Posted on 2024-12-13 20:26:22.057 +0000 UTC
Dear Cecil Swanson School families,
Thanks for reading Mr. Whitton’s Cecil Swanson School Weekly update! For the most up-to-date information on upcoming events, please continue to visit the Calendar on our website, and check your classroom teacher’s Weekly Update emails.
If you have any questions, please reach out to me at any time!
Thank you,
Kevin Whitton, Principal, Cecil Swanson School
Cecil Swanson School
Mr. Whitton’s Weekly Update Dec 16-20, 2024
Student Voice Club Updates
- Sacred Teaching for December/January is Courage/Bravery - Bear.
- Spirit Week is December 16-20! Thanks to student voice for the suggestions for a fun-filled last week prior to break!
- Monday Dec 16 – Art & Literacy – Each classroom will read a winter-themed picture book and create a collaborative artistic representation of the book. Gallery walk and sharing to follow later in the week!
- Tuesday Dec 17 – Show and Tell Holiday Traditions – Students are invited to bring an artifact or a photo related to their holiday traditions that they can share with their class!
- Wednesday Dec 18 – Ugly sweater or shirt day – Students are invited to wear or decorate an ‘ugly’ or crazy shirt!
- Thursday Dec 19 – Carol Day – Students will gather in the gym to share in some winter and holiday songs! Students will practice in music class to learn the songs in advance.
- Friday Dec 20 – Art & Literacy Day Sharing – students will visit other classrooms to see the art they created on Monday!
- Check the calendar and your child’s classroom Weekly Update for more info.
Friendly Reminders & Updates
- School Council – Next meeting Tuesday January 21 at 6:00pm in the Learning Commons. Please visit our School Council website page.
- Thanks to everyone who joined at Winter Art Night! We had over 100 families attend!
- Staffing Update for Grade 6 – We are pleased to be able to add additional teaching support to our Grade 6 classroom, who have 31 students per homeroom class currently. We are staffing a 0.3FTE (part time) teacher position to support class size for Grade 6, and hope to have a permanent staff member to introduce to you after the Winter Break. The focus of the new teacher will be literacy and mathematics flexible groupings. There will not be changes to homerooms in Grade 6 and Grade 6 students will still have their current homeroom teacher as their key contact.
- Please remember that we can not share food due to allergies and diet restrictions. We ask that you do not send edible holiday or birthday treats to school for the class. Thank you!
News from our School Website
- CBE Open Houses Highlight Schools and Programs
- 2025-26 Kindergarten Registration
- 2025-26 CBE Calendar Available
- CBE News - Annual Results Report 2023-24 Approved by Board of Trustees
Dates to Remember – Please check the Website Calendar for the latest!
- Spirit Week December 16-20
- Friday, December 20 – Last day before winter break
- December 23 – January 3 – Winter Break – no classes
- Monday, January 6 – Classes resume
- Tuesday, January 21, 6pm – School Council – Learning Commons