Posted on 2024-10-25 15:51:32.3 +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 October 28 – Nov 1, 2024
Student Voice Club Updates
- Seven Sacred Teaching for November is Love – Eagle.
- Upcoming Spirit Days are:
- Thurs Oct 31 – Hallowe’en Dress Up Day - Reminders: Please no masks or props. Ensure your costumes are non-scary and school appropriate. Students need to either wear their costume safely all day (at lunch, recess, PE, for learning) or need to be able to put it on in the classroom, not the washroom.
- Wed Nov 6 – Take Care of this Place Day (more info coming!)
- Wed Nov 27 – Technology Day (more info coming!)
- Check the calendar and your child’s classroom Weekly Update for more info.
Friendly Reminders & Updates
- School Council – Thank you for attending our AGM! HUGE thanks to our new executive members (Chair, Vice-Chair, Treasurer, Secretary), and the new parents who attended. We still need more parents to come and support our 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. Our Casino has been postponed until late in 2025, but we are on the lookout for a Casino Co-ordinator in the future.
- Community Resource – AHS Summit Centre – Did you know that the Alberta Health Services Summit Centre provides a range of Well-being and Mental Health Services that families can access? You can access supports ranging from walk-in mental health services to online well-being resources. Have a look at the Summit Centre Website here.
News from our School Website
- Spirit Day Snapshot: Cultural Dress Day – Thanks to everyone who participated!
- Snapshot: Cross Country Club
Dates to Remember – Please check the Website Calendar for the latest!
- Thursday, October 31 – Diwali, Spirit Day – Hallowe’en Costume Day
- Thursday, November 7 – Last day of classes prior to Fall Break
- November 8 –13 Fall Break – No school
- 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 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