Hello Tom Baines Families,

We are entering the last week of the 2022 – 23 school year! Final exams and Provincial Achievement Tests are under way and our students are staying focused. Thank you for your support with them. Please see below for our last pieces of information this school year.

School Council – we invite all parents and guardians to join our school council for the 2023 – 24 school year. There are a few official titles to fill, but any parent can be a general member. It’s a time to discuss happenings in the school, make budget decisions and get updates around student learning. Our AGM meeting is on Monday, September 18 at 7:00 pm in our Learning Commons. The position descriptions are on our school website so please take a look.

Classroom Assignments – this is the time of year we start to get parent requests for specific teachers or classroom assignments for their children. We do our best to make sure classrooms are equal and students have connections in the rooms. We can not accommodate most of the requests. Please remember that the first few weeks of school are always a transition for students to there is time dedicated to make connections with their peers and teachers and to ensure they have a successful year.

Cafeteria – reminder that the last day for our cafeteria is Friday, June 23. It is closed the last week of school.

Last week of school – the last day of school for students is Thursday, June 29. The school will be open on Friday, June 30 from 9:00 am – 12:00 if you have any questions for teachers. The school is closed at 12:00 for the summer and will reopen on August 28.

Monday, June 26 – Social Studies final exam and PAT from 9:00 – 11:30. If your child is leaving the school after the exam you must email tombaines@cbe.ab.ca. You only need to email one time. No phone calls or paper notes please.

Tuesday, June 27 – Science final exam and PAT from 9:00 – 11:30. If your child is leaving the school after the exam you must email tombaines@cbe.ab.ca. You only need to email one time. No phone calls or paper notes please.

Wednesday, June 28 – full day of school. Grade 9 trip to Calaway Park.

Thursday, June 29 – full day of school. We are having presenters from University to work with our Grade 9 students. All Grade 9 students need to be at school for this awesome opportunity!

We will host farewell assemblies for students only. Times are below:

Grades 6-7 @ 9:00 am

Grades 8-9 @ 2:30 PM

First week of school in September – a separate email will be sent out at a later date that outlines how the first few days of back to school will look.

A reminder that a few things will look differently next year.

Grade 6 and 7 students will be upstairs
Grade 8 and 9 students will be on the main floor
Our cafeteria is open Monday – Thursday only
We are moving from 8 periods a day to 7 periods a day. PE and Health are combined into one class.
- This has resulted in a time table change and a later lunch
- AM 8:45 – 12:13
- Lunch 12:13 – 12:58
- PM 12:58 – 3:30
Calendar is available on our website
Grade 6 will receive CTF instruction from Grade 6 teachers. No comp wheel for Grade 6.

More information around schedules, etc. will come in late summer.

Grade 9 Trips – we are hoping to have three Grade 9 trips next year. Many students have already committed to the Disney band trip. We are also planning a Quebec trip and a B.C. Sailing trip. Please have your Grade 8 student return their form so we know how many families are interested.

Check out CBC news to see a story about our positivity mural on the fence by our parking lot. We are so proud of the amazing work done by some of our art students. And we know not everything is showcased, but we are so proud of each of our students who came to school ready to work hard and learn. This is an amazing community and we look forward the great things that will happen next year. Thank you.

Derek Siakaluk, Principal

Jen Bartlett, Assistant Principal

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