Chester Ronning School
December 2023 News
Principal's Messages
Season's Greetings, Chester Ronning School Community!
The holiday season is upon us and I imagine that most students and staff will be very glad to have some time off to rest, recharge and generally do something different from their studies and classes!
As we do every year as the holiday season approaches, CRS teachers have been planning fun learning opportunities for the students over the past several days. Holiday-themed P.E. activities are happening every day in the gym, a few literacy groups have been engaged in festive reader's theatre activities, some of our STEAM classes have been designing and fabricating unique games that students may gift to family or friends and plenty more! The halls are decorated with Christmas crafts and artwork, students have been learning Christmas songs in their music classes and we've just started gathering for daily caroling in the gym. CRS is full of Christmas cheer!
Additionally, our second annual Christmas Activity Night is upcoming next week on Monday, December 18th. The forecast is for cooperative weather so we are looking forward to an enjoyable event and hope to see you there.
I hope that all of our CRS families enjoy a happy holiday and we will look forward to all of the students' return in the New Year. Our office will be closed during the break but, if you need to reach someone, please submit an email through the contact page on our website as I plan to periodically check for messages throughout the holidays.
Please note that classes resume on Thursday, January 4th, which is a full-day of school. Normally, the first Thursday of the month is early dismissal but the January early-out is actually happening on January 11th. Hopefully this won't cause too much confusion - we are glad that our first day of classes after the break will be a full, regular day!
In addition to Christmas, a number of cultural and religion celebrations take place at this time of year. However you celebrate the holidays, on behalf of the entire CRS staff, I'd like to wish you a very safe and happy time to rest and enjoy your loved ones during this festive season. We look forward to welcoming you back in the New Year!
Merry Christmas!
Reid Lansing
I would like to thank everyone for your support during the Scholastic book fair in October.
It was a great success! We received 181 new books from Scholastics for the learning commons.
In the next few months I will be purchasing a few more books from the money raised.
Thank you to the Chester Ronning Staff that helped out on family night. I especially would like to thank the 5M class, and MIchelle MacLeod for helping set up. I would also like to thank Bonnie Radchenko, Hailey Rees, and Kristie O'Riordan for their help during class times.
Book fair is an important part of the learning commons, to be able to add more books to our collection for students to read.
Thanks again
Mrs. Green
Calendar of Important Dates 2023-2024
December 15 - Hot Lunch
December 18 - Christmas Activity Night 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
December 21 - January 3 - Christmas Break
January 4 - School resumes. Welcome back!
January 8- 19 - Oral Health Program for grades K-2 - More details to come.
January 11 - Hot Lunch Orders are now due for Wok Box
January 11 - Early Dismissal at 12:00 pm. Theme Day - TBD
January 19 - Hot Lunch
January 24 - Hot Lunch Order are now due for Fatburger
January 31 - Staff Collaboration Day - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
February 5 - School Council meeting at 3:00 PM in the learning commons
February 8 - Early Dismissal at 12:00 pm. Theme Day - TBD
February 9 - Hot Lunch - Fatburger
February 15-16 - Teachers Convention - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
February 19 - Family Day - School is closed.
February 26 - Staff Professional Learning Day - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
School Attendance
Did you know that all BRSD Schools have attendance policies?
The CRS Attendance Policy has been updated and posted to our website. Please review it by clicking HERE. We know that school attendance is an important factor for students to achieve their greatest successes. Our updated policy will be rolled out in earnest when we return in the New Year.
We endeavor to have all students' attendance entered before 8:45 am. After 8:45 am, our Messenger system will start calling and emailing any student that has been marked absent, with no parent call. This helps to ensure our students are safe.
Our phone lines can be very busy, so please leave a message or try again if you don't reach anyone.
Students who arrive late, can come in through the front door and we will sign them in and send them off to their class.
School Bell Times
8:00 am - Outdoor supervision of students begins
8:15 am - Morning Call-in Bell; Please do your best to have students here on time.
8:19 am - Classes begin
10:05 am - Morning recess
11:20 am - 12:00 pm - Lunch Break
1:45 pm - Afternoon Recess
3:00 pm - Dismissal (Early Dismissal Days - 12:00 noon)
PowerSchool Parent Portal
Real time report cards have been released. Below is a chart of descriptions for the learning behaviours and levels of achievement.
Office Forms - These are now due to be completed for EVERY student!
To access and complete this form, you will need to:
1. Log into the parent portal via your web browser (Google Chrome for example).
2. Click on the SchoolEngage icon. You will be redirected to the SchoolEngage site where you can select your child's name.
3. Click on the 2023-2024 Student Re-Enrollment and Verification Form and then on the blue icon in the first column to review the information.
4. Once you have completed your verification, click on the green submit button.
This is incredibly important and we really appreciate your help in getting this completed quickly.
