Weekly Update Dec 4-8 | Dates, School Council, Christmas Concert, Message from the Office, School Hours and Entry, Transportation, Buses, Pick Up Drop Off, Uniforms, Fees, Cutlery, Attendance, etc
Upcoming Dates to remember:
- Dec 8 – PD Day – No School for Students
- Dec 13 – School Council Meeting at 6:15pm – On Microsoft Teams – link below
- Dec 19 – Winter Concert for Grade 2 & 4 Students
- Dec 22 – Fun Lunch please check https://healthyhunger.ca/ (make sure to order before Dec 16)
- Dec 22 – Comfy Clothes Day/ PJ Day
- Dec 22 - Last Day of Classes before Winter Break
- Jan 8 – Classes Resume
- Jan 15 – PD Day – No School for Students
- Jan 19 – Popcorn Day
- Jan 30 – Report Cards are available to families
School Council Meeting
Wednesday, December 13 - Microsoft Teams meeting
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device Click here to join the meeting
Christmas Concert
The grade 2 and 4 students will be performing at the Christmas Concert this year.
There will be two performances.
December 19, 2023 performance begins at 2:00 p.m.
- Grade 1 and 3 students will be watching this performance
- Any unused seats may be filled with grade 2 and 4 family members
- To show respect for the performers and staff, audience members and students must remain for the entire performance
- We encourage all students to stay at school until the end of the school day, 3:43pm
- At the end of the performance, if students must leave, they may be signed out of their classrooms and taken home
- If there will be changes to the end of day routine for your student, please make sure you have put a note in your students agenda and called the office to let them know about a change to the end of day routine.
December 19, 2023 performance begins at 6:30 p.m., students arrive for 6:00 p.m.
- Due to fire regulations and our current enrollment numbers, each family will receive two tickets to the evening performance
- Tickets must be presented to enter the gym
- Photographs of the tickets will not be accepted, the physical ticket MUST be presented
- Students cannot be dropped off for the performance, a responsible adult must bring and stay in the school building for the duration of the performance
- To show respect for the performers and staff, audience members and students must remain for the entire performance
- Students will not be picked up from their classroom after their class completes their portion of the performance
- Students will be picked up from their classroom at the conclusion of the performance
Each grade 2 and 4 class had the opportunity to select their piece this school year. Thank you to Mrs. Leslie for providing all classes voice and choice for this special event!
School Council
Colonel Sanders Parent Facebook TLC page. This connects parents and allows us to help answer each others questions, connect families for play dates, buy/sell uniforms and reminders about important events!
Website: https://m.facebook.com/groups/747406742602334/?ref=share&mibextid=S66gvF
Password: friends
Message from the office
As a school, our job is to ensure that all 370 students are safe. At the end of the school day there is an important way that you can support this work.
At the end of the day, please do not take students out of any line. Teachers place students onto buses. They account for each student. If a student is removed from the line and the teacher was not informed, we then need to call parents and hold buses until we know the student is safe. This then causes our buses to be delayed. It is best if you write a note in the agenda to inform your teacher that you will be picking up your student. You can also call the school prior to 3:20 p.m. to give this information to the office. The school's phone number is 403-777-6034.
Teachers would love to talk to their families, at the end of the school day when teachers are ensuring student safety by taking students to their buses is not the right time. Students who are being picked up are being supervised by our specialists at the ball wall. All teachers are busy ensuring student safety.
If you would like to talk to your student's teacher, please book an appointment. This could be done by emailing your teacher or writing a note in the agenda.
Lastly, tomorrow is Friday. Our school day ends at 1:20 p.m. If you are picking up your students, please arrive promptly for 1:20 p.m.
Soft Entry
Our grade level doors will be open each day beginning at 8:55 a.m. and will close at 9:05 a.m. If your student is arriving after 9:05 a.m., they will need to enter the school through the main door, proceed to the office to get a welcome slip and then go to their classroom. School begins at 9:10am which means that students are seated within their classrooms ready to learn. If students are entering past 9:05am, they will not be ready to learn by 9:10am. Busing has been arranged for a target arrival time at 8:55 a.m.
School Hours
Our grade level doors will be open from 8:55 a.m. - 9:05 a.m., and after this time students will need to enter the building through the main door and get a welcome slip as students will not be ready to learn by 9:10am if they are not in the school at 9:05 a.m.
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Mondays to Thursdays |
Fridays |
| 8:55-9:05 Soft Entry (grade level doors close at 9:05) 9:10 Instruction Begins | 8:55-9:05 Soft Entry (grade level doors close at 9:05) 9:10 Instruction Begins |
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12:00-12:40 Lunch and Lunch Recess Specific schedule to follow (includes recess and three minutes of transition time) |
11:45-12:15 Lunch (includes a two minute transition time) |
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3:43 End of Day |
1:20 End of Day |
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A 15 minute recess break (including 3 minutes of transition time) will be taken either in the morning or in the afternoon Mondays - Thursdays |
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Transportation (Yellow Bus)
If you registered for busing, you should have already received transportation information regarding your student's bus letter, stop location, pick up and drop off times. Please arrive at least 5 minutes early and wait with your student (do not leave them unattended). At the end of the day, please also arrive about 5 minutes early and wait for the bus to arrive. The bus does not need to wait for you to arrive, students in grade 1 and up are let off at their bus stop. If you have not yet received information, please access your MyCBE account and click on transportation.
FIRST Student - Bus App
Please download the FIRST View application for First Student Transportation and sign up for an account using the prompts provided. The district is Calgary Board of Education. You will then receive an email from First Student which will then ask you to confirm your account. You will then log into your account, click the button that says 'Click here to add new student', you will then enter the district code: F6GU. You will then add your student's first and last name into the correct boxes. Then follow the prompts to add your student's bus letter, please see below (this information is also in your student's MyCBE account). Please ensure that you have added three routes: morning (am), afternoon (pm), and Friday (pm).
Bus A - 2010
Bus B - 2011
Bus C - 2012
Bus D - 2013
Bus E - 2014
Bus F - 2015
You will now be able to track your student's bus to and from school.
The link to access your MyCBE account is: www.sis.cbe.ab.ca
Drop Off and Pick Up - Car
Parents please do not park on Northmount Drive on the side that is closest to the school, this is the bus zone. We need to keep this area clear before and after school for our yellow school buses. There is also a city bus that stops on Northmount Drive. Great places to park your car to walk students to their grade level door are on Terry Road and Thornhill Drive, there are breaks in the fence that enable your student to walk safely to their grade level door without walking across a street.
Beginning on Tuesday, September 5 a staff member will create and monitor a crosswalk on Trafford Drive. Please ensure that you are walking across the street between the pylons. We have created this area to ensure student safety.
Uniforms
Colonel Sanders School is a TLC and as such, students are required to wear a school uniform. The formal uniform is worn on the first learning day of each week. The remaining days students are to wear either the formal or informal uniform.
Thursday, September 1 - Formal Uniform
Friday, September 2 - Informal Uniform (or Formal Uniform)
Tuesday, September 5 - Formal Uniform
Wednesday-Friday - Informal Uniform (or Formal Uniform)
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Formal First learning day of each week |
Informal Remaining days of the week |
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Non-Scuffing ALL Black Athletic Shoes |
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Labels on all Items
PLEASE label all your student's items (ex: coat, cardigan, school bag, indoor shoes, water bottle, etc.) with their first and last name. If a name is on the item, we are able to return it to your student. Items without names are placed into our Lost and Found. Emails are sent to families prior to donating all items in the Lost and Found.
Volunteer Clearance
Calgary Police Services and Volunteer Alberta has modified the process for attaining an ePIC (volunteer clearance). More information to come.
Fees - Beginning on October 16, 2023
Agenda - Each student will receive an agenda, it is important that you access your MyCBE account and add the agenda to your shopping cart. This will enable you to pay for the agenda that your student will receive.
Noon Supervision - All Colonel Sanders Students stay for lunch, please go into your MyCBE account to register for this service. Noon Supervision will be visible in your MyCBE after October 16, 2023 and can be paid at that time. This can be paid as a lump sum or month at a time. The fee is used to cover the costs of Lunch Supervisors.
Transportation (Yellow Bus) - Colonel Sanders Students who have registered for transportation, this fee will be visible in your MyCBE after October 16, 2023 and can be paid at that time. This can be paid as a lump sum or month at a time.
Field Trips - Once you receive a field trip notice from your student's classroom teacher, you will be able to pay for the fee. These are paid for through MyCBE
The link to access your MyCBE account is: www.sis.cbe.ab.ca
Cutlery
Please ensure that your student's lunch contains the fork or spoon that they need to eat their lunch. Students should not be packed with a knife to cut food at lunch time. Please ensure that you have cut your student's lunch for them.
https://cbe.ab.ca/about-us/policies-and-regulations/Pages/education-plan.aspx. On the right-hand side of the page, under the heading 'Literacy' you will see links to the videos.
Important Information Regarding Attendance for TLC Students
As per section 7 (I) of the Education Act, it is mandatory for all students between the ages of 6 and 16 to attend school regularly and it is the parent(s)/guardian’s legal responsibility to ensure this happens.
TLC students MUST attend school for the first three days of September. If a student does not attend for the first three days, they will be withdrawn from the TLC program and replaced with someone on the callback list.
For example: If your student attends the first day, then is absent on the second day, they will be withdrawn from the TLC program and replaced with someone who is able to attend on a regular basis.
TLC students MUST attend school for a minimum of 70% of the month of September. If a student attends for less than 70% the student will be withdrawn from the TLC program. At times, depending on the reason for the absences, an Attendance Improvement Plan will be created to increase attendance.
If you are planning on traveling during the school year, a conversation must occur. The conversation needs to be with the Principal and/or the Assistant Principal. An email to the school is not considered a conversation; a conversation is a scheduled in-person meeting, a scheduled Microsoft Teams meeting, or a scheduled telephone conversation.
Please note: if you are travelling for longer than 1 month at one time, you MUST cancel your transportation fees for that month prior to your departure. Please email cbetransportationservices@cbe.ab.ca or log into your MyCBE account to cancel your transportation for the months that you are away.
Absences
Please continue to call in any absences to the school. Accurate attendance is needed, please provide a reason for your child's absence (ex: medical appointment, ill or parent concerns regarding COVID).Without a reason, the absence is marked unexcused. It is important that we know why your student is not attending school and this information is in PowerSchool accurately.
Please ensure that your child is dressed for the weather (including snow pants), as this supports a productive play during recess