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Clive School Newsletter
Clive School Learning Together for Life
PO Box 329, 5016-52 Ave., Clive, AB T0C 0Y0
Ph. 403-784-3354 Press 8 for Attendance, 0 for Reception
| 1 Easter Monday Holiday (Last day of Spring Break) | 2 School Resumes after Spring Break | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
7 | 8 | 9 ESLCHS visits Gr. 9 class | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
14 | 15 No Secrets Presentation Gr. 1-4 | 16 School Council meeting 7pm | 17 | 18 Gr. 8/9 Field Trip to West Edmonton Mall | 19 Kindergarten Attends | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 Newsletter available on Clive School website | 25 | 26 Staff Collaboration Day, no school for students | 27 |
28 | 29 | 30 | | | | |
Hot Lunch
Hot lunch
Hot lunch
Hot lunch
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Principal’s Note
Dear Clive families and community,
As we welcome the vibrant spirit of spring, I hope this message finds you all in good health and high spirits. April brings a ton of opportunities for growth, exploration, and of course, some unpredictable weather!
In light of this, I kindly request that all students come prepared for any weather conditions. Please ensure your child dresses appropriately, with layers that can be added or removed as needed. It's always a good idea to have a waterproof jacket or umbrella on hand, just in case the skies decide to bless us with a spring shower.
We will also be spending the month of April focussed on our badminton competitions and practices. Make sure you are checking the website for practice dates and times. We look forward to everyone coming out to cheer our junior high athletes as they compete.
In addition, a special shout out to our basketball and curling teams who wrapped up their seasons in the month of March. We had almost 30 curlers that competed in our school bonspiel for the right to go to the Wolf Creek Bonspiel on March 21. As well, our senior girls basketball team placed third at the CWAJHAA playoffs. Congratulations to all the students involved and the coaches for all of their hard work.
I look forward to seeing our students embrace the wonders of spring, both indoors and outdoors, throughout the month of April.
Have a fantastic month!
Abbey Cruikshank
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Important Notice:
School exterior
doors locked
In the interest of safety and security, our exterior doors are now locked between 8:25 AM and 12:11 PM, and 12:51 PM and 2:59 PM.
Access can be granted if you ring the doorbell outside our main doors.
The doorbell sounds throughout the school hallways. Please help us avoid excess doorbell interruptions throughout the day by ensuring that your child arrives at school on time at the beginning of the day and (for junior high students) after lunch recess. Of course, students arriving late due to appointments and such would be expected to ring the bell upon their arrival.
We appreciate your support as we make this change. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Mrs. Cruikshank or Mr. Stones at the school.
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Thank you
We received a generous cheque from All Sports Cresting. You may recall they sold pink shirts for Kindness Day, with a portion of the proceeds to go to our new playground. Thanks very much for your support!
Thank you so much to all the parents and community volunteers who have been helping out with hot lunch this year. We couldn’t do it without you! We very much appreciate your support!
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Clive School Bonspiel 2024
It’s been a great season with about 30 curlers coming out this year. On March 14th we held a School bonspiel for all curlers with 7 teams competing. Congratulations to the blue team who were our champions this year. All curlers really showed tremendous growth as the season progressed. Now we will take 2 teams on to the WolfCreek Bonspiel on March 21st in Lacombe. Wish us luck!
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ATTN:
Gr. 9
Parents!
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Student Recognition-
March , 2024
Kindergarten-Sophie P, Ben P, William RK
Grade 1/2 - Abel P, Kash F, Jacksyn L
Grade 2/3- Maren F, Tannum T, Audrey R
Grade 4- Brooks W, Ivy S, Maddux B
Grade 6- Natalie S, Hannah A, Hannah C
Grade 7- Thomas M. Grayson M
Grade 8- Trenton G, Rainn G, Rowan L, Stan W
Grade 9- Kayson C, Gemma B
Our thanks to all these students for making
Clive School
a better place!
February and March
Student Recognition Recipients enjoyed a pizza lunch on
Tuesday, March 19
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Emergency Helplines
Available by Call or Text 24/7
Kids Help Phone 1-800-668-6868
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline 988
Dear parents/guardians of Clive School families:
As we approach the end of the school year, please note that student files with our School Social Worker will be beginning to close in May.
Mrs. Gardner has enjoyed supporting all the students this year and hopes that the strategies learned will be beneficial throughout the summer. If additional support is needed for the summer, families can reach out to Mrs. Gardner for a resource list.
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Clive School Council, along with Clive School, are taking on the momentous task of putting in a new playground. The old wooden structure at the school has come to the end of its lifespan. It has been able to provide over 30 years of memories along the way. To ensure proper safety for our students and community it will need to be taken down and replaced with a new structure.
The new playground is not only going to be a huge benefit to the students of Clive School, it will also have a positive impact on the community as a whole.
While we are very excited for the new playground, it comes at a very large cost. We are estimating our cost for the new playground around $300,000.00, however this could change as we get going on our planning and design phase. We will not be able to do this without help from the community.
We are asking community and local businesses to consider helping sponsor the new playground. We have set up a plan for recognizing contributors. Each level of sponsorship will receive recognition on our school website as well as outside the school building. Levels of sponsorship will be as follows:
We also would like to offer Elite, Platinum, Gold and Silver sponsors the opportunity to choose specific playground components to completely fund, which can then be plated with their names and/or logos.
Donations can be made to Wolf Creek Public Schools and can be sent to Clive School at Box 329, Clive, Alberta T0C 0Y0. Tax receipts will be issued.
Should you have any further questions, please feel free to contact our principal,
Abbey Cruikshank, at abbey.cruikshank@wolfcreek.ab.ca
or the Playground Committee chair, Jolyn Dobinson, at jdobinson@hotmail.com
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Clive Playground Committee
Clive School Council Seeks Financial Support for New Playground
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Wolf creek transportation
Riders of the month
Jackson H, Gr. 7, Clive route 3
Denasia B, Gr. 8, Clive Route 1
Congratulations!
March 2024
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Wolf Creek
Transportation
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Wear Your Pride!
Click HERE to visit Clive School’s Entripy shop
to browse and purchase a wide variety of clothing
with your choice of Clive School logos and personalization!
Clive wear
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Clive School Family Handbook 2023-24
Click HERE to view!
Do you have any extra mirrors like these?
We are seeking donations for our Junior High Cosmetology Option.
Please send or drop off any mirrors at the school office.
Thank you very much!
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important stuff
Absent or late students:
Automated phone calls go out at 9 am (for morning classes) and 1:15 pm (for afternoon classes) on all student absences, when we don’t know the reason for the absence.
Parents: please remember to call or email the school if your child is going to be absent or arrive late for morning and/or afternoon classes.
Late students must check in at the office so that their attendance can be updated.
School Volunteer Information
School Volunteers Package:
Please complete the Volunteer Application form (Form 490-1) and the Criminal Record Declaration form (Form 490-2) and return these to the school, along with your Vulnerable Sector check (if applicable). Volunteer Application forms are required each year that you volunteer at the school.
If we do not have a Vulnerable sector check on file for you at the school (these are valid for 3 years from date of issue), present Form 490-3 to your local police agency so that they can complete a Vulnerable Sector check for you at no cost to you.
Volunteer Drivers:
Complete the Volunteer Driver Authorization form (Form 565-1) and return it to the school office. As well, a copy of insurance showing $2 million liability is required. You can have your insurance company send that directly to the school office by fax or email.
Fax : 403-782-8732
Email: clive@wolfcreek.ab.ca
Please contact the school office if you would like to have of any of these forms.
Student Medical Considerations
Parents, if there are any medical concerns that emerge throughout the school year, please contact the school office to get that information updated right away. Please be sure to discuss any medical concerns with your child’s teacher.
If your child needs assistance with medications at school, please see WC Administration Procedure 316 for information and parent/physician authorization forms.
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Contact us by phone
Teaching Staff
Phone Extension Number List
Principal- Mrs. Abbey Cruikshank 4013
Assistant Principal- Mr. Landan Stones 5328
Home Room Teachers:
Kindergarten- Mrs. Stacey Sim 4068
Grade 1/2- Mrs. Carly Enright 5322
Grade 2/3- Mrs. Jennifer Young 4392
Grade 4- Mrs. Donna Biberdorf 4196
Grade 5- Mrs. Kandace Turnbull 4071
Grade 6- Mrs. Allie White 5718
Grade 7- Mrs. Christine Howe 4638
Grade 8- Mr. Nick Morrison 4828
Grade 9 -Mrs. Vanessa Howey 4306
Support Staff
Phone Extension Number List
Educational Assistants:
Mrs. Kristy Deckert 4402
Mrs. Delaney Fellhauer 5638
Mrs. Ronda Hutchison 4749
Mrs. April Perry 4261
Mrs. Kim Polsfut 5480
Miss Callyanne Weyts 4291
Librarian/Educational Assistant:
Ms. Wendy McGinnis 5537
School Social Worker:
Mrs. Maddie Gardner 4351
Administrative Assistant
Ms. Bev Friesen 4133
Clive School 403-784-3354
Press 8 for Attendance, 0 for Reception,
or enter the extension number as listed below.
Please keep in mind that our teachers and support staff work with students throughout the school day and may be unable to take your call. If possible, leave a voicemail message and the staff member can get back to you when they are free. If you urgently need to speak to a staff member, call the Office Reception at 403-784-3354.
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Community news
Hey families!
Do you have an interest in after school programming for your children in Clive?
There appears to be a need for accessible and affordable childcare options for working parents as well as a desire to provide additional educational and social development opportunities for our children in the community of Clive.
We have taken some preliminary steps in the community to see what options we can pursue to implement after school programming in Clive, but we need YOU!
We would like to invite any interested parties to attend a brainstorming session at the next Clive School (Parent) Council meeting, May 14th at 7pm in the Clive School Library. Please share with any families you know in the area.
For more information please contact Clive School Council member, Diane Krochak:
Diane.krochak@gmail.com
403-505-9216
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Community news
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Community news
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Community news
Click HERE for link above
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Community news