ROS Update Sept. 18-22 | Thanks, Terry Fox Run, Pickup, Book Fair, U R Strong, Labelling, Volunteer, School Council, Fundraising

Upcoming Dates

Thurs. Sept. 21 – Meet the teacher drop in 4:30 – 8:00. ; To help with traffic volumes please try to follow these groupings: ; Surnames A – K from 4:30 – 6:15, L – Z from 6:30 – 8:00. ; This will be a chance for you to drop in and meet your child’s teacher(s), to see our facility and to visit the book fair.
Friday, Sept. 22 – 8:00 – 1:00 – Non Instruction Day in the CBE – No school for students
Friday, Sept. 29 – No School in the CBE – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Monday, Oct. 9 – Thanksgiving – No school
Wed., Oct. 11 – Student Picture Day

Many Thanks

I wanted to say a big thank you to all those who were able to attend our first School Council meeting of the year. ; School Council helps to support many initiatives at ROS and is an important part of parents having input into what is happening in the school. ; To give you an idea where the hard-earned volunteer fundraising dollars go, this year Council will be supporting: A year long Artist in Residency, Dance Residency, Books for the Library, Buses for field trips, Art supplies, dongles for computers and many others. ; Without these funding efforts, these costs would be moved to parents to pay or we would have to cancel these extras. ; Thanks for your support!

Terry Fox Run

We held our annual Terry Fox run today and had fun carrying on Terry’s run. ; Thanks to everyone who donated funds to the cause. ; Money will be taken to William Pratt and they will count it and make a donation on behalf of both schools. ; A big thanks to Ms. Weber ;and all her parent helpers for setting up the course, supervising during the run and for taking down the course. ; Thanks to School Council for the cool down Popsicle's at the end of the run!

Not Here for Pick up?

Students have been told that if a parent/caregiver is not here for their usual pick up to please come to the office. ; We will contact parents and have the students picked up from the office. ;

Yellow Bus Rider – Parent Pick up from the Bus Line

To expedite students getting on the bus, we will be having students come to the bus and attendance will be done at the bus doors. ; If parents are picking students up from the bus line, please come to the parking lot doors to pick up your child.

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Royal Oak Website

To keep up to date with current information, contacts and calendar information please see our school website links below. Here you will also find contact information for the school and teaching staff.

ROS Scholastic Book Fair

We are excited to announce the return of our school’s Scholastic book fair! It will be held on Thursday, September 21. This is a fantastic opportunity to explore new and bestselling titles right here at our school. Best of all, every purchase made at the fair supports our school and encourages a love for reading among our students!

Fair Hours:

  • Morning Session: 9:15 am to 11:45 am (Exclusively for Kindergarten parents who have morning teacher meetings)
  • Evening Session: 4:30 pm to 8:00pm (Open to all parents during our Meet the Teacher Night)

We look forward to seeing you there and thank you for your support in fostering a love for reading in our school community.

U R Strong School

We are excited to announce that we are a U R Strong School! ; This program will become part of our Health and Wellbeing curriculum for all grades at ROS. ; The focus of this program is to teach students how to navigate friendship difficulties and build positive friendships. ; Thanks to Parent Council for paying for this program. ; As part of the membership fee, parents can also register for a U R Strong membership for free. ; There are many resources that parents might find helpful in coaching their child through what can be some turbulent waters as students move through their school years. ;

You are invited to take advantage of a ;FREE Parent Membership ;to access hundreds of resources – including an 8 session video series. This will allow you to learn the same language & strategies being taught in the classroom through the Friendology 101 curriculum. We hope that, as a URSTRONG Family, you will reinforce the important messages of empowerment, self-compassion, & kindness at home. ; Please see below for a short video about Friendship Fires and how to support your child when they are struggling with friendships.

What is a Friendship Fire?: ;In this podcast interview, learn all about why friendship skills are important and how we’re supporting kids through URSTRONG’s Friendology curriculum to put out their Friendship Fires®.

Labelling Student Coats, Gloves etc.

As you can imagine, we accumulate many lost and found items throughout the year. We would ask that you please label your child’s clothing/supplies (coats, snow pants, gloves, lunch kits etc.) with your child’s first initial and last name. This will make it possible to return it when it is found or if they come home with the wrong shoes, you can return them to the school. Inside the front doors, we have our lost and found items. Unclaimed items will be bagged up and donated to charity at the winter break and at the end of June.

School Council Corner | Events & Announcements

Thank you to everyone who came out on September 11 – It was great to see some new faces! Mark your Calendars – Monday, October 16 at 6.30pm! The Fundraising Society and School Council hold monthly meetings with school administration. Our next meeting at Royal Oak School is at 6.30pm on Monday, October 16. A virtual option will also be available and a link sent out in Mr.Hamby’s Weekly Friday Updates. Check out the ROS Parent Group Facebook Page for more information. Royal Oak School Parents Group | Facebook

Current Volunteer Opportunities

Considering volunteering, but not quite made the leap yet? Let us know what we can do to help make it an easier jump for you!

  • Terry Fox Run – THANK YOU to all those volunteers who came out today to support our runners!
  • Staff Appreciation Potluck (before Student Conferences) – Thursday, Sept 21 3-3.40pm – Sign up here to share a tasty dish with our teachers ROS Volunteers: Staff Appreciation Potluck for Conferences (signupgenius.com)
  • Book Fair (during Student Conferences) – Thursday, Sept 21 4.15-8pm and clean up help on Friday, Sept 22 9-11am – Sign Up Here ROS Volunteers: Book Fair Volunteers! (signupgenius.com)
  • Student Photo Day – Wednesday, October 11 – Look for the Sign Up in early October
  • Fun Lunches and Snacks – Possible first Fun Snack on September 28 – Sign up on Healthy Hunger so that you don’t miss the order deadlines! Volunteer Sign Ups will be available once dates are confirmed. Please also sign up on Healthy Hunger to receive important information from School Council about events at Royal Oak too.

All volunteers must be registered annually (signed confidentiality agreement) with Royal Oak School/CBE and have a valid Police Information Check initiated by the CBE. These clearances are valid for 5 years and are transferrable between ANY CBE school! Go to this CBE link for the annual registration form and to find out more Volunteer | Get Involved | Calgary Board of Education (cbe.ab.ca)

To find out if your police clearance is still valid or to begin the clearance process, you can contact Leah Milne in the school office at ljmilne@cbe.ab.ca

Sign up links for volunteering will be shared in the weekly update emails from Mr.Hamby and on the Royal Oak School Parent Group. Click here to join Royal Oak School Parents Group | Facebook or contact Alison Colville (ROS Volunteer Coordinator) at ROSVolunteers@gmail.com

Join the ROS School Council - 2023-2024 School Year!!

Be part of the action behind the scenes! We have great roles available for you to jump in and support with your ideas and enthusiasm! Great way to gain experience and meet new people! These roles offer a lot of flexibility all around and come with a dedicated group of parent volunteers ready to support you!

Questions? roschoolcouncil@gmail.com

  1. COUNCIL VICE-CHAIR: Support with overall planning and organization on council with a wide variety of opportunities to support from sending emails to helping with overall duties and planning with other council members. Great way to learn the ropes of Council!
  2. COUNCIL KEY COMMUNCIATOR: Build and enhance a connection between parents/school communities and Calgary Board of Education.

Fundraising Society News

Did you know that the Fundraising Society held a Casino fundraiser in April 2023 which raised over 77,000 for our school?!?!?! Wow!!! Through these (& previous Casino/Fundraising funds), we are able to provide the school with support to bring in the following for our students –

  • Alien Inline (2022/2023)
  • New/Updated Chromebooks & technology for our classrooms (2022/2023)
  • Creation & Maintenance of the Living Wall (Ongoing)
  • Artist in Residence (2023/2024)
  • Sound Creations – Dance Pl3y (2023/2024)
  • And many, many more enhancements to our students learning!

Upcoming Fundraisers

We have the most delicious ways to support the school this fall! Sun-Oka apples and Farm to School vegetables are available for purchase with a mid October pick up, the best time to bake apple pies or just enjoy the freshness of freshly harvested Canadian produce.