New Norway School

The Grade 4/5 recently enjoyed an informative field trip to the water treatment facility, Camrose Centra- Cam Recycling Centre, and the landfill. Students learned what happens to our water and waste, how recycling helps reduce garbage, and the importance of responsible waste management. This hands-on experience helped students better understand our impact on the environment and the important role we all play as environmental stewards. We are excited to put our learning into action by making thoughtful choices to help care for our environment! Thank you to the Battle River Watershed Alliance and its supporters for offering this field trip for our students!

Creating a safe, respectful and welcoming school community is a shared responsibility—both online and in person. As part of our digital citizenship learning, students are being reminded that the choices they make online can have an impact on themselves and others.

Students are encouraged to:

• Post. Pause. Think. Stop and think before posting, sending, liking or sharing.

• Don’t join in. What we say, share and do online can affect other people.

• Check in. If something online does not feel right, talk to a trusted adult.

• Speak up. If you see something that could hurt someone, tell an adult who can help.

• Know when to step away. Sometimes the best choice is to put the device down and be present with the people around us.

We want every student to know that they have a role in creating a kind and positive online community. If something online feels confusing, uncomfortable or unsafe, they can always talk to a trusted adult at school.

Our goal is not to keep students away from technology, but to help them develop the skills and good decision-making they need to use it safely, responsibly and respectfully.

We appreciate parents reinforcing these same messages regularly at home and in the community. Supporting student safety and wellness is a shared responsibility, and consistent messaging across school, home, and community can strengthen its impact. By working together, we can help students develop the awareness, skills, and habits that support safety and well-being.

The New Norway High School crew got into the Halloween spirit a little early with a fun-filled trip to Kraay Corn Maze! The weather was beautiful, the laughs were plentiful, and everyone had a great time making memories together. What a perfect way to kick off the Halloween season!

Nov 6 Matchy - Matchy Day - Twin with as many people as you can

Nov 20 Meme Day

Nov 27 Dress like your parents or grandparents day

December will be a whole week of fun

Dec 14 Christmas sweater day

Dec 15 Dress for the wrong occasion

Dec 16 Hawaiian Christmas

Dec 17 Spartan Christmas - dress in spartan apparel and christmas accessories

Dec 18 Christmas PJ Day

Student success and a sense of belonging starts with consistent attendance at school.

We would like to give a huge thank you to the Regional Fire Service volunteers for delivering first aid at our Spartan Tough Race. They graciously volunteer their time to ensure that everyone is safe at our race site. A special thank you to Larry for arranging the volunteers and allowing us to use his side by side on race day, and a special thank you to Rob, Trista, Becca, Luke, and Noah for volunteering their time and keeping everyone well cared for when needed. You are the best!

Alberta government has an order around the use of personal communication devices in schools. https://kings-printer.alberta.ca/Documents/MinOrders/2024/Education/2024_014_Education.pdf. New Norway School aligns with this ministerial order and BRSD's Administrative Procedure 135.

We also ask families to review our expectations for personal mobile devices with their children. Students may not use personal mobile devices bell to bell . Devices must be powered off or set to silent and stored in a backpack, bag or locked locker during the day.

New Norway School's mobile-device expectations will be reviewed with students during the first week of school. We appreciate families reinforcing these expectations at home and helping us keep instructional time focused on learning.

To ensure a safe environment for all, we kindly ask that all parents and guests come to the school office upon arrival during school hours. Please refrain from using side doors to enter classrooms or the gym unless it is during authorized after hours event. The school hallways and instructional areas are reserved exclusively for students and staff during drop off, pick up and instructional time.

We appreciate your support and understanding as we prioritize the safety of our school community.

Pick up and Drop off areas:

To ensure the safety of our students we are asking parents to not use the staff parking lot area. While we understand that this takes away some convenience, we are concerned about the safety of your children.

Thank you for your attention to this.

We have a tradition at New Norway School to honour and recognize our Senior students (grade 12s) who play our sports teams. We recognize them at the last regular season home game of their respective seasons because it may be the last time they put on the Spartan jersey, represent and play in the Hugh Nester Gymnasium. We recognize their commitment to our school and our athletic program over the years. We recognize their leadership and role modeling. We recognize their dedication and their sacrifices. We recognize their hard work and efforts. We recognize them upholding the key tenets of our athletic program. Integrity. Student-First. And Purpose. Nights like these are special. They are filled with energy, excitement, nervousness, smiles, laughter and tears. Special nonetheless. We just held one such Senior’s Night for our Varsity volleyball teams. Our Volleyball program is respected and even feared all over the province for many years. Our graduating Seniors this year have contributed to this standard of Excellence in our Volleyball program. Thank you Amy Mowat, Mercedez Rasmussen, Shaunie Penner, Sara Stephens, Jonathan Krause, Jace Bertschi, Simon Melson and Easton Evenson. This is your Legacy. You will not be forgotten. Once a Spartan, Always a Spartan!

Nov. 26 @ 6pm

Feb. 2 @ 6pm

April 13@ 6pm

May 20@6pm

Little Purchases. Great Experiences.

We're excited to launch our new fundraising website, making it easier than ever for families and community members to support New Norway School students!

Spartan Sprint to $30,000! Follow our progress as we work toward raising $30,000 to support student activities, resources and experiences.

Nutrien Bear Tracks Ice Melter — Order by Friday, October 23!

Prairie Gourmet Perogies — Fundraising opens October 22, with orders accepted until November 23.

Visit our website to explore current fundraisers, find ordering information and help us reach our goal!

https://nnsfundraising.com

Every purchase helps create great experiences for our Spartans!

Fundraising on behalf of -New Norway School Parent Council Fundraising Committee

I’d like to acknowledge that we are on Treaty 6 territory, a traditional meeting grounds, gathering place, and travelling route to the Cree, Saulteaux, Blackfoot, Métis, Dene and Nakota Sioux. We acknowledge all the many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit whose footsteps have marked these lands for centuries.