Tuesday October 3, 2017

Today we listened to the story “Red is Best” by Kathy Stinson. Students were asked to think about what colour they think is best and why.

Here are a few examples of what they said.

In Math we introduced Venn Diagrams and tried to sort our shoes. We decided to sort by: shoes that had laces and shoes that had Velcro, or both.  Ask me about: What category were your shoes in?

Thursday –Terry Fox Run! Wear your Royal Oak Blue!

On Tuesday, October 3^rd, Royal Oak School and William D. Pratt School will be participating in the Terry Fox Run.  Students will gather on the field between the two schools to take part in the annual 30-minute run, which is scheduled to begin at 10:30am.  Students attending afternoon Kindergarten are welcome to attend, if they are accompanied by a supervising adult.

On this day please ensure that your child is appropriately dressed for the weather (including running shoes).  If the weather is poor, students will walk inside the school during their PE class time.

If you can, we are asking that each child bring in a “Toonie for Terry” for the Terry Fox Foundation during the week of September 26 - October 3^rd. This foundation helps support ongoing Cancer research. 

All parents/guardians who are interested in joining their child/children in this event are more than welcome.

We do require a fair number of volunteers for this event to ensure its success.  If you have security clearance and if you are able to volunteer during the run time, kindly contact our school Volunteer Coordinator at rosvolunteers@gmail.com.

Thank you for your continued support.

The Terry Fox Run Committee

We Need Volunteers:

Calgary Reads Volunteer Training

Royal Oak School is in need of more volunteers for our Calgary Reads programs. Please see the information below about how to volunteer.

Wee Reads

Wee Read is about reading aloud and sharing the joy of reading with Kindergarten and Grade 1 students. Reading volunteers would need to commit to 30 minutes per week for 8 weeks. In this 30 minutes, volunteers will have the opportunity to work with two students either in Kindergarten or Grade 1.

If you are interested in volunteering for this program, a valid police clearance through the CBE is required. Interested volunteers are asked to please attend a Wee Reads training session on Wednesday October 18^th from 2:30 - 3:50pm. The training sessions will be offered at Royal Oak School. If you are interested in attending, please contact Sarah Power at sapower@cbe.ab.ca and RSVP by Monday evening, October 16th.

Read Up 

The Read Up program helps struggling readers in grades one and two strengthen their reading skills at a critical time in their cognitive development. Volunteers receive advanced training and commit to two 45-minute sessions each week for a total of about 40 sessions. Volunteers must have previously worked as a Wee Read volunteer or have an Education background. Please contact Sarah Power sapower@cbe.ab.ca if you are interested in enrolling in Read Up training with Calgary Reads. The training is approximately 4 hours at the Calgary Reads office.

Important dates

Friday Sept. 29 – Orange Shirt day (wear orange to school)

Thursday Oct. 5 – Terry Fox Run (Bring a $2) 10:30am

Friday Oct. 6 – Snack Day (Spudniks)

Monday Oct. 9 – Thanksgiving – NO SCHOOL

Thursday Oct. 12 – Picture Day