WEEKLY UPDATE

For the Week of April 18 to April 24

Office Hours:  Monday to Thursday 8:00AM to 3:45PM

Friday: 8:00AM-12:30PM

For our new interactive calendar click here

 Update

Classrooms are keen to observe the spring changes occurring in our outdoor learning spaces, and hopefully we are finally moving towards the more favourable spring temperatures. 

National Volunteer Week is April 15-19.  Many volunteers work in our school every year and play an important role in supporting Copperfield students and our school. They work alongside students to support their academics, ensure that students are able to attend field trips and they support classrooms in preparing learning materials. Volunteers dedicate their time to support the learning commons, fun lunch, and snack days, and during special events like the Terry Fox Run or Activity Day.  We want all our volunteers to know that we truly appreciate what you do every single day and on behalf of our students and staff; Thank You!

It is very exciting to see a number of students riding their scooters and bikes to school. It is important for students to bring a lock and use the designated racks to secure their items. There are scooter racks designed specifically for locking up scooters and they are available on the East side of the school by the grade 4 doors. For everyone’s safety students are reminded to walk their bike and/or scooter while on school sidewalks and grounds before and after school.

As we begin our planning for next year it is helpful for us to have accurate enrollment numbers. If you know your child will not be returning to Copperfield School next year, please contact the office 403-817-3512 or email copperfield@cbe.ab.ca.

A reminder to families that Friday April 19 is a System Professional Learning Day and there is no school for students. 

Copperfield has heart!  

Sincerely,

Mike Magowan

Burrowing Owl Fundraiser

As participants in the Conservation Champions Festival with the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo, the grade 3 students in Mrs. Moravec’s and Mrs. Price’s classes, have chosen to support and educate others on the burrowing owl.

Copperfield School will be collecting donations starting on April 22 through April 26, 2024, to raise money for the “Head Starting Program” that is aimed at caring for and protecting burrowing owlets until they are stronger, and able to be released safely into the wild as adults. Our hope is that we will be able to raise over a thousand dollars towards this program.

For every $2 donation, your child will earn a classroom ballot. After the fundraiser is over, we will draw a ballot and the winning class will get the opportunity to play a game of dodgeball vs. the teachers and staff of Copperfield! The more toonies your class brings in, the more ballots your class gets, and the more ballots your class gets, the better the chances of your class winning the opportunity to play dodgeball against the teachers!

For more information on the Wilder Institute’s Conservation efforts, please visit wilderinstitute.org

Thank you for your support!

Lifetouch

If you are still wanting to order current year school pictures, click School Pictures  Lifetouch is offering 10% off your order with code S202410OFF. Expiry December 31, 2024.

 School Council

The next School Council meeting is April 24 at 6:30pm. Agenda can be found here. We'd love for you to join. Meetings are full of useful information about the school, upcoming events, budget, and spending. Meetings will be in person, at the school, and all are welcome to attend. Babysitting will not be provided.

Curious what school councils do? Click for HERE more information:

Have any questions? Email us at copperfieldschoolcouncil@gmail.com

 Fundraising Association

The next Fundraising meeting will take place immediately following the School Council meeting April 24. Agenda can be found here      Meetings will be in person at the school and babysitting will not be provided.

Curious how we spend money raised? Join us at the meeting to find out where the funds are allocated!

 ONGOING FUNDRAISERS!

There are many ways you can contribute to the school's fundraising through everyday initiatives. Check out the list of ongoing initiatives here:

 HEALTHY HUNGER-

Students have the option to order a treat snack and lunch once per month. The next Fun Lunch is Pizza on May 1, and the next Fun Snack is Kernels on May 15. Orders must be placed 6 days in advance and can be placed by creating an account or signing into your existing Healthy Hunger account and adding your student. Parent volunteers are what make these events so successful, and we would love to have anyone that is interested in volunteering and has their volunteer paperwork and CBE clearance come join us. Volunteer sign up for these events can be done here.

 SKIP THE DEPOT- You can donate the proceeds from your empty bottles and cans to our school - NO CONTACT REQUIRED! Simply click the link below to sign up for pickups, set your bottles out the morning of pickup and away they go! All proceeds are given back to the school. Use the link to sign up: https://app.skipthedepot.com/copperfieldschool

 COBS - like fresh baked goods?! When shopping at COBS, let them know you are with Copperfield School, and they will donate a portion of your purchase to the school!