Important Information

Volunteer Tea

An invitation has been sent so that you can RSVP for our Volunteer Tea. You can also find out more information on Eventbrite.

What: Volunteer Appreciation Tea

When: June 20, 2024 - 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Where: Chaparral School – Gym

We will have student performances, delicious treats, special gifts and door prizes!  There will be a babysitting / play area available. We hope that you can join us so that we can show you how ama’zzzzzzz’ing you are and how much we appreciate you! All family and friends who have volunteered with us this year are invited to attend.

Pancake Breakfast & Activity Day

We are hosting a Pancake breakfast on Friday June 14 at 8:30 AM at the school.  It will be held at the back of the school and ALL students, including AM & PM Kindergarten are invited to attend. AM Kinder students are asked to have an adult with them for the entire time as it is technically not a day for them to attend.

All students are invited to have 1 adult from their family attend with them as well. This is intended to be an event for our school community.  It is being hosted by the Stampede Caravan breakfast team and they are supplying it all. A HUGE Thank You to the parents who have volunteered to serve the pancakes that day!

After breakfast, we will be going inside and getting set up for activity day. Our AM Kindergarten students are welcome to come back to the school at 10:00 AM and stay with us for the activity day until 12:00 PM when they can be picked up once again. Parents do not need to stay for this portion. Extra volunteers in Kindergarten would be greatly appreciated though.

Students Biking/Rollerblading/Scootering to School

Students who are choosing to come to school using their bikes, roller blades or scooters are reminded of the safety around this transportation.  All students using bikes, etc., to come to school are reminded to wear a helmet and have a lock for their equipment.  Roller blades needs to be removed at the door and we ask that scooters and bikes be walked along the sidewalk in from of the school as it is a busy place. 

There have been a few near misses and we do not want any of our school community members; students, parents and staff alike, to be injured.

We love that students are getting your exercise this way, we just want everyone to be safe while ‘riding’ to school.

Lost & Found

The Lost & Found bins are VERY FULL.  As we get closer to the end of the year, we would like for these items to be returned to their rightful owners.  Please remind your children to check the Lost & Found daily to retrieve lost items. We will start to display them in the hallways in the last week of school. Anything left on Thursday June 27 will be bagged up and taken to donation.

Recess Snacks & Lunches

Many students are starting to request snacks at school. Although we do have some emergency snacks on hand, we are not always able to keep up with the demand.  Please remember to send a full lunch and a recess snack to school with your children each day.

If you are experiencing difficulty with having enough to send to school with your children, please let the school know and we will try to help if we can.

Spirit Day

Our next Spirit Day is this Thursday, June 13.  It will be Backwards/Opposite Day. Students are invited to wear their clothes backwards … we may even try to do some fun backwards kind of activities.

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

As we get closer to the end of the year, it is even more important that we collect as many of the outstanding fees as possible. 

We would like to express our thanks for the payments that continue to be made since Spring Break. 

Emails will continue to be sent throughout the rest of the year for 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. email -  agrobinson@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

We are getting much closer to having our fees caught up and thank you for doing your part to get them in to us. 

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 June 13, 2024, at 6:30pm in Room 24.  The Grade Three teachers will be presenting. This is our last meeting of the year.

Popcorn & 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 and last 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

Important Dates Coming Soon

June 13 – Last Popcorn Day and Backwards/Opposite Spirit day

June 14 – Pancake Breakfast and Activity day – Western Theme

June 19 and 20 – Grade 6 PAT exams in Science and Social Studies

June 20 – 2:00 PM – Volunteer Tea 

June 21 – National Indigenous People’s Day

June 25 – Grade 6 Farewell in PM (2:00 PM - 3:15 PM)

June 27 – Last Day of School – Early Dismissal at 12:50 PM.

Weekly Mantra 

I am unique. (SEL Competency: Self-Awareness, Social Awareness)

It’s ok if your ideas are different! New ideas and new ways of thinking create innovation and change. Don’t be afraid of what others would say. You are skilled, capable, and talented. You are a leader and you are enough. Leaning in can be uncomfortable, but don’t be afraid to own your ideas, lean back, and be yourself.