April 30, 2023

Want to know what is happening at CES and when without having to find your link to the CES News?  You can check out our calendar on our website!  CES Calendar

May At A Glance

As we approach the end end of the school year, there are many events taking place.  Stay tuned for more information on the following events:  

Class, Team, and Kinder Grad Photos - Tuesday, May 9 & Wednesday, May 10 

Grade 7 Orientation - Wednesday, May 10 from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Secondary School

Gr. 5/6 Indoor Soccer Tournament - Friday, May 12 & Saturday, May 13   

Professional Development Day (no school for students) - Friday, May 19    

Victoria Day, No School - Monday, May 22   

High Jump Competition - Thursday, May 25    

Jump Rope For Heart - Friday, May 26   

Book Fair - Monday, May 29 until Thursday, June 1   

Tom's Walk - Date TBA  Information About Tom's Walk

Celebrating Springtime in Kindergarten

The kindergarten students did an egg drop.  Each child had to create a protective covering for their egg.  Then they dropped them from a ladder to test their covering.  They also made some sidewalk chalk creations and had fun with bubbles.

Fun in Grade One!

This week in 1T, students did a high-frequency word scavenger hunt and Miss Jody worked with them on how to elaborate when writing.

Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon

It was wonderful to be able to honour so many of our volunteers.  Volunteers were entertained by the students and treated to lunch.  Thank you to all of the volunteers, even those that were not able to attend the event, for all the support you give the school.  We could not be the wonderful place we are without you!  Thank you also to Ms. Newton for organizing the event and to Miss Middleton for working with the students so they could provide the entertainment.

Family Dance

Thank you to all of the families that were able to attend the Family Dance.  Thank you to the teachers that attended the dance.  Your support is appreciated.  THANK YOU to the members of the PTA for organizing such a wonderful event.  

A great time was had by all!

Education Week

Monday, May 1 - Mindfulness Journals  

Tuesday, May 2 - Mindful Eating and Movement  

Wednesday, May 3 - Art & Awareness and Hats On For Mental Health         

Thursday, May 4 - Read Aloud   

Friday, May 5 - Get Outside



PTA Update

Families of CES!!!!! We are VERY excited to announce that with some very generous donations that will be coming in soon from the Town of Calmar and the County of Leduc that we have gone ahead and placed the order for our new playground equipment!!!!!

This was a HUGE goal we started towards and in only 2 years our amazing group of students, families, local businesses, and staff have all worked together to make this dream possible!!!!

Thank you to each and every person that has donated or purchased something from a fundraiser to make this happen!!!

Stay tuned for more news as the year progresses! It will be a volunteer install so once we have a build date there will be an opportunity for volunteers to help construct it!

If you have any questions about the playground please contact Kara at 780-298-9711.

We have some parent volunteer opportunities open for anyone who would like to help out at the school! We need people to help with our weekly Hot Lunches as well as a few parents to help the PTA host a Staff Lunch on May 2nd.

We also will be needing volunteers to help work a couple Casino nights in the fall! The Casino fundraiser nights are a great opportunity for us to bring in money to help get more chromebooks, supplies etc in the school! If you can volunteer your time for one of the 2 dates it would be greatly appreciated.

Here is the link to sign up and please message me if you have any questions.

Thank you!


BOKS Before School Program

Please note that the BOKS program will run every Wednesday from 7:45 to 8:20 until the end of June!  

If your child is interested in attending but has not registered, please contact Ms. Auger at cara.auger@blackgold.ca.

Pre-Kindergarten Registration Open!

SAVE THE DATE | All applicable Black Gold schools will be open for 2023-2024 Pre-Kindergarten intake on Wednesday, February 1, 2023.

Do you have a pre-school-age child who struggles with following directions, communication, separation anxiety, temper tantrums, changes in schedule, or other developmental milestones?

Consider having an intake screening and find out if your child can qualify for FREE Pre-Kindergarten with us.

For more info, go to:

www.blackgold.ca/schools/programs/pre-kindergarten

Kindergarten Registration Opens Jan. 9, 2023

Kindergarten registration opens on January 9, 2023, for the 2023-2024 school year.

Children may begin Kindergarten in a school within the Black Gold School Division in September if they are at least 4 years 8 months old as of August 31 of the respective school year.

We encourage families to register early. Please note that programs and class preferences are subject to change based on enrollment, space and program viability.

For more information, please visit: www.blackgold.ca/schools/programs/kindergarten

Pre-Order the 2022-2023 Yearbook

The 2022-2023 yearbooks are available for pre-order.

Community Resources

SKM_C550i23041410360.pdf
BGSD Fall Community Connector Final 2022.pdf