November Monthly Update

October was an extremely exciting month! We are proud of all of our school teams who practiced hard and showed up with amazing sportsmanship. Students have extended learning through a variety of hands on field trips and real-life learning with CTF courses. Leadership development for students continues, with some of our senior students working with the littles to take on announcements and school-wide initiatives! We are grateful for our office support students who answer phones and take messages. As we transition into November, our school is buzzing with excitement and accomplishment. We have have seen remarkable growth in our students as they settle into routines, tackle new challenges, and support each other in building a positive learning environment at Heritage Heights! This month our school is looking forward to our Remembrance Day Ceremony, meeting Elder Saa'kokoto and Parent-Teacher Interviews. Our Fall Break is also a couple of weeks away and we have so much to explore before that time!

Thank you for your continued partnership in fostering a nurturing , engaging space for our Huskies to thrive!

Ms. Rita Marie Rahn and Mrs. Shanda Dupras

November 1

• NO SCHOOL
• Divisional Learning Day

November 3

• Daylight Saving Time Ends!
• "Fall Forward" -- Clocks go forward an hour

November 4

• Elder Saa'kokoto School Visit

November 6

• School Picture RETAKES
• Take Kids to Work Day (Grade 9's)

November 7

• ODD Socks Day! Wear odd socks to celebrate what makes us unique!

November 8

• Remembrance Day School Ceremony @ 10:30am
• Husky Families more than welcome to attend

November 11 - 15 - FALL BREAK

• NO SCHOOL
• Anti-Bullying Awareness Week (Theme: Choose Respect)

November 20

• Parent-Teacher Interviews (4:00pm - 7:30pm)
• Booking Information coming soon!

November 21

• Parent-Teacher Interviews (4:00pm - 7:30pm)

November 22

• Grade 9 Vaccinations

November 28

• Indigenous Dance Presentation
• Brooke Metchewais - Jingle Dress
• Peter White - Men's Traditional Dance

November 29

• Grade 9 Vaccinations Catchups

• School Fees have been posted to your child’s Edsembli Account. All fees are due 30 days from posting. Please sign into your Parent Edsembli Account to pay online each student’s school fees

Thank you!

Elementary Concert Days:

• Wednesday, December 11 : Concert #1 Grades 1, 2, 4
• Thursday, December 12: Concert #2 All Kinders, Grades 3, 5

Band Celebration

• January / Early February

All Students

• Proper footwear is required to participate in PE (gym) class
• Running Shoes needed
• NO Crocs, Birks, Boots, Skate Shoes, or Socks, etc.

Junior High Students (Grades 6, 7, 8 & 9)

• Proper gym strip required
• Changing for PE is expected every class

The Learning Services team provides support for students academically, social emotionally, and behaviorally. Our Educational Assistants provide specific interventions for literacy and numeracy skills, executive functioning skill development, social skill building, in addition to in-class support with day-to-day learning. Our team is working to develop our body regulation space with a 3-part sensory circuit, which includes an alerting stage, an organizing stage, and a calming stage, before returning to their learning environment. We are always eager to welcome parent volunteers to support student reading development from Grades 1 through 5.

If you are interested in supporting our students in this way, please use the link below to sign up, or contact:

Angela Clarke at clarkea@fsd38.ab.ca

Quick Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090A4FAAA922ABFC1-46940117-hhliteracy

• Grade 3 students have delivered a box for food donations to classes.
• Cash donations will be collected by classroom teachers and then forwarded to the Food Bank.
• They also have set up food donation boxes around the school for any food donations brought in.
• This food drive will run through to Nov. 8th

Thank you, grade 3, for taking on this leadership opportunity!

The CVSS Calgary Food Bank supports all military and frontline emergency personnel regardless of whether they are retired or currently serving.

For the most needed items, please visit the following link:

https://veteransfoodbankalberta.ca/needed-items-list

Please note that if your family chooses to contribute a monetary donation, tax receipts are available - please scan the QR code found on the posters located at the front door/around our school.

Grade 5, students have volunteered to be a part of PALS (Playground Activity Leaders in Schools)

• These volunteers will go out during our younger Husky recess at 12:05 and help organize fun and inclusive games for students.
• Your child can find a PAL on the playground by looking for their bright yellow vests and big smiles!

Thank you to Ms. Darel for supporting our Grade 5 PALS volunteers!

If you happen to have any of the following items gathering dust at home, we would love to take them off your hands:

• Buttons (any size or colour)

• Clean, unwanted, or "worn out" clothing items, especially jeans (to practice repairs or "upcycled" into new items. Example: "Old " adult-sized jeans or cotton shirts that have holes or signs of wear are welcome—we can turn them into stuffed animals and scrunchies.

• Fabric Scraps (cotton weave, not stretchy/knit!) for practicing hand stitching or for larger projects

• Notions: straight/dressmaking pins with coloured heads, multipurpose thread in all colours, hand sewing needles, elastic (1/4" or 1/2"), seam rippers, polyester fill for stuffed toys, etc.

Please get in touch with Mrs. Kaitlyn Hanson (hansonk@fsd38.ab.ca) for more information.

Student safety is important to us. We track students who are being picked up as they leave for games and activities. When picking up your athlete(s) for games at other schools before the end of the day, please check in at the office. If your athlete has siblings you wish to take at that time, let the office know by 2pm. This enables us to have enough time to have all the students ready for pickup!

Thank you!

Information on our Parent-Teacher Interviews coming soon! Please watch School Messenger

e-mails!

Picture retakes will be held on Wednesday, November 6th starting at 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. This is a great opportunity for students who were absent or wish to have their portraits taken again. Any students NOT scheduled to attend that day, and wish to have a picture taken, please drop in by 11:00 a.m.

If your child is going to late or absent, please e-mail:

Email: heritage@fsd38.ab.ca