The Week Ahead: October 30 - November 3, 2017

Monday, October 30
11:30 - 12:20 Grade 5-6 Lego League Robotics Club in Rm. 14
2:40 - 4:40 Gr. 4-6 Calgary After School Program

Tuesday, October 31
Halloween Happenings - Students are welcome to wear costumes to school all day
9:00 - 9:30 Grade 1 Halloween Assembly for parents
11:25 - 12:22 Grade 3 Choir (Rms. 9, 20, 26 & 32)
11:25 - 12:22 Grade 5-6 Guitar Program
12:45 - 1:15 Grade 1 Halloween Assembly for Westgate students

Wednesday, November 1
11:25 - 12:22 Festival Chorus, Grade 4
11:25 - 12:22 Grade 6 Homework Club in Rm. 23
2:40 - 4:40 Gr. 4-6 Calgary After School Program

Thursday, November 2
11:25 - 12:22 Grade 3 Choir (Rms. 8, 10 & 19)
11:25 - 12:22 Grade 5-6 Guitar Program

11:25 - 12:22 Grade 1 Art Club in Rm. 15

Friday, November 3
8:30 - 2:30 Glenbow Museum - Grade 3 Spanish
11:25 - 12:22 Festival Chorus, Grade 5-6
11:25 - 12:22 Grade 3 Sewing Club in Rm. 11

Halloween Happenings

On Tuesday, October 31st, students are invited to dress in their Halloween costumes.  Please send your child to school dressed in their costume for the whole day.  Costumes that include weapons or are of a violent or gory nature are not permitted.

During the afternoon students will participate in Halloween activities.

The Week Ahead: October 22 - 27, 2017

Sunday, October 22
Deadline to order Kernel's Popcorn

Monday, October 23
11:30 - 12:20 Grade 5-6 Lego League Robotics Club in Rm. 14

Tuesday, October 24
11:00 Fire Drill
11:25 - 12:22 Grade 3 Choir (Rms. 9, 20, 26 & 32)
11:25 - 12:22 Grade 5-6 Guitar Program

Wednesday, October 25
11:25 - 12:22 Festival Chorus, Grade 4
11:25 - 12:22 Grade 6 Homework Club in Rm. 23

Thursday, October 26
11:25 - 12:22 Grade 3 Choir (Rms. 8, 10 & 19)
11:25 - 12:22 Grade 5-6 Guitar Program

11:25 - 12:22 Grade 1 Art Club in Rm. 15
6:30 pm School Council Meeting

Friday, October 27
Kernel's Popcorn Day
11:25 - 12:22 Festival Chorus, Grade 5-6
11:25 - 12:22 Grade 3 Sewing Club in Rm. 11

First Poppy Presentation

The Royal Canadian Legion would like to invite all Calgarians to join them at The Military Museum of Calgary for the First Poppy ceremony this Saturday, October 21st at 11:00 am.

For further information please click here: First Poppy Ceremony

The Week Ahead: October 16 - 20, 2017

Monday, October 16
Non Instruction Day - No School

Tuesday, October 17
10:00 Lockdown Practice
11:25 - 12:22 Grade 3 Choir (Rms. 9, 20, 26 & 32)
11:25 - 12:22 Grade 5-6 Guitar Program
11:30 - 12:20 Grade 5-6 Lego League Robotics Club in Rm. 14

Wednesday, October 18
8:40 - 2:25 Weaselhead Wetland - Grade 5 Spanish
11:25 - 12:22 Festival Chorus, Grade 4

Thursday, October 19
8:40 - 2:25 Weaselhead Wetland - Grade 5 French
11:25 - 12:22 Grade 3 Choir (Rms. 8, 10 & 19)
11:25 - 12:22 Grade 5-6 Guitar Program

11:25 - 12:22 Grade 1 Art Club in Rm. 15

Friday, October 20
11:25 - 12:22 Festival Chorus, Grade 5-6
12:45 Gator Gardens Celebration - Students Only

The Week Ahead: October 8 - 13, 2017

Sunday, October 8
Deadline to order Special Lunch

Monday, October 9
Thanksgiving Day - No School

Tuesday, October 10
11:25 - 12:22 Grade 3 Choir (Rms. 9, 20, 26 & 32)
11:25 - 12:22 Grade 5-6 Guitar Program

Wednesday, October 11
11:25 - 12:22 Festival Chorus, Grade 4

Thursday, October 12
11:25 - 12:22 Grade 3 Choir (Rms. 8, 10 & 19)
11:25 - 12:22 Grade 5-6 Guitar Program

Friday, October 13
Pizza Special Lunch
11:25 - 12:22 Festival Chorus, Grade 5-6

Calgary Flames Student Night

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Message from Administration

Du bureau de M Fehr/Desde el escritorio del Sr. Fehr

Buenos dias/Bonjour:

I trust you are all doing well this cold and blustery morning! We have had a great start to the year and are looking forward to an October full of exciting learning opportunities for our students! Here are a few updates:

School Organization

Our enrolment is currently at 673 students, 216 in the Spanish bilingual program and 457 in the French Immersion program.  We have 34.5 teachers and 14.5 support staff. Our average class sizes are:

Kindergarten - 16.3	Grade 4 - 21.4
Grade 1 - 21.5	Grade 5 - 25
Grade 2 - 21.3	Grade 6 - 24
Grade 3 - 20.7

We are pleased to use a 0.5 teaching position, funded by Alberta Education's Classroom Improvement Fund, to increase our resource support to 1.2 teachers.

Gator Gardens
If you have been by the school since the start of the school year you may have noticed a big change to the front of our school.  Over the course of two weeks in August the first phase of our naturalized area was created by Landform Landscape, the landscaping contractor selected last spring to build the design created by McElhanney Consulting Services who so generously donated their time and expertise to design our naturalized area.  We are looking forward to offering many unique learning activities to our students using this space.

Food and Birthdays at Westgate
We have recently revised our food statement  not only to reflect provincial nutrition guidelines but also to reduce disruption in the classroom.  We are asking families not to bring food or other items for birthdays. Teachers may celebrate birthdays in the classroom in other ways.  To see our revised food statement please click here: http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b140/food-statement.htm

Railing at NE Doors
If you have entered the school using the NE doors you have no doubt noticed that the railing has been damaged.  This occurred in the first part of September when a car struck the railing and then drove away.  Police were notified but have not been able to find the car that drove into the railing.  We are expecting the railing to be repaired in the near future. 

School Council
Our School Council and Parent Society held their AGMs last Thursday night.  I would like to thank all parents that attended and offered to volunteer their time to our school community.  To see the new executive please click here: http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b140/council.htm

I wish you all a great month of October!

Saludos,

Mr. Fehr