Good morning parents/guardians,

Our first full week of the year is coming up!  Please also remember that it is “Meet the Teacher” night this coming Thursday from 5:00-6:30pm at Marshall Springs.  Please come with your child(ren) to see all that MSS has to offer.

Important Dates

• Monday, September 11:
  • Soccer Tryouts for Boys and Girls Teams afterschool.
  • Cross Country Running Practice afterschool.
  • Basketball Season Begins.
• Thursday, September 14:
  • Meet the Teacher Night at MSS.
    • 5:00-6:30 pm
• Friday, September 15:
  • Terry Fox Run.
• Friday, September 22:
  • Non-Instructional Day - No School for Students.
• Monday, September 25:
  • Principal Advisory Committee (Parent Council) and Enrichment Society Meeting.
    • 5:30pm at Marshall Springs.
• Friday, September 29:
  • National Day for Truth & Reconciliation.
  • Non-Operational Day – No School for Students.

Athletics Update

Soccer

Try-outs will continue next week for both boys and girls teams.

·       Boys: Monday September 11 at 3:15pm.

·       Girls: Tuesday September 12 at 7:20am.

All practices are held on the school field, unless otherwise indicated. If you cannot make a practice, please ensure you speak to your coach prior to practice occurring.

Cross Country Running

Thank you to all the students who came to our information meeting and practice this week.  We were unable to distribute forms at our Thursday practice due to the system (internet) being down, but they are ready to go for our next practice on Monday, Sept. 11 at 3:20pm.  All students who wish to participate in our cross-country season need to attend this practice to collect forms to be returned on Tuesday, Sept. 12 to Ms. Hartling or Ms. Houston.  Our first meet is Wednesday, Sept. 13 at Stanley Park and forms must be completed and submitted before students can participate.

Basketball

Basketball Season is upon us with tryouts beginning Monday, September 11.  Please note this schedule is only for next week (Monday Sept 11 - Friday Sept 15).

• Junior Teams Tryouts (Boys & Girls): Grade 6, 7 & 8 Students.
• Senior Team Tryouts (Boys & Girls): Grade 9 Students only.
• Try-out Schedule: CLICK HERE

If you are interested in trying out for more than one sport (Basketball, Soccer and Cross Country) and there are conflicts in the practice schedule, please speak directly with the coaches involved.

Athletics Webpage: CLICK HERE

MSS School Clothing and Swag Online Store

We are very excited to offer students/staff/parents/guardians the opportunity to purchase school swag with our new name & logo (River Wolves) in the coming weeks.

Once the website is ready, the link will be sent via the weekly update and posted on our website.

Off Campus Lunch Time Expectations

When leaving MSS campus/property at lunch, student expectations as outlined in the CBE Student Code of Conduct still apply to actions and behaviours in the community and when accessing local businesses.  Issues caused in the neighbourhood/community and/or at local businesses will be dealt with by the school and possibly Calgary Police Service (CPS).

Fine Arts Update – Mrs. Walker

This week in Fine Arts students began class by learning about a featured "Artist of the Day". This list of inspirational visual artists included:

• NYC based LGBTQIA+ mixed-media artist Mickalene Thomas.
• The "Father of Cubism" Pablo Picasso.
• The chaotically brilliant mind of Jean Michel Basquiat.
• UK based abstract figurative artist Rachel Jones.

Each of these artists explores identity, sense of place, and the exploration of "Line Quality" in their work.

In addition to this, students explored the absurdity of the Dada Art Movement by engaging in a fun activity where chance plays the role of director in their process by pulling nouns/subjects from a hat and creating compositions that incorporate each element in a whimsical way. 

All students had the opportunity to explore new mediums this week by experimenting with a combination of water, India ink, and alcohol ink on watercolor paper. Observing the effects of capillary action, or what is known as "ink feathering" in printmaking, students then used the dried products in warm-up activities where they consequently applied a variety of mark-making techniques to generate an image as a sort of Rorschach test. Students also explored other mediums including oil pastels, charcoal, wire, and graphite.

Cafeteria: September 11-15, 2023

MENU: CLICK HERE

Thank you and have an amazing week!

Kevin Godfrey

Proud Principal

Marshall Springs School

Twitter: @PrincipalKMG