This week’s schedule is: 1,2,3,4, B
Friday is a day “B”
Upcoming Dates to Remember:
May 6-8: Gr.8 Band Trip to Banff
May 7: Gr.8 Student & Parent Information Night - Hiking & Backpacking 6:00pm Learning Commons
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 to Prairie Mt.
May 28: School Council Meeting 6:00pm Learning Commons
May 29: Healthy Hunger – Opa!
FROM THE OFFICE
Math 15 Online – May 8 is Deadline to contact Teachers
Does your student need a bit more math this summer to boost their confidence before taking Grade 10 math? The CBE has a solution for you. Students can take Math 15 online in July through the D2L platform. Math 15 is a useful course to review Math 9 content in preparation for grade 10 math, it does not teach grade 10 math concepts. It is also a three-credit course that will show up on the student’s high school transcript. Please contact your child’s math teacher by Wednesday, May 8 if you are interested in having your student take this course this summer. Due to high interest across the CBE, there is no guarantee that your child will be accepted into the course. Confirmation of enrollment will be sent to parents, from CBeLearn, between June 3-7.
Mr. Rae – 9-1, 9-2, 9-3 (kprae@cbe.ab.ca)
Mr. Stone – 9-4, 9-5, 9-6 (iwstone@cbe.ab.ca)
Ms. Inkster – 9-7 (sdinkster@cbe.ab.ca)
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. If you are having difficulties please contact the office for assistance. 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 your student is moving out of the MidSun School boundary, please you call the school or email midsun@cbe.ab.ca 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.
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
Important Upcoming Envoe Dates:
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 - Meeting Monday and Wednesday at lunch in the Band Room.
Skateboard Building Club - Meetings will be Tuesdays and Thursdays after school through most of May. The boards are coming along nicely and could be ready to go by the end of May!
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.
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
Grade 8 band trip to Banff May 6-8
Jazz 1 is moved to Thursday May 9 at 8:00am
Jazz 2 is moved to Friday May 10 at 8:00am
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 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:
May 1 @ 1:00pm Managing Transitions
May 9 @ 12:00pm Building Resiliency in Today’s Youth
May 14 @ 6:00pm Video Gaming & Youth
May 15 @ 6:30pm A Team Approach to Supporting Children with Neurodevelopmental Conditions in the Classroom
May 21 @ 12:00pm Navigating Emotional Storms
May 22 @ 6:30pm Help! My Child is Struggling
May 24 @ 2:00pm Executive Functioning Essentials for Parents
May 27 @ 6:30pm Practical Parenting Pointers for Supporting Children with Developmental Disabilities
May 30 @ 10:00am D-Stress
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