Sea Wolf Weekly Parent/Guardian Update

Good afternoon Sea Wolf families and welcome to another Friday on our school calendar.  What a week that has just come to a conclusion–from the wild weather to the apparent gasoline availability, we have seen it all!  Throughout all of the challenges in our world we continue to strive and locate success here in the land of the Sea Wolves.  We have many exciting initiatives in the works here as we continue to reach for those so-called stars…

Thank you for your involvement in our recent Parent-Teacher Conferences.  This virtual/phone format is not our preferred option, but I thank you and our staff for their accommodating nature in this regard.  Traditionally we would approach this informal reporting procedure with an Open-house format.  I particular look forward to this type of event, as it promotes a sense of unity within the school and allows parents a real sense of daily life as a Sea Wolf.  I definitely look forward to reinstating this much-appreciated event!

Thank you for your attention to our recent alteration in the drop-off/pick-up procedures here at Saseenos.  My intention is to make this ‘user-friendly’ for our parents and as distraction-free as possible for Sandy, our staff and students.  I’ve attached a copy of my correspondence to this email.  As always, please reach out to me should you have any questions and/or concerns.  Thank you for your assistance with this one!

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I am sure many of you have noticed the addition of some caution tape to our previously named ‘Water Works’ area near the main playground.  Unfortunately we are going to need to find a new locale for our future engineers and city planners, but I am actively searching for a solution.  With the recent downpour we quickly realized that our water workers have created a natural path for collected water to divert directly towards our school!  The end result was a rather large gathering of water near the west side of the building, with some water finding it’s way into our crawl space below the school–the power of nature was on full display on Monday!  Regardless of the outcome, the ingenuity, teamwork and general work ethic on display in that area of the playground has been nothing short of impressive!  Now to find an alternate solution, which is a welcome challenge for us!

We have some exciting news here at Saseenos, as we will be shortly unveiling a new logo and nickname–and yes, it will take me some time to not think of us as Sea Wolves!  The transition to a new nickname and logo has been a rewarding process, as our aim is to honour our local indigenous culture and this beautiful land that has been gifted to us courtesy of the T’Souke Nation.  We have a virtual assembly planned for Monday morning at which time I will be unveiling the new logo to the students.  As part of the process our little ones will be voting on the new nickname, which will be an exciting process around these parts.  I will save the family unveiling for next week, so please stay tuned for this one.

You will notice on the updated calendar below that our Picture Re-take day has now been officially confirmed!  I apologize for the unconfirmed nature for these re-takes, but this one was out of our control.  Lifetouch will be here next Friday, November 26.  As you will see below, this is also Cozy Friday.  Please feel free to send your little one in their cozy clothes for the photograph, or just have them in the back-pack for a quick change once their photograph is complete.  The photographer will be here bright and early and we should be able to accommodate all photos before our first recess break.  I will check in with each of our classes on Friday morning and we will coordinate from there.  Thank you for your patience and understanding with this one!

A reminder that our Purdy’s drive is running until November 27.  To order at https://fundraising.purdys.com/ you’ll need to enter the customer number 41053 to join our campaign. The last day to order is Nov 27th. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Liv at livsalo@yahoo.ca  My thanks to Liv and our amazing PAC for continuing their fundraising efforts throughout the unique landscape resulting from our ongoing pandemic.

I’ve again attached a brief and interesting article to this version of the Weekly.  As always, any shared article has piqued my attention and is being shared as a point of interest.  This particular publication is a short read and brings up some interesting points.  If you have an extra moment, please take a read in the next few days.

Parenting-the-big-picture.pdf

Please Be Sure to Highlight the Following Dates on your Family Calendar:

Fri, Nov. 26                        Picture Re-takes and Cozy Friday!

Sat, Nov 27                        Last Day for Purdy’s Orders

Fri, Dec. 3                           Report Cards Go Home

Fri, Dec. 17                        Last Day Before Winter Break

Tue, Jan 4                          Schools Re-open

The sun is shining through my office window as my fingers transfer my thoughts in this correspondence.  Let’s hope for this weather trend to continue for the weekend, thus allowing us to explore our beautiful outdoor environment without those umbrellas and rain gear..

Please take a moment to consider our good fortunes in this crazy world, and have a wonderful weekend.

Gord