Welcome Back Everyone!!

We are so excited to have our students back and see all of their smiling faces!!  We look forward to a great year of learning together!

School Theme for the Year

On Friday last week, we held our welcome back assembly and shared our theme of “Trying”.  Our goal is for everyone to try … in order to succeed, we need to try.  It is okay to not be successful because it means you are one step closer to your goal.  Our theme is based on the book Trying by Kobi Yamada.  We can’t wait to see what we will all try for our learning this year.

In addition to this theme, we will also be continuing with our Mantras this year.

School Learning Schedule

We will be following a Day 1, 2, 3, 4 schedule this year to ensure equal access to PE and Music for all students.  Additionally, Fridays will be left out of this rotation, and we will be planning for extra student supports and cross class re-grouping activities for all students.  We will also plan our assemblies and any extra events on Friday when possible.

Student Safety

Our School Safety Patrols will not be at the crossings for the first couple of weeks, as there is yearly training that has to be completed first.  Please make sure that you and your children are safe by crossing at the corners.

For parking and driving safety, it is critical that we leave the space in front of the main doors open for the buses.  Additionally, it is very important that we are mindful of the driveways belonging to the neighbours of our school.  Please DO NOT PARK IN FRONT of them. 

Student Lates & Absences

If your child is going to be late or absent, please call the office to let us know.  This is also important if your child will not be on the bus at the end of the day or someone new will be picking them up.  It is very important that we have this information, so we know they are safe.

Walking Field Trips

Please see the Walking Field Trip Letter attached to the email which shows the locations of community spaces we will be using for our learning this year.  These walking trips will not have the same forms as other field trips.  Instead, there will be a notice to let you know this is happening prior to the walking trip.  Volunteers will likely still be needed. 

Volunteer Clearances

If you would like to Volunteer and have not completed a Police Clearance yet, please bring your Government issued ID to the office and Edwina will give you the required letter so that you are able to come in.

If you are already registered and would like to come in on a regular basis, please contact Edwina to be on our regular call list.  You can email her at eoewart@cbe.ab.ca

Open House Next Week

On Thursday, September 14 in the evening, from 5:00pm-7:00pm, we will be hosting our open house for families.  This is your opportunity to come to see the school and meet your child’s teacher.   Also, it’s a time for you to share about your child as the teachers are still getting to know them.  If your child's last name starts with the letters A-H, please plan to attend from 5:00pm-5:40pm. If your child's last name starts with I-P, please plan to attend from 5:40pm-6:20pm. If your child's last name starts with Q-Z, please plan to attend from 6:20pm-7:00pm.

From School Council

First Meeting of the Year This Week

The first School Council meeting of the year will be held at the school on Thursday, September 7 at 6:30pm.  Please join us to find out how you can play a role in supporting the needs of the school and to hear what is up and coming as the decisions are being made.  We can’t wait to see you there.

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 first Popcorn Day of the year is on October 12.

The first Fun Lunch Day is November 16 and will be Subway.

Access to the site is being set up and will be available soon. Please be patient while it is being set up.  We will communicate once it is ready to go.

Week at a Glance

Monday, Sept 4	Labour Day – No School Have a great long weekend!!
Tuesday, Sept 5	Day 1 Regular School Day
Wednesday, Sept 6	Day 2 Regular School Day
Thursday, Sept 7	Day 3 Regular School Day 6:30pm – School Council Meeting: Grade Team presenting will be announced via email on Tuesday
Friday, Sept 8	AM Kindergarten Attends - No School for PM Kindergarten Reminder: Friday is Early Dismissal Dismissal time is 12:50pm

Weekly Mantra

I Will Try (SEL Competency: Self-Management)

What is important, is the trying. You won’t ever fail unless you stop trying. You don’t have to be the best, just try your best. If you don’t try, you’ll never know!

All communication of the Weekly Updates will be posted on our website also.  Following the CBE’s communication processes, the website will be the main source of the communication and families should search there for the information first by accessing our school website at https://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/Chaparral/Pages/default.aspx

Please forward any questions to Mrs. Robinson at agrobinson@cbe.ab.ca