This week’s schedule is: 4,5,6,7,A
Friday is a day “A”
Upcoming Dates to Remember:
April 26: Healthy Hunger Order Deadline – Little Caesars Pizza
April 29: Drama Play “Wrap Up Party” 4:00pm-5:00pm Drama Room
May 1: Healthy Hunger - Little Caesars Pizza
May 1: Gr.8 & 9 Envoe Climbing Trip - Rocky Mt. Climbing Centre
May 7: Gr.8 Student & Parent Information Night-Hiking & Backpacking 6:00pm Learning Commons
May 6-8: Gr.8 Band Trip to Banff
May 8: Gr.9 Student & Parent Information Night-Hiking & Backpacking 6:00pm Learning Commons
May 10: Healthy Hunger Order Deadline – Mucho Burrito; Kernels Popcorn
May 13: Gr.9 PAT Exam - ELA Part A
May 14-16: Gr.9 Band Trip to Banff
May 15: Healthy Hunger - Mucho Burrito
May 16: Healthy Hunger - Kernels Popcorn
May 17: Non-Instructional Day – No School for Students
May 20: Victoria Day – School Closed
May 24: Healthy Hunger Order Deadline – Opa!
May 24: Yearbook Order Deadline!
May 28: Gr.9 Hike All Day – Prairie Mt.
May 28: School Council Meeting 6:00pm Learning Commons
May 29: Healthy Hunger – Opa!
FROM THE OFFICE
2023-2024 Yearbook – Order Deadline is May 24!
Order Yearbooks on your student’s PowerSchool account. You will need to add this $30 yearbook fee from the Goods and Services tab. Yearbooks will be delivered in September, but must be ordered by May 24. Purchase a yearbook to invest in this amazing memory for the future!
Moving Soon?
If you know you are moving out of the MidSun School boundary, we would appreciate if you call or email the school to inform us that your child(ren) will not be attending next year. This helps us prepare for the upcoming school year.
Absent or Leaving Early?
Please email midsun@cbe.ab.ca to let us know if your child will be away, late, or needs to leave early for any reason. For absences greater than 3 days, an Extended Absence Form needs to be completed and sent to our office. This does not apply to absences due to illness. See more on our Attendance page.
What Happens on Fridays?
Fridays are regular, mandatory school days at MidSun and all CBE Schools. Our Fridays work on a rotating schedule so all students attends their core classes and one of their PE or complementary courses. Every other week we have one period dedicated to wellness and wellbeing. As the week draws to a close, there is a natural inclination to conclude units of study. Fridays are often the days where teachers administer summative assessments or directly oversee assignment completion. In many ways, Fridays can be the most significant day of the week in respect to student achievement.
SPIRIT WEEK - APRIL 29-MAY 3
Monday - Multiplicity Day.
Find a group of people - and get points for all dressing alike.
At lunch in the gym: We will have “Minute to Win It” challenges for the people who sign up. This will be a house challenge and you will be competing with members of your house to have some fun!
Tuesday – One Color Day
To earn house points, you need to dress all in one color! 5 points per person that can show that they have chosen to wear clothing that is all the same color.
At lunch in the gym: Your house members will compete in a game called “Back Art”.
Wednesday - Wacky Wednesday!
Just as crazy as it sounds…dress as if you are going against all the rules of fashion!
At lunch in the gym: There will be a “Memory Building Competition”.
Thursday - Throwback Thursday!
Dress in 80’s / 90’s or early 2000’s clothing!
At lunch in the gym: In honor of our long time tradition of having a staff vs student hockey game - we will be having a staff vs student floor hockey game! There will be a “Puck Toss” happening at the end of the game, so bring a loonie, buy a puck - and whoever can toss their puck and have it land closest to the center of the gym will win the raffle (some food and fun prizes to be won).
Friday - Jersey Day!
Show your support for your favorite team!
MIDSUN FUNDRAISERS
Cob's Bread
Did you know that if you mention Midsun school when you shop at Cob's Bread in Shawnessy, a portion of the proceeds comes back to our school? It's a tasty (and easy) way to raise money for our school!
ENVOE
VOLUNTEERS
Thank you to the parents that volunteered for the upcoming Gr. 8 ENVOE hiking and backpacking trips!
Mr. Slaughter could potentially use one more volunteer, for the Gr.9 Backpacking trip, (female would be ideal, but does not matter). Email sjslaughter@cbe.ab.ca if you have backpacking experience, your own gear, and a desire to camp with up to 24 adolescents.
Important Upcoming Envoe Dates:
May 1: Gr.8 & 9 Rocky Mt. Climbing Centre Field Trip (Combined grades as April 25 was cancelled)
May 7: Gr.8 Student and Parent Info Night– Hiking and Backpacking - 6pm Learning Commons
May 8: Gr.9 Student and Parent Info Night – Hiking and Backpacking – 6pm Learning Commons
May 28: Gr.9 Hike to Prairie Mt.
June 4: Gr.8 Hike to Powderface Ridge
June 19-21: Gr.8 Backpacking Trip to Tombstone
June 25-27: Gr.9 Backpacking Trip to Lillian Lake
CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES
Battle of the Bands Next meeting is at lunch on Tuesday, April 30 in the Band Room.
Skateboard Building Club The boards are in, the glue is purchased, demo day was April 23.
Meetings are after school on April 29, 30, May 1, May 2 to get as many boards together as possible. Listen to announcements for any changes.
Learning Commons Do you have overdue books? Please check at home, locker or backpack to find those books that have been forgotten.
Books not returned before the end of the school year will have the full cost of the book added to the student’s PowerSchool Account.
Overdue lists were sent out to teachers on April 23.
Thanks for your help.
Drama
April 29 – Alice In Wonderland “Wrap Up Party” 4:00pm-5:00pm in the Drama Room
Culinary Club – Dates for May are Cancelled
Grade 7
May 7 - Cancelled
Grades 8/9
May 9 - Cancelled
Please ensure you have made payment for all remaining Culinary Clubs.
If you have any questions please email Mrs. Slaughter at dlslaughter@cbe.ab.ca
Jazz Band Rehearsals
Jazz 1 Wednesdays 8:00am - 9:00am
Jazz 2 Thursdays 8:00am - 9:00am
GSA
We will meet every day 3 at lunch in the Drama room. All are welcome!
What is a GSA?
Gay Straight Alliances / Genders & Sexualities Alliances, or GSAs for short, are student-run organizations that unite LGBTQIA2+ and allied youth to build community and organize issues impacting them in their schools and communities. GSAs have evolved beyond their traditional role to serve as safe spaces for LGBTQIA2+ youth in middle and high schools and have emerged as vehicles for deep social change related to racial, gender, and educational justice.
A growing body of research confirms that the presence of a GSA has a positive and lasting effect on student health, wellness, and academic performance. It can also protect students from harassment
based on sexual orientation or gender identity and improve school climates for all students in the long term.
Parents / Guardians
Transportation
Yellow school bus service may be impacted by last-minute staffing challenges due to illness/weather. Families should have back-up plans in place if transportation is unavailable.
If your child’s bus is delayed, please check the CBE transportation website: https://cbe.ab.ca/schools/busing-and-transportation/Pages/default.aspx OR MyBusStop App for more information. The MidSun school code is: CBEMIKZSDO
This could also impact families using Calgary Transit.
Healthy Hunger - Fun Lunches
To order your child a lunch please click this link: https://healthyhunger.ca/
All orders close 5 days before the lunch event.
If you have never created an account you will need to register a new account. If you have previously ordered from Health Hunger (from any school) you can just log in. From your account, you will have to register your student at MidSun using their homeroom and teacher. For example: 071/Hanson. Please ensure you have the correct homeroom number as this is how lunches will be distributed. All proceeds made from these Fun Lunches goes directly back to the school to enhance your child's education. Thank you for your support!
May 1 – Little Caesars Pizza
May 15 – Mucho Burrito
May 16 – Kernels Popcorn
May 29 – Opa!
June 12 – Subway
Alberta Health Service
Visit the AHS Community Education Service website to register for their free community programs. Topics include managing stress, bullying, peer-pressure, managing anxiety, brief and loss, brain science, addiction, birth control and sexuality, domestic violence.
Upcoming Events:
Other Resources
Distress Centre: 403-266-4357
Health Link Alberta: 811
Addiction Services Helpline: 1-866-332-2322
Mental Health Helpline: 1-877-303-2642
Family Violence Info Line: 310-1818
Canadian Mental Health Association Alberta Division: 780-482-6576
Suicide Information and Education Services: 403-342-4966
Suicide Crisis Line – Dial 988
Find a Psychologist (Psychologists Association of Alberta): 1-888-424-0297