WEEKLY UPDATE

For the week September 28 – October 4

Office Hours: 

Monday to Thursday 8:00am to 3:45

Friday Sept 29: No School, office closed

September 28	Orange Shirt Day – All staff and students are encouraged to wear an Orange Shirt Grade 4 Assembly at 2:00pm, parents are welcome to attend
September 29	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – No School for Students
October 6	Terry Fox Run, assembly led by grade 2’s
October 9	Thanksgiving Day – No School for Students
October 20	Non-Instructional Day – No School for Students
November 8	Last day of Classes before Fall Break
November 9	System Wide Professional Development Day No School for students
November 15	Classes resume

Update

We look forward to another great week of learning at Copperfield school. It was wonderful to meet with families during school conferences last week. September conferences allow for families to establish a connection with teachers and to form learning goals and routines for the year. I was excited to welcome families back into our school building and to share our amazing learning spaces with everyone. Thank you to everyone who visited the book fair during conferences, the books purchased helped to raise $1750.00 in new books for our Learning Commons.

This week we have focused our learning on Truth and Reconciliation. Students learned about the significance of the Land Acknowledgment during an assembly on Monday. Mr. Patry was able to share his experiences growing up on Treaty 7 land, and he discussed the significance of the Land Acknowledgement with students. Students used the CBE Land Acknowledgement to better understand the importance of connecting to the natural spaces around us. Classrooms also examined Indigenous artists and authors to learn about Indigenous ways of knowing and doing through various art forms. We discussed the story of Phyllis Webstad and her experience with residential schools within our grade groups. This learning focused on the history; Truth & Reconciliation; Healing and Well-Being around Residential Schools. In recognition of Orange Shirt Day, staff and students are encouraged to wear an orange shirt on Thursday September 28, 2023.  Orange Shirt Day is an opportunity to remember and honour residential school survivors, and those whose lives were changed forever.

Copperfield has heart!

Sincerely,

 

Mike Magowan 

Principal, Copperfield School

Copperfield Terry Fox Run | October 6

On Friday, Oct 6, 2023, students will be taking part in the annual Terry Fox School Run. Our school is proud to play an important role in supporting cancer research. Through our participation in the Terry Fox School Run, we hope to encourage leadership in our students and create positive agents of change in our wonderful school community.

We will be collecting Toonies for Terry from students who wish to donate to the Terry Fox Foundation during the week of Oct 2 – Oct 6, 2023. Grade 2 leaders and the admin team will visit classrooms to collect these donations each morning. Donations may also be made online through our school fundraising page at: Copperfield Terry Fox Foundation.  In an effort to build community and encourage donations, staff have offered an extra incentive to meet our Copperfield school goal of raising $1200.00. We will have a follow up assembly the week of October 10 – 13 to share the total amount raised by Copperfield school and to see which teachers will be lucky enough to get pied for a good cause. This is our opportunity to make a difference in the lives of those impacted by cancer. We hope you will join us as our school community bands together in the fight against cancer. Thank you in advance for your support!

Run route location/details: 

To kick off the Terry Fox Run the grade 2’s will lead an assembly on Friday October 6 at 8:45am.

Kindergarten AM and PM classes will be participating in the run during their scheduled gym period around our school grounds with the support of Mr. Parsons and their classroom teacher to ensure safety and routine.

Grade 1, Grade 2, and Grade 3 Moravec will run from 9:30am to 10:00am around the Wildflower Pond, 

Grade 3 Woolnough and Molsberry, Grade 4’s and Grade 5’s will run from 10:30am to 11:00am around the Wildflower Pond,

Each classroom has practiced the Terry Fox Run during their physical education time to ensure they understand the running route, expectations and their classroom meeting spot when finished.

Online Forms

Online Demographic and Annual Authorization forms are now due. If you have not already completed your demographic form, log on to your MYCBE account and click on online forms and submit. This is a mandatory requirement of Alberta Education.

Noon Supervision

If your child stays at the school during lunch, you must be registered in Noon Supervision. To register log on to your MYCBE account. Copperfield is a 4 day a week program.  If you are unable to pay school fees, including Noon Supervision, you may qualify for a waiver, no child is ever denied access to an education in the CBE.

School Council

The first School Council meeting for this school year will be held TONIGHT at 6:30pm. Meetings will be in person at the school and babysitting will not be provided. Click HERE to view the agenda for this meeting.

Curious what school councils do? Click here for more information.

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

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Fundraising Association

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Our AGM will be in October and board positions will be open! Chat with us now and join our September meeting to find out all the ways you can help out. There are many fun things in the works for the 2023/24 school year and lots of help will be needed!

 The first fundraising meeting for this school year will be held TONIGHT at 7:00pm, immediately following the School Council meeting. Meetings will be in person at the school and babysitting will not be provided. Click HERE to view the agenda for this meeting.

 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 initiative here:

 HEALTHY HUNGER (Fun lunch and fun snack)

Students have the option to order a treat snack and lunch once per month. Orders 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/copperfieldschooll

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!