Important Information

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. 

Yearbook Orders due this Week!!

The link for online orders and the envelope for those who want to pay by cheque have been sent home.  The forms families sent back a couple of months ago was an interest survey only.  Official orders are due now! The final price is $20.00 per book including GST. 

To order your yearbook, please visit: ybpay.ca.

You will need a code:  YB pay Code: 14387224

All online orders MUST be in by May 26 so that we can get them in before the end of the school year.  Orders paid by cheque to Lifetouch Canada are due to the office by this Friday, May 24.  We are not able to accept cash. 

Freezie Friday – May 24 - $2.00 each

As part of our Grade 6 Farewell Fundraising, we will be having Freezie Friday to support the Grade 6 parent group.  Freezies will be available to purchase on Friday May 24.  The cost is $2.00 each.  Please send in exact change.  Students will be limited to 1 freezie each.  

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. 

Parking Concerns

Please remember that the area immediately in front of the main doors and to the south, is a bus zone and there are no parking signs in place.

In order for everyone to be able to drop off and pick up their children, please use the remaining space along Chaparral Drive as a quick stop only.  If you are wanting to get out of your vehicle or stay at the park, please park further down or around the corner in order to let other parents stop and go during drop off and pick up.  We thank you in advance for your help. 

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 

Spring Fundraiser Volunteers Needed for Delivery!!

The Growing Smiles fundraiser delivery is on May 22.

We are still in critical need of volunteers for this delivery.

We are still looking for more people in EVERY spot to support this.

Please sign up for 1 or more time slots on the signup genius at:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0E49ACA722A4FE3-49217948-flower

Your support is essential for our fundraisers to be successful.  Thank you in advance for helping with this fundraiser. 

Next School Council Meeting

The next meeting is on June 13, 2024, at 6:30pm in Room 24.  The Grade 3 teachers will be presenting. 

Popcorn & Fun Lunch Days

Please visit www.healthyhunger.ca 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 at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0E49ACA722A4FE3-funlunch#/         

You must have a valid police clearance to be able to participate. 

Week at a Glance

Important Dates Coming Soon

May 30 – Kindergarten Orientation Evening – 5:30pm-7:30pm

May 31 – Monthly Student Recognition Assembly – Kindergarten hosting – 11:00am

June 5 – Volunteer Tea in the afternoon (Please note this has changed since last week)

June 14 – Pancake Breakfast 

More to come as we confirm end of year plans!

Weekly Mantra

Seek new experiences. (SEL Competency: Self-Awareness, Social Awareness) 

Meeting new people and trying new things can be hard. When we experience something new, we start to see things in different ways.  We grow and we can connect to situations that we couldn’t before.  Doing new things can be scary, but it also might be rewarding.