William D. Cuts Newsletter

We are one month in and students have settled in nicely to the routine of school again. Volleyball is in full swing with senior and junior matches underway. Cross country running is also going on with districts having been completed and zone runs taking place in early October. All dates are the school calendar.

On September 25, W.D. Cuts was invited to take place in the 40th anniversary ceremony at the Telus World of Science. We were the first ever school to take a field trip to the science center and that’s why we were invited to participate and then were given free use of the facility. Thanks to all of the staff at the Telus World of Science for a wonderful morning.

Students participated in various activities on September 27 to honour the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Part of this will be the creation of some student work that will be displayed throughout the courtyard. There was a smudge to start the day and sharing circles to wrap up the activities.

Looking ahead into October, there are picture retakes on the 2nd, parent council October 9, no school on the 11th or 14th, and parent teacher interviews October 16 and 24.

Please feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns.

Enjoy the lovely fall weather while it lasts.

Cory and Stephen

Boys picked up some hardware (silver) at the SAPEC tournament this weekend.

W D Cuts Cross-country team athletes competed at the District X-country Championships held on Wed, September 25th at Red Willow/ Kingswood Park in St. Albert. Congratulations to our athletes for an outstanding team performance. Many of our athletes have qualified to go to zones, which are on Oct 9th in Ardrossan.

Top 20 results included: Isla M.1st, Finn S. 2nd, Jackson L. 3rd, Ruby D. 4th, Mason T. 8th, Ava J. 9th, Evan M. 10th, Matteo J. 11th, Chloe H.11th, Mason S. 12th, Tristan G. 13th, Logan G.14th, Hailey D. 14th, Cole B. 17th, Mckenna F. 18th, Landon A. 18th, Ronin K. 19th, Kash R. 19th

We have loaded all fun lunches from September 18 to Christmas break and you can register at healthyhunger.ca

Reminders:

• We a know there are many instances where students may be unable to attend school unexpectedly and with very little notice.
• Should your child be away due to illness or any other unexpected circumstance, parents will need to notify our hot lunch coordinator by email to wdcutsparents@gmail.com or telephone the school (780-458-8585) to make alternate arrangements. This MUST happen before 11 AM on the day of hot lunch. Any other requests, sent in other ways (e.g. to your child’s teacher) or after the deadline, cannot be considered so please plan accordingly.
• Please provide specific instructions about what should be done with your child's lunch.
• If you wish to pick up at the school, you may do so only after 12:30 PM on the hot lunch day. Items must be picked up the same day for food safety reasons.
• If you would like the lunch to be sent with another student, please clearly indicate the name of that student and their class number (or teacher).
• We are unable to hold lunches overnight or provide any other arrangements.

**If you do not provide instructions for your child(ren)'s fun lunch prior to 11 AM as outlined above, the volunteers will use their discretion to determine next steps. This may include donating the lunch or discarding it. We ask that you treat our volunteers with kindness and respect at all times.

Thank you for your ongoing support of our fun lunch program. It provides valuable fundraising dollars to our school!

Tuesday Oct 9th- Zone Cross Country

Thursday Oct 10th - Turkey Trot Period 5

Friday Oct 11th - No School

Monday Oct 14th- No School

Wedneaday Oct 16th - Parent/ Teacher Interviews In person 4:00-8:00

Thursday Oct 24th - Parent/ Teacher Interviews (online) 4:00-8:00

Monday Nov 4th - No Stone Left Alone Field trip - All Grades

Limiting distractions in Alberta classrooms

• To safeguard student mental health and reduce distractions, as per the Ministerial Order by the Education Minister, personal mobile devices will no longer be permitted during class time and access to social media sites will be restricted.
• Upon entering their classroom, students will be required to place their personal mobile device,Air pods, in a locker or backpack and headphones where it will remain during class time.

2024/2025 SCHOOL FEES SEM 1/OUTSTANDING BALANCE DUE

Payments can be made through the PowerSchool Parent Portal using a Credit Card or a Visa Debit Card. (Please note that all debit/credit transactions are subject to a 2.4% service charge.) If an online payment is not an option, you may send cash or cheque to the school office with your student (payable to: St. Albert Public Schools 5565).

For Academies: Through PowerSchool, you have the option of creating a Payment Plan, by adding the academy fee to your basket, (only the academy fee no additional fees) and from there you can create instalments.

If you have any questions/concerns regarding your school fees, please contact Jolene Metcalfe at 780-458-8585 or email jolene.metcalfe@spschools.org

For access to the PowerSchool Parent Portal click here: https://spschools.powerschool.com/public/home.html

If you are having trouble accessing the PowerSchool Parent Portal, please contact: wdc@spschools.org

Email: wdc@spschools.org
Website: wdcuts.spschools.org
Location: 149 Larose Drive, St. Albert, AB, Canada
Phone: 780-458-8585