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IMPORTANT DATES | VOLUNTEERS NEEDED | CONTINOUS REGISTRATION | DAVID THOMPSON INFORMATION | ALIEN IN LINE INFORMATION 

January 13 – Registration opens! - Not a lottery school and currently no waitlist.  Check your catchment area here

(Information Session – at Sam Livingston School January 30th from 6:30-730pm

January 15– Popcorn Day 

January 17– AM Kindergarten in attendance  

January 17 – Cut off to order Fun Lunch (Subway) 

January 22 – Fun Lunch (Subway) 

January 23 – School Council Meeting – Online with special guests David Thompson Administration (link sent day of) 

January 24 – PM Kindergarten in attendance 

January 24 – 11:15 am- Assembly hosted by grade 3 – Grade 3 families invited 

Volunteers Needed - Swimming and Alien Inline 

Swimming: Please reach out to your room parent if you are available to volunteer for swimming  

Alien In-Line: Sign up Genius is ready to go! Click here to sign up! 

Continuous Registration 

Please be aware that existing students are automatically registered for the 25 - 26 school year.  K to Grade 3 here at Sam Livingston and Grade 4 students transitioning to David Thompson.   Registrations are considered “continuous” meaning no actions are required on the part of families. If your child is NOT attending Sam Livingston School or David Thompson School next year, please contact the office as soon as possible. 

David Thompson Information 

David Thompson will be hosting an information night on February 6 at 6:00 pm. They will also attend our school council meeting on January 23rd at 6:30 pm. This meeting will be held online with a link being sent out the day of. 

Information About Alien In-Line 

All students will participate in our Alien In-line skating residency.  

Kindergarten, Grades 3 and 4 - January 27-30 

Kindergarten, Grades 1 and 2 – February 3-7 

Students will receive in-line skating instruction in our school gymnasium. 

Students will receive two instructional blocks with certified skating instructors. 

General Information 

All skates and safety equipment will be supplied to students; helmets are available if students do not have their own or forget to bring it to school 

NOTE: If possible, students are encouraged to bring their own helmet from home to use for the residency (with safety sticker certification, ex. CSA, CPSC). Please ensure your child's helmet is clearly labelled with their name and classroom. 

Students should wear socks during the week of their scheduled skating days. 

Students should bring extra socks in their backpack in case the weather is inclement (ie. to avoid having wet socks) 

The service provider will sanitize/clean all equipment used between classrooms for instruction: https://alieninline.com/disinfection/ 

2 Family Skate Nights will be hosted this year.  One on January 30th from 5-7pm and the second on February 6 from 5-7.  Sign up and cost information to follow.