Voyageurs News – December 1st – École Champs Vallée School

Week of: December 4th – 8th, 2023

December 4th:

No school – PD Day

December 5th (Day 2)

Mini Boys Basketball Practice @ 12:00-12:30 (lunch recess)
Book Fair in the Learning Commons
Grade 9’s will be attending a field trip to Calmar Secondary School for the Mean Girls High School Version Production. Students are reminded to arrive promptly to school that morning and to bring a packed lunch to school that day.
Grade 6 Mini Boys A game @ 4:30 pm at Bellevue School (Beaumont)
Grade 7 Girls Basketball practice @3:15 PM
Grade 9 Boys Basketball practice @4:30

December 6th (Day 3):

Grade 8/9 Girls Basketball practice @7:00
Jr High Chess Club @11:25 in rm.145
Rock of Ages rehearsal 3:10-4:30
Pizza Lunch Fundraiser
Book Fair in the Learning Commons
Bottle drive happening from 5-7pm (please see more information below)
Grade 9 Boys Basketball practice @4:30

December 7th (Day 4):

Grade 8/9 Girls Basketball practice @7:00
Mini Boys Basketball Practice @ 12:00-12:30 (lunch recess)
Book Fair in the Learning Commons
The grade 9’s will be welcoming ESBCHS for a presentation regarding high school planning and grade 10 classes
Grade 5 and 6 boys badminton tryouts after school until 4:15 pm

December 8th (Day 5):

Mini Boys Basketball Practice @1:45-2:10 (3rd recess)
Grade 9 Pizza Lunch Fundraiser December 20th, 2023 – Deadline to place orders is December 15th at 2:30pm (Order form will be available on December 1st) – order on PowerSchool
Book Fair in the Learning Commons
Cookies and Milk Day in Kindergarten
Grade 7 girls Basketball practice @7:15 AM
Grade 6 Mini Boys A tournament at Mother d’Youville School (Beaumont)

ECVS Drive Away Hunger Campaign

We are kicking off our Drive-Away Hunger campaign for the Leduc (and district) Food Bank!

All Champs Vallée classes are encouraged to participate in the “food drive” by bringing in food items to be collected and delivered.

All food items will be collected by the Leduc Food Bank on December 20th. That being said, we are asking that all food items be brought into the school no later than December 19th. Any food donations are greatly appreciated.

While any non-perishable food item is welcomed, we are also encouraging students to bring cereal boxes as we are hoping to attempt another fun, school-wide cereal-box-domino-challenge before they are sent off.

Thank you so much for your support!

Bottle Drive

The students on the Yukon 2024 trip are hosting a bottle drive from 5-7pm on Wednesday, December 6th. If you’d like to support the cause by donating your time or bottles, please contact [email protected] . Anyone is also welcome to drop off their own bottles that evening at the Beaumont Bottle Depot in support. We thank you for helping us spread the word!

Alberta Health Services Update

Children who are eligible for immunizations may be immunized in the school setting with parent/guardian consent. Please check your child’s school bag for a package which contains information about the vaccines, along with a consent form for each vaccine. For your child to be immunized in school, consent must be provided to AHS staff verbally or each consent form must be signed and returned to your child’s school by the date indicated on the envelope.

For tips on preparing your child for immunizations, please refer to https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/info/hp/cdc/if-hp-cdc-ipsm-tips-make-imm-easier-child.pdf

The immunization round dates at Ecole Champs Vallee will be Wednesday, January 24, 2024

*If your child is not present on the round dates they may receive immunizations on other dates throughout the school year.

***If you are new to Alberta OR if your child has been immunized at your doctor’s office or pharmacy, AHS Public Health may not have a record of your child’s immunizations. To ensure your child is up to date with all recommended immunizations refer to the schedule at https://www.alberta.ca/immunization-routine-schedule.aspx

To provide an up to date immunization record or if you have any questions you may contact the nurse assigned to your child’s school at 780-980-5026

Special Olympics Leduc News and 2024 Program

Christmas Party on December 16, 2023

Telford House in Leduc – 4907 – 46 Street, Leduc, Alberta

Doors open at 5 pm

Dinner and dance to follow

Party will end at 9:00 pm

Cost is $10.00 per athlete, $20.00 per guest.

Money for the party will be due on December 7, 2023.

2024 Programs

5 Pins Bowling at Leduc Lanes January 4,2024 for 16 weeks. Registration on first day $160.00

Floor Hockey will run from January 10 to March 10 from 6:30 to 7:30 at Leduc Junior High School. Registration on first day is $50.00

Golf time to be announced later

Bocce time to be announced later

In Planning

Swimming, Boating, let us know if you are interested

If you are interested in any other activities, let us know at [email protected]

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND BEST WISHES FOR 2024

Fundraising Society Bottle Drive

Share your holiday cheer with the Champ Vallée Fundraising Society Bottle Drive!

We are eager and excited to kick off phase 2 of our outdoor classroom project, spring 2024. This phase will include an overhead structure to shelter outdoor learnings year round.

Saturday, January 6th from 10 am to 2 pm, please consider dashing over to ÉCVS to drop off your empties from the holiday season. There will be vehicles parked at the front of the school to collect donations.

All proceeds collected from our bottle drive will go towards the completion of our outdoor classroom project.

Every family that contributes will be entered into a draw for a Landmark Cinema movie night out!

Student Drop-Off & Pick-Up

With over 900 people at the school each day, your help is appreciated to facilitate safe drop-offs and pick-ups.

Ways to assist:

Follow the direction of our crosswalk supervisors
If using the drive-through, follow the direction of the green arrows during peak times
Do not block the driveways of neighbouring residents
Review bike, scooter, and pedestrian safety with your child
Have a planned meeting spot away from high traffic locations
Do not use the staff parking lot for drop-offs and pick-ups

Powerschool Verification

A reminder to please sign into your parent portal on Powerschool and fill in the Enrollment Verification form. This is very important to ensure that we have all the information required for the school year. You can find it at the bottom of the Navigation bar when you log into the parent portal.

Ski Club Update

Due to lack of snow in the immediate forecast, we have had to cancel our ski club trip scheduled for December 14th. We look forward to having some snow and moving forward with our January 18th scheduled visit. Online forms to register for that after school field trip will be available immediately after our Winter break. Please let [email protected] if you have any questions.

Cold Weather Clothing

With the snow starting to fall, please remember that it’s important to ensure students are dressed for the weather. This includes tuques, mitts, warm coats and proper footwear. Students are outside for recess and at the beginning and end of the day so please ensure that they are prepared to stay warm outside.

Student Absences

To notify the school of an absence or to sign your child out; please complete the ECVS: Online Absence Reporting Form

Updated Information

To ensure you are receiving pertinent information from the school please let the office know if you need to update your contact information including your phone numbers and email addresses.

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