October Newsletter
Ecole James S McCormick School
Welcome Fall!
Halloween
Halloween Parade!
Costumes at School
Our children are very young and impressionable. They can easily be frightened by masks or costumes that are scary – especially when they are realistic – so please do not send any gory, ‘bloody’ or frightening costumes to school. Large rubber masks that obscure vision are particularly inappropriate and hazardous. If students wear masks or make up that make others feel uncomfortable, the masks will be put aside. In some cases, parents/guardians may be called to bring a different costume or change a child’s make up.
We also ask you do not send weapons as part of your child’s costume. We are committed to keeping this special event as fun and safe as possible for our students. We promote peace at ÉJSMS, so weapons are not welcome, and children will be asked to put aside weapons if they bring them as part of their costumes.
Also, we love it when parents join in the fun by dressing up, but please remember the age of our children when you choose a costume. Our little people can frighten easily.
Sometimes the school staff has to make a call on costumes that are ‘borderline’, in which case it will depend on how the other students are handling it. When children can identify who the classmate is, the costume is usually okay.
As well, there is a difference in expectations at various grade levels. What might be okay within the grade three classroom might be frightening to younger students during the costume parade. In such a situation, a student might be asked to remove part of a costume just for that event.
School Council Update
White Elephant Sale
WHEN: November 30, December 1 & 2
Gently used donations can be brought into the school and dropped off on the cart outside the office door. Students will get a chance to shop for their own special gifts for immediate family members from November 30 to December 2. Monetary donations of $1 or $2 per family member are encouraged but not required as all students receive the opportunity to shop for their families.
Parent/Guardian volunteers will be needed to help in the following areas to make this event a success:
- sort & organize donations in the days prior to the sale (main set-up on November 29 after school)
- help students wrap gifts & shop during the daytime (November 30, December 1, 2)
- pack-up any leftover donations after the sale (December 2 - afternoon)
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact the School Council.
School Council Contact
Our 2022-2023 Council has set-up some general email inboxes for direct communication with our families.
Chairperson - Renee Spelt
Vice-Chair - Sarah Astles
Treasurer - Dawn Poisson
Secretary - Tracy Duckett
Fundraising - Krystal Prins & Maja Hagel
Next Meeting...
around the school
Updating Information
If you have yet to submit your child's birth certificate, please forward a copy to the office as soon as possible as this is required to be included in all student files by Alberta Education.
Family GLOW Dance
Music Music Music!
November: what's coming up?
- November 10: Boston Pizza Hot Lunch
- November 15: Panago Pizza Hot Lunch
- November 23: Leto's Hot Lunch
- November 25: PD Day
- November 28-20: Portfolio Walks
- November 30 - December 2: White Elephant Sale
Remember to subscribe to our calendar on our website to sync school-wide events to your personal online calendar!
Community events
BGC - After School Program
October Calendar
Government Subsidy
Contact Us
Email: jsm@wolfcreek.ab.ca
Website: www.ejsm.wolfcreek.ab.ca
Location: 5424 50 Street, Lacombe, AB, Canada
Phone: 403.782.3096
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EJSMParents
Twitter: @EJSMSchool