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June 2024
École Sifton School Newsletter
Message From Our Admin Team
June 4, 2024
Hello everyone,
It is hard to believe that this will be the last newsletter for the school year! It has been an absolute pleasure working with you and your family this year. On behalf of the staff here at Ecole Sifton School, thank you for your support and all you do!
Please note that in this newsletter there are many important dates and events for our busy month, a staffing update, and information for the splash parties at the end of the month.
Take care everyone!
École Sifton Admin Team
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RETIREMENT!
We want to congratulate Mrs. Glidden and Mme. Graves on their retirements! We can’t thank them enough for their hard work and contributions to our school! Enjoy your well deserved time with family and friends!
Mrs. Glidden's message
Dear Sifton Community,
I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you for being able to work with all of you over the past five years. My time at École Sifton School has been wonderful! I have gotten to know a lot of amazing students who have many gifts and talents. As well, the staff at Sifton have also been a fantastic group of individuals to work with. They give their hearts daily to the students in their care. After being in this profession for 33 years, I have decided to retire and seek out some new adventures in life. Hopefully, I will be able to see you around town this summer and in the future. Please stop me and say hi!
Mrs. Glidden
Staffing Update
We are happy to announce that Mr. Terry Kennedy will be the new Assistant Principal here at Sifton next year. Terry brings a wealth of experience as an administrator, is French speaking, and is currently the French Immersion coordinator for BRSD. Welcome Terry!
We use our ROAR every day.
We do our best in every way.
We make strong choices.
We respect all voices.
We strive for more.
Here we ROAR!
Important Dates
June 3 M/W Maternelle to Camrose Heritage Railway Museum
June 3 - 7 Last week to take out Library books
June 5 Grade 5 Reading Fair
June 6 Early Dismissal at 12:25
June 6 Art Club Year End Show (5:00pm)
June 10 Tipi raising
June 11 5J Wetlands field trip
June 12 Grade 5 meeting creek field trip
June 14 Sports Day
June 14 All Library books are due back!
June 18 Parent Council meeting at 7:00pm
June 20 Splash Party 1K, 1L
June 21 Kindergarten/Maternelle celebration
June 21 Mme Lowe/Mrs Kelly & Mme Bird Attend Camrose Centennial Museum
June 24 Splash Party 3B, 4H, 4G, 4M, 5J, 5B
June 25 Splash Party 1/2B, 3E
June 26 Grade 5 farewell celebration
June 27 Last Day of Classes Enjoy your break!
September 3 First Day of Classes
Don't forget about our school home page and calendar that has a complete and up to date list of important dates and information. https://sifton.brsd.ab.ca/
Kindergarten/Maternelle Year End Celebration
Important Information
Pre-K / Kindergarten Registration
Success Starts Early! Battle River School Division is accepting registrations for Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten as of Feb. 1, 2024. Register your Pre-Kindergarten or Kindergarten student early to start school with BRSD for the 2024-25 school year.
Register your Pre-Kindergarten or Kindergarten Student here.
Transportation Registration Announcement
BRSD Transportation is pleased to announce that bus registration for the 2024/25 school year opened at 9 a.m. on April 17, 2024, and will close at 4 p.m. on June 27, 2024.
The change in the registration window will allow for more timely notification of student bus assignments. This change also allows for better communication between schools, families and transportation department staff. Earlier route assignments help bus drivers to be fully prepared for the upcoming school year and adjust to any route changes that may occur.
Students from the City of Camrose and the Town of Tofield must register annually. For all other locations, students need to register only if this is the first time they have ridden a BRSD school bus, such as new students beginning Kindergarten.
Additionally, students that have had changes to their contact information, such as physical address or school of attendance, are required to register. If there are no changes to student contact information, rural students will automatically be included in the route plans for the upcoming school year, and there will be no need for them to register.
Applications for school of choice/cross boundary transportation will be available at 9 a.m. on May 1, 2024.
For more details and eligibility information, please visit www.brsd.ab.ca/families/transportation.
It's field trip time!
Please remember the all field trip permission forms must be filled out online. Watch for messaging coming home from the school when forms are posted.
Field trip forms can be found in the Parent Portal ---> School Fees and Forms (menu option on the left hand side towards the bottom)
Please contact the school if you have any questions.
Reminder to complete the School Verification form on SchoolEngage . Here parents can confirm contact numbers and ensure information for students is up to date and accurate.
Splash Parties
Our year end splash parties have been booked with the pool.
Here are the dates and times for each class to go. Don't forget to sign your child's permission form online so that they may attend.
Thursday, June 20th 12:30-1:30 1K,1L Monday June 24th 12:30-1:30 3B,4H,4G,4M,5J,5B Tuesday June 25th (AM) 12:30-1:30 2M,2V Tuesday June 25th (PM) 1:30-2:30 1/2B,3E
Tepee (Tipi) Raising
Ecole Sifton School, along with Sparling School and Ecole Charlie Killiam School, are excited to announce that Sifton will be the location for a Tepee raising on Battle River School Division Property.
The set up of the Tepee will occur on June 10th in the front yard of the school. This set up takes multiple hours and will commence in the afternoon. There will be dancing outside with indigenous dancers and there will be drumming inside the Tepee. Sparling, Charlie Killiam and Sifton will have assigned times for their students to go through the stations of dancers performing and drumming in the Tepee.
The Tepee will be taken down on the afternoon of the 12th.
The Sifton Staff say farewell to our grade 5 students
On Wednesday, June 26 we will say farewell to our grade 5 students as they get ready to set off on their new adventures at Charlie Killam School. The grade 5 students will have the opportunity eat lunch with all the staff members, and then watch a video created just for them. The link for the video will be shared with grade 5 parents after that date.
Girls Walking Club
Mrs. Barclay's Girls Walking Club for grades 4 and 5 girls, is after school on Thursdays from 3:30-4:00. The Girls Walking Club has 2 more outing, June 13 & June 20.
Library Learning Commons
All library books are due back by Friday, June 14. Thank you for helping to ensure your child has their books returned on time.
Mrs. Grant's summer reading challenge is back! In June Mrs. Grant will be handing out the summer reading challenge to all students who are interested in participating, and returning to Sifton in the fall. July 1st students can start filling out the form. Please keep it somewhere safe and return it by Friday, September 6. All students who have their form retuned on time with a parent signature will be eligible for a prize. Thank you to Camrose Energy for sponsoring prizes again this year.
The reading challenge will also be posted on our school website .
Happy Reading!
Reminder that our Tumblebooks subscription is available for students to use over the summer. Students just need to login using the school username and password. (Due to copyright laws we cannot publish the username and password in the newsletter. Please ask your child's teacher for details if you need the login information). Tumblebooks is available on the website or app.
From May 13 - August 26 students can take advantage of the Sora Sweet Reads program. Sora Sweet Reads is designed for schools to encourage students to keep reading all year long. They are offering a collection of free, simultaneous-use ebooks (and select audiobooks) that spans grades K-12. These titles will be available to participating schools and prominently displayed in Sora so it’s easy for students to find their next sweet read.
Students can access Sora through the app or a computer website. They need to use their school email and password to log into their account. If logging in for the first time look for Battle River School Division as your school.
Parent Council Update
** THANK YOU! MERCI BEAUCOUP! **
Parent School Council would like to express their deepest and most heartfelt gratitude to Jen
Zimmerman for her long-time dedication, volunteerism and leadership on Ecole Sifton’s Parent School Council. Jen has served the school and its many families on Parent School Council as either secretary, vice-chair or chair since 2016! Jen always took her Council duties seriously and was a highly dedicated, professional and thoughtful team player. We appreciated her willingness to support our various events and fundraising efforts, and are most grateful for her active leadership as a judicious steward of Parent School Council funds. Thank you SO MUCH Jen for all you have given to Ecole Sifton over the past 8 years! You are leaving the Ecole Sifton community a better place for future students to learn and grow, and for that we are all forever thankful.
Parent School Council would also like to acknowledge and thank Mary-Anne Falk for her 4+ years of
volunteer service as the group’s Fundraising Coordinator. Over the past several years, Ecole Sifton’s
annual Davison Orchards fundraiser as well as the Christmas and spring plant fundraisers would likely not have happened without Mary-Anne’s superior organizational and planning skills. It was also thanks to Mary-Anne that the ongoing bottle depot fundraiser was established. These fundraising initiatives resulted in thousands of dollars that funded events or purchased items such as volleyball nets, pinnies, sleds and classroom equipment for the entire student body to enjoy. Thank you Mary-Anne for your dedication and commitment to helping make Ecole Sifton a great place to be and learn.
URGENT HELP NEEDED! CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS!
WE NEED YOU!! From ROAR ticket prizes and Friday hot lunches, to gym equipment and year end field trips, Ecole Sifton’s Parent School Council raises funds for supplies and school equipment, plus supports a wide variety of events that enhance your child’s elementary school experience. It truly takes a village to create and provide the opportunities our children have been enjoying and have come to expect at Ecole Sifton!
These supports are greatly valued by parents, students and teachers; however, many will be lost without additional Parent School Council volunteers. There are volunteer opportunities for everyone, from a few hours per year to regular leadership opportunities on Council. Specifically, Parent School Council is in serious need of a co-chair and fundraising coordinator.
Please complete the following survey to share with us how YOU can help build and strengthen our
school community, and also contribute to the overall experience and success of students at Ecole
Sifton. Thank you!!
Click here to complete the Ecole Sifton Parent Council Volunteer Survey:
What We Have Been Up To...
2M raised butterflies in the classroom and released them on Friday, May 31.
2M raised butterflies in the classroom and released them on Friday, May 31
working in our school garden