Weekly Update - Panorama Hills School

2024-02-23 21:30:21.577 +0000 UTC

February 19, 2024

Dear PHS Families,

We hope your extended weekend provided a rest and break for each of you. We look forward to seeing our students again! As we move into this next week, please be reminded that the Grade 4/5 students will be skiing on Tuesday, February 20. Please ensure they are wearing snow pants, a winter coat, warm mitts and socks etc. It looks like we will have beautiful weather for our ski day, but it will be wet, and students will be much more comfortable in the proper clothing. Please send spare socks or clothing as you see fit. Also, Ms. Chang’s class will finish their last four days at Seed School (Open Minds). These events are the result of an incredible amount of planning and organization. We thank our teachers who see the value in this learning and have volunteered many hours of their time for our students. Open Minds proposals are accepted based on a lottery, so teacher work commences without knowing if their projects will even be selected. Thanks also to Ms. Kee for taking the lead on the ski trip.

Grade 4/5 Opera Updates:

CALGARY OPERA TICKETS

Parents and guardians of Grade 4 and 5 students are invited to attend the evening performance of our opera: “Prepare for Impact!” on May 16 at 6:00 pm. We have 8 classes of students who will be performing, which includes approximately 200 students. Due to the Maximum Occupant Load of 600 in the gym (which includes the performers and staff), we need to limit the number of people we can seat in the audience. At this point we can guarantee 2 tickets per family for students in grade 4 and grade 5. This means, if there is one grade 4 or 5 child, there are 2 tickets for guests and if there are two grade 4 or 5 siblings, there are still 2 tickets for guests.

If families would like to bring more guests, we will be starting a “wait list”. At the beginning of May, if we have extra tickets available, we will call people on the wait list and distribute extra tickets. Please remember that younger siblings who attend PHS will already watch the afternoon performance on May 16. The evening performance is intended for parents/guardians, so they have an opportunity to watch their children perform.

If you anticipate wanting additional tickets for the evening show, please email our secretary, Mrs. Grant, starting Tuesday, February 20 and indicate the number of additional tickets you are requesting. Ms. Grant will put your name on a wait list in the order the emails are received.

Please stay tuned for more information at the beginning of May. We are looking forward to sharing our learning with you!

WALKABOUT – ACTIVE SCHOOLS

The date scheduled for the walkabout at Panorama Hills School (referenced in last week’s email) has been changed to the following:

Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Time: 1:00-2:30PM

Location: Panorama Hills School

Address: 1057 Panorama Hills Drive NW

Our group will meet at the main entrance of the school (near the flagpole)

Please see the calendar below for upcoming events and check out our new website at:

https://panoramahills.cbe.ab.ca/

Sincerely,

Ms. Paull and Ms. Muir

Date	Event	Comment
February 20 and 26	Grade 4/5 Ski Program	Winsport – Dress in your winter gear
February 20 – 23	Seed School Open Minds	Ms. Chang’s Class (Grade 3)
February 26 – March 1	Seed School Open Minds	Mr. Tang’s Class (Grade 3)
February 26 – March 1	Science School Open Minds	Mrs. Umar’s Class (Grade 1)
February 28	Walk About	Ever Active Schools Community Walk for Stakeholders
February 28	Read-A-Thon and Pink Shirt Day (with Assembly) 10:00 am	Pink Shirt Day – Wear pink and Read a Kindness book! Administration will save our read aloud for this day at our assembly.
February 29	Read-A-Thon Ends	Return Read-A-thon forms to school by March 7
March 4 – 8	Science School Open Minds	Mrs. Leung-Chow's Class (Grade 1)
March 7	Read-A-Thon Council Meeting	Last day to return Read-A-Thon forms Council Meeting at 6:30 pm in-person at school with an online link for those joining from home
March 11 – 15	Seed School Open Minds	Mrs. Fedor’s Class (Grade 3)
March 11 – 15	Science School Open Minds	Ms. Bain’s Class (Grade 1)
March 15, 18-21	Science School Open Minds	Ms. Matsumoto’s Class (Grade 1)
March 21, 22	Student Led Conferences	Students will lead their parents in sharing their learning. Thursday: 4:00 – 8:00 pm, Friday: 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
April 25	SAVE THE DATE: Kindergarten and Grade 1 Celebration of Learning	Evening Celebration for Kindergarten and Grade 1 (more information to come) 6:00 – 7:00 pm
May 16	SAVE THE DATE: Grades 4 and 5 Opera “Prepare for Impact”	Evening Celebration for Grades 4 and 5 with the Calgary Opera (yearlong project). 6:00 – 7:30 pm