WEEKLY UPDATE

For the Week of February 1 to February 7

Office Hours: 

Monday to Thursday 8:00AM – 3:45PM

Friday 8:00AM – 12:30PM

February 15/16	Teachers Convention – No School for Students
February 19	Family Day – No School for Students
February 28	Pink Shirt Day
March 14	Spring Photo Day – Individual Pictures only
March 18	Alien Inline Skating begins – watch for further details
March 21	Kindergarten Parent Conferences All day – No school for Kindergarten; Grade 1-5 Conferences 4PM -8PM
March 22	Parent Conferences – No School for Students K-5
March 23	Spring Break Begins
April 2	Classes Resume from Spring Break
April 19	Non-Instructional Day – No School for Students

Update

We look forward to another great week of learning at Copperfield School. As people continue to embrace their culture, identities, and true selves in more open and direct ways, the need to “lift Each other Up” and have greater acceptance, respect, and inclusion for everyone is so important. The importance of acting with kindness and generosity is vital to ensuring a strong, healthy, and vibrant community. Copperfield school will continue our learning around kindness throughout the month of February by participating in activities focused on kindness such as Pink Shirt Day, Winter Walk Day, the Global Bird Count and other activities within our school that promote random acts of kindness and further student learning around the importance of how to be kind, and to be kind within our learning spaces and community.

Copperfield has heart!  

Sincerely,

Mike Magowan

February we are focusing on Kindness

Week 1:  Invisible String and Hearts - Feb 5-9, 2024

·         Invisible String Read aloud with Mr. Patry and Mr. Magowan

·         Discussion focus – connection to self, others, community

·         Clay hearts – designing, personalizing, writing, and creating clay hearts with every student

Week 2 - Kindness - Feb 12 – 14, 2024

·         The Little Hummingbird - by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas

·         Story focus - "I'm doing what I can!"

·         What actions can you take to support our learning spaces and greater community?

·         Cards to Care Homes - Buddy Activity on Valentines

 Week 3 – Buddy/Leadership Activities - Feb 19 – 23, 2024

·         Winter Walk

·         PE collaborative games – outdoor games with buddies

·         Math Puzzles, Stem challenges

·         Global Bird Count

Week 4 - Lift Each Other Up – Feb 26 – 29

·         Pink Shirt Day February 28 - Assembly

·         Explore Pink Shirt Design and learn about artist Corey Bulpitt and his art style

·         How can we lift each other up? – create messages and artwork

·         Kindness books – listening and reading with peers, using circle to build community

Pink Shirt Day

Pink Shirt Day is February 28, 2024.  Schools from across Canada will wear pink to support bullying prevention awareness, education, and programs. This year’s Pink Shirt Day is centred around making an effort to “Lift Each Other Up.”  Today our diversity is becoming more visible than ever as people continue to embrace their culture, identities, and true selves in more open and direct ways. The need to “lift Each other Up” and have greater acceptance, respect, and inclusion for everyone is so important. We encourage all students to wear pink on this day to show their support. For more information, please visit the Pink Shirt Day website.

Driving Conditions and Road Safety Reminders

Drivers are reminded to please obey all parking signs and bylaws near the crosswalk to ensure the safety and visibility of our students as they cross. As well, we ask drivers to please avoid making U-Turns in front of the school, backing into our neighbours’ driveways and from sending your student directly across the street from your car. Drivers are not to park within 5 metres of a marked crosswalk and are reminded to approach crosswalks slowly and with caution.

Students are reminded to use the crosswalk for crossing the street. Even when pedestrians have the right of way, they must still ensure the crosswalk is safe before crossing. Pedestrians are encouraged to use Point, Pause, Proceed to signal to drivers they intend to cross. Please choose safety over convenience.

Registration 2024/2025

If you have a child who will turn 5 by December 31, 2024, Kindergarten Registration for the 2024/2025 school year has begun. As we are an at-capacity school, registrations must be completed on School Engage by February 13 at NOON to be included in the lottery. Registrations completed after that point will be automatically added to our callback list.

Current Kindergarten to Grade 5 students will automatically be enrolled in the next grade level. If your student has moved out of area, we are not able to accommodate your child for the next school year, please contact the school at copperfield@cbe.ab.ca and we will assist you in next steps.

Puddle Season – Request for size 6-8 Pants

If you have any pants that are size 6-8 and are willing to donate to the office for emergencies, please send them to the office with your child. Currently, we are not looking for any other clothing. Thank you for your consideration.

Recorders (Grade 3, 4 & 5 only) - ORDER BY TONIGHT January 31- FINAL DAY

This year the recorder unit will begin in February for all students in Grades 3, 4 and 5.  The school has a limited number of loaner recorders however they would only be used during class time. We recommend each student order a recorder if they do not already own one. Cost of the recorder and music book will be $10.00, payable through your MyCBE account.

1. Click on Student Fees and Service Registration

2. Select School based optional fees

3. Add Recorder to cart

4. Pay for fee

All ordering for recorders must be in and paid for prior to Wednesday January 31. 2024, to ensure your child has a recorder for February.

The book that comes with the fee will stay at home for practicing and the recorder is to 'live in your backpack'.

School Council

The next School Council meeting is February 21 6:30. 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 February 21 at 7:00pm. 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 McDonalds on February 7, and the next Snack Day is Cookies on February 21. 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: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050449A5aB2DA7FF2-44674929-healthy#/   

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!