ROS Update | Conferences, Student Safety, Veterans Food Drive, U R Strong, School Coucil, Volunteers, etc

Upcoming Dates

Nov. 20 - School Council – 6:30 room 58 – In person and virtual via – please see link sent in messenger message

Nov. 23 – Evening in Person Parent Teacher Conferences 4:30 – 8:00

Nov. 24 – Online Conferences – no school for students 8 – 1:00

Dec. 8 – CBE Non-Instruction Day – no school for students

Dec. 22 – last day of school before the winter break (Dec. 23 – Jan. 7)

Monday Jan. 8, 2024 – School is Back in.


Parent Teacher Conferences

Parent-Teacher Conferences are coming up on Thursday, November 23, and Friday, November 24.  The conference system opened to all families for booking on Thursday, November 16 at 6:00 PM.  To access the conference booking system, you will need to log into your MyCBE/PowerSchool account.  The link is posted below for your convenience.

MyCBE/PowerSchool Account

Conference times for Thursday, November 23 are 15 minutes in length, and will be held in person at the school between 4:30 – 8:00 PM.

Conference times for Friday, November 24 are 10 minutes in length and will be held via Microsoft Teams. A Microsoft Teams link will be emailed to you upon booking.


Student Safety

This is just a reminder to drivers to please slow down and follow the traffic rules posted in the area.  We have had multiple reports of people speeding, doing illegal U Turns and not stopping for students in the crosswalks.  Thanks for helping to keep our kids safe.

Veterans Food Drive

Our school is participating in the Veterans food drive.  For families that want to participate, we would ask that you send in non-perishable food items.  Each grade team will be given a box to collect donations in for the month of November.  Here is a list of items that you could send:

Canned fruit and vegetables, crackers, canned soup, rice, pasta, cereal, beans, canned fish, personal hygiene products (shampoo, soap, toothpaste, toothbrush, deodorant) and other non-perishable items.

Thanks for your support for this great cause

U R Strong

If you have not signed up for a U R Strong membership, please click on the following link: FREE Parent Membership.  This program is being implemented school wide and there are many resources that can help you when your child is having friendship issues. 

Must-haves, Deal-breakers, & Ice-Cream: It’s important that children really understand the difference between healthy and unhealthy friendships. Through the URSTRONG program, we use a visual tool called The Friend-o-meter. Here’s an activity to do with your child to explore these important social boundaries  (click on underlined link above).

 

SCHOOL COUNCIL CORNER – EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Next Fundraising Society & School Council Meetings – MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20 @ 6.30pm

Come BE A PART OF the exciting community building events ROS Council has in the works for December and January! We’ll also be discussing some insights from the COSC meeting with the CBE Trustees and hear all about the roll out of the NEW ROS Spirit Wear. Bring a friend, share your ideas for ROS, voice concerns – we want to hear from you so please come join us! 

CURRENT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:

Don’t know if your police clearance is still valid or want to begin the clearance process? Please contact Leah Milne in the school office at ljmilne@cbe.ab.ca

Reach out to Alison Colville (ROS Volunteer Coordinator) at ROSVolunteers@gmail.com with any questions about upcoming events. Sign up links are also shared on the Royal Oak School Parent Group. Click here to join Royal Oak School Parents Group | Facebook

FUNDRAISING SOCIETY NEWS! 

Spirit wear is here! You can order online and it will be sent home in your kids backpack before Christmas. We finally have the new logo in print! This is great for kids to wear to Sports Day, assemblies, and just a good ol’ round school spirit. Home | Royal Oak School Spirit Wear (square.site)

 

Have a great weekend and enjoy the nice weather while we have it!