This week’s schedule is: Day: 2,3,4,5, A 

Friday is a Day A 

Upcoming Dates to Remember  

Sept 29: Healthy Hunger Order Deadline  

Sept 29: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – School is closed  

Oct 2: Backpacking Gear Check meeting 6pm Learning Commons 

Oct 4: Healthy Hunger 

Oct 4-6: Gr 9 Backpacking to Forks 

Oct 9: Thanksgiving – School is closed 

Oct 11: Gr 8 Hike to Chester Lake

Oct 13: Healthy Hunger Order Deadline 

Oct 20: Non-Instruction Day – No school for students 

Oct 24: MidSun School Council meeting - Learning Commons 7:00pm 

Oct 26-27: MidSun Casino Fundraiser 

Oct 27: Health Hunger Order Deadline

DRAMA CLUB 

Drama Club is starting in October! Love to act and play fun drama games? Join us in the Drama room at lunch on Day 1s for Drama Club. Students will eat their lunches and participate in drama games and activities. Our first day will be Oct. 12 at lunch, see you there!

ENVOE 9 

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

ENVOE 8 

October 3 – Grade 8 Hiking paperwork due. 

October 11 – Grade 8 Hiking trip to Chester Lake and Elephant Rocks.   

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  

Please note the following for all games played at MidSun School. 

MidSun Students: ·  

MidSun students will be able to view the first home game (4:30pm start) without parent/guardian supervision.  Students are to remain in the main gym watching the game. 

·  Once the first game is complete, school administration will help all MidSun students without a parent/guardian leave the building. 

·   MidSun students will need to be directly supervised by a parent/guardian if they would like to stay and/or return at any point after the first game is complete. 

·   MidSun students are expected to be in the main gym watching the game(s) and supporting all players/coaches/referees/parents/guardians in a positive manner.  Any student who is not meeting the CBE Student Code of Conduct will be escorted out of the gym and school and may lose future viewing privileges. 

Students From Other Schools:

·    Will not be admitted into the school, for any game(s), unless accompanied by a parent/guardian who stays for the duration of the time the student is in the building. 

·    Once teams from other schools have completed their games for the evening, all players must exit the building, unless accompanied by a parent/guardian who stays for the duration of the time the student is in the building. 

·    Student athletes who arrive before their coaches will be asked to wait in the Atrium until their coach arrives. 

  All Parents and Guardians:

·    All parents/guardians are welcome to attend all games at MidSun. 

·    Parents/guardians who bring family members under the age of 18 are expected to supervise their child(ren) in the main gym. 

·    All parents/guardians are expected to cheer/support all payers/coaches/referees/parents/guardians in a positive manner. 

·    If parents/guardians are engaging in any inappropriate behaviour directed towards players/coaches/referees/other parents/guardians/school staff or school administration, the game will be paused and the parent/guardian will be asked to stop. If the inappropriate behaviour continues, the game will be stopped again and will not re-start until the parent/guardian leaves the gym and school property. If removed, the parent/guardian may lose future viewing privileges at MidSun. 

Our main goal is to provide a safe and fun opportunity for students. 

·    The players are kids 

·    The coaches are volunteers 

·    The referees are human

Healthy Hunger - Fun Lunches Are Back!  

These are the dates for Fun Lunches:  

October 4 – Subway                            

October 18 – Boston Pizza 

November 8 – Opa!                             

November 17 – Kernels Popcorn 

December 6 – Subway                        

December 20 - Edo Japan 

January 10 – Little Caesars Pizza       

January 24 - TacoTime

February 7 – Subway                           

February 21 – Boston Pizza  

March 6 – Extreme Pita                        

April 3 – Subway 

April 17 – Edo Japan                            

May 1 – Little Caesars Pizza 

May 15 – Mucho Burrito                       

May 16 – Kernels Popcorn

May 29 – Opa!                                     

June 12 - Subway

MESSAGE FROM MIDSUN SCHOOL COUNCIL & MSEES 

Hello MidSun School Parents and Guardians! We hope you find the below information helpful. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at MidSunSchoolCouncil@gmail.com.    

Volunteers Needed - MidSun Casino Fundraiser, October 26 & 27, 2023  Our Casino nights are just around the corner! Please consider volunteering some of your time to help us secure these dates. If we don't have enough volunteers, we will be disqualified from this event. This fundraiser typically results in funds over $65,000 for the school. These funds are used for technology and equipment that benefit our whole school. Previous Casino funds paid for our C&C machine, new science equipment, athletic equipment, musical instruments, and more. This is one volunteer role you don't need a police clearance for and we encourage you to sign up with a friend! To sign up or learn more, please email Kristine at MidSunSchoolCouncil@gmail.com OR click on this link: MidSun School Casino Fundraiser 2023 Volunteer Sign Up 

Save the Dates!

·    Tuesday, October 24 - School Council Meeting 

·    Tuesday, November 28 - School Council Meeting

·    Thursday, November 30 - Social Networking Safety Parent Session with  Paul Davis 

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 

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  

Oct 4 @ 10:00am – Mental Health for Highly Sensitive teens 

Oct 4 @ 6:30pm – Understanding Influences: Family Conflict & the Developing Brain

Oct 11 @ 6:30pm – Teens in Trouble with the Law: What You Need to Know Oct 16 @ 6:30pm – Avoiding Power Struggles

Oct 17 @ Noon – Navigating Technology with our Youth 

Oct 18 @ 6:30pm – Cyber Safety Oct 23 @ 6:30pm – Sibling Rivalry: We all want harmony and to reduce rivalry between our children 

Oct 24 @ 10:00am – Adolescent Brain Development and Navigating Parent-Teen Relationships 

Oct 25 @ 6:30pm – Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams-Internet Child Exploitation in Alberta 

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