Cougar Chronicle

March 6, 2025

Principal's Message

We hope everyone had a good start to the month of March. Before highlighting the upcoming week and lead into spring break, a few tidbits from the month of February.

After a short month, we feel we have had a strong start to the second semester. Students are settled in and our overall attendance and lates continue to show drastic improvement from the same time last year.

Furthermore, a number of field trips have kicked off the semester. Everything from our overnight grades 7 and 8 trip to Pigeon Lake, to all of our grade 9’s visiting TELUS world of science, our French immersion kids visiting Faculty St. Jean, to all of our daily outdoor education and wellness activities.

A real kudos to our students as we have received a number of calls about their excellent citizenship, respect and responsibility on these visits outside the building.

Whether it is our student programming, athletics, fine arts, band, or leadership, our students representing our school ‘the right way’ makes our school community very proud.

In closing, please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions or concerns.

Sunny Sandhu

Principal

Assurance Review Surveys - Grade 7 Parents

Access codes and information about the Alberta Education’s Assurance Review Surveys was sent to Grade 7 families last week via email. Thank you to those that have completed the survey. The survey will gather important information about students’ and parents’ school experiences and will help to inform continuous improvement in our education system. The survey will remain open until March 21.

Parent-Student-Teacher Interviews

Parent-Student-Teacher Interviews will be taking place on March 13th and 18th from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

To schedule your interview, please use the following link: 2025 Spring PST Interviews

Before booking, please remember to check your child’s schedule to determine which teacher(s) you need to meet with. Interview slots tend to fill up quickly, so we recommend signing up as soon as possible.

If you are unable to secure a time with a specific teacher, please reach out to them directly to arrange an alternative meeting time.

Band

The Sherwood Heights Band Parents Association is thrilled to announce our upcoming 50/50 Raffle! This is your chance to win up to 50% of $9,000 while supporting our talented young musicians.

Key Details:

Deadline to Purchase: March 20, 2025, at 12:00 p.m.
Winning Number Draw: March 20, 2025, at 12:30 p.m.
Get Your Tickets Here: https://www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/shbpa

Your support makes a world of difference in helping our students thrive through music. Thank you for continuing to inspire and encourage our musical youth.

Furthermore, we are excited to announce our latest fundraising initiative to support the Sherwood Heights Junior High Band – a Purdy's Chocolate fundraiser!

Important Details:

Order Deadline: March 26, 2025
Pick-Up: TBD

You can easily support the band by placing an order through the Purdy’s website. Simply follow the link below to get started:

Purdys Easter Campaign

Campaign #6788

This is a great chance to stock up on delicious chocolates for Easter! Please feel free to forward this information along to family and friends; the more the merrier!

Save the Date! Grade 9 Farewell

Mark your calendars! The Grade 9 Farewell celebration is happening on Friday, June 6, 2025. This special event will be a memorable send-off for our amazing students as they move on to their next adventure.

Farewell pictures will be taken on May 12, 2025, so be sure to dress your best!

Stay tuned for more details in the coming months—we can’t wait to celebrate together!