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STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL - My World Conference Reflections A number of representatives from our Student Advisory Council in Grades 7 – 9 applied to attend CBE’s My World Conference held at the Foothills Alliance Church on February 26th. Also in attendance were students who are enrolled in our Grades 8 and 9 Leadership option. Twenty-five students in total from our school had the opportunity to attend and listen to a variety of inspirational speakers, including Ishmael Beah, a child soldier from Sierra Leone. We hope you will enjoy reading their reflections.

Denise L., Grade 9 Rep:

I thought the My World Conference was an amazing experience. There were so many different speakers to talk to us. Each of them had a different story and a very important message they all learned, and wanted us to know. In the morning we had a former child solider, who is now an adult and has even written a book about his experiences. It was truly amazing that he has survived what he has and was able to tell us. I think the most shocking thing about his story was that after he had been taken out of there, he had to “learn to live, not just survive.” To me, his main message was that even if the change you are making is small, it still makes a big difference.

We had a surprise guest come and that was Mayor Nenshi himself! The two most important things I got out of his speech was that every single one of us can make a difference. The second one was that he apparently doesn't like calling us the leaders of tomorrow; he thinks that we are the leaders of today. Later I got to see a man with no arms play Chopsticks on the piano and play on the drums. I thought he was rather good. I think the one message he wanted us to take home was that our attitudes can change the world. He told us to keep being kind and that no matter how tough things get, don't give up. We then met this guy who absolutely loved shoes. His story started when he decided to put one pair of shoes back onto a shelf. He told us a formula for success. Gratitude + Your goal + Resources = SUCCESS! He also told us to change “What can I do?” to “What will I do?”

Finally we had this speaker who was also a magician and a stuntman. He was actually really funny. By juggling over a kid’s head he showed us that if we never step out of our comfort zone, we'll never know what we could accomplish. By taking off a strait jacket, he showed us that anything is possible, if we just break it into smaller bits. When it was all over, I felt so empowered. It's still kind of hard for me to put this experience in words because it was just that incredible. Navarra, Grade 8 Rep:

The My World Conference was an exciting opportunity for leaders in the Valley Creek community to learn about leadership, compassion, and what it could mean to be a good person. Speakers such as Ishmael Bea, Mayor Nenshi, and Alvin Law spoke to us about leadership opportunities, their experiences, and they encouraged us to participate in our school community, as well as the community of Calgary. Booths were set up to show us different places we could volunteer at or donate to, and an illusionist even came to represent Free the Children. It really showed us what’s happening around the world, and what we can really do to help. In the words of Calgary’s mayor, “(We) are not the leaders of tomorrow; (we) are the leaders of today”.

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Let me introduce myself; my name is Paige. I’m sixteen, in grade 10. I go to Crescent Heights High School. I like to write, make music, and take photographs. I’m pretty average, really. But, I’m also a leader – just like every single one of you.

I’ve been asked to talk to you guys about my personal story of leadership. I can’t really tell you where it all started. For my whole life I’ve been working with other people; sometimes in a leadership role, sometimes a follower. But, I think one of the most important things that I’ve realized about myself is that I like to contribute, whatever it is that I’m doing. I like to make impacts.

I have always believed that we, as people, as human beings, like to give. We like to make changes. So, I’m not surprised that leadership was so compelling to me. I’m not surprised that so many youth today are taking up huge challenges in social change, environmental protection, political issues – it’s who we fundamentally are. Especially as youth; we dream big. Some people call it unrealistic... but what about it is unrealistic? The power to change the world is perfectly attainable. The challenge is getting there. The concept of changing the world... it’s huge, and exciting. But it’s daunting, too. So many people get to this point, and then they get hung up. They have the passion, and the motivation, and the drive; but what do you do with it?

You have to find and create opportunities for yourself. This has always been a frustratingly difficult thing for me to do. It becomes much easier, though, when you involved yourself in groups of difference-makers. On our own, creating change can be overwhelming. Our actions seem so insignificant. But as soon as we band together, we create a ripple effect. And that ripple will create a massive wave.

My groups were primarily leadership and student council at Valley Creek Middle School. Working with organized groups enabled me to become so much more involved around the world, through our Adopt a Village project in Ecuador, and also within my own community and city. At school, through our efforts we were able to raise over $15,000, enough money to build a school and a well!

Now, at Crescent Heights, I’m a part of the Youth Volunteer Corps. And outside of school, I used to do some teaching at Tae Kwon-do. Now, I help with administration at my music studio. Those things might not seem huge, or world-changing, but if you offer your own time to something, to anything, you’re strengthening your connection with your community, which is a significant step. Taking these opportunities to grow into a better leader opens up huge doors for you. I was given the chance to be an on the floor crowd pumper at We Day! The bridge between global and local change is so important; each and every one of us has to balance our contribution.

One thing that slows many young leaders down is the belief that your actions will not make a difference. Large movements often start out small. It doesn’t have to be enormous to be influential.

Another thing that people often forget is that there are countless opportunities already waiting. We forget to utilize the programs and resources that are often handed to us. One of the best ways of finding a group of people to work with is to join one of the many organizations that have been set up to mobilize millions of youth around the world.

This summer I’m joining Mr. Johnston, the key organizer of My World Conference, on an EF volunteer to Kenya. Trips like these are a remarkably fantastic way to immerse yourself in activism. I mean, it doesn’t get any more hands-on than physically volunteering in a building project.

Once we get started, once we know how to harness our passions, that’s when the world starts changing. And these goals, these ambitions, they’re not unrealistic. Look around at everything we’ve already done: this conference, your clubs and groups at school. All of the bottle drives and bake sales. Organizations like Free the Children. Calgary had its first ever We Day in October. 18 000 people were there. 18,000 and that’s just the first! That’s just one city!

I am not alone. We are not alone. My story of leadership is so closely tied to your story. So make it a story worth telling. Create your story with huge ambitions, unwavering dreams. Walt Disney once said, “all our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them”. And Walt Disney was not a man to be reckoned with.

Before I end, I’d like to read to you a Hawaiian proverb. It’s fairly well-known, and maybe you’ve heard it before. But it seems to keep coming up in my life, and it holds an unbelievably important message, one that I want you to take with you today.

Imagine you’re on a white-sand beach, traipsing along the shores of Hawaii... A man goes out on the beach and sees that it is covered with starfish that have been washed up in the tide. A little boy is walking along, picking them up and throwing them back in the water. ”What are you doing, son?” the man asks. “You see how many starfish there are? You’ll never make a difference.” The boy paused thoughtfully, and picked up another starfish and threw it into the ocean. “It sure made a difference to that one,” he said.

The world is changing. And we’re all a part of it. Take this day, My World, and make it something huge!

Shaley B., former Leadership Student

I’ve always been a very quiet person. Afraid of everything! I’ve always struggled with not knowing who I am and what my purpose was in life. In 8th grade my friend talked me into joining leadership class with her. From the very first class, I knew it was meant for me. I fell in love with everything: my classmates and the idea of striving to make a difference in the world! It just fit with my personality. I became very passionate about changing the world and being a role model to everyone around me. My whole being began to shape and everything began to make sense. I had found my path, what I loved to do.

In October of 2011 I got the opportunity to attend We Day in Vancouver with 11 of my classmates. I loved the speakers and how strong and motivational they were. They just shined in my eyes. From attending We Day I gained a sense of independence. I also began to see public speaking as exciting and fun, rather than scary. It became something that I wanted to do, but never thought I emotionally would be able to do it!

Shortly after I returned from We Day, I put together a video of our experience there and how moving it was to my classmates and I! I never intended for anyone to see the video, but one day I brought it up during leadership class. This captured the attention of my leadership teacher and before I knew it, my video was playing in front of my entire classroom. I remember standing there thinking, “This can’t be happening!” To my surprise my peers and teacher found it very moving! I began speaking about it in front of the younger grades in my school and I even spoke for an elementary school last April.

I used my video to teach kids about global change and about my passion. This was nowhere close to easy for me. Ever since I can remember I’ve had anxiety with public speaking. My heart would race, my palms would sweat and sometimes I wouldn’t even be able to breathe or speak! I knew I had these problems, but I didn’t let this stop me from sharing my love for changing the world with my peers.

Each time I spoke, I became more and more comfortable with it and now it’s turned into something I love to do. (My favorite thing to do!) I'm much happier now that I am more open to situations and feel less shy and hidden under my shell. What leadership has done for me was peeled off that shell that I used to carry around and it showed me who I am underneath it.

So, if I have to leave something with all of you today, it would be to find your path. Find what you love to do. It doesn’t matter what it is, just do what makes you happy and stick with it no matter what anybody else thinks. It will make you a happier and healthier person. Also, face your fears. If I had never fought with my anxiety of public speaking, I wouldn’t be where I am today. I believe in all of you. Leadership has proved to me how BIG a tiny voice can grow to be! It can start with a creation or idea that surprised your classroom, to influencing a huge group of people like all of you! No matter how small you think your voice is, I know that you all have one!

It’s just a matter of finding it.

FROM OUR STAFF… WHO’S WHO IN OUR SCHOOL

. Please welcome Jakki Kjelgren, lunchroom supervisor, to our lunchroom program. Please also welcome Sheldon Senft to our grade 5 Team. Mr. Senft will be covering for Ms. Hammer while she is away on leave.

Also, please welcome University of Calgary Student Teachers, Ryan Garon, Marie Jones, and Maneesha Kulkarni, to our school. They will be with us in our classrooms for the next 8 weeks.

BOUQUETS

We would like to thank Madison A. and her family for their efforts to get a donation of steeped tea from Tim Horton’s. The tea was sold during our celebration of learning at our Parisian Café. Proceeds from the sales went directly to Free the Children, our charity of choice.

Thanks also to all our families who came out to support our Celebration of Learning. We are excited that we raised over $2500.00 towards the Health Pillar initiative for Free the Children. Thank you to the Taylor Family for the donation of the board games to our Noon Supervision Services. Congratulations to all our PE Basketball teams who made it to the finals (to be played Friday March 1st beginning at 4:30). We would like to especially acknowledge their coaches, parents and faithful supporters. Kudos to hockey team members of the Bantam Triple A Northstar Sabres. They won the city championship and are on their way to play in the regional finals against Lethbridge this coming week. We know that they represent many in our school community who have dedicated their time to pursuing an active lifestyle and who participate in competitive activities. We wish them all well in their pursuits.

THE AMAZING VALLEY CREEK TALENT SHOW – Mr. Bridgett and Mr. Graham Auditions for the talent show will be held March 4 - 6 after school in the band room. Students can sign up outside the band room. Performers should be totally prepared with props and music. All grades and all talents will be considered. Our Talent Show will be presented on March 20th and all parents are invited to attend. SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR - Mrs. Ryskamp & Ms. West Our book fair will held from Monday, March 18th to Friday, March 22nd. This is a great way to support your child’s reading and our school at the same time. Our supplier, Scholastic, has a wide range of books for students plus an adult selection for parents. We have already bought hundreds of dollars in amazing books for our library directly from the proceeds of our November book fair. Students will be able to view the books on Monday, March 18th to Wednesday, March 20th On Thursday, March 21st, students will have an opportunity to purchase books during the day. As the fair coincides with parent teacher conferences, parents can purchase books during interview time in the evening on Thursday or during the day on Friday, March 22. Watch for more information about the book fair coming home soon. We are looking for volunteers to help at the book fair. If you are able to help at the book fair to set up, help during book buying days or take down, please contact Michelle Ryskamp at mcryskamp@cbe.ab.ca.

PRODUCTION NEWS – Ms. Beech Rehearsals for “Willy Wonka Jr.” are continuing every day after school. There are 2 important date changes:

The rehearsal on April 1st is cancelled, because it is Easter Dress rehearsal has been moved to April 18th and will run from 12:00 p.m. - 500 p.m. due to a PD day

on April 19th.

Ticket letters will be sent home through your child’s TA the week after Spring Break and distributed the week prior to the show. The dates for the production are Wednesday, April 24th and Thursday, April 25th at 7:00 p.m. Thank you to those who have already bought their tickets! If you would like to purchase a Production T-Shirt, please get an order form from Ms. Beech. This price is $20.00 each. Orders are due March 15th. “Everyone should buy a T-Shirt, because it has my awesome chocolate logo on it!” Wally C. We are still looking for the following props:

Striped fabric (any colour, any length) Clean, sanitized toothpaste caps Plastic Food (to be returned) An old fashioned radio (to be returned) A metal/wood bench that would be used outside (in a park, for example, and it would be

returned) “Making props for the play is fun. We got to make puppets and a gate for the show. I can’t wait to see my creations in the production

Sinjin Z. “…It’s gonna be something.” – Patrick W. (Mr. Bucket on the spring show, “Willy Wonka Jr.”)

LEADERSHIP NOTES – Miss Woodworth Leadership had another busy month in February, and predicts no slowing down during the month of March! Through Free the Children`s Water Rafiki Friendship Chain fundraiser, Valley Creek was able to raise close to $2000 in bracelet sales alone, with even more coming in during the Celebration of Learning. Proceeds from the bracelet sales go towards providing clean water for those without access in Africa, and the rest of the money raised will be put towards our Adopt-a-Village sponsorship. The country Valley Creek teachers, students, and parents voted to support this year is Haiti. Also happening at the end of February and into March is Free the Children`s ``We Stand Together`` campaign, which we have chosen to participate in to raise awareness for Aboriginal issues here in Canada. Students will display projects representing different Aboriginal issues around the school, and daily facts will be read on the morning announcements for two weeks to encourage empathy amongst our students for the issues plaguing our First Nations and Aboriginal populations. Finally, 25 grade 8 and 9 students from both leadership classes and student council had the opportunity to attend the My World conference at the Foothills Alliance Church on February 26th, where they listened to keynote addresses and participated in break-out sessions to learn how to be better leaders and motivate those around them. Last but not least, don`t forget to continue to support our Free the Children fundraising initiatives by sending in all of your spare pennies for our `We Create Change` penny drive before they go out of circulation for good!

CALGARY YOUTH SCIENCE FAIR – Mrs. Williams The annual Youth Science Fair will be taking place on April 20th at the Olympic Oval please come out and support the Valley Creek students who will be showcasing their projects!

STUDENT SERVICES UPDATES – Ms. Reed High School Registration

We have had visits this past month from counselors from both Crescent Heights and William Aberhart High Schools. Students have been given course booklets / registration forms and should be returning them to the school for final approval. All students who live in the designated high school areas (Hidden Valley and Hanson Ranch) will be automatically transferred to the receiving high school. Crescent Heights is our designated CBE High School for English and William Aberhart is our designated high school for French Immersion. For students who no longer live in the receiving school boundaries, parents will need to contact their designated school for high school registration packages. The transfer deadline is March 15, 2013 for non-designated CBE schools. Provincial Achievement Test Resources:

Students in grades 6 and 9 will be writing Provincial Achievement Tests in May and June. Parents who are interested in more information about the tests may see value in examining the resources for parents and students below:

The first link is for the parent bulletins: http://education.alberta.ca/admin/testing/achievement/bulletins.aspx

The next link is for available practice tests that have been released: http://education.alberta.ca/admin/testing/achievement/answerkeys.aspx

The last link is for writing standards: http://education.alberta.ca/admin/testing/achievement/examples_stand.aspx SCHOOL REGISTRATION and GRADE 4 ORIENTATION – Ms. Reed We know the word continues to spread that Valley Creek School is a great place to be and so we hope you will consider registering at our school for the 2013 - 2014 school year. We offer both regular English program and a French Immersion program for students in grades 4 - 9. If you are new to Hidden Valley or Hanson Ranch and are interested in registering for grade 4 or any other grade, please contact the school office at 403-777-7995 for more information and/or to book a school tour. For next year, our boundaries for French Immersion are expanding so we also welcome students who reside in Sandstone Valley, MacEwan Glen and Kincora.

Parents are also invited to attend our Grade 4 Parent Orientation on Thursday May 30th at 6:30 p.m. Students designated to Valley Creek School who live in the designated area and who are currently attending Hidden Valley School or King George will be transferred automatically to Valley Creek School, unless otherwise indicated. New grade 4 students from all designated areas are invited to attend an orientation the morning of Friday, May 31st. PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES

Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on Thursday, March 21st from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and on Friday, March 22nd from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Please take this opportunity to meet with your child’s teachers to review their progress to date. Valley Creek’s Conference Manager will be open for bookings with core classroom teachers beginning at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, March 18th. Parents wishing to meet with phys. ed. or available option course teachers can also book appointments at this time. Because of the high volume of parents requesting interviews, we are asking those parents with students on an IPP to book an extended appointment time on Friday. Additional booking instructions will be included on our website and in the report card package. If you require an interpreter for the conferences please contact our school office.

FREE THE CHILDREN UPDATE – March 2013 Free the Children began as a group of twelve in 1995. Their ultimate goal was to enable children to help children through education. Since then, Free the Children has grown into a full scale organization operating out of the entirety of North America. Last year, Valley Creek’s support of Free the Children was officially announced as we committed to taking part in their Adopt a Village program. Our first task was to build a school in a developing village. As a school community, we chose to work towards construction of a school in a small village in Ecuador. This school was completed early in 2012. With help from our learning partners at Hidden Valley, we also were able to raise enough funds to build a well in the same community in Ecuador.

This year we decided that we wanted to continue with the Adopt a Village program and raise funds to build a health facility, the third pillar in the Free the Children model. Unfortunately, the Free the Children organization was unable to support a health facility in Ecuador so we, as a school community, have had to choose an alternate country to support. To help us make a reasoned judgement about which country would be most deserving of our support, we decided to ask our school stakeholders to help us with the decision. First, our teachers spent the month of December researching information about the eight countries supported by Free the Children. They presented their findings to each other and based on the information shared, they decided that Haiti would be the country most deserving of support. Next, the Grade 9 students were asked to complete a critical challenge that required them to investigate five of the most deserving countries that might need our help. Groups of students prepared videos to convince their classmates about the value of supporting their country of choice. The best videos were shared with parents and students at our Celebration of Learning. Each stakeholder was asked to make a reasoned judgement and vote to decide which country we should support based on the information that was shared. Once again, the country that was chosen by our parents and students to support was Haiti. When we added our fundraising efforts from this school year to the money we had left over from last year, we were delighted to discover that we had enough funds to build a health facility in our new country of choice. So, this year…

VALLEY CREEK SCHOOL CAN BUILD A HEALTH FACILITY

IN HAITI! GRADE 9 YEAR END FAREWELL – JUNE 6th, 2013 The Grade 9 Farewell is a time to celebrate the end of the middle school years and look forward to high school. It is also a time to celebrate the friendships made over these years together. We are looking forward to our year end Grade 9 Farewell on Thursday, June 6th 2013 from 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm. There will be more details to follow as the year progresses.

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FROM OUR CLASSROOMS…

IF OUR WALLS COULD TALK …

“VOICING OUR STORY” Celebration of Learning Students were asked to reflect on some of the highlights from this year’s Celebration of Learning and what it means when students at Valley Creek think critically to make reasoned judgments.

GRADE FOUR TEAM

I loved the sneak peek for the Willy Wonka play. I loved looking at the projects that everybody did and the dance performances they did at the gym. I got to go to almost every activity in the school. My most favorite activity were the dance performances and the Willy Wonka sneak peek; I did vote and so did my mom, I bet she really liked the celebration of learning as much as I did. The activities were very creative, like the dances. I did go to Free The Children video. My mom’s favorite was the dance, I think. I think the Celebration of learning was very fun and awesome!

Trinity

I enjoyed watching the sneak peek of the play and going to go get a balloon. I enjoyed doing all the hands-on activities and getting to look at all of the projects that every grade did. I liked the lemonade in the French café. I did the voting box too. My most favourite was watching the movie. There was so much to do. So I thought the celebration of learning gave a lot of information and was fun.

Chris. B On February 4th, we had a celebration of learning at Valley Creek. At the celebration of learning, I saw many pieces that were educational. One was in the grade nine classroom where there were space designs and paragraphs about the designs. In the grade 4 hallway there were different rooms dedicated to different regions of Alberta. In each room, there were exhibits from each of the classrooms for that region as well as commercials for that region. There was a voting station where you would vote for the region that you thought had the best quality of life. Doing the commercials and the exhibits helped me to learn a lot more about Alberta. Some of the things that I learned were that oil is a big natural resource, there are a lot of trees and Alberta is a lot bigger that I though. Going to other grades helped me learn a lot of things! One of the things I learned was that there is a lot more to learning than just adding 2+2 

Kaitlyn At the celebration of learning, I saw the band play some songs. In another room, there were projects on space. In grade five, you did an experiment to see how many drops of water fit on one penny. I learned that 20 drops of water can fit on one penny. In another room, you had to build a bridge out of straws, popsicle sticks, paper clips and tape to hold the weight of a golf ball. I learned a lot about the different regions of Alberta by watching all of the commercials and seeing the exhibits. I liked the celebration of learning, because it was a different way to learn about Alberta and to learn about the other things that the other grades are learning.

Hailey I think the celebration of learning is important because it is celebrating what we studied and what we learned. It also allowed us to give our parents a tour of our classrooms and of the school. It allowed me to go to different classrooms around the school and see what other grades are studying. My favourite part of the celebration of learning was showing my parents my classroom

Juliana

During the celebration of learning I went from class to class seeing what other people in the school have learned. The celebration of learning is important because it is important to stop and look at other people’s work. It will impact my learning because it will give me more ideas for my own work in the future. My favourite part of the celebration of learning was looking at all of the different regions of Alberta.

Felicia At the celebration of learning I walked around looking at other grade’s work. I learned that you can make clean water by boiling it. The celebration of learning is important because you can learn how the rest of your school is learning. You can also learn different ways to learn. I liked being able to explore all of the different classrooms in our school. It was fun!

Teegan

GRADE FIVE TEAM

The Celebration Is good because you can learn about new thing like space and disasters in the world. It is good so you can get inspiration and your parents can see your work. It is nice to see talent such as dancing and a plays. The Celebration Of Learning is a nice time to relax and learn in a fun way.

Faaris F. The celebration of learning was a fun activity valley creek did. There were plenty wonderful projects, art, and work done by students my favorite part was getting to be an ambassador for my class in the afternoon it was fun i also liked coming in the evening to watch the dancing and see all the work! The celebration of learning was outstanding!!!

Tristan

I really liked the Celebration of Learning because it was interesting to see what other grades were doing. My favourite part was setting up and all the excitement leading up to it.

Keely

I thought the classes were amazing. I liked the grade nine robotics room. I also liked that you could make your own molecules. I thought the grade six room, where the students could pick which celebrity to fly into space, was neat. I also liked watching the play – it made me excited to see the whole thing!

Gabriella

GRADE SIX TEAM

I saw a bunch of amazing things. All of them were very cool, and I could see what they represented. From the Iroquois to the brochures, everything had a great explanation! I learned how some really complex machines could do very simple things such as putting marshmallows into a bowl, taking toast out of the toaster, and many more! …I want to make one!

Zach C

When we’re doing critical challenges, it looks like teamwork even though some things are adversaries. I think critically thinking means thinking outside the box.

Reece H

When we at Valley Creek learn through critical challenges, I think it means that our school wants to explore and see what we can accomplish. I think it makes us look better as a school. I think critically thinking means thinking really hard or thinking out of the box – meaning thinking big and being creative.

Aspen M

I saw lots of different things like a space exploration experiment. [It was the best] because there were different models and interesting things like there are dwarf planets and so many other cool things. Critical thinking looks like hard work, lots of time, effort, and practice. It means you can have groups or be alone. If you make a challenge into a goal it will be achieved!

Morgan W

Students in 6B worked hard to prepare their Critical Challenge Projects in the various subject areas for this special event. After the big day, students took time to reflect on what they did, what they saw, what they learned and what they came to understand critical thinking and critical challenges were all about. I think critical thinking means thinking deeper. Learning through critical challenges means group work because every class I went to had group work projects. The best thing I saw was the grade 9 robots. They were very interesting.

Jerry X In the grade 5 rooms I learned about natural disasters, the underground escape and how to separate coffee and sand. The special events I saw were the Charlie and the Chocolate factory preview, a few really cool dances in the gym and I saw the choir sing in the music room. I think critical thinking means making something new or thinking really hard about something.

Simon N At the Celebration of Learning I saw dances, lots of projects and a lot of art. I think critical thinking is when you take what you know and show it in a new and creative way. I think learning through critical challenges means we are taking what we already know and we have to make something creative with our knowledge.

Paige M I think the best thing at the Celebration was the Café in the Foods room because the Greek Food was sooooo good. They definitely put a lot of time into making it. Learning through critical challenges to me means working in a group. There are also many steps to them. From the Celebration of Learning, I learned that everyone can be talented in their own way.

Zachary R

"I loved the celebration of learning. It was so much fun!! My favorite part was seeing the grade eight illness and viruses unit. I learned that there is an illness called whooping cough. It starts off sounding like a normal cough but after a while it sounds like a whooping sound. It mostly affects ages 6 and under." "My favorite part of the Celebration of Learning was learning what's going on around the school, and learning what is coming up. I learned about the fur trades that the grade sevens did, and next year, that will be me." "My favorite part of the celebration was the dance in the gym because I got to see the other students dance. I learned that all grades are working hard and doing lots of cool things."

Neil Drysdale

What did you see? I saw a lot of dances and I saw the French Café. I almost went to every class, but I didn’t stay in the classrooms for too long. I saw lots of cool and amazing art and structures made by students at Valley Creek School. I saw part of the play and it was amazing. The dances were presented well! I saw a lot of unique things that students have built and have been working on, like information on the fur trade, viruses, plays and other things. I saw lots of very cool projects. In one classroom they made sculptures out of tin foil, so I thought that was interesting. In another classroom, students created celebrity vacations. I enjoyed seeing all the other classrooms projects.

What did you learn?

I learned that there are a lot of wars in the world. I learned how to make slime and I learned that lots of people at school are artists. In one classroom students were working on viruses. They researched ‘whooping cough’ and you can only get it under the age of 6. I learned about Sky Science and the Iroquois. The grade 9’s had a variety of things too. I learned that Valley Creek is going to fundraise money to help more countries. I think it’s going to be very fun helping more people in need. What does it look or mean when we at Valley Creek learn through critical challenges? It means that the work is beautiful and the information is easy to interesting. You can tell when students really put effort and take time to complete these challenges. It means it is more fun to learn this way other than just listening to the teacher and to look deeper into questions. It means some people learn more when you do hands-on activities. It helps us to learn new things and do fun projects.

  6D 

GRADE SEVEN TEAM

Our T.A. (7A) decided to put our First Nation’s Fur Trade Post Project in the Celebration of Learning because we wanted to show the other classes that we worked efficiently and hard to make these projects a success. We also acted as ambassadors for our classroom. Our role as ambassadors was to help people understand what we did for our projects and how we did it. We also explained how other people’s Trading Posts could affect our Trading Post Projects, and how we can improve ours. We helped people understand better with the critical challenge cards. Critical challenge cards are bad things that happen to your Trading Post and you have think of a solution. An example of a critical challenge card is “A wildfire has ravaged your fort. All buildings (including the exterior wall) have burned to the ground. The fire has also decimated the forest within a 100km radius of the fort, destroying food sources, lumber, driving away wildlife etc. What is the next step for your fort?” This is what 7A did for The Celebration of Learning.

Sincerely, Alyssa and Branden

From the Celebration of Learning, we learned to appreciate all the hard work of the other students in the school. For Science, we learned how to filter water from its original state and we also learned how to modify water so that it can float raisins. The highlight from the Celebration of Learning was touring the classrooms to discover what they learned and getting to know what we may cover next year.

7C The Celebration of Learning was really fun. We learned many things, such as…how to make a paper clip float and how to tape with KT tape. Some of the things we learned were hard to get at first, but soon we got it. We would say the highlight of the Celebration of Learning was how everyone came together to show things like; the play, the French café and how to make goo!

Paige and Holly

GRADE EIGHT TEAM

The Celebration of Learning was an experience that showed students what each other were doing, parents what their children were doing, and gave students a good opportunity to learn about public speaking, presenting, and critical thinking. Each class worked using critical thinking to solve a critical challenge relating to their curriculum. The results were shown to others using technology, performances, experiments, and public speaking presentations. The whole school worked hard to impress, so good job Valley Creek!

8A

We feel that the celebration of learning was a great success! As we went around to the various classes, we enjoyed seeing all the hard work and learning that is happening around Valley Creek. We liked that we had choice in the projects that we did, and we also saw that students were very creative in what they came up with to present on this day and night. Some of our favorites included the dances that students came up with, as well as the performing arts presentations. We also enjoyed eating many treats that were found around our school! Well done students of VC!

8B

The celebration of learning was a great experience it is something I will remember for a long time! There were energetic dances, Stop Motion animations, Preforming Arts presentations and a lot more exciting things. There were tons of students and parents that came to see all the amazing work by students from Valley Creek Middle School. The Dances were personally my favourite because the kids took lots of time to perfect them for the celebration of learning, it took lots of courage for those kids to get up there and perform in front of around 200 people at a time!

Andrew B. Valley Creek’s celebration of learning was a huge success. With almost all the classes around the school contributing, by showcasing all the projects and art work they had done throughout the school year. I think it ran smoothly, we didn’t have too much or too little of anything. There was a wide variety of critical thinking incorporated into what was put together, and also into ways of fundraising for our Free the Children campaign. The date was also at a perfect timing because most classes had just finished there interdisciplinary projects, so it was the perfect chance to showcase all the work that gets put into them.

Yasemin

GRADE NINE TEAM   

The turnout during the Celebration of Learning was very good in our classroom. Over 300 people voted in our critical challenge in Grade 9. Haiti was the winner! We also had the opportunity to go up on stage and have fun with the drama activities. The dances were unique in every way! Hope you enjoyed our Celebration!

9A   At the beginning of the month, Valley Creek hosted its annual Celebration of Learning. Formerly known as “The Art Walk” the celebration not only focuses on the arts aspect of Valley Creek, but also an insight into every classes every day routines and curriculum. This year’s celebration included; student dances, option presentations, cafes and many more. Students and parents also got the chance to have a sneak peak of this year’s school production as well as a preview of our Leadership program and its involvement with Free the Children and oversea countries in need.                        

Liam  

FRENCH IMMERSION TEAM

4e année

La célébration des apprentissages est quand tous les élevés montrent le travail qu’ils ont fait. C’est important parce que tout le monde montre leur travail. J’ai aimé les projets de 5ième le plus parce qu’ils avaient les petits expériences que tu pouvais faire.

The celebration of learning is when all students show the work that they have done. It is important because everyone shows their work. I liked the grade 5’s projects the best because they had experiments that you could do.

Braden 

La célébration des apprentissages est quand tes parents, grands-parents, frères, etc. viennent regarder ton travail. C’est important parce que ta famille veut savoir qu’est-ce que tu fais. J’ai aimé le projet de 4ième le plus parce que j’ai juste pensé que c’était le plus amusant. Je pense que pour un changement la cafétéria peut être ouverte pendant la célébration. C’était très amusant parce que dans la salle de Home Sense, il y a la nourriture comme les petits gâteaux et ils étaient délicieux. Une autre chose était les sacs à gouters qu’on a faits dans Home Sense. Ils étaient très bons et ils coutaient seulement $1.00.

The celebration of learning is when your parents, grandparents, brothers, etc. come and see your work. It is important because your family wants to know what you have been doing. I liked the grade 4 project the best because I just thought it was the most fun. I think for a little change they could keep the cafeteria open for the celebration. It was really fun in the Home Sense room because they had cupcakes and they were delicious. Another thing was the snack bags that we made in Home Sense. They were really good and they only cost $1.00.

Calvin

La célébration des apprentissages est une célébration quand tes parents viennent à l’école pour voir toutes les choses qu’on a faites. C’est important parce que c’est important pour nos parents à voir toute notre travail. J’ai aimé les publicités le plus parce que c’était très amusant et créatives. Je pense qu’on peut faire un petit thème pour chaque région comme pour les montagnes rocheuses on peut mettre les montagnes.

The celebration of learning is a celebration when your parents come to the school to see all the things that you have been doing. It is important because it is important for our parents to see all of our work. I liked the commercials the best because they were very fun and creative. I think that we could do a little theme for each region. For example, in the Rocky Mountains we could have mountains.

Cameron 

5e année

Je pense que la Célébration d'apprentissage était amusante. On est allé dans beaucoup de salle de classes et participer dans les activités comme dans notre salle de classe, avec les expérimentes de science. Aussi, il y avait beaucoup de choses à voir. Je pense que les activités dans la classe de Mme Sphur était la meilleure. J'ai fait un collier pour seulement cinq dollars. Le café français était super aussi! I think the Celebration of learning was a lot of fun. We went to a lot of different classrooms to see and participate in activities. For example, in our class, we had cool Science experiments. I think the best activity was in Ms. Sphur’s class. I made a necklace for only five dollars. The French café was fantastic as well!

Daniel S

J'ai pensé que La Célébration d'apprentissage était vraiment amusante. J'ai pensé que les danses étaient fantastiques ! La réaction chaine de 8E était vraiment raffine. Les expérimentes qu'on a faits étaient amusants - comme le trombone qui a flotté sur l'eau et l'expérimente des couches de liquides. I thought that the Celebration of Learning was really fun. I thought that the dances were fantastic! The chain reactions created by 8E were very sophisticated. The experiments that we created in 5E were very cool – like the floating paperclip and the layering liquids experiment.

Aiden H

6e année   Pour la Célébration de l’apprentissage, les 6ièmes et les 7ièmes classes d’immersion française ont tenu un Café Parisien dans la salle 114. Nous avons vendus de la citronnade pendant l’après-midi, et du café, du chocolat chaud, du thé, des croissants avec beurre et confiture, et des croissants aux chocolats pendant le soir. Les 6ièmes et les 7ièmes ont partagé des sessions d’une demi-heure ensemble pour faire tourner le café. Nous avons affiché plusieurs travaux sur les murs, sur vidéo et aux tables, notamment les projets sur les Iroquois et sur les dieux et déesses grecques des 6ièmes, et leurs jeux de fractions et décimaux, ainsi que les brochures des débats entre autochtones et Européens, le projets sur la Nouvelle France, et les brochures sur les différentes sortes d’énergie des 7ièmes. Ci-dessous sont quelques commentaires des étudiants à propos de l’évènement.

For the Celebration of Learning the grade 6 and 7 French Immersion classes held a Parisian Café in room 114. We sold lemonade in the afternoon, and coffee, hot chocolate, tea, croissants with jam and butter, and chocolate croissants in the evening. The sixes and sevens shared shifts of a half hour together in order to run the café. We displayed various work on the walls, on video, and at the tables, notably the Grade 6 Iroquois project, Greek Gods brochures and their fractions and decimals games, as well as the Grade 7 First Nations vs. Europeans debate brochures and early New France projects, as well as their Energy brochures. Below are some comments about the event from the students.

Les 8ièmes ont fait un projet et je veux savoir comment ils ont fait.

“The 8th graders did a project and I would like to know how they did it.”

Salena

La meilleure chose pour la Célébration était de manger les croissants au Café français et avoir de la citron nade gratuite.

“The best thing about the Celebration was eating croissants in the French Café and getting free lemonade.”

Madeline

Je trouve qu’il y avait beaucoup de slideshows.

“I thought that there were a lot of slideshows.”

Shay

J’ai appris comment les muscles du diaphragme marchent.

“I learned how the muscles of the diaphragm work.”

Antoine

7e année  What worked well for the evening? I really liked the dance presentations. The way the 7’s and 6’s worked together. The Café. The French Café made lots of money Quite a few kids showed up to do their job. We had lots of customers The IA room was well organized  What can be improved? Plan the café better next time. The service quality and amount of products in the cafe More seats, use both classes next time. More white tablecloths for the tables. Some people could have been more enthusiastic than they were. Some of the classes weren’t organized or there weren’t any activities.

One thing I learned from the Celebration of learning: How to make slime! I did a project to review everything we did in social There are a lot of bilingual people in the world. It’s easier to get something accomplished with teamwork. If you try harder and push yourself you can do whatever How it’s like to manage a café. Everybody’s completely different. It’s really fun to go into each classroom and see what they have learned. The red arrows are a French fighter jet demonstration team. There are lots of diseases that kill you. Learning is fun! 8e année

Au commencement de février, on avait notre « Célébration d’Apprentissage », j’espère que tu l’as visité! Il y avait plusieurs choses que tu pouvais faire et voir; quelques-unes que j’ai visitées sont : Le Café Français (la nourriture était formidable!), la salle de Mme. Beach où tu pouvais voter pour le village qu’on va aider prochainement avec « Free The Children » (l’année dernière on a soutenu le Kenya, et maintenant on va commencer à soutenir le Haïti). Aussi, je suis allée dans les salles des neuvièmes, où tu avais l’impression d’être dans l’espace! Ce sont seulement quelques exemples des choses qui sont montrés! J’ai beaucoup adoré la Célébration d’Apprentissage; c’était amusant de voir tout ce qui arrive dans les différentes classes de Valley Creek! Si tu n’étais pas là cette année, j’espère que tu viendras l’année prochaine!

At the start on this month we had our Celebration of Learning; I hope that you were there! There were plenty of things that you could do and see. Some of the things that I did/saw were: The French Café (the food was phenomenal!), Mrs. Beach`s class, where you were able to vote on which village the school was going to adopt next (last year we supported Kenya now based on the voting we are going to support Haiti), and the grade nine classes, where you got the impression that you were in space! These are only some of the things that you could visit! I loved the Celebration of Learning; it’s fun to see what the rest of Valley Creek is doing! If you weren’t here this year I hope you will come next year!

Mackenzie

9e année: Newsletter submission on Celebration of Learning La célébration d'apprentissage cette année était très bien organisée. Avec toutes les diffèrent salles que tu aurais pu visiter autour de l'école, tu n’aurais jamais rien à faire! C'était très fascinant de voir comment tous les autres élèves dans les autres classes travaillaient, est les différents manières dont ils apprenaient. La célébration ne démontre pas seulement des choses faites dans les cours principaux, mais aussi dans les options et même l'éducation physique. La célébration a bien incorporé le travail de charité que notre école fait avec Free the Children. J'ai beaucoup aimé la célébration d'apprentissage et j'espère que vous avez adoré ce spectacle aussi

The Celebration of Learning was very well organized this year. With all of the different classrooms you could have visited around the school, there was no worry of having nothing to see or do! It was fascinating to see how all of the other students in the school worked, and also the different ways in which everyone learned this year. The celebration not only showcased work completed in core courses, but also in options courses and even physical education. The celebration did a good job of incorporating the work our school does to raise money for Free the Children. I really enjoyed the celebration of learning this year, and I hope you enjoyed the event as well!

Madison B. FROM OUR OFFICE … DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS Every day, daily announcements that are made to students in our school community are recorded and posted on our website. Please check Ms. Laura’s Blog to keep up to date with our daily news! You will find the link on our school website http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b616/. Just click the Announcements button.

DEMOGRAPHIC UPDATES Please be sure to let our office know if you change your address, phone number or make changes to guardianship information. This will assist us greatly if there is an emergency and we need to contact you or your child’s contacts quickly. It is critical that this information be updated as soon as changes occur. If your child travels between two homes due to separation or divorce, please let our office know who the day-to-day custodial parent is. This will help us determine who to call first in an emergency situation. A custody agreement detailing this information should be retained in the student file. Both parents can be included in our mail fan-out system so that all have the opportunity to be informed about school activities. If you would like separate report cards, IPP’s or newsletters, please contact our office to make these arrangements. If you are going to be away for an extended period of time, please leave us a message on the attendance line as well as letting your child’s TA (Teacher Advisor) know.

ATTENDANCE AND PUNCTUALITY School attendance and punctuality is critical for successful learning. Our school starts at 7:58 a.m. each morning. If your child is going to be late or absent, please call the school and leave a message for us on the attendance line at 403-777-7995, extension 1. This is very helpful to us when we are completing the attendance. We do call parents to follow-up on all unexcused absences each morning and after lunch. Please call the school or send a note with your child when they need to leave for an appointment. If you leave a message on a staff member’s extension, the message may not be picked up right away. Students must check in and out through the main office if they are arriving or leaving school during regular hours. If you would like you can also email us at VCattendance@cbe.ab.ca

LATES Please help us by making arriving at school on time a priority for your family this year! To avoid attendance errors, it is very important that all students who arrive after 7:58 a.m. visit the office to get a late slip. Students who arrive late to school will be expected to contact their teacher to find out what activities and assignments they have missed. The number of lates has increased drastically this year. Students with unexcused absences will be completing community service activities during the lunch hour. Instances of students being chronically late or absent will require the establishment of an Attendance Improvement Plan and will be referred to our CBE Attendance Officer.

SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS Please do not drop your child off at school prior to 7:45 a.m. as there is no school supervision until this time, unless they are enrolled in extra-curricular events. Similarly, there is no supervision for students in the school after dismissal unless they are participating in after school extra-curricular events or are enrolled in the YMCA After-School Care Program. Siblings / family members are asked to arrange a meeting place and time for after-school pickup at home before they set off for school. Again, there is no supervision for students after the dismissal bell.

NEWSLETTER ON-LINE Our newsletter contains valuable information about our school activities and programs. We would like to encourage all our families to read the newsletter on line. This year, a voice message will be sent to all our families indicating when the newsletter is available. Our newsletter is published the first week of the month and can always be accessed on our school web page. Families who would prefer a paper copy of our newsletter

are welcome to contact our office. Feedbacks and comments are always welcome at valleycreek@cbe.ab.ca.

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APPROPRIATE DRESS FOR SCHOOL & WEATHER As we begin the winter season, please make sure that your child also has available in their locker a hat, scarf and mitts. All students in the lunchroom program are also expected to go outside during the lunch break, unless they are involved in intramurals, library studies or extra-curricular activities. Similarly, students in grades 4 - 6 go outside for the health break. Students will be kept inside only when the temperature goes below – 20 degrees Celsius It is expected that good taste and judgment be exercised in the selection of clothing worn to school by students. Students must come to school appropriately dressed to promote a positive learning environment. They should also be dressed for all weather conditions and be prepared to spend some time outside during the day, particularly for Phys. Ed. All students are required to have indoor non-marking running shoes for school. Gym strip (shorts and a T-shirt) is also required to be worn during phys. ed. and team sports for all students in Grades 6 – 9. Phys. Ed. classes are scheduled outdoors throughout the year and, as stated above, need to have appropriate clothing for the weather conditions.

FOR OUR PARENTS … WANTED – PARENT VOLUNTEERS

Watch for notices from our class rooms indicating a need for parent volunteers. Please notify the teacher directly or call our parent volunteer coordinator Shelley Barber at 403-510-1177 or email her at shelleybarber2@gmail.com to indicate availability to lend a hand. Also, activities requiring volunteers is indicated by an asterisk on our monthly calendar so that families can plan ahead if they wish to participate. The Grade 5 classes are going to Telus Spark on March 14th. We need 21 volunteers for this trip who would need to be here for 8:20am and will be with us for the duration of the day. Here is the breakdown of needs: 5A – 5 volunteers, 5C – 5 volunteers, 5D – 5 volunteers, 5E – 6 volunteers Grade 9 Parent Volunteers needed! The Grade 9’s have many upcoming field trips and are in need of volunteers! Here are the dates and times to see if you can help out: Tuesday March 12 Morning: Epcor Centre for a presentation on Biodiversity from the perspective of a nature photographer. Parents are welcome to meet us at the Jack Singer, if they work downtown, and would still like to volunteer. 5 Volunteers needed. Thursday April 11 Afternoon: Vertigo Theatre presentation of “The Number 14”. Parents are welcome to meet us at Vertigo Theatre (at the base of Calgary Tower), and would like to volunteer. 5 Volunteers needed. Thursday April 25 (9B/D and half of E) All Day: Calgary Zoo Biodiversity Program. 3 Volunteers needed. Tuesday April 30th (9A/C and half of E) All Day: Calgary Zoo Biodiversity Program. 2 Volunteers needed.

FROM OUR SCHOOL COUNCIL and SOCIETY…

Valley Creek School Council Valley Creek School Cooperating Society Chair: Michelle D Chair: Michelle D Vice-Chair: Heather N Vice-Chair: Heather N Secretary: Shelly M Secretary: Shelly M Hidden Valley School Liaison: Laura C Treasurer: Michelle M Hidden Valley Community Liaison: Vacant Fundraising Coordinator

Casino: Michelle K Gift Cards: Andrea H

Volunteer Coordinator: Shelley B Key Communicator: Vacant

School Council and Society meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm. For the

2012 / 2013 school year our meetings will be held March 19th, April 16th, and May 21st. Every parent is a member and is welcome to attend.

At the February meeting Carolyn and Clark presented information on the technology being used at

each Grade level and how it fits in with the curriculum. They discussed the budget and projections for the 2013 – 2014 school year and recapped the highlights of the Celebration of Learning. Carolyn also gave information to parents on the sound system the school would like to purchase, the upcoming Artist in Residency and the French Carnival. Every month parents attending the School Council / Society meetings are given information on the events taking place at the school and are asked for input on a variety of issues.

At the end of this school year, several key positions for the Council / Society executive will be vacant. If

you are interested in taking on a position on the executive and being a key part in your child’s education, please call Michelle D at (403) 777-7236. Every parent has the opportunity to make a difference.

FROM OUR ATHLETES… Starting March 4th, at 7:10 AM students are welcome to come out for open gym during badminton season. Please listen to the announcements for badminton try-outs beginning March 7th. Track and Field will start up after spring break, so please listen to the announcements for that. After school, Monday - Thursday from 2:40 - 4:00 pm, Mr. Comeau has opened up the stage to Grade 7 - 9 students who want to come and work out after school. This is a great opportunity to develop fitness as we did not work on fitness throughout the final term. As the weather changes, we would like to remind all students to bring proper footwear for indoor and outdoor activities so that we are not tracking mud and dirt throughout the school. Students are still required to wear their gym strip each day.

SAILING All students going on the sailing trip will be required to attend mandatory lunch hour meetings on Thursdays from 11:40-12:20. Grade 8’s meeting will take place in room 301 and Grade 9’s will be in room 305. Please ensure that you are packing a lunch on these days, as you will not have time to purchase a lunch. If a student is unable to attend they must contact Ms. Fleming or Miss Hall prior to the meeting to make up the time and to receive documents and information given out at the meeting.

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Here are some of the reactions from our students…

“It was fun. I liked learning the French dance moves. You did a lot more stuff with your feet. They were different than what we usually do. I really liked it. Katelyn

“I enjoyed dressing up. I liked the Three Musketeers. They were like knights. They travelled the world.” Evan “It was amazing. It was very fun to make your own maple syrup. It was so sweet. I loved it.” Adrian “Bonhomme was very cool. I gave him a hug

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TA Challenge winners were students in 5E! Top 10: 1 5E -165 points 2. 9A-156 points 3. 7E-151 points 4. 8D-154 points

5. 6B- 148 points 6.4D-144 points 7. 4A- 142 points 8. 5C- and- 7C-129 points 9. 9C -103 points 10. 5A -101 points

Way to go Mme. Cameron!!! Enjoy the Charger Burger Party!!!

FROM OUR COMMUNITY … (Events in the community are provided for information only and are not endorsed by the Valley Creek School or CBE)

CITY OF CALGARY OPEN GYM - Tuesdays at Valley Creek Dates for Open Gym will be: Mar. 5, 12 & 19th; Apr. 2, 9, 16 & 30; May 7 & 14th, 2013. Changes will occur based on the School’s availability! SUNDAY'S @ NORTH POINT COMMUNITY CHURCH North Point invites the Valley Creek families & friends to join us Sunday's at 10:00am. We are a family-oriented church that meets each week in the gymnasium at Valley Creek School. Each Sunday we have nursery care for kids age 0 - 2, and programming for kids age 3 through to gr. 6. Good Earth Cafe coffee is on at 9:30, services start at 10:00am Join us anytime, give Pastor Ric Strangway a call for more information, 403.689.3221, or check out the website--www.npcccalgary.com

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Poet Tree April is poetry month, so please come join us for some raucous rhymes and great lyrical times.  Ages 5 to 8   Wednesday, Apr 17 from 4:30 ‐ 5:00 p.m. Registration begins Mar 19 

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MARCH/MARS 2013      Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday  Friday 

      

  1                         Day 4 

Basketball Finals @ VC 

4 – 9 pm 

4                       Day 5  

 Writing Club 

5                          Day 6  

 Student Advisory 

 

6                         Day 1 

 

Junior Basketball Teams vs Teachers 12 – 12:50 pm 

7                         Day 2  

 8A to National Music 

Centre* 11:30 am – 2:30 pm 

8                         Day 3 

 

11                     Day 4  

 Writing Club 

12                        Day 5   

 Gr. 9 to Epcor*  9 am – 12 pm 

 Student Advisory 

  

13                       Day 6 

Pink Shirt Day  

Senior Basketball Teams vs Teachers 12 – 12:50 pm 

14                       Day 1    Gr. 5 @ Telus Centre* 8:30 am – 2:30 pm 

15                       Day 2 

8D to National Music Centre* 

9 am – 12 pm 

18                     Day 3   

 

 Writing Club 

 Report Cards Home 

 Parent/Teacher 

Online Conference Bookings  

Open @ 4 pm 

19                        Day 4   

Gr. 7 Bowling  11:40 am – 2:40pm* 

 8B to National Music 

Centre* 11:30 am – 2:30 pm 

 Student Advisory 

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20                       Day 5 

  

8E to National Music Centre* 

11:30 am – 2:30 pm   

21                       Day 6   

   

Parent/Teacher Conferences 4 – 8 pm 

 

Talent Show  1 pm 

All Welcome!  

22                         

  

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 No school for students 

25                       26                          27                         28                         29 

Upcoming Events in April                                  * Volunteers needed  

2  Classes resume       4  Gr. 6 Bowling*      4  Gr. 4 Museum* 8  Gr. 4 Green Calgary    9  Gr. 5 Vaccinations    9  Gr. 4 Green Calgary 9  Gr. 8 Curling*      10  Gr. 8 Vertigo Theatre pm    11  Gr. 9 Vertigo Theatre pm 15  Gr. 4 Museum*      15  Gr. 6 Cathy Beveridge (Author)  16/17  Gr. 9 Golf* 11:40 – 2:30 pm 18  Production Full Dress Rehearsal From 1 – 5 pm        18   Gr. 9 Curling*       19   PD Day        22/23  Kenneth Oppel – Author    22/23    School Production Mornings 23  HV Grade 3 Students Visit am  24/25  School Production Evening  25  Gr. 9 to Zoo*       30  Gr. 7B to COP*      30   Gr. 9 to Zoo* 

Spring Break March 23 – April 1 

School resumes Tuesday, April 2 

Scholastic Book Fair