Westboro Weekly Newsletter

November 2: Daylight Savings Time

November 3: School Photo Retakes

November 5: Early Dismissal - Students will be dismissed one hour early at 2:16 p.m.

November 6: Grade 5 Clay Hut field trip

November 7: Remembrance Day Ceremony at Westboro

Looking ahead:

November 10-14: Fall Break

November 11: Remembrance Day

November 17: Classes Resume

November 18: Parent Council Meeting 6:30 p.m.

November 19: Grade 6 Immunizations

November 19: Early Dismissal - Students will be dismissed one hour early at 2:16 p.m.

November 20: Grade 6D Clay Hut field trip

November 26: Early Dismissal - Students will be dismissed one hour early at 2:16 p.m.

November 27: Grade 6W Clay Hut field trip

A friendly reminder to all families that Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend. On Sunday, November 2 at 2:00 a.m., clocks “fall back” one hour.

Please remember to set your clocks back one hour so everyone arrives at school on time Monday morning!

Westboro School’s Remembrance Day Ceremony will be held on Friday, November 7th at 10:30 a.m. in our school gymnasium. We invite family, friends, and community members to attend and be a part of this important school event.

Students who are in Cadets, Sparks, Beavers, Brownies, Cubs, Guides, or Scouts are encouraged to wear their uniforms to school on November 7th. They will play a special role in our ceremony entering in with our Canadian and Alberta flags.

At Westboro we have a special tradition of honouring military family members with our Wall of Honour and Westboro Family Tribute.

Wall of Honour

• If you have a relative who has served or is currently serving in the military and you would like them recognized, please email Mrs. Richard (courtney.richard@eips.ca) for a Name Plaque. We can send this home with your child, or alternatively, they are also available for pick up at the school office. Please return to the school by Wednesday, November 5th so it can be laminated and added to our Wall of Honour, on display inside the front of our school.

• If you have previously completed a Name Plaque, it has been saved and will continue to be put up in our school. However, if there are any changes that need to be made (ranking, deployments, etc.) please email Mrs. Richard to advise a replacement form is needed so we can provide one for you.

Westboro Family Tribute

• If you have a picture of a family member who has served or is currently serving in the Canadian Armed Forces and you would like them recognized in our assembly, please send a digital copy to Mrs. Richard (courtney.richard@eips.ca). It does not have to be a picture of your family member in uniform and can be a picture of your family member with your child(ren) who attend Westboro.

• Along with the picture, please also include in your email: name of the person/people in the picture, rank (for family member served/serving), and relation to your child(ren) who attend Westboro (i.e. grandfather, aunt, brother, great-grandmother, etc.).

• Please ensure this information is emailed to Mrs. Richard by Wednesday, November 5th to allow time to add your family member to our existing tribute.

• Like the Wall of Honour, if you need to make any changes to your submission from a previous year, please notify Mrs. Richard.

At Westboro School, We Remember.

The Guide to Reporting Student Achievement (GRSA) and School Education Plan (SEP) for the 2025-26 school year are now available! The GRSA explains how the school assesses student achievement, determines grades and more. The SEP details the school’s priorities and goals for the year—with key strategies and measures in achieving these outcomes. You can access Westboro Elementary's GRSA and SEP through the two corresponding home page tiles at www.westboroelementary.ca.

The benefits of kindness are amazing! Kindness is linked to decreases in stress, symptoms of anxiety and depression, blood pressure, and can even ease pain. Evidence shows that kindness can help children to learn and do better in school. Here are some ways you can support your child.

Celebrate the first Wednesday of the month with a FREE, after school recreational swim at the Kinsmen Leisure Centre.

Fall break is almost here! Check out these FREE fun programs that build skills and boost mental and physical well-being in your kids through games and fun activities:

• Board Game Cafe (For youth in grades 7 and up) Wednesday, November 12, from 1 to 3 p.m.

• Zen Out (For youth in grades 7 and up) Thursday, November 13, from 1 to 3 p.m.

• Brunch Barista (For youth in grades 7 and up) Friday, November 14, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Learn more and register at strathcona.ca/families