2 has Mad Science club and Grade 1 students are participating in Maker club.
We will have student teachers in the school from February to April. We are welcoming back student teachers in Kindergarten, Grade 2 and Grade 3, as well as, welcoming a new student teacher in Grade 1.
We are also super excited about our Concert to be held on May 1 at 7:00 p.m. at Foothills Alliance Church. The play is called “The Emperor’s New Clothes”. The Grade 4 students are the actors and the rest of the school joins in the songs. There are many practices to make this such a wonderful experience.
We had a School Council meeting on January 29. We would love to see more parents at our meetings. Each meeting, a grade group of teachers presents on what is happening in their classrooms. Please come out and learn more about your school. Our next meeting will be April 8.
I would like to thank the parents who are following the traffic rules in the parking lot and on the street at the front of the school. There has been an increase in bad driving behaviors and we all worry about the safety of the children. Please obey the rules and keep our children safe.
Registration for next year continues. Please let friends and neighbours know about our wonderful school. We are happy to have them join our Hamptons school family.
Enjoy the February break and we look forward to seeing everyone at Parent-Teacher interviews in March. |
| December is here and it is a busy month for The Hamptons School! We have report cards going home December 9 and interviews on December 12 and 13. These interviews are very important as it provides time for parents, teachers and students to discuss the learning experiences that have happened over the past 3 months. We also have the Book Fair during interview time. Parents and children alike enjoy buying the latest books.
We had our second School Council meeting on November 27. We discussed the School Results Report, the School Development Plan and the CBE budget. These documents can be found on our school website. At each meeting, a grade group of teachers presents on what is happening in their classrooms. The grade 1 teachers presented this time. The next meeting is January 29. Please come out and learn more about your school.
December always has many activities. We have netball for everyone the first week of December. We will have carolling sessions the last week of school where we all enjoy singing our favorite carols. We will also have Dan the One Man Band perform for the students on the last day before Christmas break. We will have pizza on that day too. We will support The Mustard Seed as our Christmas charity. This helps our students become caring and contributing members of our society. Thank you parents for working alongside of us to instill these qualities in your children. By showing children how they can be of service to others, we are supporting children who care and contribute to society.
I would like to thank the parents who are following the traffic rules in the parking lot and on the street at the front of the school. We all worry about keeping children safe so it is up to all of us to obey the rules.
In January, we will have volleyball instructors here to work with all of the students. These specialists offer such great instruction to the students. We do bring in many specialists throughout the year so that the students can participate in many different sports.
We will have our student teachers in the school from February to April. This is a continuation of the fall placements. These teachers learn so much from us and we appreciate the energy and ideas they bring to their practicum.
Registration for next year begins in January. Please let friends and neighbours know about our wonderful school. We are happy to have them join our Hamptons school family.
During the winter break, enjoy your family time and we look forward to new learning and experiences after the winter break. |
| We have had a great start to this school year here at The Hamptons School. Students are eager to learn and teachers are enjoying working with their new classes. Teachers will keep you informed about your child’s learning on a regular basis.
Our school council met on September 25 and we discussed the School Development Plan, the school budget and the School Results Report. More information on these reports will be sent home soon. Ms. Armstrong, our new teacher, talked about our new SKILL class that we welcomed to the school in September. These meetings are always informative and you get a chance to be involved in your child’s education. The School Council has raised some money from the ADmazing coupon books that will benefit the school. The next School Council Meeting will be November 27.
Please check The Hamptons School website in the coming weeks to find information such as the School Development Plan, School Results Report, Digital Citizenship plan and minutes from the School Council meetings. Also, please look under “Teaching and Learning-Library-Resource Lists” for educational websites for you to access. Your child will enjoy enriching their learning through on-line activities which tie-in with the Provincial curriculum. We have purchased, with casino dollars, the on-line math programs Mathletics for grades 2 to 4 and a reading program called Raz Kids for grades 1 and 2. The teachers use these programs at school and your child can access these programs from home.
To enhance learning, there are special activities in the school or out in the community.
In October, the Grade 2 students will be going to Heritage Park. Whole school events through October and November include Indigenous hoop making and dancing, Zumba and Kananaskis in the Classroom.. These events are taught by specialists and are paid for by Casino funds. Alberta Opera will be here on November 12. The Remembrance Day Assembly will be held on November 8. Parents are welcome to attend.
We had our first fire drill in September. We hold 6 fire drills during the year and 2 lockdown drills. These help prepare everyone in the school for these scenarios. We also have an evacuation site at Tom Baines School if the school had to close during the day for reasons such fire, loss of heat, etc. It is part of our policy to keep everyone safe at school. |
| Welcome back to a new year at The Hamptons School. We have so many activities planned for the year and we can’t wait to get started. Your children will receive an excellent education here at The Hamptons School as the teachers here are dedicated to personalizing learning for each student so that they all achieve to the best of their ability.
Of course, parents and the school work together to help the children be successful in their learning. Please attend the Parent-Teacher conference on September 19 and 20. The teachers will be sharing what they have learned about your child and you will be able to help them understand your child.
Also, please consider attending the School Council Meeting on September 25. This is the first meeting for this year and there will be lots to share and discuss. We have a newly elected School Council whose members are eager to get the year going. We welcome all parents to the meeting.
Also, welcome to our new staff member:
SKILL class-Amber Armstrong
Education Assistant-Anne Campbell
We also say goodbye to our music teacher, Mrs. Sagness. Her family has moved from Calgary. We will be hiring a new music teacher soon. Meanwhile, we have Mrs. Teneycke, a retired music teacher helping us.
Please do not hesitate to contact me for any reason. I look forward to another busy and successful year |
| It is June and we are rapidly approaching the end of the
school year. We have had such wonderful
learning experiences this year. Classrooms were stimulating and learning was
joyful. The students will also remember all the special activities like sports specialists,
theater groups, teacher’s pet programs, field trips, etc. that made the school
year memorable and contributed to the success of students. This is a very special school with such caring
attitudes, academic excellence and enriched activities. The community spirit of the school does make
everyone feel they are a part of a team.
In June, we always have changes. Our school has gone from 209 students this
year to about 190 for next year mainly due to our large group of Grade 4
students moving on to Grade 5. This
means we will have one less teacher next year. Ms. Cokar will be placed at another school. Ms. Magill will also be leaving us as her
contract ends June 30. We will also say
good bye to two education assistants, Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Malik, who have
supported us since January. All of these
staff members have been such a wonderful part of our staff and we wish them
well. One of our other education assistants is moving to a part-time position
in the school.
Our school has been chosen to have a SKILL class move to our
school. The CBE has added 18 more special classes because the need is
there. A SKILL class has 10 children
with one teacher and one education assistant.
Students receive personalized and functional curriculum related to the
development of functional academic, social-communication, independence, daily
living, safety and leisure skills. These students will participate in the
school community as opportunities arise.
We have organized the school for next year as follows:
Kindergarten Mrs.
De Nance Room
11
2 Grade 1 classes Mrs.
Oseen, Mrs. Hughes Rooms
4, 5
2 Grade 2 classes Ms.
Barry, Mrs. Werle Rooms
2, 6
3 Grade ¾ classes
Mrs. Speer Room 1
Mrs. Stetz, Mr. Claussen Rooms
7, 8
SKILL Class Mrs.
Armstrong Room 3
Mrs. Sagness will continue as our music specialist.
We have excellent staff that will do their very best to
ensure all students learn.
Thank you to all parents for sending us such wonderful
students. We enjoy the privilege of
teaching your children.
Enjoy the summer break and we look forward to an exciting
new school year in September. On the first day of school on September 3, please
check the doors of the school for your child’s classroom and teacher.
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| Welcome Spring! We are ready to explore many more learning opportunities
in April and May. Gymnastics will be in April with the whole school
participating. In April, we have the
Father Troy Band coming from Edmonton. The Grade 3s and 4s will be doing a week
residency with a group called Launchpad. They will be learning coding with the
Scratch and Python programs. Also in April, the kindergarten students will be
having their feast after studying medieval times. We will try to do the whole
school photo at the end of April if the weather cooperates. We take the photo earlier now as we want to
put it in the yearbook so that the yearbook can be distributed in June. In May,
we will be hosting the Volunteer Tea and Kindergarten orientation. Also, tennis will be in May and the students
enjoy going to the tennis courts for the lessons.
We have our School Council meeting April 10 at 6:30 p.m. Please consider attending. We will discuss any positions on School
Council that may be vacant next year. We will, also, discuss the school budget
for 2019-2020. We will be discussing
how the budget will influence our planning for next year. Hopefully, we will complete allocating our
resources for 2019-2020 by the end of April or May. Also, the Grade 2 teachers, will present on
grade level learning. The meetings are
interesting and you can have input on issues.
We need to keep our School Council active and this can only happen if
parents participate. A good School
Council is really an important piece of our school community.
We hope you will tell your neighbours and
friends that The Hamptons School is a great place and encourage them to
register their child at our school. |
| The Hamptons school has had a very busy January. We have had Alberta Opera here performing
Pinocchio. Kindergarten has had
Scientists in School exploring winter with the students and they have had a
visit from Ophelia the owl.
We have had the artist Carolyn Fisher here for a week
teaching all the students how to draw portraits. The students learned different techniques to
draw their portraits. Carolyn Fisher has
illustrated 4 books and we have enjoyed her artwork.
Three clubs are providing extra activities for
students. Grade 4 Chess club had many
members. Grade 3 has Scratch club and Grade 1 students are participating in Maker
club.
We will have student teachers in the school from February to
April. We are welcoming back student
teachers in Kindergarten and Grade 2.
We are also super excited about our Concert to be held March
15 at 7:00 at Foothills Alliance Church.
The play is called “Thwacked”. It
is a fractured fairytale and it will delight everyone who attends.
We had a School Council meeting on January 30. We would love
to see more parents at our meetings. Each
meeting, a grade group of teachers presents on what is happening in their
classrooms. This time it was Mrs. de Nance presenting on learning in
Kindergarten. Please come out and learn
more about your school. Our next meeting will be April 10.
Thank you to all the parents that worked the casino in
December. Your willingness to
participate in this makes it possible for the school to have funding for many
added activities.
I would like to thank the parents who are following the
traffic rules in the parking lot and on the street at the front of the
school. We all worry about keeping
children safe so it is up to all of us to obey the rules.
Registration for next year continues. Please let friends and neighbours know about
our wonderful school. We are happy to
have them join our Hamptons
school family.
Enjoy the February break and we look forward to seeing
everyone at Parent-Teacher interviews in March.
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