Fairviews
June 2011
Telephone: 403-343-8780
Address: 5901 – 55 Street
E-mail: fve@rdpsd.ab.ca
Website: www.rdpsd.ab.ca/fv
Principal: Bill Kwasny
Vice Principal: Hayley Christen
Principal’s Message
It is very hard to believe that I am writing the message for the final newsletter of the year. What a great year it
has been. We have had so many people in our school helping make Fairview A Special Place.
 I would like to thank all of the family volunteers this year. Each volunteer has had to complete a police
record check, making volunteering just a little bit more difficult. So many people completed the check and
have been active in the school. Thank you for the extra effort.
 A great program that started this year was Families and Schools Together. We saw eighteen weeks of
suppers, support and sharing happening. Thanks for Mrs. Christen, Mrs. Ferster, Ms. Richardson and Ms.
Luft for your commitment to this program.
 A big thank you goes out to the people at Central Alberta Medical Imaging for the breakfast program.
Students are anxiously waiting at the door for breakfast and the warm smiles that greet them. You have
been amazing!
 Thank you to the CALM students from Lindsey Thurber High School. By coming to the school, you have
shown our students the caring students that go to Thurber and I know that our kids know that high school is
a cool place.
 Thank you to the Boys’ and Girls’ Club for the five day program this year. This has been a bonus for the
families in the neighbourhood.
 Thank you to Alberta Health Services for the dental health, vision care and inoculations for our children.
 To the Red Deer College, thank you for sharing your students with us. This year we have had Education
students, Early Childhood students, Educational Assistants students, Nursing students and Kinesiology
students join us. By encouraging these folks to come into our school, our students know that learning
doesn’t stop after high school.
 Thank you to the people that help keep our school running smoothly. Mrs. Larratt and Mrs. Dahl in the
front office, Mrs. Armstrong our caretaker, all our Educational Assistants and teachers for putting their
heart and soul into making Fairview a great place for your children. Thanks as well to CARE for all the
help they have provided for the families and students here. Thank you to our central office staff and the
maintenance crew who make sure everything is great.
 Finally, I would like to thank the students. Because of you, every visitor to our school says the same thing:
FAIRVIEW SCHOOL IS A SPECIAL PLACE
Sincerely,
Bill Kwasny
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Fairview School Council: Lunchroom Fees
As I am sure people are aware, the school’s lunch program is operated through the Fairview School
Council. The School Board gives the responsibility of operating the lunch program through policy that
says:
Schools may enter into an agreement with the school council to provide lunch
supervision programs. School councils may charge a fee for this service to cover
costs.
The Fairview School Council operates the lunch program on a not for profit basis with fees related to
the cost of providing supervisors. The cost for a family is basically a dollar a day.
Our School Lunchroom Program is currently in a huge financial crisis. Unpaid fees of over
$4000.00 are making it impossible to continue to offer this service to families. The school is
unable to provide funds through our budget to finance the lunch program. If this situation is not
corrected, the school lunchroom program may not be offered next year so alternative lunch
arrangements may have to be made by each family.
We are considering our options for the lunch program next year. We are deciding between:
 providing lunch supervision for bus students only so students not bussed would have to
find alternative care for lunch, having larger groups so fewer supervisors are needed
and/or
 making it necessary to volunteer to supervise lunches if your child is staying for lunch.
This is a very difficult decision because depending on the decision made, lunch may become a
hardship for families. While this is not our goal, it is a definite possibility.
If you have any suggestions to remedy this situation,
please contact me at the school (403-343-8780).
Mrs. Hart and the Early Literacy families would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the
Foundation for Red Deer Public Schools who made our Active Early Literacy program
come alive this year with a generous donation to Fairview Elementary School. With the
funding we were able to provide a variety of objects such as: special seats, pencil toppers,
classical music, a listening center and tactile manipulatives to assist the children with their
learning needs. We truly appreciated the support to help our classroom become a successful
learning environment!
TRANSIT & CHARTER BUS SERVICE
Charter and Transit applications for 2011-2012 will be sent home next week. The deadline for continuing
students to register is June 30, 2011. There will be a $20.00 late charge assessed if received after June 30.
Students who live greater than 1.6 km (grades 1-5) and 2.4 km (grades 6-12) from their designated school,
students in special education and English as a Second Language programs will be eligible for busing
Kindergarten students are not eligible for busing but may apply and fill out a kindergarten grant application
to apply against charter bus fees,
Please help us help you and apply early! If you would like your address to be considered for bus route
planning, please fill out an application before June 30th and remember to attach your $20.00 registration
fee. Applications received after this date will not be included in the route planning until the route
adjustments are made in October. If you have any questions, please call 403-342-3724.
Students riding Transit (Grade 6 and up) can take advantage of the $20 Transit early application fee! The
application fee will be $30 after June 30. New Transit maps for the upcoming school year will be available at
Red Deer City Hall, 4th Floor, Transit Department. Please be sure to contact City of Red Deer Transit at
403-342-8225 to verify new routes and route changes. If you have any questions with respect to the
Transportation Application, please call 403-342-3724. Thank you.
GRADE FIVE STUDENTS ATTENDING CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
Central Middle School offers a Breakfast Program. Students stop by for breakfast after band and sports
practices. Arrive early just for breakfast and make a quick stop for juice after getting off the bus. The
program runs with the help of parent volunteers. If you are available once or twice a month, please contact
the school at 403-346-4397.
Student Secretaries
Thank you to our grade five students for the outstanding
secretarial skills that you provided for our school this year.
Family Barbeque
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
TOOLS FOR SCHOOL
Central Alberta Women’s Outreach would like to inform you about the Tools for School program. Tools
for School is a program that provides students with a new backpack of basic supplies (backpack, paper,
glue, pencils, scissors, crayons, erasers, glue stick, ruler, pens, pencil case, binder if required and
duotang). Through the generosity of local organizations like United Way, Piper Creek Optimist Club,
Staples and the community in general, we collect supplies and cash donations to meet the rising needs of
Central Alberta and our community. Any parent/guardian requiring assistance to provide school supplies
for their children may apply at the office at 4808-51 Avenue between the hours of 8:30 a.m.–12:00 and
1:00–4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday and we will assist you with the application and you will receive a new
backpack and school supplies. If you would like to participate as a donor to this program, please contact
Sandy at (403) 347-2480.
LOST AND FOUND
Stop by the Lost and Found for articles of clothing your child may have lost.
TALENT AND AWARD ASSEMBLY
Don’t miss the annual Talent and Award Assembly which will be held the morning of Thursday, June 23
starting at 9:00 a.m. All parents are encouraged to attend this special assembly.
Awards: A student from each class will be presented with special book awards, and one grade five
student will be presented with an award from the Alberta Teachers’ Association for their exceptional
performance throughout the year. Parents of children receiving an award will be notified by the teacher.
Talent: An exciting part of the morning is the student talent presentations. All students are encouraged
to show off a talent or skill that they have. The possibilities are endless: singing, dancing, creative
movement, gymnastics, martial arts, playing a musical instrument, etc. Parents are welcome to accompany
or present with their children. All presentations need to be auditioned by the student’s teacher to
ensure that they are prepared and ready to perform. We also ask that parents make sure that lyrics and
costuming are appropriate for this age group.
JUNE FIELD TRIPS
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June 6 – Grades 4 and 5 – Rocky Mountain House
June 14 – Grade 2 - Kerry Wood Nature Centre
June 16 – Kindergarten – Sunnybrook Farm
June 17 – Grade 5 class – Pioneer Ranch
June 17 – Grades 2/3 and 3 – Discovery Wildlife Park
June 20 – Grade one classes – Safety City and Kerry Wood Nature Centre
Terrific Kids
Congratulations to the following students who received Terrific Kids Awards:
Maveryk B. (K)
Eliander C. (Gr. 2)
Saad M. (Gr. 4)
Zarmina M. (Gr. 1)
Ryan S. (Gr. 2)
Erica M. (Gr. 5)
Josh C. (Gr. 1)
Lenae P. (Gr. 3)
May Art Gallery
Congratulations to the following students who received Art Gallery Awards:
Kindergarten
Grade 1 (McDormand)
Grade 1 (Mason)
Grade 2
Grade 2/3
Grade 3
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Grade 4
Grade 5
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Civahanna H. & Joshua M.
All of the class
Ashlynn B. & Jamie R.
Destinee M. & Mahso M.
Muskan E. & Shaaf K.
Hailey S., Kia R., Lenae P.,
Mosa Y., Deveander W., Kelly B.
Alma K., Emma M. & Jazlyn S.
Elisandro C., Sonia S., Victor D. &
Jason K.
3C Award
Khoal O. (Gr. 5) was selected for the 3C Award from the North Hill Inn.
The 3C’s represent courtesy, consideration and cooperation
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Congratulations to the following students who had an Official Trip to the Office:
Isabelle P. ( Gr. 3)
Austin L. (Gr. 3)
Congratulations to all these students!
STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE DINNER
The 14th Annual Striving For Excellence Dinner was held on May 19 at the Parkland Pavilion,
Westerner Park. The keynote was a young lady, Hannah Taylor, an advocate for the homeless and
founder of the Ladybug Foundation. The Ladybug Foundations helps to raise funds to assist
charitable organizations that provide food, shelter and other needs for the homeless and near
homeless. Her message inspired students to realize that anyone can make a difference,
Fairview students recognized were:
Grade Four
Emma Marks and Ivana Smrckovic
Grade Five
Justice Michel and Victor Delgado
BOOK DONATIONS FOR SLAVE LAKE
Please make a donation of a new or nearly new books for the
Slave Lake community. Let’s work together to help out the
families who have lost everything due to the devastating fire.
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL/REPORT CARD PICKUP
Thursday, June 30 is the last day of school. Grades 1-5 students should come
to school at
the regular time and will be dismissed immediately after they have picked up
their report
cards. The buses will take students home shortly after they arrive. Report
cards
can
be picked up in the school office
until 11:30 a.m. After that time report cards will be available for pick-up
after lunch on
July 3 at Central Services which is located at 4747-53 Street. The phone number is 403-343-1405. You
can make arrangements to have report cards mailed to you by providing a self-addressed and prestamped 8 1/2” x 11” envelope to the school office prior to June 30.
COMMUNITY NEWS
COLLICUTT CENTRE 10th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Monday, June 13 – Saturday, June 18
For more information call 403-343-7529
RED DEER SUMMER READING CLUB (For children 3-11)
Registration starts on Monday, June 20, 2011-06-07
Call Stephanie or Brian at 403-755-1137 for more information.
Calendar of Events 2011-2012
August 2011
Organizational Days - Staff
August 29–31
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September 1
September 5
September 7
September 9
September 20
September 23
September 27
September 29
September 2011
Classes begin for students
Labor Day – School Closed
Meet The Staff Evening
Staff Meeting – Noon Dismissal
Dawe Run
Staff Meeting – Noon Dismissal.
Alternate Date for Dawe Run
Assembly – 10:30 a.m.
February 3
February 6
February 9-10
February 14
February 20
February 21
February 23
February 24
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February 2012
Staff Meeting – Noon Dismissal
Town Hall Meeting
Teachers’ Convention – School Closed
District Ski Loppet
Family Day – School Closed
Ski Loppet - Alternate date
Assembly – 2:00 p.m.
Staff Meeting – Noon Dismissal
October 2011
Turkey Trot/Photo Day
Conferences 4:00-8:00 p.m.
Conferences /Staff Meeting
No school for students
Thanksgiving Day – No School
Staff Meeting and Collaboration
No school for students
Assembly – 2:00 p.m.
March 9
March 23
March 29
March 30
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March 2012
District P.D./Staff Meeting – School Closed
Staff Meeting – Noon Dismissal
Assembly – 10:30 a.m.
Report Cards Issued
October 5 October 6
October 7
October 10
October 21
October 27
November 3
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November 9
November 10
November 11
November 24
November 25
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December 2
December 8
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December 9
December 22
December 23
December 24
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January 9
January 13
January 26
January 27
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November 2011
Photo Retakes
Take Our Kids To Work Day
Noon Dismissal - Staff Meeting
Fall Break – School Closed
Remembrance Day – School Closed
Assembly 10:30 a.m.
Staff Meeting/District Collaboration
No school for students
December 2011
Report Cards Issued
Conferences –1:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Noon Dismissal
Staff Planning - No School
Assembly – 2:00 p.m.
2:03 p.m. Dismissal
Christmas Recess
January 2012
Classes Resume
Staff Meeting – Noon Dismissal
Assembly - 10:30 p.m.
District Collaboration (p.m.)
Noon Dismissal
April 4
April 5
April 6
April 9
April 9-15
April 16
April 26
April 27
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May 9
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May 11
May 21
May 25
May 31
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April 2012
Conferences 1:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Staff Meeting – No school for students
Good Friday – School Closed
Easter Monday – School Closed
Spring Break – School Closed
Classes resume
Assembly – 2:00 p.m.
District Collaboration – Noon Dismissal
May 2012
“Go Girl” – Grade 5 Girls
“Grow Boy” – Grade 5 Boys
Staff Retreat – School Closed
Victoria Day – No School
Staff Meeting – Noon Dismissal
Assembly – 10:30 a.m.
June 2012
June 8
P.D./Staff Meeting – No School
June 21
Talent/ Awards Assembly – 9:00 a.m.
June 28
Final Day for Students/Report Cards
June 29
Organizational Day – Staff Only
………………………………………………………………….School Council - third Tuesday of the month
Monthly Newsletter – first Tuesday of each month
10th Annual Fairview Family Barbeque
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Please bring your own chairs and/or blankets for seating.
This year’s Family BBQ will be by donation.
Please R.S.V.P. to the school by June 15, 2011
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Family Name: ____________________
Meals
Quantity
Hot Dog
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Additional Hot Dog
Hamburger
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Additional Hamburger ______
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All meals include a drink and chips. Please note: Hot Dogs are All Beef.
Donations may be made at the barbeque or in advance.
Donation included: $ ______________