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ÉcoleOrioleParkSchool 5OldburyStreet,RedDeer,AlbertaT4N5A8 Phone:403–347-3731•Fax403340–3378

AbsenteePhoneLine:403-347-3735 Website:http://oriolepark.rdpsd.ab.ca

November1,2017 ThisMonthatOPMonday,November6• 1:00pm-PhotoRetakesTuesday,November7• 10:45am-RemembranceDayAssemblyWednesday,November8• NOSCHOOL–StaffLearningandPlanningDayThursday-Friday,November9&10• NOSCHOOL–FallBreakMonday,November13• 3:30pm-ParentCouncilMeetingatMonday,November24• ChoirperformsattheFestivalofTreesat1:10pm• RedDeerRebelsGamefortheRebelGloryFinale

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Principal'sMessage

ItishardtobelieveNovemberisalreadyhere!Youareinvitedtojoinusatthismonth'sactivities.OurannualRemembranceDayAssemblywilltakeplaceonNovember7that10:45am.WealsohopeyouhavebeenenjoyingtheRebelGloryschool-widebookclubwithyourfamilyandinviteyoutotheRedDeerRebelsGametocelebratetheRebelGloryFinaleonNovember24that7:00pm.TicketordersaredueonNovember21st.WearealsoexcitedtoofferaschoolclothingorderwhichisdueonNovember14th.WehopeyouenjoyarestfulFallBreak.

ColettePedde

AbsenteePhoneLine

Pleaseremembertocallourattendancelineat403-347-3731oremailusatopinfo@rdpsd.ab.caifyourchildwillbeabsent.

SuperKidPizzaLunch ÉcoleOrioleParkSchoolcelebrateditsOctober“SuperKidLunch”.Studentsreceive“SuperKid"couponsfromstaffforshowingrespect,kindness,beingproactiveorresilient.Adrawisheldmonthlyandonestudentpergradeisinvitedtojointheprincipalandvice-principalsforaspecialpizzalunch.

CongratulationstoourOctoberwinners:KC–Hayden,1S–Candice,2B–Bailey,3K–Austin,4F–Ethan,5D-Tanay

RemembranceDayAssembly YouareinvitedtojoinusforourannualRemembranceDayAssemblywhichwilltakeplaceonNovember7that10:45am.Thestudentswillreceiveapoppypriortotheassembly.Ifyouwishforyourchildtomakeadonation,pleasesendchangeonthisday.AmemberoftheRoyalCanadianLegionwillcomebytopickupanydonationsthatwehavecollected.

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OPClothingOrder

NorthStarSportsisofferingaclothingorderto

students,staffandadultsinourOrioleParkschoolcommunity.Cottonshortsleeveandlongsleeveshirts,aswellaspulloverandzippedhoodiesareavailableineitherblackorred.OrderformswillbesenthomeandsamplesizesatourschoolofficeavailablebyMonday,November3rd.OrderscanbeplaceduntilThursday,November14thinordertobeherebeforeChristmasholidays.Orderscanbeplacedattheschoolorthroughtheirwebsiteat:http://northstarsports.com/andchoosingOnlineApparelStoresandSchoolWear.

ParentVolunteers

AlladultswhoarenewvolunteersintheschoolwillonceagainneedtoprovidetheschoolwithaPoliceInformationCheckandtwowrittenreferencesthatconfirmthesuitabilityoftheindividualtoserveasaschoolvolunteer.Packagesareavailableattheschooloffice.

PhotoRetakeDay ThephotoretakedayisscheduledfortheafternoonofMonday,November6th,startingat1:00pm.Pictureswillbetakeninthelibrary.

WilltheLostbeFound? WehaveanabundanceofclothesinourLostandFoundincludingcoatsandwinterwear.Thesewillbeondisplayduringconferences,outsidethegym.Smalleritemswillbeondisplayintheoffice.Pleasehavealookatthedisplaystoseeifthereissomethingthatbelongstoyou.

DropOffGuidelines

Pleaseremembertofollowtherulesoftheroadwhenpickingupyourchildren.Ourchildren’ssafetyisofutmostimportanceandwewishtominimizetherisk.Please:• Donotdrivethroughorparkinthestaff

parkinglot.• Donotparkinthebuszone.• Donotparkonorimmediatelyadjacenttothe

crosswalks.

NutAware–NutAllergy Wehavestudentsatourschoolwhohave

verysevere,evenlifethreateningallergiestopeanuts/nuts.Wefeelthebestwaytoproveasafeenvironmentforthesestudentsistoonceagainenlistthesupportofparentstohelpmaketheschoola“peanut/nutsafe”environment.Thismeansthateachchildisaskedtobringsnacksandlunchesfreeofanypeanuts/nuts.Wewishtoexpressoursincereappreciationforyoursupportandunderstandingofthispotentiallylife-threateningallergy.

HalloweenActiveAssembly

AHUGEthankyoutoMrs.TerrenzioandourEveractiveTeamforplanninganextraordinaryassemblyonOctober31st.SomeoftheeventsincludedtheGhostBalloonBalance,PumpkinStickHandling,theGhostriders,FlyingGhosts,TheGreatPumpkinCarryandPumpkinSocceralongwithafewfunHalloweendances!Whatagreatdaytobeactiveandcelebratetogether!

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Communication

•SchoolWebsiteOurschoolwebsite,http://oriolepark.rdpsd.ab.ca/isourprimarysourceofcommunication.

•ClassWebpagesEachhomeroomteacherhostsaclasswebsitewhichcontainstheagendaitems,aswellascurriculuminformation.

•NewslettersEachmonth,weemailoutthenewsletter,whichissharedthroughtheschoolwebsite.Tosubscribetothisserviceplease:-Gotohttp://oriolepark.rdpsd.ab.ca/Newsletter.php-ClickonPleaseSelectaList-ChooseSchoolNewsletter-Enteryouremailaddress-ClickSubscribeIfyouarenotabletoreceiveadigitalcopy,pleasereturnthisformtorequestapapercopy.•RemindWeencourageparentstosignupforthisfree,convenientcommunicationtool.RemindsendsoutshorttextmessagesonbehalfofÉcoleOrioleParkSchooltoanysmartphonedevice.Tosignup,text@oriolto(581)222-9823.Youwillreceiveconfirmation.Toremoveyourselffromtheservice,simplytext@LEAVE.

CommunityEvents

Forfutherinformation,pleasevisitourwebsiteoriolepark.rdpsd.ab.ca,underStudents&StaffandCommunityEvents.Currentlythereisinformationfrom:

•RedDeerLightstheNight-Sat.,November18th-5:15-LightingofCityHillPark-6:15-LightingofRedDeer'sBiggestChristmasTree

•RedDeerChristmasBureauApplicationforAssistance

•RedDeerSpeedSkatingClub

•SynergyHealthandSafetyBabysitterCourse-Sat.Nov.18th

ParentCouncil

UpcomingEvents• ParentCouncilMeeting:Mon.,Nov.13that3:30

pm.Allparentsarewelcometoattend!Childcareandsnackswillbeprovided.

• RebelsNightOut:ThanksyoutoourparentcouncilforSubsidizingourticketprice.Adults$15-Youth/child$5.00

PoinsettiaFundraiserTheParentCouncilwillbesellingpoinsettiastoraisemoneyfortheAdopt-A-Familyandcomputercodingandrobotics,InnovationSpacethisyear.OrderformsaredueonNovember17th.Youcanorderonlineat:orioleparkschool.growingsmilesfundraising.com,butpaymentmustbemadeattheschool.Plantpick-upisDecember1stintheLibrarybetween8:30am-4:30pm.

HotLunch*Wednesday,November15thThismonth'shotlunchishostedbyPizzaHut.Youareabletoorderonlineatwww.healthyhunger.caPleasevisitourschoolwebsiteundertheStudentsandParentstabfordetailedinstructions.*PleasenotedeadlinetoorderisNovember10th

CongratstoourWinners!• Renoin1/2HO,XanderinKCM/WandIsadorain2/3

KO• ChristmasCatalougeclassparticipationwinnergoesto

MrCarroll’sGrade4class.