Oki, Danit'ada, Âba wathtec, Tânisi, Taanishi, 你好, Bonjour, Hello, Hidden Valley Families,
Important Dates:
o Tuesday, May 14 – School Council Meeting 6:30pm
o Thursday, May 17 – Fun Lunch for Grades 1 – 3 (who have pre-ordered)
o Friday, May 17 – PD Day – No School for any students
o Monday, May 20 – Victoria Day - No School
o Thursday, May 23 – Spring Concert K - 3 (See details below)
o Friday, May 24 – PM Kindergarten Attends
o Friday, May 31 – AM Kindergarten Attends
Upcoming Important Dates:
o June 3 – 6 Swimming Lessons (Rms 10AM, 11AM, 1, 5, 6, 18, 19. 21)
o June 10 – 13 Swimming Lessons (Rms 10PM, 11PM, 2, 3, 4, 12, 13, 15, 17, 20, 23)
o Thursday, June 13 – Orientation - Kindergarten and Students NEW to Grade 1 (4:00pm – 5:00pm)
o June 20 – Student-Led Open House (4:00pm - 5:30pm)
o June 25 – Sports Day
Healthy Hunger  
Fun lunch for Grades 1 – 3 orders are due by Saturday, May 11 for Subway and Saturday, June 15 for Panago (note this is a new date, so if you ordered earlier in the year, you likely haven’t ordered it already). We suggest that families login to Healthy Hunger and check to see if you have ordered fun lunch for the upcoming dates. 
Whole School - May 22 deadline for Kernels popcorn.
Swimming Lessons 
We are excited to announce that all students will be taking part in swimming lessons in June at Sir Winston Churchill Pool.  Each class will receive four consecutive days of lessons.  We are in the process of preparing consent forms and we should be sending them home very soon for your review and return. 
 
We will require many volunteers for each class that will assist the students at the swimming pool.  Volunteers must have a valid police clearance completed through CBE.  Please email Elise at ebwolff@cbe.ab.ca to check on the status of your police clearance or to get the volunteer clearance process started.  It can take up to 6 weeks to get the clearance completed. 
The City of Calgary provides a discounted and subsidized price for students to attend swimming lessons. If you require financial assistance for swimming lessons, please contact Kim at kiwong@cbe.ab.ca. This information needs to be provided before swimming lessons start.
Staff Appreciation Week 
Thank you so much to our generous and thoughtful School Council for spoiling the entire staff all week with delicious treats and thoughtful notes.  
Seven Sacred Teachings Assembly – Public Event – Parents/Guardians of Mme Lisa, Mme Jordynn and Mme Jennifer are invited to attend.
Three of our Grade 1/2 French Immersion classes will be hosting an assembly about the Seven Sacred Teachings – Respect. Parents and Guardians of students in Mme Lisa, Mme Jordynn and Mme Jennifer are invited to join us on May 15, 2024 at 12:52pm - 1:22pm. Please come at 12:45 so that we can start promptly at 12:52. https://www.cbe.ab.ca/GovernancePolicies/AR1064.pdf
HVS Spring Concert – Families Information
You are invited to a Spring Concert Event at Hidden Valley School on May 23, 2024. Each class will perform twice to accommodate all families and align with safety regulations. Please find below the schedule for the performances. Families have been invited to one of the performances. TICKETS will be distributed on May 22, 2024.
May 23 Show A    | May 23 Show B 10:20am - 11:20am  | May 23 Show C 12:40pm - 1:40pm  | May 23 Show D   | 
Mrs. McLaren   | Mrs. McLaren   | Mrs. McLaren   | Mrs. McLaren   | 
Mrs. Schorn  | Mrs. Schorn  | Mrs. Engelbracht 
  | Mrs. Engelbracht 
  | 
Ms. Dang  | Ms. Dang  | Mrs. Clarissa  | Mrs. Clarissa  | 
Mrs. Wiwchar/   | Mrs. Wiwchar/   | Mme Swiednicki   | Mme Swiednicki   | 
Mme Swiednicki   | Mme Swiednicki   | Mme Jordynn  | Mme Jordynn  | 
Mme Jennifer B. 
  | Mme Jennifer B. 
  | Mme Lisa 
  | Mme Lisa 
  | 
Mme Fanny 
  | Mme Fanny 
  | Mme Judy 
  | Mme Judy 
  | 
Mme Jenn L. 
  | Mme Jenn L. 
  | Mme Metivier 
  | Mme Metivier 
  | 
Mme Meghan 
  | Mme Meghan 
  | Mrs. Brar/   | Mrs. Brar/   | 
Ms. Phelps   | Ms. Phelps   | Ms. Phelps   | Ms. Phelps   | 
Volunteers Needed – French Student Books
We really need your help! We have thousands of levelled books that need to be re-labelled in order to be put back in students' classrooms. You do not need to read or speak French to help! We are inviting any parents/guardians who have a valid Police Clearance Check to come to the school whenever it is convenient. You do not have to confirm your attendance, you can simply come when you can. Thank you to all the volunteers who have already supported us with this project!
Next Year Plans
We are working on our plans for the 2024-25 school year. Please let us know if your child will not be attending Hidden Valley School.
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