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ROSS REPORTER 60 Woodlands Road St. Albert, AB T8N 3X3
www.nmr.gsacrd.ab.ca
May is flying by. We are so grateful for the sunshine and warm temperatures and all the signs of new life all around.
Congratulations to the 32 students from NMR that received their Sacrament of Confirmation at Holy Family Parish on May 7th. May you continue on your faith journey. Please join us at the 9:00am mass this Sunday, May 28th. Our choir will provide the music ministry. Hope to see you there!
Our Grade Three Garage Sale proved another entrepreneurial success raising $421.05 for the Stollery Children’s Hospital. We donated $1 from each ticket sold from our Spring Concert ticket sales to Development and Peace. Our contribution was $560. We also had representatives from NMR attend Holy Childhood Mass and presented $199.26 which was collected in the Lenten boxes, as offertory.
Our students in grades 4-6 will be attending the NMR track meet on June 8th. This event takes place at Fowler Track and students will be heading out right after morning prayer. Come on out and cheer on our students! If you are able to volunteer for part or all of the day, please contact Mr. Robertson or the office.
Thanks to Mrs. Manderson and Mrs. Rokos, along with our grades 1,3 and 5 students for another most meaningful, entertaining Spring Concert. It was wonderful. Huge thanks to Mrs Manderson for composing another brilliant script incorporating the Spiritual and Corporal acts of Mercy, Canada's 150th birthday and the competencies.
We are proud of our students for their hard work on the PAT and HLAT exams and for writing amazing compositions! As you know, we have been focusing on the writing process with our students for several years and are pleased with the gains our students are making and the quality writing that our students are producing.
ADMIN MESSAGE
PHONE: (780) 459-1244
Fax: (780) 459-8711
TRACK MEET VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
The Grades 4 to 6 students are getting excited about our track meet on Thursday June 8th. It’s not too late to volunteer for the field and the concession, so if you have time to share on this date, we’d love to hear from you.
Any funds raised from the concession will be designated for new phys ed equipment.
Please email Jamie Robertson at [email protected]
NMR TRACK MEET
Date: Thursday June 8th
Where: Fowler Track
Classes involved: Grades 4-6
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There is still much learning to be done and further PAT exams for our grade 6 students in the weeks to come. A good night’s sleep and healthy snacks always help fuel active and inquiring minds. Our goal is to keep students focused on their learning, even in the midst of these long, warm summer-like days.
We are in the process of organizing for the coming school year. Please ensure that you have sent your registration packages back so we can get an accurate count. Also, continue to spread the good news about Neil M Ross so we can add more eagles to our nest!
Thanks for all you do to make NMR such a great place to learn and grow. We truly are “Building tomorrow in God’s love” everyday!
Sandy Cimino and Sherry Foote
JOIN US FOR OUR 16th ANNUAL FAMILY CAR BINGO!! Friday, June 2nd from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
St. Albert Catholic High School parking lot (33 Malmo Drive) Cost - $20.00 per vehicle
If you would like to join us for supper, we will be ordering pizza from Nitza’s Pizza. Each large 12” pizza is $15.00. Please preorder by indicating on your order form. Pizza will be delivered to the St.
Albert High School parking lot at 6:30pm. If you would just like to come for bingo, the games will begin at 7:00pm.
Everyone in the car can play bingo. There will be eight bingo games in total. Honk if you get a BINGO and win a prize! Don’t forget your lawn chairs!
Throughout the evening we will also have scavenger hunts for big prizes, so don’t forget to pack those wild and wacky items!
There will also be a concession offering chips, candy bags and bottled water. NMR Car Bingo night, historically has been the best evening of the year! Please come out
and support your Friends of Neil M. Ross School Society.If you are not able to make it, Friends of NMR continues to accept corporate or lump sum
donations. Please contact: Charlotte Colliou: [email protected] or if you have any questions.
Please contact the office at (780) 459-1244 if you need a form
IMPORTANT NOTICE If you are planning to leave for vacation before the endof the school year, please let us know in advance so wecan update our attendance records. Please provide uswith a stamp addressed envelope so we can mail yourchild's report card to you. If an envelope is not providedyou will receive your report card on September 5, 2017.
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Thank you for your help in recognizing the NMR All Stars!
We chose the week of April 24 – 28 to show our appreciation to the staff at NMR for all they do each and every day for our children. Our ‘All Star’ themed week was filled with breakfast, lunch, custom coffees + biscotti, various snacks and refreshments, along with EOS Lip Balm and golf ball giveaways.
Thank you to all of the NMR Families who contributed Starbucks cards, EOS Lip Balm, decorations, food, tableware or volunteered their time and their creativity skills throughout the week. Your generosity was overwhelming and, as a result, the staff are able to enjoy Starbucks even after this week. Many thanks to the students who assisted at assembly and distributed the treats to the staff throughout the week. To Starbucks on Bellerose, St. Albert Costco and Sturgeon Valley Golf & Country Club who partnered with us and donated a portion of the coffee, a portion of the lip balm, the golf balls and the bottles of water – thank you so very much for your generous support. Everyone's involvement was key to making the week a success and it was very much appreciated.
Thank you again.
School Council Staff Appreciation Committee
P.S. If you want to get involved in helping to plan this important week next year (and to have some fun while doing it), please contact Jacquie Pylypiuk at [email protected].
DATES TO REMEMBER
May 28 Choir sings at 9am mass at HFP
May 31 HEALTHY HUNGER
June 1 First Reconciliation - 6:00pm Holy Family Parish
June 2 Family Car Bingo - 6:30-8:30pm SACHS Parking Lot
June 8 NMR Track Meet
June 9 PD Staff Meeting Day NO CLASSES
June 12-13 Drumheller Trip (4A & 4C)
June 13-14 Drumheller Trip (4B)
June 13-15 Grade 6 Outdoor Ed
June 16 Fun Day (K-grade 3)
June 18 First Communion Mass 9:00am at HFP Choir sings at Mass
June 19 Gr 6 PAT LA Part B
June 20 Gr 6 PAT Math
June 21 Celebration Assembly
June 22 Gr 6 PAT Social
June 23 Gr 6 PAT Science Last day of Kindergarten Kindergarten Celebration
June 26 Kindergarten Orientation Track & Field Districts (Gr 4-6)
June 28 Last day of classes NMR Spirit day Wear school colours Year end celebration - 10am Year end BBQ
June 29 Prep day - NO CLASSES
VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION EVENT
As the school year draws near, we, the staff of Neil M. Ross, want
you to know how much we appreciate your continued support, time and assistance in making this a fantastic year. We are working together for a common purpose: your wonderful children! From time spent on field trips, helping prepare classroom materials, helping in the classroom, to spending hours working on the various committees and clubs, we know that we are blessed to have such a giving and supportive parent community. We would like to invite all volunteers in our school to our awards assembly on Wednesday, June 21st so that we can take time to offer our appreciation to you. We hope to see you all there!
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CLASS PLACEMENTS FOR 2017/2018
The process for the formation of class lists in September 2017 willsoon begin. Creating the best learning environment for all studentsis a task that requires much thought, consideration and planning.
While constructing classes, our teachers and other professionals consider the following: ✦ Class size guidelines as provided by Alberta Ed✦ Needs of Students identified though assessment procedures
provided by district and Alberta Ed. ✦ Boy/ girl ratio✦ Parents/Guardian Input made in writing which reflect student's
educational needs✦ Learning styles/work habits, gender balance (female/male),
academic✦ abilities, social, emotional and physical needs, behavioural needs✦ peer relationships and diverse learning needs.
✦ support as needed
As you can appreciate, it would be very difficult to honour requestsfor friends and teacher preferences in this process. Past experiencein creating our classes has resulted in excellent learningenvironments for our students. If you have additional informationthat you would like us to consider in this process, please respect the following protocol:
1. Input must be made in writing to the Principal no later than May 31st.
2. Request must reflect the learning needs of your child and the rationale for your request focused on outlining your child needs.
(Strengths/style, information not already known to the school, circumstance)3. Please do not make requests for a specific teacher.
You may have a comfort level with a teacher from previousexperiences. We assure you that our entire staff is excellent and our school will bring out the strengths of your child. We would appreciate if you would trust in the process.
While we welcome your input, it is also important to understandand respect that we may not be able to honour all requests.
ONLY 25 COPIES LEFT!!
RAINMAKER RODEO
The Rainmaker Rodeo is taking place on May 26-28, 2017 in St. Albert!
We’re saving trees and not printing tickets. Use our link below for a Free Admission Pass for children ages 7-12.
To show from your smart phone or print from home:
https://goo.gl/x1gnZy
Have fun!!
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Vacation Bible School: Set Sail With The Holy Trinity
Ahoy Campers! Climb on Deck! Weigh Anchor for Ireland! On this voyage you will set sail with St. Patrick,
the first Bishop missionary, and travel with him on his quest to spread Christianity to the people of Ireland. The camps will run from July 3-7th and August 14-18 for ages 5-11. Registration forms can be found in the parish office. Please contact Noëlle Pottle at [email protected] for more information and early bird prices.
Friends has an ongoing fundraiser with Mabel’s Labels. When placingyour orders at http://mabelslabels.com/ select Friends of Neil M Ross,St. Albert from the drop down menu during payment. Keep your kids’stuff labelled and support your school charity at the same time!
LUNCH HOUR SUPERVISORS REQUIRED
We are looking for individuals who are interested in working as lunch hour supervisors. This is a paid position and supervisors have the flexibility to choose the days they want to work. You must have updated Criminal Record and Child Welfare checks on file. If you are interested in this position, please call the office at (780) 459-1244.
RUN WILD THANKS
Thank you to all of our 159 big and little RUNWILD star athletes who participated in the MARAFUN on May 7th at Lion's Park. It was a perfect day, enjoyed by all, and a great culmination to our season. Thank you to all of our families that came out to enjoy the morning with us. We ended our season with a complimentary pizza luncheon last week, courtesy of Nitza's Pizza, to celebrate our accomplishments. Our team also proudly received the Runwild trophy that will be displayed in our showcase for the next year. Congratulations!
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NEWS FROM PARENT COUNCIL
A big thank you to parents for their participation with School Council this past year. Your contributions have been so appreciated and make a tremendous difference at NMR!
Our school council minutes for the past year can be viewed at http://www.nmr.gsacrd.ab.ca/parents/school-council. Please scroll down the page to view minutes from each meeting.
The first School Council meeting of the 2017/2018 school year will be held on September 19th at 7:00 pm in the staff room. We look forward to welcoming new and returning parents to NMR School Council!
Thank you and we hope everyone has a wonderful summer!
NMR School Council
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