Important Information

School Arrival

The warmer weather is upon us!! We are so excited to see the snow melting and the sidewalks clearing. As the morning roads become easier to drive on, we need to remind everyone about the importance of arriving to school on time. We have had many students arriving late for a number of weeks now.

Classes start at 8:40am sharp. Our soft entry starts at 8:30am. Students are expected to be in class and ready to learn at 8:40am.

Students arriving at school after 8:40am will have to enter through the main doors of the school only. This is for safety and to ensure that they are marked late and not absent for the day. Teacher supervision at the doors ends at 8:40am as they need to be in class with the students. If the door is closed, your child will need to go to the front door please. Parents are responsible of making sure their children enter the building safely please. Thank you in advance for getting your children to school on time.

Lost & Found

Our Lost & Found is growing once again. Teachers will be taking their students past the lost & found tables before Spring Break. Please remind your children to look at all of the items and take home what belongs to them. Anything remaining, at the end of the day on Friday, will be packed up and donated to a needy organization. Our preference is for your children to take their belongings home please.

Loonies for Literacy

Loonies for Literacy is EducationMatters’ system-wide (CBE) fundraising event to help schools purchase the resources their students need the most. For every dollar a school raises for its own initiative, a dollar will also go to a school in need through the generosity of community sponsors and contributions.

If you would like to support Chaparral School, please donate at the link below. Thank you in advance.
https://www.educationmatters.ca/project-matters/chaparral-school/

Child Safe Canada Babysitter's Course at Chaparral School

Dates: April 17 - 20 and 24
Time: 12:05 to 12:55 p.m.
Cost: $54.00 (this includes GST) - Cash (exact change) or cheque only. Cheques are payable to Child Safe Canada

Students can drop off their registration and payment in the Main Office

Payment/registration deadline: April 10, 2023 - 4:00 p.m.
Bring: Students will need to bring lunch, drink, doll/teddy bear and pencil with them
Please note: Instructors will be from Child Safe Canada. Space is limited. More information about the babysitter's program can be found on their website at https://childsafecanada.com/.

Traffic Safety

It has once again become important to talk about traffic safety. We have MANY families who are opting for convenient instead of safety. This includes mid-road, 3- point turns, ignoring the crossing patrols and driving on the sidewalk to name a few. There have been some very near accidents that put our students and community at risk. It is all of our responsibility to keep our students safe. Please follow road safety rules and help to keep our students and families safe. Bylaw is aware of these breaches and has indicated that they will be following up.

From the CBE

Summit Child and Youth Mental Health Centre

Alberta Health Services opened the Summit Child and Youth Mental Health Centre on Monday, March 13.

Summit will provide walk-in mental health supports for all children and adolescents from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. This centre will also have intensive community-based mental health supports and our new “Ptarmigan Day Hospital" program.

Ptarmigan Day Hospital is a 2 week “step down" program from acute care. If appropriate, Alberta Health Services may refer children and youth to the “Day Hospital" when they are discharged from Alberta Children's Hospital, Foothills Medical Centre Units 23/26 or South Health Campus Unit 56A. The Day Hospital is two-week out-patient program with school programming provided by the Calgary Board of Education.

We are proud to be partnered with Alberta Health Services to support positive mental health. The Summit Centre will be an important resources for CBE families.

Link: AHS - The Summit Centre

From our School Council

Online Safety/Cyber-Bullying Parent Information Meeting – March 23

On Thursday evening, from 6:30pm-8:30pm, we will be hosting an information session, presented by TELUS Wise. Allison Dulmage is a Business Analyst II, Coaching Sustainment, CEEMO at Telus and a Chaparral School parent. She will be presenting on online digital safety and keeping our students safe in an online environment. She is strongly committed to ending bullying including cyber/online bullying.

TELUS Wise parent workshop

Part. 1: Supporting youth in our digital world is designed for adults and parents, and focuses on topics including screen time, gaming, sexting, cyberbullying and more.
Part. 2: Empowering you to stay safe in our digital world focuses on topics including living in a digital society, internet, smartphone and social media safety.

Next Meeting

Our next School Council meeting is Thursday, April 13 at 6:30pm in the Music Room. Grade 5 teachers will be presenting.

Popcorn Day

Popcorn Day is April 20. Last day to order is Saturday, April 15.

It is also our Spirit Day. The Gr 4s survey has us hosting Cozy Day! More information to follow in an update after Spring Break.

Casino Fundraiser

The casino fundraiser is the biggest fundraiser we do at Chaparral School. It regularly brings in more than $60,000 to support purchases to enhance student learning. It requires many volunteers over a 2-day period. Our next casino is June 24 & 25 at Deerfoot Inn & Casino. There is a variety of roles to choose from and you do not need to have a police clearance to volunteer. If you can support, please sign up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/ACA388085

It is imperative that we fill all of the roles for the casino to participate in this amazing fundraiser. We thank you in advance for your help!!

Week at a Glance

Monday, Mar 20	Spring Equinox International Day of Happiness World Storytelling Day Grade 1 – Field Trip to Heritage Park (Ms. Van Gorp & Ms. Sweett’s classes)
Tuesday, Mar 21	Regular School Day Grade 1 – Field Trip to Heritage Park (Ms. LeBlanc’s class)
Wednesday, Mar 22	World Water Day Re-start Program in Grade 6
Thursday, Mar 23	Regular School Day Patrol & Office Assistant Appreciation Pizza Party (Noon) (this was post-poned from last week) 6:30pm – TelusWise Parent Session re: Online Safety. All parents are welcome.
Friday, Mar 24	Last Day of School before Spring Break PM Kindergarten Attends 10:00am - Student Recognition Assembly 11:00am – TelusWise Workshop for Grade 5 & 6 classes Please remember, Friday is an Early Dismissal Day Student Pick-up is at 12:50pm

Weekly Mantra

I Can Handle It (SEL Competency: Self-Awareness)

Think of 3 ways you could handle your situation, and then pick one. Who could you talk to if you can't decide on one way to 'handle' your situation?

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