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Ryley School News & Views

October 2018 Principal: Mrs. M. Schaade Assistant Principal: Mr. J. Manchak INSIDE THIS ISSUE What’s new at Ryley School….. Student mentoring & Terry Fox Run / Walk

What’s happening ...... 2 What’s happening ...... 3 VB Schedule ...... 4 VB Schedule ...... 5 We Scare Hunger ...... 6 AdMazing Saving ...... 6 Pizza Fundraiser ...... 6 School Messenger ...... 7 Lockdown Drill ...... 8 Parent Portal ...... 8 School Fees ...... 9 Electronic Newsletter ..... 10 Bell Schedule ...... 10 AHS News ...... 11 High School+ ...... 11 Calendars ...... 12-13

Ryley School 5211 52 Avenue Box 26, Ryley, AB T0B 4A0

Phone: 780-663-3682 email: [email protected]

Website: https:// www.brsd.ab.ca/school/ryley

Facebook: facebook.com/ryleyschool

Twitter: @ryley_school What’s new at Ryley School….. “Egg Drop” & Cross-Country Running in New Norway:

Junior high Volley-ball Tournament in Hay Lakes 2018 Junior High Division 2 Volleyball Schedule

September 19 Viking @ Ryley October 15 Ryley @ Viking (Holden) Hay Lakes @ Round Hill Round Hill @ Hay Lakes Tofield -Bye Tofield - Bye September 26 Ryley @ Round Hill October 17 Round Hill @ Ryley Tofield @ Viking (Holden) Viking @ Tofield Hay Lakes - Bye Hay Lakes - Bye Volleyball October 1 Ryley @ Hay Lakes October 24 Hay Lakes @ Ryley Round Hill @Tofield Tofield @ Round Hill Viking - Bye Viking - Bye

October 3 Viking @ Round Hill October 29 Round Hill @ Viking (Holden) Tofield @ Hay Lakes Hay Lakes @ Tofield Ryley - Bye Ryley - Bye

October 10 Hay Lakes @ Viking (Holden) November 5 Viking @ Hay Lakes Ryley @ Tofield Tofield @ Ryley Round Hill - Bye Round Hill - Bye

Junior Girls’ Team: Junior Boys’ Team: Coach: Mrs. D. Peters Coach: Mr. B. Anderson Bonham, Annelynn Anderson, Colby Cameron, Amelia Baraniuk, Lane Chetney, Emily Hrabec, Matthew Chetney, Jerica MacLeod, Damien Chomik, Jayden Patrie, Tyson Chomik, Taylor Pruden, Christian Good-Starzko, Amber Svenson, Carter Grenier, Randi Williams, Brent Hrabec, Katie Ligard, Rayanne Magneson, Shaylom Middleton, Shyanne Svenson, Callie

OCTOBER 12 TOURNAMENT: Girls Boys Killam Killam CKS CKS Hay Lakes Hay Lakes CCHS Forestburg Bawlf Bawlf Ryley Ryley

Girls - Ryley Boys - Holden Pool A Pool B Pool A Pool B Ryley Hay Lakes Ryley Hay Lakes Bawlf ECKS Bawlf ECKS Forestburg Killam Forestburg Killam

8:00 Ryley vs Bawlf 8:00 Ryley vs Bawlf 8:45 Hay Lakes vs ECKS 8:45 Hay Lakes vs ECKS 9:30 Ryley vs Forestburg 9:30 Ryley vs Forestburg 10:15 Killam vs Hay Lakes 10:15 Killam vs Hay Lakes 11:00 Bawlf vs Forestburg 11:00 Bawlf vs Forestburg 11:45 Killam vs ECKS 11:45 Killam vs ECKS Qtr 1 12:30 3rd Pool A vs 2nd Pool B Best of 3 Qtr 1 12:30 3rd Pool A vs 2nd Pool B Best of 3 Qtr 2 1:30 2nd Pool A vs 3rd Pool B Best of 3 Qtr 2 1:30 2nd Pool A vs 3rd Pool B Best of 3 Semi 1 2:30 Winner Qtr 1 vs 1st Pool A Best of 3 Semi 1 2:30 Winner Qtr 1 vs 1st Pool A Best of 3 Semi 2 3:30 Winner Qtr 2 vs 1st Pool B Best of 3 Semi 2 3:30 Winner Qtr 2 vs 1st Pool B Best of 3 Bronze 4:30 Loser Semi 1 vs Loser Semi 2 Best of 3 Bronze 4:30 Loser Semi 1 vs Loser Semi 2 Best of 3 Gold 5:30 Winner Semi 1 vs Winner Semi 2 Best of 3 Gold 5:30 Winner Semi 1 vs Winner Semi Best of 3 Central 1A Volleyball League Schedule - 2018

September 18 October 16 Home Away Home Away Viking Bawlf Hay Lakes Bawlf Daysland Forestburg New Norway Daysland Bashaw Hay Lakes Ryley Viking Ryley New Norway Forestburg Bashaw

September 25 October 23 Home Away Home Away Bashaw Bawlf Bawlf New Norway Forestburg Ryley Hay Lakes Ryley New Norway Viking Daysland Bashaw Hay Lakes Daysland Viking Forestburg

October 2 October 30 Home Away Home Away Bawlf Daysland Bawlf Ryley Viking Hay Lakes New Norway Bashaw New Norway Forestburg Forestburg Hay Lakes Ryley Bashaw Daysland Viking

October 9 Home Away Bawlf Forestburg Bashaw Viking Daysland Ryley Hay Lakes New Norway

League Play League play will consist of a best of 3 match with no caps in any of the three games.

Senior Girls’ Team: Senior Boys’ Team: Coach: Mr. C. Feth Coach: Mr. D. Oslund Bauld, Cally Arychuk-Oslund, Andrew Kowalski, Sofia Arychuk-Oslund, Carter Ligard, Tianna Giebelhaus, Cory Lowe, Kayla Hellekson, Cole Magneson, Shaylom Hrabec, Joshua Reum, Hunter Hunt, Bryce Rude, Kaitlyn Hunt, Evan Stephen, Destiny Mira Arroyave, Juan Suchy, Kaitlyn Oslund, Logan Oslund, Lucas Redman, Wesley

Ryley Students Making A Difference In Our Community:

Students Union will be hosting a WE Scare Hunger Event for the duration of the month of October. During this event students will be collecting non-perishable food items from our local community to donate to our local food bank. We encourage all those able to contribute to our local food bank to bring in any non-perishable food items to the school. As well, on the morning of October 30th (around 9:00 am to 10:00 am) the students from the Ryley School Students Union will be visiting Ryley resi- dents and businesses to collect canned goods if any individuals are not able drop off at the school. Please feel free to leave non-perishable food items on your door step if you won't be home on October 30.

Thank you in advance!

ADmazing $avings Ticket Pack Fund- raiser books (formerly Student Union Ticket Packs) will be going on sale soon for $25.00 You can get discounts on food, clothing, and all sorts of other things. This is the main fundraiser for the Students’ Union.

Pizza Lunch Fundraiser On the first Wednesday of each month, “Tofield Pizza and Donair” will be delivering individual slices of pizza. Please get your order form in by the Thursday before- hand. Slices of pizza are $3.00 and your options are Cheese, Hawaiian, Donair and Pepperoni.

This is organized by Leadership class to plant trees in the community. The remainder of funds will go to- wards global hunger and feeding those who do not have food. Receive School Alerts The Way You Choose from Ryley School:

To make sure that you’re receiving alerts in the ways that work best for you, Battle River School Division #31 has two methods to communicate with you,

1. You can take advantage of our SMS Text Messaging Service!

Our school utilizes the SchoolMessenger system to deliver text messages, straight to your mobile phone with important information about events, school closings, safety alerts and more. Once registered as a parent you will receive a text message from 978338 and in order to participate in this free service* you just reply to the text message of “Y” or “Yes” to our school’s short code number: 978338. The test message will look like the following:

"Battle River Regional Division 31 messages. Reply Y to confirm, HELP 4 info. Msg&data rates may apply. Msg freq varies. schoolmessenger.com/tm".

You can also opt out at any time by simply replying to one of our messages with “Stop”.

If you missed the text message you can just send a message of “Y” or “Yes” to our school’s short code number: 978338.

** Make sure that you have registered your mobile phone number with your child's school to take advantage of this service!

2. The second method is with the SchoolMessenger app:

 Set your communications preferences for calls, emails, texts, and more  Receive all kinds of school messages (classroom and group updates, activity alerts, school and district notifications) in one single app  Review your messages on any device – smartphone, laptop, etc.

Go to http://go.schoolmessenger.ca to download the SchoolMessenger mobile app for Android and Ap- ple devices or use the web-based version from your internet browser. Make sure that you register your account on the Canada server.

With the new SchoolMessenger app, parents have 24/7/365 access to important school notifications such as bus cancellation, emergency alerts, etc.

Get started with the SchoolMessenger app today. Go to http://go.schoolmessenger.ca and sign up for your FREE account on the Canada server.

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SchoolMessenger is compliant with the Student Privacy Pledge, so you can rest assured that your information is safe and will never be given or sold to anyone.

*Terms and Conditions – Message frequency varies. Standard message and data rates may apply. Reply HELP for help. Text STOP to cancel. Mobile carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. See www.schoolmessenger.com/tm for more info. Dear Parent

Battle River School Division has an emphasis on safe and caring schools. Part of providing a safe learning environment is helping students and staff be prepared for an emergency.

Our school holds six fire drills each year and we will also be holding two lockdown drills – one in October and another in the spring.

A lockdown is when all the students and staff are tucked into their classrooms (or another safe, lockable area of the school) to avoid an intruder inside the building. This is not a situation we ex- pect our schools to encounter but, just like a fire drill, practicing will help us all be better prepared if such an incident does occur.

When we hold our lockdown drill, discussions will also take place with students in a calm, sensitive, age-appropriate way, so as not to generate anxiety or fear. If you’d like to speak to your children ahead of time, to provide additional reassurance that they are safe at school and drills are what we do so we are prepared ‘just in case’, we would welcome your support.

During a lockdown drill, the outside doors of the school will also be locked. If you should arrive at the school during the brief time our drill is taking place (either this month or in the spring) you will see a sign letting you know why you can’t get in.

It is possible we will have police officers present for the drill, as well as representatives of the school division. Their role is to help us evaluate our preparedness and suggest any changes we might make in future drills.

Thank you for your cooperation. If you have any concerns or questions, please contact me at 780-663-3682 or [email protected]. Sincerely,

Jeff Manchak, Assistant Principal.

Parent / Student Portal: Have you signed up for “PARENT PORTAL” yet? If not, did you know you can access your student’s marks and attendance online? Information will be sent out by either email or postal mail. Information about school fee refunds—when applicable:

Invoices for school fees were sent out in September for semester 1 of the

2018-2019 school year. Invoices for sport fees, field trips, extracurricular

and semester 2 will be added as the event approaches. You may monitor

your child’s account by creating an online account on our school website:

https://www.studentquickpay.com/brsd/ Electronic Newsletter Information

IMPORTANT!! If you are interested in receiving a full-colour, electronic edition of Ryley School’s newsletter, please visit Ryley School’s home page at www.brsd.ab.ca/ryley , enter your email address under “Sign up for our newsletter & keep in touch” and click “Go”.

In order to maximize instructional hours and focus on student learning our bell schedule has been slightly adjusted. Students have received an updated copy. Mrs. Lynda Kope, the BRSD Career Counsellor, will be in our school on Thursdays. If you are interested in meeting with her, please contact the school office to make an appointment. October 2018

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5 6 School Photos Orange Shirt Staff Meeting Day Early Dismissal

Cross Country Hardisty

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Thanksgiving Holiday Jr VB Tournament Girls in Ryley Boys in Holden

School Closed Division wide

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Grade 10 RAP Presentation 2:30 pm Parents welcome

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 BRSD Photo Retake Ryley Awards Professional Day Night Learning Series 6:30pm No School for Students

28 29 30 31

Halloween

19 Student Days November 2018

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3

Staff Meeting Early Dismissal

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Remembrance Daylight Report Day Saving Cards Ceremony Time Ends Parent / Teacher Interviews 4:30-7:30pm

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Day in Lieu Day in Lieu Post Remembrance Parent/Teacher Secondary Day Interviews Event in Camrose School Closed School Closed Grade 10 / 11

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30

Professional Learning Series

No School for Students

16 Student Days