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Dear Parents / Guardians,

 

In this message…

 

-        No School – Monday, October 9, 2023 for Thanksgiving

-        Dressing for the Weather

-        Learning Celebration

-        Child and Youth Well-Being: A Webinar Series for Parents and Guardians   

 

A reminder that there is no school Monday, October 9, 2023 due to Thanksgiving. I hope that each and every one of you can spend some time with friends and/or family and enjoy the moment together.

 

Dressing for the Weather

It may feel a little too early for this message, but with the weather beginning to be less predictable, I thought it would be a good time to remind families to send their children to school with clothing appropriate for the day’s weather, with the recommendation of wearing layers. Students go outside up until -20 degrees including the wind chill for both a morning movement and nutrition break (M-F) and a lunch recess (M-Th). In addition, many classes have been focussing on daily outdoor learning activities with focussed instruction outdoors in nature in addition to these regularly scheduled break times. Having appropriate clothing for the weather will make all of these experiences most enjoyable and engaging for our students.

 

Learning Celebration – Community English and Mandarin Bilingual Program students in Grade 3 and 4 

Congratulations to all Grade 3 and 4 students (and their teachers) for their wonderful demonstration of learning at today’s learning celebration. As part of the event, the students shared a song, and a book in connection to multi-culturalism, respect, and how we all belong at Marion Carson School. Connections to their learning using the 7 Scared Teachings (respect and the buffalo) as a resource was a great way for our students to kick-off our first learning celebration of the year in a focused and intentional way. Well done students! It sure had us all thinking about how we belong at Marion Carson school. From the assembly “We are each unique and beautiful, but together we are a masterpiece”.

 

Child and Youth Well-Being: A Webinar Series for Parents and Guardians   

The Calgary Board of Education invites all parents and guardians to join us in an online series focusing on child and youth well-being. These sessions will be hosted in partnership with experts from Alberta Health Services and will explore topics such as vaping, brain development, mental health, and sexual health. 

 

Click here to learn more:  

Child and Youth Well-Being:

A Webinar Series for Parents and Guardians 

 

CBE educators believe that parents and guardians can inspire their kids to make healthy lifestyle choices and increase protective factors – in order to do so, they need the right tools and information. Well-being is a precondition for learning. As our understanding of student well-being continues to evolve, it is important for those that support children and youth to stay up to date on the same information so everyone can support student success.  

 

The intention of the series is to advance student well-being by raising family and caregiver’s understanding of a variety of health-related topics. Thank you for your time and consideration to join us. 

 

A message was sent yesterday at 9am on behalf of School Council/Parent Association sharing various exciting upcoming events. If you did not receive this message yesterday, please be sure to sign up for commercial School Messenger messages sent from the school using the link here. You can also email mcschoolcouncil@gmail.com to be added to the School Council’s email distribution list.

 

Sincerely,

Mr. Dustin Turner

Principal, Marion Carson School

 

Important Dates:

October 9: No School - Thanksgiving Day

October 18: Photo Retake Day

October 18: School Council / Parent Association Meeting (7pm)

October 20: No School for Students – Non-Instruction Day

October 26 27: Halloween Dance (6pm-8pm)

October 31: Halloween Day Learning Activities

November 8: Remembrance Day Assembly

November 9: No School for Students – Non-Instruction Day

November 9-14: Fall Break – No School for Students (classes resume November 15)

November 17: School Council / Parent Association Meeting 10am)

November 23: School Conferences (evening)

November 24: No School for Students (School Conferences)