Good afternoon CMAC Families!

The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, the link to our Week at a Glance is below, including a link to sign up for our upcoming familiy culture night!

I hope you are all able to get outside with your families and enjoy the beautiful weather this weekend,

Stephen Becker

Principal

Good Afternoon CMAC Families,

Thank you!!!! I want to start this week’s message by extending my deepest, most heartfelt appreciation, and the same appreciation from our parent council, to all of you who were able to support our school by volunteering for the casino fundraiser. We did it! This means we will have approximately $65000 to spend on our school that would not otherwise be available, and we will be able to continue with this fundraiser for years to come. Thank you as well to those of you who show up, volunteer, and contribute to our school in a million and one other ways. It takes a village to raise a child, we are lucky to have such an incredible village. 

Our next school council meeting is this Tuesday, May 14 at 6:30 pm online. The link and login information is below. All are welcome, we always love to see a good turnout. 

Join the meeting now

Meeting ID: 274 835 257 032

Passcode: 9WKxuf 

Finally, we are moving forward with our culture night, here at Colonel Macleod on June 6! 

• We will start setup at 5:00 pm.
• Culture night will run from 5:30-6:30.
• Then we will clean up and those interested will meet in the learning commons for our evening with Dr. Donsky from 6:45-8:15. 

If you would like to set up a table to share information, food, and more about your culture, or if you would like to perform on the stage, please sign up below. 

https://forms.office.com/r/cWDEefnsiZ 

With spring weather, upcoming activity days, culture night, field trips and more it really is an exciting time of year. Thank you all for continuing to support your children in bringing their very best to school every day and making this an excellent place to learn.

Upcoming Calendar and Events 

Monday May 13 – Day 2 – TLC Formal – Grade 9 Casual for ELA Written PAT

Tuesday April 14 – Day 3 – TLC Informal

Wednesday May 15 – Day 4 – TLC Informal

Thursday May 16 – Day 1 – TLC Cash for Casual (bring $2 to dress casual) – All Grades Activity Afternoon!

Friday May 17 – Non-Instructional Day – No School for Students 

Monday May 20 – School is closed for Victoria Day

Tuesday May 21 – Day 2

Wednesday May 22 – Day 3

Thursday May 23 – Day 4

Friday May 24 – Day 1 Even 

Housekeeping 

• Morning Drop Offs – If you drive your child to school, please drop them off on the far (west) side of the street. Do not drive into the staff parking lot, as this creates a hazard for kids getting off the bus. Also do not park on the East (school) side of the street as that interferes with bus drop off. An excellent alternate, low traffic, drop-off spot is the rec centre parking lot across the field. Just enter on 13^th avenue and drive to our field and you can avoid the busyness at the front of the school.
• TLC Uniforms: If your child is in the TLC program, please remind them of the uniform requirements, including wearing black shoes. We are working to ensure all TLC students are following uniform standards each and every day, thank you for your support with this! If you need replacement uniform pieces, and cost is a barrier, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the main office. 
• Cold Weather: As we sometimes don’t know when the temperature will drop, please help your children dress for the weather. This includes a warm jacket, warm hat, and gloves. Our relaxed entry begins at 7:45. Class activities, and lunch time, often find our students outside, and it is important that they are able to stay warm. Fresh air is good for us all, we just need to dress for it.
• Lunch: Please, if you send your child with a meal that requires cutlery (fork, spoon), also send them with the required cutlery. We don’t not have cutlery to provide them with.
• Messy, sticky drinks - we don’t allow messy sticky drinks in the school (think slurpees, milkshakes/ice cream, open pop, ice caps, etc), or energy drinks. Please support students in bringing healthier, less messy drink choices to school. 

Family Culture Night and an Evening with Dr. Donsky 

As I mentioned above, we are moving forward with Family Culture Night, and an Evening with Dr. Donsky: 

Thursday June 6 

• 5:00 – presenter setup
• 5:30-6:30 – Family Culture Night in the main gym 6:30-6:45 – Cleanup and Takedown
• 6:45-8:15 – An Evening with Dr. Donsky in the Learning Commons/Online 

If you would like to share your family culture, please complete the form provided above. 

Sports Teams 

Track and Field season is upon us. If students want to be on the track team they need to show up for practices. We can take 3 students from every grade and each gender. Track meet is $15 on June 5. Students can see their PE teacher if they have any questions :) 

Badminton season is well underway, please connect with coaches Mr. Cornwell (senior team) and Ms. Perry (junior team) for more information. Bring your own racquet (if available) and be changed.

We also have an exciting event coming up on June 4, the Thermopylae Mud Run at Valley Creek School! Practices run Wednesdays from 2:30-3:45. All students will be welcome, just show up ready to run and have some fun! Mr. Becker participated last year and is keen for another round of fun. 

If students wish to attend sporting events as a spectator, they need to come with a parent. This helps our coaches to keep their focus on the athletes who are competing. If your child is playing on a sports team, or volunteering, please pick them up right at the end of their games and practices. Our teachers generously volunteer their time, and like the kids, are tired by the end of the day. If students cannot be picked up on time, they will not be allowed to participate. 

To participate in games and practices, students must be present for the duration of the school day, as per Calgary Middle Level Schools Amateur Athletics rules. They must also represent themselves as positive members of the school community, as per the standards set by our school for students in leadership roles. 

Volunteers 

We need your help! Our teachers are doing a great job organizing exciting field trip opportunities for your kids. With the new volunteer clearance process, we are running short on volunteers. Please, if you are able to volunteer, complete the new volunteer process (link below) so we can keep offering these experiences for our students. https://www.cbe.ab.ca/get-involved/volunteer/Pages/volunteer.aspx 

Fees 

For families with low incomes, the CBE provides a fee waiver program. Please see the following link for details: https://cbe.ab.ca/registration/fees-and- waivers/Pages/Waivers.aspx 

If there is a field trip or other learning opportunity with a fee, and this fee will prevent your child from participating, please connect with the principal. No child should miss a learning opportunity offered to their class due to financial reasons.