Good afternoon Buchanan Families,

This is principal Jeff with your week ahead communication for Sept.18-22 2023. Within this communication you will find:

Gratitude
Meet the Teacher Evening
Breakfast Club
Office News
MyCBE Parent/Guardian Account
School Council News
Community News
Weekly Calendar Items

Gratitude

I want to thank the Grade 3 & 4 classes for hosting the Terry Fox assembly on Friday and all the Buchanan students, staff and community members who participated in the Terry Fox Run.

Meet the Teacher Night: Thursday 5-6pm

Buchanan school is hosting a meet the teacher evening Thursday Sept. 21 from 5pm-6pm.
All parents are invited to attend.
Classroom teachers will share information about the areas of focus in math, language, social studies, and science and discuss the instructional strategies they use to support students to meet the learning outcomes.

Breakfast Club:

There are still lots of open spots for students interested in joining the breakfast club.
The Breakfast club runs Monday-Thursday mornings in the learning commons from 8:25am-8:45am.
Breakfast club participants must enter and exit the school via the northeast office doors.
Ms. Akhter will offer students a cold breakfast consisting of a protein, produce and grain item.
The program will have a cap of 30 students for the initial month of September.
If you are interested in having your student attend please fill out the form and submit using the following link. https://forms.office.com/r/RmnDiqFZQq

Office News:

No school on Friday Sept. 22

Setting up your MyCBE account:

https://sis.cbe.ab.ca/public/h...
The CBE uses several technologies and tools to support parents/guardians in paying school fees, viewing report cards and booking parent/teacher conferences. These tools are accessed through the MyCBE account. If you have not done so already, please try to set up your MyCBE account as soon as you can. The link above will take you to the entry page. If you require support completing this process, feel free to call the school (403-777-6260) and set up an appointment time with Ms. Hoang, our Administrative Assistant, to complete this process.

School Council / Parent Society

Sticker Competition
- Beginning on Monday Sept. 18 and running until Thursday Sept. 28 all students will have the opportunity to create a sticker design that embodies the message that the earth is alive!
- Students will be given class time to create their own sticker design and asked to submit their designs in one of the following three categories:
  - Plants
  - Animals
  - Water
- A panel of judges, comprised of students, teachers, parents, and community members will choose the best drawing out of each category.
- The winner of each category will get their design made into a sticker, and they will get to keep 5 of their own stickers and 1 of each of the other winners’ stickers.
- The stickers will be made into bundles of 3 and sold for $5-$10 dollars each bundle, the price depends on the quality of the designs the students design, something we don’t know yet and will be determined!
Next Fun Lunch: Thursday Sept. 28, Panago Pizza
- Orders are due by noon on Sunday Sept.24 via www.healthyhunger.ca
- If you have question or need help with your account, please contact healthy hunger directly at 1-800-818-6260 or email them at support@healthyhunger.com
Next School Council Meeting
- Scheduled for Monday Sept. 18, 2023, at 12:00noon
- All those who are interested are invited to attend. The virtual meeting can be accessed via zoom by clicking the link below: Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86983364873?pwd=bDlZSnEyOURtSnZaWi80TFpyd1E3QT09
Volunteering at Buchanan?
- In order to volunteer at Buchanan School you need to have an updated police information clearance. The school council is willing to cover the cost of this service if you volunteer at the school. Contact the office for more information.

Community News

Highland Park Community Association:
Highland Mennonite Brethren Church
- Free Friday afternoon after school program
  - The church runs a program called Jumpstart, which is free for interested Buchanan students from 2pm-4pm. Check out the attached poster and registration form if you are interested in enrolling your student. Enrollment is limited so act quickly by emailing Jennah Park. The program is set to start Friday September 15.

Weekly Calendar Items

Day

Monday Sept. 18

Tuesday Sept. 19

Wednesday

Sept. 20

Thursday

Sept. 21

Friday

Sept. 22

Information Items

Regular Classes

12:00pm School Council Meeting

Regular Classes

Regular Classes

Regular Classes

5-6pm Meet the Teacher

No School

Thanks,

Jeff

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