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December 4th, 2023 
Sam Shaw – Parent Message  
Good morning and Happy Tuesday to our Shaw families.  We hope this finds you well as we head into December.  We want to thank all the parents that were able to attend our conferences a few weeks ago. We can share that these connections and conversations do have an impact. If you were not able to attend, we would encourage you to reach out to your student's teachers at any time to connect and inquire about progress so far.  
 
We want to share our gratitude to our community and celebrate the success we had in the Hot Chocolate sales the student leadership team put together. This was a fundraiser for a senior that we adopted. The students raised so much that we were able to adopt 4 more seniors. Our grade 9 students will be heading over to the center next week to present them with their gifts and spend some time connecting over there. We are very proud of this initiative and congratulate our grade 9 leadership students for their efforts and connections.  
 
Thius week we are pleased to announce that we have hired 4 additional Education Assistants to support students in their learning. We are excited about this additional support that is in place for the remainder of the year. Mrs. Sheldrick, our Student Services Learning Leader will be working with teachers and the EA’s this Friday to create a schedule and what that support will look like for our students here.  
 
We have had some staffing pieces lately that have impacted the school. We are doing our best to address these so there is the least amount of disruption to the learning as possible. Mrs. Lomas / Mrs. Hockey have had to step away for a few weeks to look after themselves. We wish them all the best. 
 
Just a reminder that we have our next Healthy Hunger coming up December 21st. Orders close on December 14th.  
 
Have a great day out there to our Sam Shaw families. 
 
Terry / Shannon 
 
 
Parent Council Meeting Dates 
Jan 18 - Online 
Feb 15 - no meeting due to Teacher's convention 
Mar 21 - TBD 
Apr 18 - TBD 
May 16 - TBD 
June 20 - TBD 
 
On the Horizon  
December 8th – Non-Instructional Day 
December 22nd - Last Day of Class prior to Winter Break  
December 23rd – January 7th – Winter Break 
January 8th – Classes Resume 
January 15th – Non-Instructional Day 
January 25th – Last Day of classes for semester #1 complimentary  
January 29th – 1st Day of classes for semester #2 complimentary 
January 30th – Report Cards live for parents viewing online 
February 15th – Teacher’s Convention 
February 16th – Teacher’s Convention 
February 19th – Family Day 
March 15th – Learning Packages sent home 
March 21st – Last Day of Classes before Spring Break 
March 21st – Meet the Teacher – Evening 4:30 – 8:00pm 
To be booked online 
 
March 22nd – Meet the Teacher – Day 8:00 – 1:00pm 
To be booked online 
 
March 23rd – April 1st – Spring Break 
April 2nd – Classes Resume 
April 19th – System Professional Learning Day 
May 13th – PAT Grade 9 
May 15th – PAT Grade 6 
May 17th – Non-Instructional Day 
May 20th – Victoria Day – No School 
June 12th – Grade 6/9 PAT 
June 13th – Grade 6/9 PAT 
June 14th – Grade 6 PAT 
June 18th – Grade 9 PAT 
June 19th – Grade 6/9 PAT 
June 20th – Grade 6/9 PAT 
June 26th – Final Report Cards – Visible online 
June 27th – Last day of school for students 
June 28th – Non-Instructional Day  
 
Heathy Hunger Dates: 
Dec 21 
Jan 25 
Feb 22 
Mar 21 
Apr 18 
May 16 
June 20 
 
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