Principal’s Message
Queridas familias:
Esperamos/We look forward to meeting families in person or online for Parent/Teacher Conferences next Thursday or Friday. Teachers have their bookmarks and learning artifacts ready to show you progress and areas for growth. Together, we will support children in achieving their maximum potential in all areas.
CBE has provided our school with a little over $ 9,000 to ensure the new curriculums are well-resourced. In addition, our School Society has requested teachers and school committees to create a list of resources we may need. As a result of CBE/Alberta Government funds, we will have base resources, and with School Society funds, students will have top-ups above and beyond what other schools may have.
CBE will be decommissioning older iPads and laptops in a month. At the same time, we will receive 15 new iPads and 38 Chromebooks! Gracias CBE!
El programa de natacion/The swim program is now over, and a huge thank you to all the volunteers for their time and dedication. We could not have done this without your support! Again, thank the Escuela Glenmeadows School Society for partially subsidizing the swim program!
Tengan un lindo fin de semana.
Ray Suarez
Principal
Parent Engagement Night – April 18th
Glenmeadows School Council and Society and please to announce our Parent Engagement night speaker, Ryan Straschnitzki, Humboldt crash survivor. Event is scheduled on April 18th, at A.E.Cross, who are kindly letting us use their gym to fit in more bodies.
Event is $5 for admission, and we are also offering food from Chopped Leaf and beverages. Please pre order your food and buy your admission ticket through your Healthy Hunger account. Food will only be offered as a pre order and you can buy your ticket at the door, however for planning purposes, we ask you buy in advance if possible. Tickets are on sale now in your Healthy Hunger account.
Ryan speaks of a resilience mindset and over coming obstacles. Doors open at 5 pm to eat and mingle, Ryan will speak from 6 pm to 6:40ish, then Q&A, and short meet and greet after for those that would like to speak or get photos with Ryan.
Parent/Teacher Conferences | Mar 21-22
Parent Teacher Conferences dates and times for Kindergarten are:
· Thursday March 21 (Sra. Sam and Sra. Gamundi):
9:00 am to 12:00 pm
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
· Friday March 22 (Sra. Gamundi only): 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
Parent Teacher Conferences dates and times for Grades 1-6 are:
· Thursday March 21: 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
· Friday March 22: 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
When you create your booking, you will automatically receive a conference confirmation email.
For an online meeting:
Save the conference confirmation email or the calendar invitation. The day of the conference, scroll to the connection link and click the link "Join Microsoft Teams Meeting". Follow this link for detailed instructions: Joining Online Conferences.
Bookings for your 15 minute space can be made starting Wednesday, March 13 at 8:00 am on MyCBE/PowerSchool. The booking system will remain open until 11:59 pm on Wednesday, March 20.
Please note:
- There are no classes for Kindergarten on Thursday, March 21. There are regular school hours for Grades 1-6.
- There is no school on Friday, March 22 for all grades.
Parents must first create a PowerSchool parent account, if they don’t have one already, to be able to use My School Conferences App in their parent portal. Contact the school office at 403-777-5235 during business hours for help setting up your parent account or email Ana at aplewy@cbe.ab.ca.
Glenmeadows Spirit Wear Store
Order your Spirit Wear for your students now!
To order online: https://egs.domuchconcepts.com/
Volunteers Needed
Escuela Glenmeadows has an online signup page, please check it out often to see all new opportunities.
Reminder - current police clearance with the school is required to volunteer for all events.
Healthy Hunger
Don’t forget to register for Healthy Hunger, save yourself making a few lunches this year and support the school society!
The deadline for next week’s (Wednesday) order is Friday, March 15 at midnight.
To set up and order food for the weeks to come, first set up an account for your child(ren) through the Healthy Hunger website.
FundScrip Fundraiser
FundScrip Fundraiser was a success!
We received orders from 52 families, making the school $1360 in fundraising! Great job Glenmeadows! Imagine what 275 families could have done. What makes FundScrip so amazing is our account will stay open for the remainder of the school year and order forms will be kept in the office to be taken home, filled out and returned. A school society member will be placing orders every couple weeks. I wish we could do it online for faster and easy convenience, but sadly paper orders is how it works.
Please reach out to Ana in the office or Society Chair, Tera Viccars @ Chair@egmss.onmicrosoft.com for any questions.
Gift cards will be available for pick up at the school March 19th from 8:30 am to 5 pm and March 20th from 8:30 am to 10 am, and 3 pm to 4:30 pm.
Gift Cards will not be sent home with kids due to the value.
Thank you all for supporting the school and our kids!
Westhills Fit Body Boot Camp Fundraiser
Today is your last day to book with Fit body boot Camp to get an amazing price on a great deal.
Normal cost is $599 for 6 weeks. We get it for $29 to register and then $29/week for the 6 weeks. Plus, any profits Fit Body Boot Camp makes goes back to Glenmeadows to put towards our new lighting package and/or cool robots for the Stem learning program. The program at Fit Body is 3 to 4 classes pre week (you choose your classes at the time that works for you), with personalized exercise and nutrition coaching. Great value!
Let’s get healthier together Glenmeadows. Click this link to get registered:
https://www.westhillsfitbody.com/glenmeadows
Escuela Glenmeadows School Council is Proud to Present:
2024 Spring Break STEM Challenge
Grow your STEM knowledge and skills over Spring Break!
March 22 to April 1
Complete the challenge & submit your entry by Monday April 8
All participants will be entered into a draw to WIN a prize!
To enter (Kindergarten through Grade 6 students):
- Pick a STEM activity with help and get permission from your parents (see examples below).
- Complete your activity over spring break & take a photo or short video of your activity (max. 30 seconds, size under 1 GB).
- Entries will be compiled into a “Glenmeadows Spring Break STEM Challenge” video which will be shared on the Glenmeadows YouTube Channel.
- No personal information (names/faces) needs to be included in the videos or photos. Also, the audio will be dubbed over with music for the creation of the YouTube video (so you do not need to include any verbal description of your activity during your video).
Parents, please upload your student’s submission HERE
All Entries must be uploaded by April 8
Sample activities (choose from examples like these, or come up with your own!)
- Research: learn about topics (how to grow food during a flood, how to build structures that can withstand an earthquake, creating solar energy, etc.), and see if you can do a similar mini-experiment.
- Build a model of a world famous structure (like the Eiffel Tower or Great Wall of China) using only recycled materials.
- Do an experiment & learn about the science behind it, for example: growing coloured crystals, sprouting seeds in different conditions, make a baking soda volcano, etc.
- Make a functioning musical instrument.
HAVE FUN!!