Upcoming Dates
March 3 – Family skate at outdoor rink by Pratt – weather permitting – See below (10:00 – 1:00)
March 21 – Evening student led conferences and used book sale – see below
March 22 – Conferences – no school for students
March 23 – April 1 Spring Break
April 2 – School back in
March Conferences
Student Led Conferences are coming up on Thursday, March 21. This will be an opportunity for your child/children to lead you through some of their learning activities from the last term. Please refer to the times below about when to drop in with your child and plan to spend approximately 20-30 minutes in your child’s classroom. There will be an informal opportunity to talk with your child’s teacher. Please know there will be other families in the room.
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Thursday, Grades 1 – 4 Drop in Sessions
· 4:30 – 5:30 Last Name A - G
· 5:45 – 6:45 Last Name H - O
· 7:00 – 8:00 Last Name P - Z
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Thursday, Kindergarten Students (Please come at the time that works
best for you)
9:15 – 10:45 (am families – Power, Mitschke, Hogan)
1:00 – 2:30 (pm families – Hutchings, Hogan)
4:30 – 8:00 (all families welcome – please note
5:00-6:30 is typically the busiest time)
· Thursday evening there will also be a used book children’s book sale hosted by Parent Council. Books will be available for purchase for 1 dollar.
· Friday, if there is a sensitive matter you would like to discuss with your child’s teacher in private, please contact them to arrange a one-on-one meeting on Friday, March 22 https://royaloak.cbe.ab.ca/staff .
Used Children’s Book Donations and Sale
· If you have slightly used children’s books that you are willing to donate to our used book sale, Parent Council will be collecting these inside the front doors of the school. Books will then be s sold for 1 dollar as part of promoting literacy with students. Books will be available at the Thursday, March 21 evening conferences.
ROS School Development Plan, Budget and Fees Survey
You are receiving this invitation because we value your feedback about 2024 Royal Oak School Development Plan (SDP) and Fees for the upcoming school year.
There is an online engagement entitled Royal Oak School Planning Survey 2024 | K-9 that you have the opportunity to share your thoughts on until March 04, 2024 - 11:59 PM, when submissions will be closed.
Completing the engagement should take 13 minutes at most.
Please click on the link below to complete the survey:
Thanks for engaging in this process as we value your feedback.
Child and Youth Wellbeing Family & Caregiver Series
The Calgary Board of Education invites all parents and guardians to join us in an online series focusing on child and youth well-being. These sessions will be hosted in partnership with experts from Alberta Health Services and will explore topics such as vaping, brain development, mental health, and sexual health. Please see the attached link Child and Youth Wellbeing Family & Caregiver Series
SCHOOL COUNCIL CORNER – EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
March is here and that means it is Literacy Month at ROS! Students have received their Literacy Month package and can learn all about our upcoming events and how they can participate. Please be sure to donate your used children's books from March 4-8 for our Book Drive – drop off is located at the front of the school.
On March 7, students are encouraged to dress up as their favourite character from a book.
Now, let’s start reading Royal Oak!
Next Fundraising Society & School Council Meetings – Monday, March 11 @ 6.30pm
CURRENT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Have any questions? Email ROSVolunteers@gmail.com
1. Family Skate – No police clearance needed – March 3 from 10-1pm! Skates available and we’re hoping to have off ice activities too: ROS Volunteers: Family Skate Volunteers (signupgenius.com)
2. HUG & GO – No police clearance needed – School Days, 8.40-9.10am! LOTS of parents needed to support this initiative: ROS Volunteers: Hug & Go! (signupgenius.com)
3. Library Shelving – Monday & Wednesday from 9.15-10.45am! ROS Volunteers: Library Shelving - February to June 2024 (signupgenius.com)
4. Book Donations Sorting – March 11 & 12 – Details Coming Soon!
5. Fun Snack – McDonald’s for Pi Day – March 14 from 11.15-12.15pm! 5 volunteers needed: ROS Volunteers: Winter 2024 Fun Lunch & Fun Snack!! (signupgenius.com)
6. Crowfoot Library Event – March 19 (evening) – Details Coming Soon!
7. Book Sale @ Parent Teacher Conferences – March 21 (evening)
FUNDRAISING SOCIETY NEWS!
Spirit Wear – If you placed an order before Feb.16, the order has been placed with AllRush. You can expect your items in backpacks in the next couple weeks. When you receive an “order complete” email you should check your kids backpack in the next day or two. Thank you for your support! Love seeing all the blue!
The ROS Fundraising Society Needs You - We’re looking to add some new faces to our team of parents in prep for the 2024/2025 school year. We’re recruiting for the following positions!
· Fundraising Treasurer
· Fundraising Spirit Wear Committee
Interested in joining us? Email rosfundraisingsociety@gmail.com
Have a great weekend.