Liebe Eltern, dear parents and guardians,

Winter has arrived. We have gone from balmy fall weather to freezing cold, sleet and snow. This is the very first year in which we will have a fall break! How exciting. I hope you have made some plans – I will be babysitting my furry grand-daughter. November 8 will be the last day of school. November 15, classes resume.

It also means that we need to dress differently. If you have a kindergarten/grade 1 student, please practice getting dressed with them. They need to be able to do so INDEPENDENTLY. Please also ensure that your child has a hat, mittens, a scarf. I’m outside for lunch supervision for 40 minutes, and I can tell you: it’s COLD OUTSIDE! As always, we do have extra jackets and snowpants. If you are in need of winter clothing for your child/ren, please speak with the office.

Exciting news to share, as some of you may have already heard or seen, the CBE language advertising campaign has officially launched. Digital displays are catching the attention of drivers all over the city. Here are the following locations where CBE Languages marketing is on display for the next 4 weeks:

• Sarcee Trail NW & Stoney Trail (across from Beacon Hill Shopping Centre) 
• Macleod Trail & 146 Ave SE 
• 32 Ave NE & 19 ST NE 
• Stony Plain Rd & 170 St NW 
• Barlow Trail & 37 Ave NE 

Additionally, there are various other digital displays placed throughout the city.

In addition, radio listeners are hearing our ads on the following stations:

• FM Virgin Radio (98.5 FM) 
• FM AMP Radio (90.3 FM) 
• FM News (107.3 FM) 
• FM Country 105 (105.1 FM) 
• AM News 770 AM CHQR 

I have already been at a meeting where one colleagues said: “I had no idea we have German bilingual! My wife is German, we will totally enrol our child at Bowcroft when the time comes.”

Our Remembrance Day assembly will be on Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 10:45am. Parents and families are welcome to attend. Please let us know if you will be joining us.

Reading and Running started this Wednesday after school. It is popular and, therefore, over-subscribed so that not all students who wanted to participate are able to participate. The limit is 30. We are so fortunate to have this program run at Bowcroft School!

Hope you are staying warm and safe.

Warm Regards,
Meike Thomsen, Principal

Important Dates

November 2: Picture retakes 
November 6: School Council, 6:30pm 
November 6-8: Metis week 
November 8: Remembrance Day assembly, Parents welcome, 10:45am
November 9: No School, professional development 
November 10-14: FALL BREAK, no school 
November 15: Classes resume 
November 17: ROARS assembly 10:00 am and Saint Martins festivities in classrooms   
11:30am, no assembly 
November 23: Parent-Teacher Conferences #2, 4:15 to 8:00 pm 
November 24: No school, Parent-Teacher Conferences 8:00 – 1:00pm 
November 27: Ballroom Dance Residency starts
December 8: Professional Development, NO SCHOOL
December 20: German Program: Winter Celebration 6pm
December 21: Community Program Winter Celebration 6pm;
December 22: ROARS Assembly & last day of school
December 25 - January 5: winter break
January 8: classes resume, BPAC Meeting at 6:30 pm
January 15: No School, professional development
January 25: Open House
January 26: ROARS assembly
January 29-February 8: Alien Inline skating 
February 5: BPAC Meeting at 6:30pm
February 15 and 16: No school, Teachers Convention
February 19: No school, Family Day
February 23: ROARS assembly
February 29: 6:30 pm Literacy Night
March 4: BPAC Meeting at 6:30pm
March 21: last day of classes before spring break; Parent-Teacher Conferences 4:15 to        8:00pm
March 22: Parent-Teacher Conferences 8:00am to 1:00pm
March 25-April 1: Spring Break
April 2: Classes Resume
April 8: School Council, 6:30 pm
April 19: No school, system languages PD