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 November 3-7, 2025
Welcome back everyone! It was wonderful to reconnect with students and staff this week after some time apart. Our teachers are working hard to re-establish routines, and refocus students on upcoming learning experiences. Please be sure to check your email, as there may be adjusted dates related to school events, conferences, and reporting timelines. We will update you with this information as soon as it is available to us. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to us at the school.
Friendly Reminders & Updates
- Hallowe’en Spirit Day - Staff and students had so much fun sharing their costumes on October 31! We are looking forward to our next Spirit Day on Wednesday November 26, which will be pajama day!
- School Events/Field Trips Nov 3-7 – CBE has asked schools to cancel or postpone most school events for this week. This affects Ms. Lin’s Grade 5 Open Minds field trip which will be moved from the week of November 3 to May or June. Ms. Fallis’ class will be able to attend Open Minds school the week of November 17 as planned.
- Remembrance Day/Indigenous Veteran’s Day Assembly Friday November 7 at 11:00 am – We will be able to host this important event. Parents are welcome to join us, however seating is limited. Thanks for your understanding that we are putting together this celebration in a very short amount of time! Thanks, teachers and students for your time and energy recognizing the important contributions of Canada’s veterans.
- Staffing Update – We will be soon be saying farewell to our wonderful office secretary, Mrs. Kersch, as she has accepted a position at another school beginning November 17. Mrs. Kersch has been with Cecil Swanson for many years, and we will miss her care for others, and her many contributions to our school. Thank you, Mrs. Kersch, we will all miss you! All the best in your new school! We will introduce our new secretary once our staffing processes are complete in the coming weeks.
- Parent Teacher Conferences Nov 27-28 – Conferences were originally scheduled on these dates. Please check your email and the calendar in coming days, as there may be changes to these dates based on upcoming updates to assessment and reporting timelines.
- Fall Break Nov 10-12 – There is no school for students from Monday November 10 through Wednesday November 12. Classes resume Thursday November 13.
News from our School Website
Dates to Remember – Please check the Website Calendar for the latest!
- November is Hindu Heritage Month
- Nov 5 - Guru Nanak Gurpurab
- Nov 5-11 Veteran’s Week
- Nov 7 - Inuit Day
- Friday November 7, 11:00 am – Remembrance Day/Indigenous Veterans’ Day assembly
- Nov 9 – 15 - Rock your Mocs Week
- Nov 10-15 - Metis Awareness Week
- Nov 10-12 – Fall Break – No school for students
- Nov 11 – Remembrance Day
- Nov 16 – Louis Riel Day
- Nov 17-21 – National Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week and Canadian History Week
- Nov 17-21 – Grade 5B (Fallis) Open Minds Healthy Living School
- Nov 20 – National Child Day and Transgender Day of Remembrance
- Wednesday November 26 – Spirit Day – Pajama Day
- Nov 27 (Evening) and Nov 28 – Parent teacher conferences. Thursday is a regular school day for Grades 1-6. Friday is a non instructional day. No school for K-6.