Upcoming Dates

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

Meet the Teacher Night

Thanks to everyone who came out to meet their child’s teacher on Thursday. This is an important step in your child seeing all the adults working together to support them in their education journey. Just a reminder that your child’s teacher is the first point of contact should you have questions or concerns. Please see the following link from our webpage with teacher email contacts. Please also note that teachers are often unable to check their email during the day or take phone calls, so please be patient as they get back to you as soon as they can. https://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/royaloak/about-us/contact/staff/pages/default.aspx

Thanks – a big thank you to all the parents who brought food for the teachers last night – what a treat and it was very much appreciated. Thanks for making us feel special.

Snacks and Lunches

Nut Aware School – please do not send any food that contains nuts to the school. I would also ask parents to talk to their child(ren) to see if they have enough snacks and food for the day and adjust portions if they need to.

Hug and Go

This is just a reminder the Hug and Go in front of the school is meant for a quick drop off point for children. To Help with traffic congestion, please do not park in this spot in the morning – see the map.

Terry Fox Run

Just an update around the cash donations brought in for the Terry Fox Run – thanks to everyone who donated. We raised $649.55 for the Terry Fox Foundation.

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.

Labeling 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 @ 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! Contact Alison Colville (ROS Volunteer Coordinator) at ROSVolunteers@gmail.com

• Staff Appreciation Potluck and Book Fair – Wow! What a night of excitement at ROS! We had a FUN group of volunteers, a mix of new and familiar faces, and delicious food prepared for our teachers. We are so thankful for our ROS community!
• Fun Lunches and Snacks – Kernels Fun Snack on September 28 – Sign up on Healthy Hunger so that you don’t miss the order deadlines! Volunteer Sign Ups can be found here: ROS Volunteers: Fall 2023 Fun Lunch & Fun Snack!! (signupgenius.com). Please sign up on Healthy Hunger to receive important information from School Council about events at Royal Oak too.
• NEW! Library Shelving Volunteers – Work with Ms.Azam in the Learning Commons to reorganize books back into their proper location, tidy up and other library tasks as needed. Monday through Thursday from 9.15-10.15/10.45am through October 26 ROS Volunteers: Library Shelving Volunteer (signupgenius.com)
• Student Photo Day – Wednesday, October 11 – Look for the Sign Up next week!

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 are also shared on the Royal Oak School Parent Group. Click here to join Royal Oak School Parents Group | Facebook

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.

Order deadline is October 8. Exact mid/late October pick up date to be confirmed.

Sun-oka apples: https://fundraising.sunokafruit.com/s/royaloakelementary
Farm to School: https://www.peakfarmtoschool.com/shop/buybundle

• Select Royal Oak School as the school upon checkout

Have a great weekend!