Important Information

Class Photo Date

• April 17 is Class photo day!! Bring your smiles!!

Staffing Updates

We are so excited to welcome Ms. Bratko back to our school.  We are so very grateful that Mrs. Wilson did such an amazing job in her absence, and I know she is looking forward to returning to her classroom and working with the Grade 6 students again.

We also thank Ms. Hornseth for her time at Chaparral and are grateful that she took such great care of the learning in Grade 6 while Mrs. Wilson was our Acting Assistant Principal.

On Tuesday, Miss Anderson will join our school in Grade 3 as Mrs. Ernst is on leave for the next few weeks. Mrs. Jackson, in the library, is also going on leave and we wish both of these staff members well as they look after themselves. We do not yet have a replacement for Mrs. Jackson and are hopeful to find a suitable replacement soon.

Spring Concert Information & Volunteers Needed

The planning and preparation is well underway. The Spring Concert will focus on our students in Grades 4 – 6 and will take place on May 1 and 2. Students with the last names starting with A-K are asked to attend the concert on May 1. Students with the last name starting with L-Z are asked to attend on May 2.

Mrs. Robertson is looking for volunteers who can help with the set props for the concert.  If you are available to help with this, please sign up.

Mrs. Robertson will contact those who sign up with more details.

APEGA Science Night

On Thursday April 18, Chaparral School will host APEGA, for a Science Night with students and families.  From 6-8pm, families are invited to come and participate in a number of Science related activities.  Families with the last names A-L are asked to come from 6-7pm and those with last names from M-Z are invited to come from 7-8pm.  We are excited to offer this free event to our families.

Spirit Day

Our next Spirit Day is May 9.  It will be Favourite Colour Day. Students are invited to wear as many pieces of clothing in their favorite colour as they can or want to.  It will be fun to see what colour shows the strongest presentation on this day.

Moving forward, the Spirit Days for the rest of the year are:

• May – Favorite Colour Day
• June – Backward/Opposite Day

We will continue with the ranked favorites list as we begin again in September before setting our new list for next school year.

From the Office

Outstanding School Fees

We would like to express our thanks for the payments towards field trips in March.  

Emails will continue to be sent throughout April, May and June of any outstanding amounts. Please review these statements and address any disputes promptly.

• Options of Payment
  Methods - Online/In person at the office*/by cheque
• Consider paying in instalments; Amount owed divided by 3 months or longer if needed, or a fixed amount each month.
• If you are experiencing financial difficulty, please apply for Waivers for Central Fees and connect with Mrs. Robinson. emailagrobinson@cbe.ab.ca. Subject:  Fees.  If you have submitted a Waiver to student fees, this waiver does not extend to field trips. It is only for Noon and Transportation services.
• Unpaid fees at the end of the year, are assessed by Central CBE Finance and will be sent to a Collection Agency, if there is no progress with them.

Should you have questions or concerns relating to fees, please direct them to our secretary, Edwina Ewart – eoewart@cbe.ab.ca. Subject Line: Fees

From School Council

All communication with our School Council can be done via their email at:chaparralschoolcouncil@gmail.com

Spring Fundraiser

Chaparral School Council is hosting a Growing Smiles Fundraiser.   Growing Smiles supplies quality plants from the DeVry Greenhouse that will be delivered directly to Chaparral School.

Please view our list of the products and the order form.

All proceeds from this fundraiser goes back to the Chaparral School Council and is distributed to the school in support of additional opportunities and resources for our students.  As a school, we are very appreciative of the work done by our school council in support of teaching and learning.

The fundraiser will run from April 8 to May 8 at noon.  Deliver is expected on May 22.

Volunteers will be needed on May 22 to help sort and hand out to those who purchased plants.  A sign-up genius will be created shortly for volunteers to sign-up to help.

Next School Council Meeting

The next meeting is on May 9, 2024, at 6:30pm in Room 24. Grade One Teachers will be presenting.

Popcorn and Fun Lunch Days

Please visit Healthy Hunger to make your selections and place your orders.  Kindergarten students are invited to participate in popcorn days only as they are not at school for the lunch hour. Our next Fun Lunch Day is May 9, 2024.  It is Papa John’s Pizza.  Orders due on May 4. The next Popcorn Day is June 13. Orders due by June 8.

Volunteers are a MUST for these days to be viable. 

Please sign up! You must have a valid police clearance to be able to participate.

Week at a Glance

Weekly Mantra

I am proud of myself. (SEL Competency: Self-Awareness)

Do you like who you are? You might not be proud of everything you have done, but you can be proud of who you are.