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Administrator’s Message June Newsletter
“A Change Will do you Good” is a peppy little song by Sheryl Crow and definitely a bit
of a mantra for next year. A number of changes for next year have already been
shared. We will no longer have bussing within the community. SAGE students coming
from outside of Caswell in grade 5 will still have access to SPSD busing, while SAGE
grade 6-8 will be provided city bus passes if needed. This creates opportunity for
many of our kids to have a nice healthy walk to and from school every day.
We will also see a reduction in our office staff. As a result, we are taking this as an
opportunity to “go digital” where it will be more efficient. You will see a message
about Text Magic in this newsletter. We will also be going to email newsletters next
year and booking conferences online. Yes parents, this means you will have to learn to
use the portal. Good thing we all have a growth mindset.
There are a number of staff changes that we are certain of. We are saying farewell to
Ms. Raginski in the office and Ms. Laliberte and Mrs. Pataki from the community
team. Mrs. McKenzie and Ms. Myers are off to brand new schools. We thank all
departing staff for their commitment to the Caswell community and wish them all the
best in the future. We want to congratulate Mrs. Kembel and thank her for her many
years of service to Caswell and to children wherever she has taught. Mrs. Kembel will
be retiring at the end of the year. We also welcome Mrs. Laturnus as our new Vice
Principal and resource teacher. There will be other staffing changes when the school
division finalizes staffing.
We are in the midst of a bustling June. Teachers and students are preparing for report
cards and completing final assessments. We can’t wait to see the growth of our
students reflected in the results! We celebrated the performance of Mighty Minds in
the school musical, track day, Mount Royal Powwow and the band concerts this week.
There are numerous outdoor learning trips scheduled. Please take an opportunity to
join in the learning with your child’s class.
Have a marvelous June and we wish everyone a happy summer.
The Admin Team
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.spsd.sk.ca/school/caswell Portal: https://portal.spsd.sk.ca/school/cws
204 30th Street West Saskatoon, SK
S7L 0N9 PH: 306-683-7160
FAX: 306-657-3907 TEXT: 1-431-301-5222
Mr. Giesbrecht
Acting Principal
Ms. Myers
Acting Vice Principal
Mr. Vernon Linklater
Trustee
Ms. Charlene Scrimshaw
Superintendent
June 6 2017 Newsletter #9
The Caszette
TEXT MAGIC
You can now text in student absences to
Caswell School! Using your cell phone, send a text to:
1-431-301-5222
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Dates to remember
June 6 Ms. Harper’s class to Children’s Festival
June 6 Year-end band concert 1:00 pm
June 6 Year-end band concert 7:00 pm
June 7 to 8 Ms. Kindrachuk’s 6/7’s camping at Brightwater
June 8 Ms. Fraser’s 7/8’s to Brighton Wetlands
June 8 Orientation for incoming Gr. 5 SAGE students
June 9 NO SCHOOL for students
June 12 Ms. Kindrachuk’s and Ms. Chan’s Gr 6’s to Pike Lake
June 13 City Track Meet at Griffith’s Stadium
June 14 Boy’s Group Year-end
June 14 Ms. Hopkins’ and Ms. Kindrachuk’s class bike trip
June 14 Ms. Fraser’s, Mrs. Reid’s and Ms Kindrachuk’s classes to the Farmer’s Market
June 16 Ms. Yun’s and Ms. Hopkins’ hosting a Health and Wellness Expo
June 16 Girl’s Group Year-end
June 16 Pleasant Hill Powwow
June 19 Ms. Hopkins’ class bike trip
June 21 School wide lunch and Round Dance
June 21 to 23 Gr. 7 SAGE camping at Pike Lake
June 23 Gr. 8 SAGE to Elkridge
June 26 School swim at Mayfair Pool
June 27 Gr. 8 Farewell; 6:00pm in the gym
June 27 Gr. 5/6 SAGE year-end field trip
June 28 Pre-K and Kindergarten to Kinsmen Park
June 29 Last day of school for students and farewell assembly at 9am
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Save the Date!
September 5 AM—Registration
Day 9am—12 pm
September 5 PM—Students do not attend
September 6—Regular classes resume, students attend full day
September 7—Back-to-School Breakfast
September 19—Caswell Community Meet & Greet Supper
September 21—Picture Day
Find the 2107-18 School Calendar on the
Saskatoon Public Schools website:
www.spsd.sk.ca/Schools/calendar/Pages/
default.aspx
We are going digital!
Please ensure the school has an email address(es) on file for your family. We are sending newsletters and other notifications by email for 2017-18, so be sure
to stay in the loop! Phone, email, or send a note with your child to inform the office of your email address and be sure to include it on your registration form in the fall.
You can now text in student absences to Caswell School! Using your cell phone, send a text to:
1-431-301-5222
The portal is also a great place to get notifications and other information. You can also book teacher conferences through the portal. If you haven’t already, check it out!
Congratulations to Ms. Myers’/Ms. Lutkin’s Gr. 8 class who was one of this years champions of the
25 Acts of Energy Conservation campaign!
Throughout the 2016/17 school year, schools around Saskatchewan took action to save energy, conserve water, and reduce waste. This program aims to give students the hands-on experience needed to conquer sustainability challenges.
Have you been to the Portal?
The school portal is a place online for you to connect with what is going on at your child’s school. You can access
newsletters, special announcements, registration forms, the school calendar and more. Bookmark the link and stop
by for a visit.
Caswell Community School Portal
https://portal.spsd.sk.ca/school/CWS
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From the Board Table
Highlights from the May 9, 2017, meeting of the Board of Education:
The integration of the Michif language as part of the Métis Cultural Program located at Westmount Community School was highlighted during the evening’s Celebrating Excellence segment. Michif is used in the delivery of curricular outcomes to kindergarten to Grade 4 students within the Métis cultural classroom and through the team teaching experiences offered in grades 5 to 8. Students shared and demonstrated their learning to trustees.
Staff from Bedford Road Collegiate and Mount Royal Collegiate spoke about the work being done as part of the Following Their Voices
initiative and how it has impacted teacher practice and student engagement. Following Their Voices is a Saskatchewan-specific
initiative designed to improve Métis, First Nations and Inuit student outcomes by engaging and supporting students through
changes in student-teacher relationships, instructional practices and the learning environment.
A biannual survey of school division employees shows 96 per cent of respondents agree or strongly agree that they enjoy their
workplace and 89 per cent indicate they have had the opportunity to learn and grow professionally. Areas of the survey where
staff indicated the highest level of agreement reflected a shared purpose focusing on student learning and a positive level of
mutual support and assistance provided by workplace colleagues.
Reports and information presented at board meetings can be found at www.saskatoonpublicschools.ca. The next meeting of the Board
of Education is Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at 7 p.m. The public is welcome to attend.