This week’s schedule is: Day: 1,2,3,4,X

Friday is a Non-Instructional Day

Upcoming Dates to Remember

Sept 20: Backpacking Information Night 6pm at MidSun Learning Commons
Sept 21: Meet the Teacher Night 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Sept 21: Hiking Trip Forms Due
Sept 22: Non-instructional Day – no school for students
Sept 26: School Council AGM 7:00pm in the Learning Commons
Sept 27: Terry Fox Run
Sept 28: Orange Shirt Day
Sept 28: Gr. 9 Hiking trip to Moose Mountain
Sept 29: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – School is closed 

From The Office

Reminder to complete Online Forms
Some of our school forms are now completed online through your MyCBE account. Please log in and complete these forms as soon as possible:
-Demographic Verification
-School District Use of Personal Information
-Consent for CBE Use of Student Information by News Media and Outside Groups (third party) 
Printable versions of our School Calendar and Day Rotation can be found on our school website

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. 

MidSun School is a closed campus and students are not permitted to leave the school grounds without parent consent. If your child lives close enough to the school to go home for lunch please email midsun@cbe.ab.ca that your child will be leaving daily for lunch. Students must check out at the office when they leave. Lunch is 12:14 pm-12:46 pm

Physical Education
Students will all be participating in outdoor units till mid October.   Please make sure your student has lace up running shoes that have good support, a water bottle, and weather appropriate clothing. 

Athletics!!
All tryouts, practices and games are updated on our school website.  Go to MidSun School, click the EXTRACURRICULAR tab, then the ATHLETICS tab.  We are looking forward to a successful athletic season this year.  

MidSun clothing
If your family ordered MidSun clothing we are still waiting on the delivery.  We will pass them out as soon as they come in.  If you missed out on ordering some MidSun gear, we will be opening another on-line store in November.  We will keep you posted!

ENVOE 9
September 20 – Backpacking Information Night 6pm at MidSun Learning Commons

All the important information for the backpacking trip, questions parents might have, as well as the timelines for paperwork will be covered.  Students that are interested in going must complete the online application in the ENVOE 9 Google Classroom.  It is also required that students attend the Moose Mountain Hike on September 28 to be eligible for the backpacking trip.  If you have any questions, please email Mr. Slaughter sjslaughter@cbe.ab.ca

September 21 – Hiking Trip Forms Due

September 28 – Gr. 9 Hiking trip to Moose Mountain. 
Paperwork is due on September 21.  Students wanting to go backpacking must be on the hiking trip.  If you do not want to go backpacking, you can still come on the hike!  Paperwork was made available on the September 14 and is also on Google Classroom.

September 28 – Parents will be informed if their student is on the backpacking trip through email.  This may happen sooner if there are lower numbers than anticipated. And forms will be due on Monday October 1.

October 1 – Backpacking Forms Due
October 2 – Backpacking Gear Check – 6pm at MidSun Learning Commons
October 4-6 – ENVOE 9 Backpacking Trip to The Forks Backcountry Campground.

Parking and Bus Loop
As you are getting into your new routine for picking up and dropping off your students at school please remain mindful of traffic signs, speed limits and the many students walking to school. Sharing our space with Fish Creek School means there are twice the parents and students trying to safely navigate parking lots and streets. Reminder: The pull through lane is for our small yellow buses, and Southbound Sunmills Drive and Eastbound Suncastle Drive are bus zones for our big yellow buses so please arrange to meet your students on one of the other side streets around our school. For the safety of our students, parents are asked to use on of the other side streets around our school. We thank you for your cooperation and help to ensure the front of our school is safe for all. 

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, grief and loss, brain science, addiction, birth control and sexuality, domestic violence. 

Upcoming Events  
Sept 18 @ 6:30 pm: Parent-Child Attachment Foundations: Strategies for Building & Maintaining a Healthy Attachment with Your Child
Sept 19 at 6:30 pm: Stress, Stigma and Safety for Caregivers 
Sept 20 at 12:00 pm: Stress Management 
Sept 20 at 6:00 pm: Target Dyslexia  Sept 26 at noon: Juno House presents: Healthy Brains = Healthy Children

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 
Find a Psychologist (Psychologists Association of Alberta): 1-888-424-0297