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

kmwhitton@cbe.ab.ca

Cecil Swanson School

Mr. Whitton’s Weekly Update May 19-23, 2025

Student Voice Club Updates

• Student voice has chosen Humility – Wolf as our next and final of the Seven Sacred Teachings for this year.
• • Spirit Day “Swap Day” – Thursday May 29 – Students dress as teachers, teachers dress as students “Swap Day”. Please note that we are not dressing as specific individual students or teachers, just having fun wearing types of appropriate clothing or fashion trends that we see each other wearing to school!
  • Spirit Days – “Dance off days” – Starting May 26 - We are having a friendly classroom virtual dance event on Google Meet! Each classroom will be paired up with another class, and will perform an on-the-spot group dance for the rest of the school. We’ll be using various styles of music, and classes won’t know which style they will dance to until moments before the Dance Off begins. The other classrooms will decide which group will move on to the next round, until we crown the 2025 Cecil Swanson Dance Off Champion Classroom! Should be fun!
• Check the calendar and your child’s classroom Weekly Update for more info. 

Friendly Reminders & Updates

• School Council – Next meeting Tuesday, May 20 at 6:00pm – Please visit our School Council website page.  This is our last School Council/Society meeting of the year. 
• Save the Date - School Council Information Event – “Screenagers” – School council is hosting a video presentation/learning evening for parents on Thursday, May 29 at 6:00pm in the gym. The topic is related to technology use among young people. Please look for a SchoolMessenger with further information coming soon.
• Upcoming Clubs Update – We are looking forward to our Grade 1-2 games club, our Grades 1-3 Hip Hop club, and our Talent Show Club/Auditions starting soon! Thank you to our teachers for leading these experiences!

News from our School Website

• Kickstart and Restart Programs
• My First Ride - for students new to transportation
• CBE News - Principal Christine Cheung Named a Women Making History in Alberta Honoree

Dates to Remember – Please check the Website Calendar for the latest!

• May is Asian Heritage Month and Canadian Jewish Heritage Month
• Monday May 19 – Victoria Day – no school for students
• Tuesday, May 20 – Grade 1 Field Trip
• May 24/25 “My First Ride” sessions 1 and 2
• May 26, 27, 28  – Gr 3 Field Trip Dates
• Thursday May 29 – Spirit Day – “Swap Day” - Teachers and students dress like one another
• Wednesday May 28 – Gr 6 PAT - ELAL