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:
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
