Dear Sunalta families,
Welcome back to all of our returning Sunalta school community and a warm and friendly welcome to our families new to Sunalta school. I hope everyone has had a rejuvenating summer with time outside and moments of laughter and fun. It is exciting to be preparing for the 2023-2024 school year and Sunalta parents and staff are working together to create some exciting opportunities for our students.
This year our lunchroom supervision will be provided by the CBE and therefore I have hired 7 new lunchroom staff. They are looking forward to meeting all of our students and joining our exceptional community.
Sunalta School is pleased to have the Student Care Sunalta out of school care providing childminding before and after school. All students enrolled in after care must go to the program. If you are choosing to pick your child up after school, you will need to pick them up from the aftercare doors and sign them out. Also, a reminder to please not park in the staff parking lot.
Our teachers will return on August 29 to prepare for the return of our students on August 31 and the office will be open beginning Monday. You should expect to receive an email from your child's teacher by the end of day on August 30. This will include a warm welcome, instructions for the first day of school and several important items regarding school and classroom routines. Students in kindergarten will have a modified schedule Thursday and Friday to allow children to become comfortable and feel secure in the transition to school. Grades 1-6 will stay for lunch (12-12:45pm) unless they have made plans to go home. Please email the office at sunalta@cbe.ab.ca if you are planning to pick up your child at the front doors for lunch, or if they are walking home on their own. Friday will be an early dismissal day and students will need to be picked up at 12:18pm.
I regularly update our school website which includes school hours, calendar, staff, and upcoming events such as school picture day, field trips and assemblies. Please take a few moments to read the information. calendar
Sunalta School council will be welcoming families on Thursday with coffee and conversation. Parents feel free to stop by after students have met their teachers. We want everyone to feel they are part of our school community and find out ways to become involved in upcoming events and volunteering opportunities.
I look forward to getting to know all of our families over the next few months.
Sincerely,
Christine McCrory
Principal
