Have You 'Herd'?

Email: kn@spschools.org
Website: https://kino.spschools.org/
Location: 40 Woodlands Road, St. Albert, AB, Canada
Phone: (780)459-3114
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KinosayoElementary

• Monday, December 02: Staff PD Day (No School)
  
• Monday, December 09: School Council + KPA Meeting (7:00pm) ~ Click here for agenda
  
• Thursday, December 19: Pancake Breakfast for Kindergarten
  
• Friday, December 20: Pancake Breakfast + Early Dismissal for Grades 1-6 (No School for Kindergarten)
• Monday, December 23 - Friday, January 03: Winter Break (No School)
• Saturday, January 11: SAPS Kindergarten Fair (9:30am at BCHS)
  
• Tuesday, January 28: Kindergarten Open House (6:00pm)
  

Please note that only roll-up plastic sleds are allowed at Kinosayo. Any sort of sled brought in that isn't a roll-up plastic one will not be allowed, and parents will be required to come and pick it up from the school. The safety rules for sledding that we will be following are below; please review them with your children so they know the expectations if you are allowing them to bring a roll-up plastic sled to school with them.

Also a gentle reminder to parents to send your children with mitts/snowpants/etc to be ready for any weather. Even if you don't think it will snow during the day, the weather can always surprise so it's better to send your child to school prepared! (If you do not have the resources to purchase winter coats and mittens at this time, please reach out to Mrs. Gonsalvez, and the school will arrange getting some for you.)

According to the Safety Guidelines for Physical Activity in Alberta Schools ( pp. 127, June 2013). Sledding is suitable for Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12.

They suggest the following considerations:

• On-site supervision

• Students must not stand on sleds. They should be seated or kneeling

• Students should not be allowed to push others or run up sliding area

• There should be a safe distance between descending sleds

• Students should not be allowed to jump in front of descending sleds

• A safety procedure for students to clear bottom area and to return to top of hill should be established

• Students should not be allowed to ride sleds over jumps or obstacles

• Snow should be packed, but not icy, with a grade of incline no greater than 30 degrees.

• Area should be designated a “sledding area”

At Kinosayo, we follow the above guidelines along with the following specific instructions:

• Only roll up flat plastic sleds allowed--No foam, thick plastic, wood, or metal.

• Personal sleds must be hung on hooks, rolled up in backpacks, or stored in lockers. No laying on floors in hallways.

• Only one person per sled

• No sharing personal sleds

• The school does not provide sleds for recess play

• Our designated “sledding areas” are: Division Two on Red/Blue park hill; Division One on hill between yellow/green and spiderman park. No other areas are for sledding.

Instructions for parents:

1. Fill out envelope sent home with your child. Indicate each person your child will be shopping for and how much you want your child to spend on each person (see example on the envelope).
2. Look on the KPA Facebook Page to get a sense of what items are being sold this year.
3. Send your child to school with the total cash amount that you have budgeted (bear with us, we are trying to move away from cash for next year).
4. After the workshop, receive a cloth bag with all of your child’s purchases (which will be wrapped and labeled). Any leftover change will be returned to you inside of your child’s original shopping envelope.
   

To volunteer at the workshop:

1. Sign up on the Google Forms, for which hyperlinks have been sent out via email (this is preferred)
2. Alternately, email the KPA at keenoparents@gmail.com
3. Volunteer hours are (You can sign up for any or all timeslots):

• Wednesday 12:00pm – 4:00pm (this is set-up only)

• Thursday 8:45am – 12:00pm

• Thursday 12:00pm to 3:30pm

• Friday 8:45am – 12:00pm

• Friday 12:00pm to 3:30pm