November 2009 - Ramsay Community Association

Ra m s ay Sc h o o l
Jim Gibb, Principal
Welcome to November! October was an exciting
month at Ramsay School. As a Professional
Learning Community our teachers and staff
continue to reflect and act on the best ways for all students to
achieve to their full potential – “Inspire a Dream”. Some past
highlights at school include:
• Implementation of Olympic principles philosophy and
Character Education • Assembly - What is excellence •
School wide field trip to the Leighton Centre • Halloween
Howl Fine Arts Celebration • New boiler installation nearing
completion • Unicef fundraising • How 2 Play Program
beginning– Grade 5/6 Student leaders
We invite you to open the door to a bright future by registering
your son or daughter at Ramsay School and the Calgary
Board of Education. We invite you to drop by the school to
register and to learn more about us. We are able to consider
“out of attendance” students. We also have a community member
working on developing a child care option for the parents
and guardians of the Ramsay School community – stay tuned
for more details coming.
The grade five and six class is planning the upcoming
Remembrance Day assembly and invite you to attend on Nov.
10 th . On behalf of the staff and students of our school and the
Calgary Board of Education we wish to express our gratitude
to those men and women who have served their country in the
past and who currently serve as part of our Canadian Armed
Forces. We wish you all the best as we remember and honour
your service at our Remembrance Day assembly.
“SERVING INGLEWOOD AND
RAMSAY SINCE 1993”
Wills, Estates, Corporate, Real Estate
Sa f e t y Co m m i t t e e
Lexie Shmyr
Lock it or lose it! Fast, easy tips to protect your
vehicle against theft. With the cold weather here
and Christmas shopping around the corner, the
Calgary Police Service recommends these measures to make
your vehicle less attractive to thieves. Since vehicle theft is
often a crime of opportunity.
Lock it up. Close the windows, lock the doors and the trunk,
and take your keys with you — never leave your vehicle
unlocked, not even if you just duck into a store or run back
into the house. And don’t hide a key on the vehicle; thieves
know ALL the hiding spots.
Turn it off. Never leave your vehicle idling alone, even if you
lock the doors. It takes seconds to bypass the door lock.
Hide your valuables. Whenever you park, remove your
valuables, if you’re in the middle of a shopping day, hide
the valuables in the trunk, out of sight, and then move the
vehicle to a different place in the parking lot. Thieves watch
parking lots to see who’s stashing shopping bags and then
heading back into the mall.
Think security. If your vehicle has an alarm, use it, or at least
use an anti-theft device such as a steering-wheel locking bar.
These items can deter some thieves, and can delay others.
If your vehicle is especially attractive to thieves, consider
installing a security system such as an electronic vehicle disabling
device.
Protect yourself. Never leave any identifying information,
such as your name, address, phone number or vehicle registration/insurance
in a vehicle. Carry it in your wallet or
purse instead. It’s also a great idea to make an extra copy of
these documents, to keep at home.
Report it! If you see suspicious people in or around vehicles,
call the Calgary Police Service at 266-1234. And if your
vehicle is broken into or stolen, report it to police right
away. Break-ins are rarely isolated — reporting them
immediately with as much detail as possible can help police
in their investigation.
For more crime prevention tips, or to report crime on-line,
visit the Calgary Police Service site at www.calgarypolice.ca.
inglewoodlawoffice@telus.net
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