Hello Rideau Nov 20 - Parent-Teacher Conferences, Fun Lunch, Scholastic Book Fair

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Thank You from Rideau Park Parent Society

A HUGE thank you to the many volunteers who helped support our casino fundraiser this year!! We (your fundraising committee and parent council) are so thankful for each one of you. The success of the Casino wouldn’t have been possible without you.

Parent -Teacher Conferences

Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled for the end of this month:

Friday, November 22, 1:15 PM – 3:30 PM – virtual appointments, Grades 7 to 9 only
Thursday, November 28, 4:15 PM – 8:00 PM – in-person appointments, all grades
Friday, November 29: 9:00 AM – 11:50 AM – in person appointments, all grades and 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM – virtual appointments, all grades

Appointments can be made via MyCBE. Please refer to technical support to navigate to the booking system and schedule appointments with your child’s / children’s teacher. The booking system is now open. If assistance is needed with booking a parent teacher conference, contact the office by phone (403-777-7480 ext 0) or email.

Language Interpretation Service

The school can provide language interpretation services for any parent / guardian who would like to speak with their child’s teacher(s) at parent teacher conferences, or other times throughout the school year. The teacher can access LanguageLine Solutions to request a language interpreter at the start of the in-person or online conference or meeting.

School Immunization Program

A team of school health nurses will be at the school to administer immunizations on Monday, November 25. Only students who return the consent forms will be administered an immunization. Questions about this year’s immunizations can be directed to Ms. Cochrane, who can put you in touch with our school’s health nurse as needed.

Next Week | Scholastic Book Fair

Mark your Calendars! The Scholastic Book Fair Fundraiser is coming to Rideau November 25 to 29!

You’ll find us in the Learning Commons:

Monday November 25 to Wednesday November 27, (9 AM to 12:35 PM, 3:35 to 4 PM)
Thursday November 28 (9 AM to 12:35 PM, 3:35 PM to 7:45 PM)
Friday November 29 (9 AM to noon)

All purchases earn Scholastic Dollars that can be redeemed for books and educational resources for our school. The countdown is on! See you at the Fair!

Parent Volunteer Opportunity | Scholastic Book Fair Fundraiser

Parent volunteer assistance is needed to help set up/run/pack up the Scholastic Book Fair Fundraiser November 22 to December 2.

Friday November 22 (Set Up 9 AM to noon)
Monday November 25 to Wednesday November 27, (9 AM to 12:35 PM)
Thursday November 28 (9 AM to 12:35 PM, 3:30 PM to 7:45 PM)
Friday November 29 (9 AM to noon, Pack Up noon to 3 PM)

High School | Information Evening & Open House

Western Canada High School is holding an information evening for students & families interested in enrolling in the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program on Monday, November 28 from 6:30 – 8:00 PM.

More information.

Central Memorial High School is hosting an Open House for the Performing and Visual Arts (PVA) Program on November 21, 6:30 - 9:00 PM. If interested in applying to the PVA program for Grade 10, applications are due by January 15, 2025.

More information.

Western Canada's regular program information evening and open house is scheduled for January 27, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM. Grade 9 students will be touring WCHS on this same day—more information to come.

Order Pick Up | Winter Greenery Fundraiser, Dec. 3

Thank you for supporting the Winter Greenery Fundraiser. Orders can be picked up on Tuesday, December 3 from 1:00 PM – 4:15 PM.

If unable to pick up your order during this time frame, please contact Ms Cochrane to make alternate pick-up arrangements.

Upcoming | Winter Concert, Dec. 12

The Rideau Park School Winter Concert is scheduled for the evening of December 12. All elementary students and the Grade 7 – 9 Band students will be performing in the concert. Specific information:

Student Arrival Time	Grade Kindergarten to 4 students should arrive by 5:40 pm to meet their teachers in their regular classroom. Grade 5 & 6 students should arrive by 6:50 pm to meet their teachers in their classrooms. Grade 7 – 9 Band students should arrive by 6:50 pm to meet in the band room. All students should enter the school by the gym (parking lot) doors.
Student Attire	Grade Kindergarten to 6 students are encouraged to wear festive attire. Grade 7 – Band students should wear concert performance attire: a white collared shirt & black pants / skirt, with black shoes.
Gym Doors Open	Families can enter the gym starting 5:40 pm
Who Can Watch the Concert Performances?	Important: Audience members should be limited to each student’s immediate household. Why? With our enrolment being so high this year, we can only accommodate immediate families as guests to be in compliance with our gym capacity and the fire code.
Concert Times	Kinder to Grade 4: 6:00 – 6:45 PM Intermission: 6:45 – 7:15 PM Grade 5 & 6 + Jr High Band: 7:15 – 7:45 PM
Intermission	During the intermission, the elementary audience will exit and pick up Grade K – 4 students from their classrooms. Grade 5 & 6 & Band audience will be able to enter the gym to be seated for the concert.
When can students leave for home?	Grade K - 4 students & their guests can leave at the intermission. Grade 5 – 9 students & their guests can leave at the end of the concert, approximately 7:45 PM.
What if my child attends Summit Kids after school?	Parents are responsible to pick up their child from Summit Kids. Rideau Park School staff are not permitted to pick up children from Summit Kids.
Where can I park?	With most staff attending the concert, there will be no available parking in the staff parking lot. The only exception to this is for disabled parking. Street parking will be available. Be sure to attend to signage and driveways.
Is there a fee for admission?	Donations for the Mayor’s Food Drive are encouraged but not required.

Fun Lunch, Healthy Hunger | on behalf of RPS’ Parent Society

The Rideau Park Parent Association is once again coordinating bi-monthly ‘Fun Lunch’ with Healthy Hunger. This is also a great fundraiser for the school with a portion of sales being returned to the school. Participation is completely voluntary with a variety of healthy lunch vendors to choose from.

Parent Volunteer Opportunity

for each fun lunch Thursday, parent volunteers are needed to help sort orders and deliver to classrooms. Time commitment is about an hour, with the start time at 11:00 AM. If available to help on one or some Thursdays, you must complete the annual volunteer registration, which includes a valid Police Information Clearance.

Volunteers are needed for:

December 5 – 2 volunteers
January 9 – 1 volunteer

Student Drop-off & Pick-up

For students being driven directly to school, the drop-off zones are labeled on this map on the school’s website. There is no car-accessible front door drop-off availability at our school entrance, the alley or the staff parking lot. The same applies for student pick-up at dismissal time (ie front of school, alley & staff parking lot is not available for pick-up).

More information at the Parking & Drop-off page.

Looking ahead – Calendar of events

Nov 20	Wed	School Council and Parent Association Meeting: Cancelled
Nov 21	Thurs	Healthy Hunger - Mucho Burrito
Nov 21	Thurs	Performing & Visual Arts (PVA) Program Open House, Central Memorial High School, 6:30 – 9:00 pm
Nov 22	Fri	Parent Teacher Conferences–Junior High (Grades 7–9) only, 1:20–3:30 pm Book conferences via MyCBE
Nov 25 to Nov 29		Scholastic Book Fair Week
Nov 28	Thurs	Parent Teacher Conferences – Grades K – 9, 4:20 – 8:00 pm Book conferences via MyCBE
Nov 28	Thurs	International Baccalaureate (IB) Program Information Evening Western Canada High School, 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Nov 20	Fri	Non-Instruction Day (no school for students) Parent Teacher Conferences – Grades K – 9, 9:00 – 3:30 pm Book conferences via MyCBE
Dec 3	Tues	Order Pick-up: Winter Greenery & Poinsettias, 1:00 – 4:15 pm
Dec 4	Thurs	Healthy Hunger - McDonald’s
Dec 6	Fri	No School for Kindergarten
Dec 12	Thurs	Class 9-1 & 9-2 to Calgary Zoo for Biodiversity program
Dec 12	Thurs	Winter Concert, 6:30 pm
Dec 13	Fri	Class 9-3 to Calgary Zoo for Biodiversity program
Dec 19	Thurs	Healthy Hunger - Little Caesar’s
Dec 20	Fri	Last Day before Winter Break
Dec 21 to Jan 5		Winter Break