THANK YOU!

A huge thank you to all of the amazing volunteers that planned and helped with the spring dance. We appreciate how our family members go above and beyond for our students!

VOLUNTEER TEA

We hope our volunteers can join us for some snacks and entertainment on Friday, May 23 at 10:00AM. Please RSVP to Mrs. Wideman at alwideman@cbe.ab.ca .

GRADE 1 TREE SEEDLINGS

Each May, grade 1 students are given tree seedlings to recognize Arbor Day. Seedlings are going home with grade 1 students today. Here is some information from the City of Calgary about Arbour Day:

What is Arbor Day?

Arbor Day celebrates the importance of our trees and green spaces. It's an annual event held in the United States, Canada and in many other countries that all share a common vision of greener communities.

Arbor Day is the longest running civic greening project in Calgary and is celebrated on the first Thursday in May. On this day, each grade 1 student in Calgary's schools receives a tree seedling to be taken home to be planted on private property. To date, annual Arbor Day celebrations in Calgary have distributed an estimated 425,000 tree seedlings to grade one students.

Arbor Day is a joint program of the City, the Public and Catholic School Boards, and the Landscape And Nursery Trades Association. The seedlings are provided by Alberta Sustainable Resource Development.

From: https://www.calgary.ca/events/arbor-day.html

PLAYGROUND FUNDRAISER WALK-A-THON

Mark your calendars! The Playground Committee is having a Walk-A-Thon on Saturday, June 7 at 10:00AM to raise funds for our new playground! Students will be bringing home flyers with more details and fundraising information soon. Please email fjjsaplayground@gmail.com if you have questions.

KINDERGARTEN ORIENTATION

New kindergarten students and their families are invited to the Welcome to Kindergarten Orientation on Thursday, June 5 at 6:00PM. Invitation

Here's what's coming up at JJ for the rest of May: