Queridas familias,

I hope you have had a great week, and have managed to stay warm.  Although our students have had to stay inside, they have managed to keep busy during their recess times.  

Kindergarten and Grade 1 Registration

We held our Open House last Thursday, and had over 60 attendees.  Our Kindergarten and Grade 1 registration opened on January 15, 2024.  Our current KG students do not need to re-register.  If you know of families who are looking for a Spanish Bilingual school, please let them know to check out our webpage for more information. 

Gymnastics

Gymnastics continue over the next week with our Mission Impossible Across Canada stations.  Students are again reminded to dress appropriately for this unit. 

Chinook Learning Services

Chinook Learning Services offers courses specifically designed for parents and caregivers of CBE Spanish Bilingual students. For Winter 2024, Chinook Learning Services is once again offering Spanish for Parents – Level 1 classes. This eight-week course will help parents of bilingual students learn or refresh their Spanish language skills, build their network of bilingual parents and support their children’s learning at home. 

• Check out the course description at Spanish-For-Parents-Level-1
• Check out the course reviews at Course-Review-Spanish-For-Parents-Level-1 

Science Fair and Judges

Students in grade 4 and 5 have been working on their Science Fair Projects. The fair will take place Thursday, February 1 at 5:30pm at the school. For this event, we will need the support of parent volunteers to participate as judges. You do not have to have a child in the Science Fair to volunteer. If you are interested in volunteering as a judge in our Science Fair, there will be a brief meeting on Thursday, January 25 at 5:30pm in the Learning Commons. If you would like to participate, please contact Señora Eileen Abad at erabad@cbe.ab.ca. 

Lunchroom and Field Trips Fees

Parents, please be aware that the noon supervision registration is open. If your student stays at school over the lunch program, please register at https://sis.cbe.ab.ca/public/home.html As well, all school-based fees will be populated in this portal as events happen.  Please take note of the fees to pay them in a timely manner. 

Fun lunches

The next Fun Lunch will take place on February 20 from Coco Brookes Pizza.  

WO Mitchell School Council 

WO Council helps connect parents to the school and provides additional learning opportunities for all students. There are many ways to get involved that do not require you to hold a position on council. If you would like more information about getting connected or volunteer opportunities, please send an email to womparents@gmail.com  The next meeting will be taking place on January 23 at 7pm.  This will be an online meeting via Microsoft Teams.  The Grade 2 team will be presenting for this meeting.

With gratitude,
Erick Noriega,
Principal 

Important Dates

January 26 – PM Kindergarten

January 30 – Report Cards available online

February 2 – AM Kindergarten

February 6 – Lockdown Drill

February 9 – PM Kindergarten

February 14 – Senator Patrick Burns Open House

February 15 and 16 – Teachers’ Convention (No School for students)

February 19 – Family Day (No School)

February 20 – Fun Lunch

February 23 – AM Kindergarten

February 28 – Pink Shirt Day

March 1 – PM Kindergarten