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 4 - 8, 2024
Student Voice Club Updates
- Seven Sacred Teaching for November is Love – Eagle.
- Upcoming Spirit Days are:
- Wed Nov 6 – Take Care of this Place Day – Each classroom will be making a contribution to making our school safe, welcoming, and tidy!
- Wed Nov 27 – Technology Day
- Check the calendar and your child’s classroom Weekly Update for more info.
Friendly Reminders & Updates
- Intramurals, Grades 3-6 – Big thanks to Ms. Thomson, our PE specialist, who is going to be starting intramurals in the gym over the lunch hour in November, and to other teachers volunteering their time to support this! Grades 3-6 students will be able to sign up for intramurals soon, and schedules will be based on how many students are interested in participating. Each grade group will have their own day of the week, and the activity will be changed based on the learning in Phys-Ed. First up is likely Pickleball!
- Remembrance Day/Indigenous Veterans’ Day – We are accepting cash poppy donations in the office. Thanks to Grade 5 who are hosting the ceremony in the gym on Thurs Nov 7 at 10:00am.
- Child and Youth Well-Being Family and Caregiver Fall/Winter series 2024/2025 - The Calgary Board of Education invites all parents and guardians to join us in a pre-recorded and live online series focusing on child and youth well-being. These sessions will be hosted in partnership with experts from Alberta Health Services and Recovery Alberta and will explore topics such as Peer Pressure, Healthy Relationships, Mental Health for Highly Sensitive Teens, and navigating Parent-Teen relationships. Please see the information copied below. To register, check your email for the attachment with live links in the PDF.
- School Council - Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, November 19 at 6:00pm. Please join us! Meeting minutes and Principal Reports are found on the School Council Page of our Website. Community Resource
News from our School Website
- CBE News – Province Approves Modular Classrooms
- Get to Know Your Staff Members – Ms. Kelly, Breakfast Supervisor
- Get to Know Your Staff Members – Ms, Roy, Grade 4
Dates to Remember – Please check the Website Calendar for the latest!
- November is Hindu Heritage Month
- November 5-11 Veterans Week
- Wednesday, November 6 – Spirit Day – Take Care of this Place Day
- Thursday, November 7 - Inuit Day - Indigenous Veterans’ Day and Remembrance Day Assembly 10:00am
- Friday, November 8 - System Indigenous Professional Learning Day – No School for students
- November 8 –13 Fall Break – No school
- November 11-15 – Cecil Swanson recognizes Metis Week and Louis Riel Day
- Friday, November 15 – “Rock Your Mocs” Day – Wear your moccasins, if you have them!
- Thursday, November 14 – Classes resume
- Wednesday, November 27 – Spirit Day – Technology Day
Child and Youth Well-being Series Information - Live Registration Links in the PDF attached to the Nov 4-8 Weekly Update sent via SchoolMessenger email.
The Calgary Board of Education invites all parents and guardians to join us in a pre-recorded and live online series focusing on child and youth well-being. These sessions will be hosted in partnership with experts from Alberta Health Services and Recovery Alberta and will explore topics such as Peer Pressure, Healthy Relationships, Mental Health for Highly Sensitive Teens, and navigating Parent-Teen relationships.
Acting on feedback from participants who joined us during our live online sessions over the past two years, moving forward we invite all guardians and parents to listen to the pre-recorded or live sessions at their convenience.
Suggestions from the Well-Being team are listed below:
Upcoming Live Sessions:
1| November 20 | 1:00-3:00pm | Can we Talk: Healthy Relationships | Diana Wark (She/Her), Parent Program Coordinator for Centre for Sexuality – Register Here
2| November 21 | 12:00-1:30pm | Building Resiliency in Today’s Youth | Andrea Halwas Larsen, PhD, CT, REACE – Register Here
3|November 28th | 10:00am-11:30am | Mental Health for Highly Sensitive Teens; Unique Struggles for those Emotional Feelers | Tracy Fields, MSW, RSW – Register Here
Pre-Recorded Sessions:
1| Adolescent Brain Development and Navigating Parent-Teen Relationships
Erin Dawson Myers
Description: In this session we will discuss the adolescent brain, how to support healthy brain development, promoting resilience, and navigating the ways that your relationship with your teen will evolve as they slowly but surely become little adults.
2| Screen Time: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly | Dr. Caroline Buzanko
Description: The effects of screen time on the developing brain. The behavioural outcomes of too much screen time and how and when technology can be beneficial.
3| Understanding Autism & ADHD to Promote Long-Term Success
Dr. Caroline Buzanko
Description: This session focuses on the complex nature of Autism and ADHD, as well as the associated strengths and challenges.
Mental Health Literacy Series (Pre-Recorded):
1| Focused and Engaged: Finding Balance through Self-Regulation Information Sheet
Click Here
2| Sleeping Your Way to Better Mental Health | Information Sheet
Click Here
3| Behavioural Challenges of School Aged Children | Information Sheet
Click Here