WEEKLY UPDATE

For the Week of November 16 to November 22

Office Hours: 

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

Friday 8:00AM to 12:30PM

 

November 16	Conference Booking opens at 6:00 pm
November 22	Mrs. Ly’s Kindergarten Conferences 4pm to 7:30pm
November 23	Kindergarten Conferences ALL DAY, No school for Kindergarten Students;
November 23	Grade 1 – Grade 5 Conferences 4pm to 8pm
November 24	Conferences for Grade 1 to Grade 5 – No school for all students K-5
Dec 13 and Dec 14	Winter Celebration Concerts for Grade 1 –5 details will be sent out on November 17
December 20	Kindergarten Concerts details will be sent out on November 17
December 22	Last Day of Classes before Winter Break
December 23-January 7	Winter Break, School is Closed
January 8, 2024	Classes Resume

Update

Copperfield school staff are very excited to welcome students back this week from the Fall break. The next few weeks are busy as we plan for school conferences and Winter Celebrations. We also have student field trips, and clubs occurring during the lunch hour throughout this month as well.

November School Conference will take place Thursday, November 23 and Friday, November 24. Please see below for booking instructions and times. These meetings are an important component of our reporting process to parents/guardians. The September conference was designed as an opportunity for parents/guardians to highlight information about their child and to meet their child’s teacher. The November conference is an opportunity for teachers to share learning progress with families. Parents/guardians will book their 15-minute conference time on-line using their MyCBE/PowerSchool Account, and the conference site will open to families to begin booking conferences on Thursday November 16 at 6:00pm (please see below for further instructions). Once the conference is booked, parents/guardians should receive an email within 24 hours confirming the scheduled interview time. 

We would like to provide an update regarding the Winter Celebration as Copperfield begins to prepare for the December event. Our students in grades 1-5 will perform on either December 13 or 14, and our kindergarten students will perform on December 20, 2023. The winter celebration is an opportunity for our community to gather and most importantly for students to showcase their learning.  We understand that tickets and limited seating is not ideal, therefore, we are trying a new format this year. We have scheduled the concert to occur over two nights, with two performances on each evening. Each evening will host two concerts; Concert A/C from 6:00pm – 6:30pm and Concert B/D from 7:15pm – 7:45pm.  Concert A (Wed) & C (Thurs) will consist of Grades 1-3 classes and Concert B (Wed) & D (Thurs) will showcase Grades 4-5 classrooms. This will allow for a smaller number of students performing at a time and allow for greater availability of seats for families. We ask that families watch for and read carefully the Winter Celebration Update that will be shared on Friday November 17.  The update contains further details and important information about concert dates, times, and who will be performing on which date.

Copperfield has heart!  

Sincerely,

Mike Magowan

Principal, Copperfield School

Book your Parent/Teacher Conference

Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held from 8am-8pm for Kindergarten on November 23, 4pm-8pm for Grade 1-5 and November 24 8am-12 for 1-5. Parent Conferences will be available for Parents/Guardians to book online using their MYCBE Account on November 16, 2023, at 6:00pm. Please visit How To Book a Conference for further instructions.

Yearbooks

Yearbooks for the 2023/2024 school year are now for sale for $25. If you would like to purchase a yearbook, please log onto your MYCBE account and click on Student Fees. You will have to add the fee through optional fees and services and click on the shopping cart to pay.

School Council

The next School Council meeting is November 22 at 6:30pm. 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 more information:

https://cbe.ab.ca/get-involved/school-councils/Pages/school-councils.aspx

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

Fundraising Association

The next Fundraising meeting will take place immediately following the School Council meeting on November 22 at approximately 7:30pm. 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 Edo on December 6, followed by Opa on January 10. There will be no snack day in December. 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!