Tag: Turner Valley School

Turner Valley School Integrates Nureva™ Span™ Classroom Collaboration System

Rural K–6 school adds 20ʹ panoramic system to newly designed learning commons Calgary, Alberta — December 10, 2015 — Nureva Inc., an award-winning collaboration-solutions company, announces the integration of its Span classroom collaboration system WM220e into the learning commons at Turner Valley School, in Turner Valley, Alberta. The Span system has transformed the K–6…

December 10, 2015
Turner Valley School News: Happy Holidays from the Administration

As we enter the Christmas season, Turner Valley School continues to be a very busy place. Decorations are going up, lights are being lit and excitement is building in anticipation of the celebration to come. A number of activities are planned for the school community and the community at large. We invite all members of our community to join in the celebrations…

December 8, 2015
Turner Valley School Legacy Playground: Get a Charitable Receipt for Your Donation

If you don’t know about this project it is a student-led initiative to rebuild the playground at Turner Valley School to make it accessible to all children. Read more about it here. Watch the video; the kids did an awesome job! A Message from the PTA: The students have now raised over $19,000 for…

December 3, 2015
Turner Valley School Ask the Principal: How do I know when to keep my child home due to sickness?

Sometimes this can be a hard decision. As a parent you know your child best and each child responds to sickness and pain differently. When a student is ill, it is often undesirable for him or her to be at school. He or she may regain ealth more slowly, learn little and spread the illness to…

November 18, 2015
Turner Valley School News: Welcome to November!

Can you believe fall has all but disappeared and winter is knocking at our door? As we go through this change please remind your little ones to dress appropriately for the weather and to watch for ice. The students and staff at Turner Valley School continue to work hard to achieve outstanding educational outcomes. It is…

November 10, 2015
Turner Valley Students Hold Unique Fundraiser for Legacy Park

Elijah (Grade 2) and Ikey (Grade 1) wanted to find a way to raise money for the new school playground. With the help of mom and dad, they will be selling growth charts at $35 each. For each growth chart sold $10 will be donated to legacy park. Perfect timing for the holidays. These…

November 9, 2015
Turner Valley School News: Transformation in the Learning Commons

This beautiful artwork appeared on the Learning Commons library book trolley courtesy of Amanda Gentry. Mandy took the old and tired library trolley home for the summer and brought it back this week decorated with these enchanting designs. What an amazing transformation!!! Students and staff alike are impressed with the fantastical theme that Mrs. Gentry used to turn the book cart into a…

October 25, 2015
Motorrad Zombie Survivors Minirun to Benefit Turner Valley School Playground

Everyone is invited to participate in the fun of a mini Zombie Survivors Run. Participants will go through an obstacle course while eluding zombies for the opportunity to win prizes. The fun takes place October 23rd to 31st every evening from 6 to 8pm at the Motorrad Performance Motorcycle Shop in Turner Valley (across from the…

October 23, 2015
Turner Valley School News: Alberta Authors Visit Sheep River Library

October brings Canadian Library Month. For the last three years Sheep River Library has joined the celebration of Library Month with author visits for elementary school students, and this year is no exception. Turner Valley School and C.I. McLaren students have been invited once again to sit by the fireside for fun and informative talks given by a variety of Alberta authors and…

October 21, 2015
What Bullying Is … and Isn’t

Turner Valley School News – Ask the Principal The topic of bullying is very important to address in today’s world. The actual word ‘bullying’ is unfortunately used by students and adults in many situations, without an understanding that bullying, conflict, threats and social skills are not the same thing. Interestingly, the word ‘bullying’ is mostly…

October 15, 2015
Turner Valley School News: Principal’s October Message

Can you believe the first month of school is over? It has been an amazing month here at Turner Valley School. Everyone is settling into the routines of school and students have been hard at work in their classes. As we look back at September we are deeply thankful for the support our parents and…

October 9, 2015
Turner Valley School ~ Terry Fox Run

Our school will be holding its annual Terry Fox Run on Wednesday, September 30th, along with most other schools in Canada! This year is the 35th anniversary of Terry’s Marathon of Hope. Our school fundraising goal for the run this year is $1000.00. Let’s do our part and help Terry raise money for cancer research!…

September 27, 2015
Turner Valley School Book Fair

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to our school in early November! We invite your entire family to participate by purchasing the latest and greatest in children’s books. Your support of this vital literary event is a key part of helping us obtain new books and resources for our learning commons. You’ll find hundreds…

September 25, 2015
Turner Valley School ~ Ask the Principal

Ask the Principal What is a Brick and how do they work? The Tigers Wall of Fame is our way of recognizing students among their peers when they demonstrate characteristics that we value as a school. The idea is to recognize things we want to see more of and to present the good example for…

September 21, 2015
Would you ‘Dare to Dream’ like these kids?

by Turner Valley Parent and Teacher Association Turner Valley students are looking to make a difference in this world. They have dared to dream for something big….will you help them reach their goal? They need to find 80,000 people that want to make a difference! Will you be one of them? Legacy Park is about…

September 18, 2015