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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: caswellschool@spsd.sk.ca

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.