1 RSS November 2017 NEWSLETTER RSS Poinsettia Fundraiser Locally grown poinsettia baskets from Georama Greenhouses. Last day for orders is November 24, 2017 PICK UP AT RSS THUR. DEC. 14 @ 4:30 – 7:00PM AND FRI. DEC. 15 FROM 3:00 – 5:00 PM. PLEASE MAKE CHEQUES TO ROSSLAND SUMMIT SCHOOL 6.5" Pot (Red, Pink OR White) $15.00 8.5" Pot Tricoloured OR Red $30.00 12" Wicker Basket European Dish Garden with Red poinsettia $25.00 Drop by RSS to place your order or contact [email protected]
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RSS November 2017 NEWSLETTER
RSS Poinsettia Fundraiser
Locally grown poinsettia baskets from Georama Greenhouses. Last day for orders is November 24, 2017 PICK UP AT RSS THUR. DEC. 14 @ 4:30 – 7:00PM AND FRI. DEC. 15 FROM 3:00 – 5:00 PM. PLEASE MAKE CHEQUES TO ROSSLAND SUMMIT SCHOOL 6.5" Pot (Red, Pink OR White) $15.00 8.5" Pot Tricoloured OR Red $30.00 12" Wicker Basket European Dish Garden with Red poinsettia $25.00 Drop by RSS to place your order or contact [email protected]
If your child is to be absent from school, please call 250.362.7388 the night before or first thing in the morning. In order to ensure the safety of all students, Ms. Armour, our Administrative Assistant will complete our Safe Arrival Program by phoning the homes of all students who are unaccounted for. If you wish to opt out of the Safe Arrival Program, please contact Mrs. Armour at 250.362.7388
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Introducing the Family Portal … 1st Formal Student Reports
Available December 1st
Enhancing communication with parents and students This fall, School District No. 20 will be launching the MyEducationBC Family Portal in a few of our schools. MyEdBC is the system used across the province for managing student information such as attendance and report cards. The family portal allows parents to have access to the MyEdBC system where you can view report cards, attendance, demographics, and progress towards graduation. http://www.sd20.bc.ca/family-portal
GR. 6/7 Snowflake Dance! December 6th @ 6:00 PM- 8:00 PM
Our grade 6-7 dance this year has famed local DJ’s Sexton Blake and RSK
returning for another awesome show! This RSS dance is $6 and will be
attended by other elementary schools in our district. The dance is not
formal dress as some students may suggest … reindeer antlers … Santa
hats … yes!
RSS Winter Evening Gala on December 14th @ 6:00PM- 7:30PM
Please join us for a fantastic evening showcasing a wonderful variety of K-9 student-led and classroom-based projects. This is a celebration of
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student learning. We look forward to seeing you! This is a not-to-be missed event @ RSS.
RSS Winter Variety Show! Wednesday December 20th 6:30PM-
8:30PM
The RSS Winter Variety Show showcases the talents of students from all ages at RSS! Come to the RSS theatre on Wednesday, December 20th for an evening of music, dancing, singing and more!
Entry is by donation. Donations will go towards the new
Rossland Youth Action Network Space!
The show will run from 6:30-8:30 with a short intermission. Refreshments and popcorn will be sold before the show and during the intermission.
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Professional Collaboration and School Community Building at
RSS !
Every Wednesday morning from 8:30-9:15 our teachers meet to collaborate professionally. This is a time for teachers, together, to share, support and explore new pedagogy, new curriculum and the overall school learning culture. Not only will effective collaboration improve teacher performance, but it also will improve student performance. While teachers are collaborating, our students our doing some collaborating of their own! Younger students are paired with older students. Our weekly Wednesday school-wide assemblies have focussed Anti-Bullying, Growth Mindset, Remembrance Day, and more!
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Volleyball
The Volleyball season is in full swing and with a fantastic turn out of players! We have boy’s and girl’s teams representing grades 6-8! Our grades 6/7’s have begun play within the SD20 league and the Grade 8’s are competing in the West Kootenay Corridor high school league. A big thank you to all the school staff and parent volunteers who make the volleyball season ... AWESOME!
Basketball
Basketball season will officially begin towards the end of November. At this time we have grade 6/7 boys and girls teams confirmed for the upcoming season!
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RED CEDAR BOOK AWARDS
Students at RSS will have the opportunity to participate in the Red Cedar Book Awards for 2017/18. Each year, students get to vote for their favourite books. You decide who gets the Red Cedar Book Award by voting for your favourite fiction and non-fiction books. Voters should read a minimum of five books in the category (fiction or information books) that they are voting. The library will have a copy of each of the books. To see the list of non-fiction and fiction titles check out the Red Cedar Awards website: https://www.redcedaraward.ca/
Next Parent Info. Night: Tuesday December 12th, 7pm. RSS Library.
Bridgette O’Malley will be speaking about a recycling program that she
and her class are taking on.
Laura Jackman will be giving a presentation on Conscious Place Base Learning. She will also will tell us about a grant that she is working on for a Honey bee hive observatory and classroom garden, and how that will all
look in our school.
PAC meeting to follow: December 12th will commence following the guest speakers. Agenda will include – Principal’s report, planning for next years English Grade 8’s at RSS, Cross country skiing for Grade 3’s, Cafeteria Reno budget and grants, food store.