Save the date, next Friday we are inviting Moms into school to celebrate Mother's Day which is on Sunday, May 8th. Please see the attached poster, we hope to see you there!

Next week we will be having Hats on for Mental Health on Wednesday, May 4th. Please see the poster attached, we are asking students to bring in $2 which will be donated to a children's helpline.

Reminder tomorrow is Jump Rope for Heart, Thank you to everyone who has donated online and sent in money 👏 we really appreciate it 😊 we will keep collecting cash donations till Friday, April 29th. Remember wear red tomorrow. Here is a video link to show why we Jump for Jump Rope for Heart ❤️ https://youtu.be/_4lxRqiU628

April is the month of the Military Child and as you all know we have a very large community of Canadian & British Military Families at our school along with amazing Civilian families who get to make new friends all the time ! Thank you to everyone that wore Teal, blue, green today 🥰 #TealUp #mfrccfbsuffield #CFBSuffield #BATUS #prairierosepublicschools #ralstonschool "THE DANDELION - FLOWER OF THE MILITARY CHILD" Dandelions put down roots almost anywhere and it is almost impossible to destroy. It is an unpretentious plant, yet good looking. It is a survivor in a broad range of climates. Military children bloom everywhere the winds carry them. They are hardy and upright. Their roots are strong, cultivated deeply in the culture of the Military, planted swiftly and surely. They’re ready to fly in the breezes that take them to new adventures, new lands, and new friends. Military children are well-rounded, culturally aware, tolerant, and extremely resilient. They have learned from an early age that home is where their hearts are. That a good friend can be found in every corner of the world. They learn that to survive means to adapt. That the door that closes one chapter of their life opens to a new and exciting adventure full of new friends and new experiences.

<p>Congratulations to the following Prairie Rose Public Schools students who came out on top at the annual Kiwanis Southeast Alberta Regional Science Fair held earlier this month. The event is an opportunity for students in grades 4-12 to showcase their scientific investigative skills and present the findings in front of peers and a panel of judges.&nbsp;</p><p>A special shout out to Victoria Rooks (Senator Gershaw School) and Britten Kurtzweg (Foremost School) who have been chosen to compete at the 2022 Canada Wide Science Fair. Good luck and we are excited to have you represent Prairie Rose Public Schools.</p><p><strong>Elementary School Winners</strong></p><p><i>Bronze</i></p><ol><li>Elise Poku, Ralston School (Grade 6) – Will bacteria increase or decrease depending on temperature?</li><li>Isaac Holmes and Elias Pemberton, Ralston School (Grade 6) – Mini Drill</li></ol><p><i>Honourable Mentions</i></p><ol><li>Yasmine Kamara and Joyous Raskoti, Ralston School (Grade 6) – EV3 Mindstorms Space Challenge</li><li>Lucy Cowley and Hollie Hemingway, Ralston School (Grade 6) – How to extract iron from corn flakes</li><li>Kyla Green and Jamie-leigh Beatty, Ralston School (Grade 6) – Growing Bacteria</li></ol><p><strong>Junior Winners</strong></p><p><i>Bronze</i></p><ol><li>Froese, Parker &amp; Froese, Taten – Ralston School (Grade 7): “What Humidity Ivy (My Snake) Best Sheds At”</li><li>Spaan , Ava – Ralston School (Grade 8): “Lava Lamps – “How Can I Make a Homemade One?”</li><li>Sumner, Poppy – Ralston School (Grade 8): “What Are We Wasting?”</li></ol><p><i>Silver</i></p><ol><li>Rodrigue, Patrick – Ralston School (Grade 7): “How Do Different Drinks Affect Your Teeth”</li><li>Owusu-Ansah, Kofi &amp; Reilly, Kayden – Ralston School (Grade 8): “How It Works”</li></ol><p><i>Gold</i></p><ol><li>Pemberton, Marlie &amp; Sherpa, Rinzen – Ralston School (Grade 7) – “Marlie and Rinzen Colour Change Flower”</li><li>Pflughaupt , Aden – Ralston School (Grade 8) – “Does the Colour of Food Affect Its Taste?”</li></ol><p><strong>Intermediate Winners</strong></p><p><i>Silver</i></p><ol><li>Wall, Joseph – Ralston School (Grade 9) – “Chemical change”</li><li>Davies, Riley &amp; Green, Kian – Ralston School (Grade 9) – “Are Sports Drinks Actually Better Than Water?”</li></ol><p><i>Gold</i></p><ol><li>Kurtzweg, Britten – Foremost School (Grade 9) – “Pondering Pendulums”</li><li>Rooks, Victoria – Senator Gershaw School (Grade 9) – “Killing It!”</li></ol><p><strong>Senior Winners</strong></p><p><i>Gold</i></p><ol><li>Rooks, Ayden – Senator Gershaw School (Grade 11) – “Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons”</li></ol>

Reminder tomorrow is dress in teal (if you don't have teal, blue, green will be good) On Thursday, April 28th is Jump Rope for Heart wear red on this day. We are trying to raise $500 as a school. If the school raises $500 we will be having Kona Ice come to the school in a few weeks, and they will also get an extended recess! If you do not want to sign up online through JumpRopeForHeart.ca. then you are more than welcome to send a cash donation into the school for this event. Please send money in an envelope clearly marked what it is for to the school by Friday, April 29th. Thank you for always supporting our school. #ralstonschool #prairierosepublicschools #jumpropeforheart

Reminder Bookfair starts today at 3.30pm - 4.30pm and tomorrow Wednesday 3.30 - 4.30pm. We have a very large selection of books with great deals. We hope to see you there. #ralstonschoolbookfair #supportourschool #prairierosepublicschools

Well done to some of our amazing Junior High Students follow the link below to read 👏👍 https://medicinehatnews.com/news/local-news/2022/04/23/regional-students-showcase-talents-at-kiwanis-science-fair/

Next week at Ralston School:- Monday, April 25th the McDonald’s forms & payment are due back for those who wish to purchase. Wednesday, April 27th is The Day of the Military Child- everyone wear teal. Thursday, April 28th is Jump Rope for Heart- everyone wear red Friday, April 29th is McDonald’s Hot Lunch for those who have pre purchased. Scholastic Book Fair is open the following times: Tuesday, April 26th 3:30-4:30pm Wednesday, April 27th 3:30-4:30pm Monday, May 2nd 3:30-4:30pm Tuesday, May 3rd 9:15-10:30am *Cash, Visa, MasterCard or Debit accepted*

Congratulations to Mrs Jenny Bonville (25 years) & Mrs Michelle McHugh (20 years) for their dedication, long service with Praire Rose Public Schools. Mr Graeme Dennis the Ralston School Trustee presented them with a certificate, gift card on Tuesday. #ralstonschool #prairierosepublicschools #longserviceaward

Easter Bonnets 🐣 🐰🐇🐤

Some more Easter Bonnet pics 🐇🐰🐣🐤

Happy Easter everyone, well done to everyone who entered the Easter Art Competition that the student council ran. And we had some amazing Easter Bonnets! Hope everyone enjoys the Easter Break and time with family. See you on Monday, 25th April. Hope we will have some spring like weather soon !! #prairierosepublicschools #ralstonschool #easterbreak2022

Upcoming at Ralston School: Monday, April 25th the McDonald’s forms & payment are due back for those who wish to purchase. Wednesday, April 27th is The Day of the Military Child- everyone wear teal. Thursday, April 28th is Jump Rope for Heart- everyone wear red Friday, April 29th is McDonald’s Hot Lunch for those who have pre purchased. Scholastic Book Fair is open the following times: Tuesday, April 26th 3:30-4:30pm Wednesday, April 27th 3:30-4:30pm Monday, May 2nd 3:30-4:30pm Tuesday, May 3rd 9:15-10:30am *Cash, Visa, MasterCard or Debit accepted*

<p>At the April 12, 2022, public board meeting, the Prairie Rose Public Schools Board of Trustees revisited the previously approved 2022-2023 school year calendar. The calendar was brought back to the board to review following feedback from parents and staff citing concerns that the Prairie Rose calendar was not in alignment with neighbouring school division calendars. Specifically, concerns were raised regarding the difference around the Christmas break, as there would be challenges for both parents and staff to find childcare services and that the current calendar only included two full weekends within the break instead of three.</p><p>The following changes to the calendar were approved by the board by a vote of four (Haraga, Cursons, Hogg, Vanderspruit) to three (Bedwell, Dennis, Rooks) at the April 12th public meeting:</p><ul><li>The Christmas break has been shifted to December 24th – January 8th. Students will still have an early dismissal day on December 23rd and will return on January 9th.</li><li>The SI day scheduled on November 14th has been moved to November 9th.</li></ul><p>The revised calendar has been posted to the public documents section of the Prairie Rose website and is available for online viewing.</p><p>The approved calendar can be found here: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JjxVhn6FpP9-UYmMKL6VrZ-61O-_YqOv/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JjxVhn6FpP9-UYmMKL6VrZ-61O-_YqOv/view?usp=sharing</a><br>&nbsp;</p>

Our students have been busy the past few weeks making cards and letters that we will be mailing tomorrow to Queen Elizabeth II. Students wrote messages of congratulations for being the Queen for 70 years #Ralstonschool #prairierosepublicschools #theroyalfamily #QueenElizabeth

We have had some Eggsellent entries for our Easter Art Competition. We have extended the deadline to Wednesday, April 13th so please pop them into the school on or before this date. Winners will be announced on Thursday, April 14th. #ralstonschool #prairierosepublicschools #easter2022

Students were given McDonalds order forms for the hot lunch which is on Friday, April 29th. Forms are due back with payment on or before Monday, 25th April.

<p>The next public board meeting for the Prairie Rose Public Schools Board of Trustees will take place on Tuesday, April 12th starting at 12:45 pm. The meeting will be held at the Chamber of Commerce office in Medicine Hat, located at:</p><p>413 - 6 Avenue SE<br>Medicine Hat, Alberta</p><p>Due to limited space at the meeting location, attendees are encouraged to join via the online stream: <a href="https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZDVlODA3MDktMjVlMS00MTQyLWI4OTYtZDM5MmI0MGNmNjNj%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22c1a7f361-4369-4e63-af8a-db541e2c097b%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2248a6a9b8-2a7b-494f-9523-0206f91ffcad%22%2c%22IsBroadcastMeeting%22%3atrue%7d&amp;btype=a&amp;role=a">Click here to watch the live stream</a> (<i>Once you click the link, click cancel on the pop up, watch on the web instead, join anonymously.)</i></p><p>The meeting agenda can be found here: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L4YAmX-XD5lfH4rvdguTPv3slTvpwxPi/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L4YAmX-XD5lfH4rvdguTPv3slTvpwxPi/view?usp=sharing</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p>

This week at Ralston School :- Monday, April 11th - JK & K screenings for new students. Monday, April 11th - Bake sale will be happening at recess and lunch recess, cost of items will be 50c - $1 all money raised will go the SPCA. Tuesday, April 12th - Parent Council meeting at 6.30pm in the school. All parents welcome. Hope to see you there. Thursday, April 14th - Easter Bonnet parade at 2.45pm. We hope to see some amazing Easter Bonnets.🐣🐤🐇🐰 Friday, April 15th - No School Easter break begins, we return to school on Monday, April 25th. Enjoy the Easter Break. Reminder we are asking students to dress in Teal on Wednesday April, 27th for the day of the Military Child. Thursday, April 28th is Jump Rope for Heart Day❤ wear Red. Remember to sign up for this event online prior to the date help us raise $500 as a school for Jump Rope for Heart. Information was sent home with students last week. Any questions please call the school on 403 544 3534 press 0 for the office. 😀