Good Afternoon CMAC Families,

The year is up and running, and we are falling into our regular routines. Teachers are teaching, students are learning. The weather in turning, so please encourage your children to dress for the weather.

Upcoming Calendar and Events

Monday October 16 – Day 1 – TLC Formal (if grade 5 or 6 students are skating they may wear TLC informal)
Tuesday October 17 – Day 2 – TLC Informal
Wednesday October 18 – Day 3 – TLC Informal
Thursday October 19 – Day 4 – TLC Informal – Apple orders to be delivered to the school
Friday October 20 – Non-Instructional Day – No School for Students

Monday October 23 – Day 1 – TLC Formal (if grade 5 or 6 students are skating they may wear TLC informal)
Tuesday October 24 – Day 2 – TLC Informal Wednesday October 25 – Day 3 – TLC Informal Thursday October 26 – Day 4 – TLC Informal
Friday October 27 – Day 3 EVEN – Spirit day – dress like twins, triplets, quadruplets with your friends

Housekeeping

• Morning Entry: Our relaxed entry begins each morning at 7:45. It is getting colder in the mornings. Please, if your children are arriving early, encourage them to dress for the weather.
• Morning drop off: please do not use the staff parking lot to drop your children off in the morning. It creates safety issues with children getting off of busses, and traffic issues for busses that are trying to drop children off. Rather, park on the opposite (west) site of 6th street and have your children safely use the crosswalk to get to school.
• Lunch: Please, if you send your child with a meal that required cutlery (fork, spoon), also send them with the required cutlery. We don’t not have cutlery to provide them with

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.

House Teams

To build a sense of connection to our school, we have started house teams at CMAC (think Hogwarts, but the magic is figurative rather than literal). Ask your child whether they are in Purple, Blue, Green, or Orange, and which famous Canadian they are hoping will represent their house this year!

Sports Teams

Soccer and Basketball are all up and running. Thank you to all students who tried out, and thank you to those who made the team for committing to the responsibility that comes with representing our school. We look forward to facing off in tour annual staff vs student games in the coming weeks.

If your child is playing on a sports team, 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 they 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.