Dear Simon Fraser Families, 

We had a wonderful week of learning!  Movie night was well attended and the school dance is coming up on December 14.  Here are a few updates and reminders for the week ahead:

• December 6 and 7 - Band Camp 7,8,9
• December 8 - Non- Instructional Day

Scholastic Book Fair

The Scholastic Book Fair will be afternoons next week Monday to Thursday.  Students can pay with cash, debit, credit or cheques made to Simon Fraser School.  The fair will be open to 3:45 pm each day if some students wish to make purchases after school.

Simon Fraser Fees Reporting 22-23 and School Development Plan 2023-24

The Simon Fraser Fees Report for 2022-23, School Improvement Results Report 2022-23, and the School Development Plan for 2023-24 are now posted on the school website. These two documents are now amalgamated into one to support school communities to see both the impact of our previous work and the continuity of our planning and professional learning to support student achievement, engagement, and wellbeing.  Please visit https://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/simonfraser/about-us/school/pages/default.aspx 

One Casino Volunteer Needed 

One of our casino volunteers has had a personal conflict with their shift time. We now have an open Banker position for the evening shift on December 13th, 7pm to 3:45 am. Please use the link below to sign up for this position! Thank you! 

Here is the link to the sign-up genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0A4BA9A923A4F85-casino3?useFullSite=true#/

West Coast Holiday Planter Fundraiser Pick-Up

A reminder that students and parents are to arrange the pick-up and delivery of the plants ordered for this year’s fundraiser.  The plants can be picked up anytime between 2-5:30 p.m. this coming Wed Dec 6. 

A Message from your School Council

The school council is currently in the early planning stages of coordinating a parent educational opportunity focused on online safety and more specifically, how to talk to your children about their online presence and interactions. We are looking for a speaker/educator who has expertise in this area and would be willing to come to our school to speak to parents (note: this is not a request for a volunteer- this person would be paid for their time). While we are confident, we can find a speaker, we wanted to first ask if we have any parents in our school community who have direct expertise and experience (e.g. conducting educational speaking engagements specific to online etiquette and safety) who would like to be considered for this opportunity. If this sounds like you and you are interested in sharing your expertise, please contact our principal Laureen Lailey.  

Transportation 

Fenton Bus Lines has a bus app to help families monitor their child’s bus route. The app is called “Bus Status 4”. Download the app and select “Fenton Bus Lines.”  This company is responsible for route K.  All other routes are handled by Southland, please refer to www.myschoolbusmonitor.com every morning to make sure your child/ren’s bus is on time and has no delays. If you do not remember your child’s bus number, you can look on your MyCBE account --> Bus Routes and stops, Route. 

Have a wonderful weekend as a family.  We look forward to welcoming your children back for a 4 day week next week.

Laureen