The Week Ahead: February 29 - March 4, 2016

Monday, February 29
11:40 - 12:28 Grade 4 & 5 Comic Club
11:40 - 12:28 Grade 5 Girls Club

Tuesday, March 1
Grade 1 Swimming
8:45 - 11:20 Grade 5 French, Rms. 14, 16 & 18 Calgary Climbing Centre
11:40 - 12:28 Grade 2 Choir (Rms. 3, 6 & 7)
11:40 - 12:20 Grade 3-5 Science Club
11:45 - 12:28 Grade 4-5 Guitar Lessons (Advanced 1)
2:35 - 4:35 Gr. 3-5 Calgary After School Program
2:45 - 3:30 Grade 4-5 Guitar Lessons (Advanced 2)

Wednesday, March 2
Grade 1 Swimming
11:45 - 12:28 Grade 4-5 Guitar Lessons (Beginner)
2:45 - 3:30 Grade 4-5 Guitar Lessons (Beginner)

Thursday, March 3

Conference Manager Opens at 6:00 am
Grade 1 Swimming
8:45 - 11:20 Grade 5 Spanish, Rms. 12 & 13 Calgary Climbing Centre

11:40 - 12:28 Grade 2 Choir (Rms. 4, 5, 25 & 27)
11:40 - 12:28 Grade 3-4 Art Club

2:35 - 4:35 Gr. 3-5 Calgary After School Program
Bishop Pinkham School Open House 6:00 pm

Friday, March 4
Grade 1 Swimming
8:45 - 11:20 Grade 5 Spanish, Rms. 12 & 13 Calgary Climbing Centre

2015 Child Care Tax Receipts

Tax receipts for 2015 noon supervision have been sent home with students.

Duplicate receipts for September - December 2015 can also be printed by logging into My CBE Account at https://webapps.cbe.ab.ca/MyAccount/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fmyaccount. If you have any questions, please contact Student Fees at (403) 817-7888.

Penny Carnival - Save the Date!

Penny Carnival is the perfect opportunity to have a great night with your whole family, teachers, and friends! Your children will not want to miss this!

The time honoured and well-loved annual Penny Carnival is scheduled for Friday, May 13rd from 5:30 - 8:00 pm at Westgate. This year's carnival brings dozens of new twists from what you have come to expect. Featuring ALL NEW games and activities, new food vendors and a few more surprises worth coming out for!

The Penny Carnival is the school's largest FUNdraiser; you can have a blast as a family while raising money to support our programs and students at Westgate! Last year, we raised a new record of nearly $13,000! Ticket Order forms will go home in April, please plan to come out and celebrate!

Lastly, we would love your help to make this event a success. Our carnival committee is small and this is a HUGE event that requires many volunteers. If you have a prize to donate to the raffle or you love shopping, organizing, decorating, or can help in any way as we plan for the BIG NIGHT, please email me at pennycarnival@gmail.com or call (403) 249-8431 – I can’t wait to hear from you!

Sheri Bolitho
Penny Carnival Coordinator

2016-17 Budget

Calgary Flames Student Night

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Public Engagement

The Week Ahead: February 22 - 26, 2016

Monday, February 22
8:45 - 11:20 Grade 5 French, Rms. 14, 16 & 18 Calgary Climbing Centre
11:40 - 12:28 Grade 4 & 5 Comic Club
11:40 - 12:28 Grade 5 Girls Club

Tuesday, February 23
8:30 - 2:30 Grade 3 French, Rms. 19 & 20 Glenbow Museum
11:40 - 12:28 Grade 2 Choir (Rms. 3, 6 & 7)
11:40 - 12:20 Grade 3-5 Science Club
11:45 - 12:28 Grade 4-5 Guitar Lessons (Advanced 1)
2:35 - 4:35 Gr. 3-5 Calgary After School Program
2:45 - 3:30 Grade 4-5 Guitar Lessons (Advanced 2)

Wednesday, February 24
11:45 - 12:28 Grade 4-5 Guitar Lessons (Beginner)
2:45 - 3:30 Grade 4-5 Guitar Lessons (Beginner)

Thursday, February 25

8:30 - 2:30 Grade 3 French, Rm. 26 Glenbow Museum
8:45 - 11:20 Grade 5 French, Rms. 14, 16 & 18 Calgary Climbing Centre

11:40 - 12:28 Grade 2 Choir (Rms. 4, 5, 25 & 27)

2:35 - 4:35 Gr. 3-5 Calgary After School Program

Friday, February 26
9:00 - 2:30 Grade 4 French, Rms. 15, 17 & 18 Fort Calgary

The Week Ahead: February 15 - 19, 2016

Sunday, February 14
Deadline to order Special Lunch

Monday, February 15
Family Day - No School

Tuesday, February 16
11:40 - 12:28 Grade 2 Choir (Rms. 3, 6 & 7)
11:45 - 12:28 Grade 4-5 Guitar Lessons (Advanced 1)
2:35 - 4:35 Gr. 3-5 Calgary After School Program
2:45 - 3:30 Grade 4-5 Guitar Lessons (Advanced 2)

Wednesday, February 17
11:45 - 12:28 Grade 4-5 Guitar Lessons (Beginner)
2:45 - 3:30 Grade 4-5 Guitar Lessons (Beginner)

Thursday, February 18

11:40 - 12:28 Grade 2 Choir (Rms. 4, 5, 25 & 27)
2:35 - 4:35 Gr. 3-5 Calgary After School Program

Friday, February 19
Pizza Special Lunch
1:00 Grade 3 Assembly

The Week Ahead: February 8 - 12, 2016

Monday, February 8
11:40 - 12:28 Grade 4 & 5 Comic Club
11:40 - 12:28 Grade 5 Girls Club
12:00 - 2:36 Grade 4 French, Rms. 15, 17 & 18 Speed Skating at the Oval

Tuesday, February 9
Alberta Science Network Presentations, Grade 1 French
11:40 - 12:28 Grade 2 Choir (Rms. 3, 6 & 7)
11:45 - 12:28 Grade 4-5 Guitar Lessons (Advanced 1)
12:00 - 2:36 Grade 4 French, Rms. 15, 17 & 18 Speed Skating at the Oval
2:35 - 4:35 Gr. 3-5 Calgary After School Program
2:45 - 3:30 Grade 4-5 Guitar Lessons (Advanced 2)

Wednesday, February 10
11:45 - 12:28 Grade 4-5 Guitar Lessons (Beginner)
12:00 - 2:36 Grade 4 French, Rms. 15, 17 & 18 Speed Skating at the Oval

2:45 - 3:30 Grade 4-5 Guitar Lessons (Beginner)

Thursday, February 11

Teachers' Convention - No School

Friday, February 12
Teachers' Convention - No School

City Hall School

The week after Winter Break, I took my teaching and my students to a new level. You could say things got real! We moved our classroom to City Hall for the week, had a meeting in Mayor Nenshi's office, interviewed 10 separate experts in the fields of recreation, citizen engagement, event planning and marketing. We learned how to measure the success of a community and that each community member has something valuable to offer. I watched 10 and 11 year olds marvel at the experience of using a +15, riding a city bus, playing football in Olympic Plaza, walking Stephen Avenue and using a locker! All and all, it is these weeks that ignite the love for teaching. These weeks demonstrate that students can drive the learning process and that education is about experience.

Srta. Jennifer