Westboro Weekly Newsletter

November 26: Grade 2 and 3 field trip to Salisbury Composite High Theatre

November 29: Report Cards available for viewing at 3:00 p.m.

Looking ahead:

December 4: Christmas Concert

December 4: Early Dismissal

December 6: Hot Lunch

December 18: PLACE Field Trip to Cloverbar

December 18: Grade 3K and 4L to the Muttart

December 19: Christmas Sweater Day/Wear Green or Red to school

December 20: PJ Day

December 23 - January 3: Christmas Break

Log in to your PowerSchool Parent Portal on November 29, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. to view your student's report card.

Learn how to access and read your student's report card on the PowerSchool Parent Portal.

Ordering for Hot Lunch on December 6 is now open until November 30! This month's vendor is Panago.

Please place your orders online using MunchaLunch.com! You can pay for your orders online using credit card (Visa / Mastercard), debit-credit card, Google Pay, Apple Pay or pre-paid credit card.

HOW TO REGISTER:

1) Go to: https://munchalunch.com/schools/westboro

2) Click the “Register Here” button (as shown below). The system will guide you through.

3) After adding your children, click the green “Order Lunch!” button to order.

4) Next time, just click the “Login Here” button to access your account.

HOW TO REGISTER IF YOU ALREADY HAVE AN ACCOUNT AT A DIFFERENT SCHOOL:

1) Go to: https://munchalunch.com/addaccount

2) Click the “Start” button. The system will guide you through.

3) After adding your children, click the green “Order Lunch!” button to order.

4) Next time, just click the “Login Here” button to access your account.

ORDERING INFORMATION:

· If you need assistance with ordering, or do not have access to the internet, please contact our new hot lunch coordinator, Nicole at westborohotlunch@gmail.com

Please note if your child is ill on a lunch date, you are welcome to come and pick up their lunch by 12:30 p.m.; otherwise please consider it a donation. Consistent with previous years, there are NO REFUNDS.

We are always in need of volunteers! There is a volunteer page in the online system where you can checkmark which dates you are available. The hot lunch coordinator will then contact you with a proposed schedule.

Our thanks to the Westboro Elementary parent community for supporting hot lunch and to our wonderful volunteers who help make this program a success!

If circumstances exist where you’re unable to pay school or transportation fees, you can apply to have fees waived by submitting an Application for a Waiver of Fees. The application deadline is Dec. 16, 2024.

If you’re new to the Division, the deadline is the latter of Dec. 16, 2024, or 45 days after registration. To access your fee information, simply log in to the PowerSchool Parent Portal and go to “Student Fees.” There you can view your fees and pay them online using Visa or MasterCard. All fees are due within 30 days of being posted.

Don’t forget to also log in to the PowerSchool Parent Portal regularly throughout the year. Fees are often added to your child’s account to cover the cost of various school activities such as field trips, class projects, extracurricular activities and more.

For more information about school fees, waivers and payment deadlines, visit www.eips.ca/schools/fees and https://www.westboroelementary.ca/about/fees Alternatively, contact Billie Jean Mepham at Westboro Elementary at 780-467-7751.

Why play math games at home?

·Provide purposeful practice of number facts

·Meaningful opportunities to think strategically

·Develop critical thinking skills

Social-Emotional connections:

·Taking turns

·Working with others

·Communicating clearly

·Follow expectations/rules

Games such as Yahtzee, Pig, and Crib are highly engaging and easy to play!

Need a new game? Try Trash! Trash is an exciting card game that is a fun way to recognize and practice numbers in a ten-frame. See who can organize their Trash the fastest!

Helping your child as they learn to write can feel complicated, but it doesn’t have to be. Encourage your child to try out real-life writing tasks to help develop their skills. Here are some practical ways to get your child writing:

• Write a grocery list
• Create a to-do list for weekend activities and chores
• Write an email to a teacher to ask a question about an assignment
• Write a Get Well card or a Thank You card
• Keep a gratitude journal
• Write a review for your favourite restaurant

Making writing authentic to what happens in daily life can help your child grow in expressing themselves or organizing their thoughts. For more writing practice ideas, check out this article.

Alberta Health Services is proud to offer FREE online programming to caregivers of school-age children and youth as well as adults in the community who want to learn more about addiction and mental health topics.

Sessions are offered online through the Zoom conferencing application. A link to access the online session will be sent by email to those who have registered for the session.

Highly sensitive teens are often misunderstood by parents and teachers as they often have stronger emotional reactions. In this presentation, learn why this happens, and the necessary tools required to help these teens manage their emotions so they don't become derailed.

Thursday, November 28

10 - 11:30 a.m.

Webinar Registration - Zoom

Head north for Christmas in the Heartland on Saturday, November 30.

• Bus ticket sales close November 22.

Head south for Christmas in the Country on Saturday, December 7.

• Bus ticket sales close November 29.

Each event will feature holiday entertainment, treats, artisan markets and fireworks displays.

See full event details

https://www.strathcona.ca/.../fes.../rural-county-christmas/

Join us at the Emerald Hills Regional Park (4501 Emerald Drive, Sherwood Park) for a FREE Everybody Gets to Play Winter Play Day!

Play Days provide children with FREE and active play opportunities. This winter Play Day will include:

• Wagon rides
• Hot chocolate
• Skating
• Snow play
• and more!

Thank you to this year's winter Play Day sponsor Shignanski Construction Inc.

In case of inclement weather, the event may be cancelled. Check our website and social media the day of the event.

Learn more:
https://www.strathcona.ca/.../festivals-and.../play-days/