For February, we challenge each other to practice more kindness, more love, more understanding toward others AND toward yourself. Spread some extra warmth and light during this month. The days are getting longer and the promise of spring is around the corner.
Important Information
Safety
The weather is getting much more tolerable and this is a good thing! With the warmer weather, we also see an outdoor environment especially at the beginning and end of the day. We have a few reminders for ALL students and families to follow:
- Please DO NOT Jaywalk
- Please remember that the front of the school is for busses only. Parents are asked not to stop or park in this zone.
- Please utilize the drop-off zone appropriately and do not park for more than 1-2 minutes in this area.
- Students should be let out of the vehicle on the sidewalk side of the vehicle, not on the street side.
- Parents are asked to stay with their children until 8:30am when they are able to enter the school. There is no outdoor supervision and parents are responsible for the safety of your children until the 8:30am bell rings. With the exception of temperatures at – 20C or more, students are required to be outside until the 8:30 am bell. If there is a notice on the door indicating that it is a Blue Day, students will be allowed to enter the school.
- Please slow down when passing the patrols and be mindful of their signs to ensure our students can all cross the street safely.
Communication at Our School
We pride ourselves in our ability to communicate with our families. It has come to our attention that there are families not receiving certain emails. All families should have received an email this week regarding your email accounts and the ability to receive commercial content.
As a school, we are required by federal legislation, to identify emails that may be seen as spam or solicitation emails. These emails are those that ask for money or elude to our wish for families to pay for a service or event at our school. This includes, field trips, clubs, fun lunch days, guest speakers, Freezie Fridays, etc. If there is money connected to it, we need to identify the email as such.
It is possible that families may start missing out on emails if you have chosen not to subscribe to these emails. It is your choice to not subscribe and we will respect that. We want families to know the impact of this choice for your family. Moving forward, the Healthy Hunger website will be removed from the weekly update. Please make note of it from previous updates so you can continue to participate in Fun Lunches should you choose.
To connect to this communication, you can Google à ‘subscribe to CBE’. Please follow the links to connect. Important Note: there are options for this subscription. You can subscribe via phone or email. It is the email selection that is most important to continue receive ALL communication.
Pink Shirt Day
Wednesday, February 26 is Pink Shirt Day. We invite all students, staff and volunteers to wear pink to show our support of Standing Up Against Bullying. On this day, we will have a special wellness day where students can choose from a variety of activities in grouping from Kindergarten – Grade 6. These will take place in the afternoon and students will choose their activities with support from their teachers. Volunteers may be needed and parents with volunteer clearance are welcome to participate is desired. Please reach out to your child’s teacher.
Lost and Found
Our cupboards are becoming full again with lost property – snow pants/mitts/sweaters etc. please have your child look for lost items. Parents are welcome to check as well. Please check in at the office to do so. Any remaining items will be donated after the School Conferences on March 21.
From the Office
Kindergarten Registration continues. Confirmation of registration will be sent to our registered families starting the week of February 17. If you know of families who are still waiting to register their Kindergarten child, please ask them to do so as soon as possible. In addition to this, please hold the date for our Kindergarten Orientation on May 29 at 6:00pm.
Volunteering at Chaparral School
If you have completed your Police Check and our annual volunteer registration you are eligible to volunteer at our school. Please email the school at chaparral@cbe.ab.ca is you would like to come in on a regular basis. We are always looking for support to complete odd tasks throughout the school.
From Our School Council
Our next School Council meeting is Thursday, March 13 at 6:30pm.
We will keep our community posted as to whether this meeting will be in person or online. This will be determined by the Labour Action of our CUPE employees. More information is on our School website in the banner stories on the front page, if you are interested.
Fun Lunch/Fun Snacks & Spirit Days
Our next Fun Lunch day is March 13. It is A&W.
Our next Spirit Day is Thursday, March 13. It is Games Day! Students are invited to bring a board game that can be played in class with peers. The timings for when the games are played will be chosen by classroom teachers to allow for balance between learning and games participation.
Weekly Mantra
Thing Won’t Always Go According to Plan
(SEL Competency – Self-Management Skills & IELLF – Spirit Domain)
"Sometimes things don’t go as planned, and the path can feel tough. But remember, challenges help us learn and grow. Keep going and stay strong—you’ve got this!"
Month at a Glance
We have moved to a Month at a glance calendar rather than in the weekly updates. It will be provided at the beginning of the month each month and updates will be posted on our website as they occur.