Thank you to all the families who attended both the in-person and virtual school conferences.  If families were unable to book a conference, please reach out to your child (ren)’s teachers and request a time to connect.  

Important Dates 

• Wednesday, November 29 – Boston Pizza Fun Lunch  
• Thursday, November 30 – Movie Night 6-8 

Simon Fraser School Development Plan 2023-24 

The Simon Fraser School Improvement Results Report 2022-23 and the School Development Plan for 2023-24 is 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, I have included the complete document below. Please visit https://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/simonfraser/about-us/school/pages/default.aspx 

Simon Fraser SIRR-and-SDP-Holistic-2023_24.pdf 

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 13, 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#/

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/PowerSchool account --> Bus Routes and stops, Route. 

Movie Night

We are excited to announce the first Simon Fraser Movie Night on Thursday, Nov. 30, 6:00-8:00pm! We will be watching the holiday classic ELF! Please bring a small cash donation to attend ($5.00, payable at the door.) We will also be selling snacks such as chips, popcorn, candy, juice, etc. All proceeds from this evening will go towards our Holiday Hampers Campaign. Hope to see you all there! 

Beef Jerky Fundraiser

Our band students are running a fundraiser selling Big Chief beef jerky to help support the cost of their band camp trip. Orders can be placed online and there are a variety of sizes and flavors to choose from. The fundraiser runs until December 8th. To order, use the link below. If there is a certain student you wish to support, you can enter their first and last name when prompted.  To support the band class, enter first name Simon and last name Fraser instead. 
https://fundraisers.bigchiefmeatsnacks.com/register?page=9a8cf402-8ed8-43ec-a104-72712890bfac 

2023-34 Simon Fraser Yearbook 

The Simon Fraser Yearbook Sales site is now up and ready for orders.  Our school code is 14561324.  If you would like to order a yearbook this year, please use the link below to purchase https://ybpay.lifetouch.ca/Order/SelectJob Thanks to all our families for their support! 

We look forward to welcoming your children back for a full week of learning next week!  Have a wonderful weekend.

Laureen