Happy Easter! We wish you safe & relaxing Spring Break!

School Conferences

Thank you to everyone who took the time to attend our conferences and visit our book fair.  We love seeing our families in the school and even more so, celebrating your children with you.  This is our last formal conference time of the year; however, you are always welcome to ask for a meeting with your child’s teacher if your need to discuss anything in the future.

Celebrating Some Grade 5 Artists

This month, the students in Ms. Cottrell’s and Mr. Gimbel’s class participated in a contest at Willow Park School called Wild Numeracy.

40 entries from 8 different schools were chosen from all of the submissions and Chaparral School had the largest representation of students in the Top 40. We are so proud of these students and their accomplishments! We would like to recognize the following students and their entry:

• Weston Thompson - Green Lantern
• Payton Kristjansson - Rose Math
• Samuel Sharp & Keneve Jemmison -The Dip
• Ruby Warholm - Into the Dark
• Annie Benson - Wild Math Squares
• Gwyneth Lee - Rainbow Square
• Rivers Kang & Kolby Chambers-Wong - Viral Wolf
• Kiera Spear, Gwyneth Lee,  Arabella Shan-McClelland, Kira Ligus &  Annie Benson - Blocked Mind

Additional congratulations go to Payton Kristjansson for being chosen to win the draw

out of all of the entries!

Scholastic Book Fair

The Scholastic Book Fair was a huge success. We look forward to sharing with you the total amounts earned to support the school, in the near future. Thank you to all of our families for your support and to Mrs. Jackson and the volunteers who also dedicated time to ensure it ran smoothly.

School Development Plan & Budget Engagement

On Thursday, March 14, we shared our School Development Plan and Budget information and gathered input for future work from those in attendance. The presentation and feedback information is posted now to our website on the “School Planning and Engagement page." Please take a minute to give us feedback on the work we are doing at the school. 

Spirit Day

Our next Spirit Day is April 11. It will be Stuffie & a Flashlight Day. Students are invited to bring a favourite stuffed animal and a flashlight. Activities will be incorporated into the classroom learning.  Students are reminded that stuffed animals are a personal thing and should not be shared with others.  This will help keep everyone healthy.

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

Current Outstanding Fees

We would like to remind all parents to check their MyCBE Account for fees relating to 2022/2023 fees which are still outstanding, and any 2023-2024 fees added for the current year for field trips, clubs, etc.  There is now a link on our new website for the MyCBE account sign-in.

Currently, the amount owed to the school in field trip fees alone, is $13,000. The school has had to pay the various field trip providers for the programs.

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.
• 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.

The most commonly unpaid fees at this time are

• Grade 5 Ski Trip
• Open Minds School
• Be Brave Hitmen Game

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

Parking

Please DO NOT drop off students directly in front of the main doors! This is a bus zone yet we continue to ask families to move so our busses can park. All parking infractions are being directed to the City of Calgary Bylaw department and may result in parking fines. Please do your part to keep students safe.

From School Council

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

Next School Council Meeting

The next meeting is on April 11, 2024, at 6:30pm in Room 24. Grade 4 teachers and Phys Ed 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. 

• The next Popcorn Day is April 11.
• Our next Fun Lunch Day is May 9, 2024.  It will be Pizza.  

Please sign up. Volunteers are a MUST for these days to be viable. You must have a valid police clearance to be able to participate.

Week at a Glance

Weekly Mantra (Week of April 1-5)

Think of others. (SEL Competency: Social Awareness, Relationship Skills) 

Think of what they might be feeling. Think about what THEY need or want. Try to think of how you would feel if you were them.