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Thank you for all your support and generosity over the past year. It has been an absolute pleasure to work with you and your family. Stay Safe and enjoy time with family and friends. Best wishes to all of you over the next few weeks. Thank you for all the treats and presents this week! We will miss you.
Notes of Thanks
- All volunteers who came out for Healthy Hunger
- Rachel and Julie and Mme Moreau for organizing the Holiday Market and all the parents who volunteered that day to wrap and sell presents – thank you
- All families who donated gift cards to those in need
Winter Holiday Market
Thank you so much for your incredible support in making The Winter Holiday Market a success! It was a great day for students to shop and we are thrilled to share that together we raised $1,159 for the Calgary Food Bank. A special thank you to the 26 parents who volunteered their time to make this event happen. We are also so grateful for the generous donations provided by so many of you, which helped ensure the event was a success. We look forward to continuing this event in years to come! Thank you once again for making this event so special!
Kindergarten Registration 2025-26
Kindergarten registration for the 2025-26 school year will begin on Monday Jan. 13, 2025. Children can be registered for kindergarten if they turn five years old on or before Dec. 31 of the school year they will be in kindergarten. For example, when registering for the 2025-26 school year, the child must turn five on or before Dec. 31, 2025. Supporting documents, including the Kindergarten Welcome Letter, Kindergarten Enhanced Supports and Kindergarten Birthdate Calculator can be found on the Kindergarten page in Insite (under the Supports and Services Section). Additionally, parents can find information on kindergarten registration on the public CBE website.
Grade 3 classes visiting TELUS Spark Science Center Tuesday, January 7, 2025
This field trip is an incredible opportunity for our students to explore and learn through hands-on experiences that align with our curriculum.
During our visit, the students will participate in two engaging programs:
1. Tales Beneath Your Feet: (Earth Sciences)
The incredible geological history of Alberta includes ice, rivers, mountains, deserts and the wild and weird animals that inhabited it! Students will interact with fossils and various materials to create a story of changing landscapes through time, building their own model landscapes and interpreting the history they represent.
2. Lab Matters: (Matter and Scientific Method)
Students transform into chemists and materials scientists, exploring the properties of matter in a real-life lab setting! Gaining valuable skills in lab safety, research and recording hypotheses and observations. Note: close-toed shoes and the ability to pull hair back are key!
Staffing Updates
Mme Sabrina in grade 3, will be starting her maternity leave in February 2025, and we are pleased to announce that Mme Katherine Forin will take Mme Sabrina’s class for the remainder of the year.
Book Club Grade 2 and 3 – January
Every Thursday in January, from January 9- January 30 Mme Sabrina and Mme Lytwyn are excited to host a Book Club for all interested students in grades 2 & 3.
The club will take place in Mme Lytwyn's class, room 5, from 11:55 - 12:25, after the students have eaten. Each week the club will feature French and English books from different series and authors. Mme Sabrina and Mme Lytwyn will pre-select the books for the students to read and explore each week. We look forward to diving into our love of reading in the new year! Sincerely, Mme Sabrina & Mme Lytwyn
Winter Carnaval February 2025
...is just around the corner and we are in need of volunteers to help with the castle building, sugar shack and the sports day between February 3rd and 7th, 2025. If you have not yet applied for your police clearance (PIC), consider doing this over the winter break. Once you get your clearance, it will remain active for your entire time here at William Reid.
Another great activity over the break would be to get a head start on the blocks for the ice castle. You make these by spraying the inside of 2 L cardboard milk containers with PAM spray before filling them with coloured water. We cannot use any ice blocks that come in plastic containers as they are too difficult and awkward to cut.
DO NOT put toys, glitter, food, beads, etc. in the blocks; we want to protect our environment and the animals in our school yard. We cannot wait to see you all at the Carnaval d’hiver!
Yearbook
Order the gift of precious memories this New Year! Place your order for the William Reid 2024-25 yearbook now!Yearbooks capture the memories of events throughout the school year and are a great keepsake to remember students’ time at William Reid. The yearbook committee is hard at work creating this year’s memory book, which will be sent home in June. The cost is $22 which is paid online directly through the Lifetouch yearbook pay website. Order your 2024-25 yearbook here: WR Yearbook Orders 2024-25 Yearbook ID: 14464825
Upcoming Events
Jan 9 Open House Kindergarten - Grade 4 and new registration
Jan 14 School Council 7:00PM
Jan 22 Healthy Hunger (Subway)
Jan 26 Kindergarten Science Field Trip Bow Habitat
Jan 31 Non-Instruction Day – no school
Feb 3 - 7 Carnaval (Jeudi FolkloFolie)
Feb 13 -14 Teacher Staff Convention – no school
Feb 17 Family Day – No school
Feb 19 Special Lunch
Feb 28 Non-Instructional Day – No school
Mar 19 Special Lunch
Mar 21 – 22 Parent Teacher Conferences & IPP
Mar 24 – 28 Spring Break
Apr 8 Field Trip - Heritage Park Gr 2
Apr 10 Field Trip – Landfill Grade 4
Apr 18 Good Friday – No School
April 21 Non-Instructional Day – No school
May 14 Special Lunch
May 16 Non-Instructional Day – No school
May 19 Victoria Day – No School
May 30 Volunteer Tea
Important Links
- Mabel’s Labels
- Donations
- Bottle Drive: Manchester Bottle Depot – 410 – 38aAve SE – Donate your bottles here for William Reid School
If you have any questions, please call the school at 403-777- 6940 or email us at williamreid@cbe.ab.ca.
We are so grateful to have such a generous and caring school community. Thank you all and have an amazing holiday season.
Hand to heart,
Mme Christine Stiles and Mme Sheri Bullough
William Reid School