This week’s schedule is: Day: 3,4,5,6,B

Friday is an “B” Day

Upcoming Dates to Remember

Oct 30: IPP Signature pages due bring to homeroom teachers

Nov 1: Picture Re-Takes

Nov 2: Band Parent Meeting for Band Trips 7:00pm in the gym

Nov 3: Healthy Hunger Order Deadline – Opa!

Nov 3: Gr 9 Envoe Climbing Trip 

Nov 8: Healthy Hunger Opa!

Nov 9: Non-Instructional Day – no school for students

Nov 10-14: Fall Break School closed 

Grade 7 – New Term Options

Term 1 options will be ending and changing to Term 2 options on Wednesday, November 1. New timetables distributed on Monday, October 30.

2023-2024 Yearbook – ORDER NOW!  

Yearbooks are available to order through your student’s PowerSchool account. You will need to add this $30 yearbook fee from the goods and services tab. Purchase a yearbook to invest in this amazing memory for the future.

 

Transportation

Yellow school bus service may be impacted by last-minute staffing challenges due to illness/weather. 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. Families should have back-up plans in place if transportation is unavailable.

Athletics

The soccer season is now complete, both the boys and girls' team had a great season. The wind-up party will be on November 8^th from 3:50-5:15 indoors.  

 

If your student played on the soccer and/or basketball team, please make take a look on myCBE and ensure the athletic fees have been paid.  Thank you very much for all the support from families so far in this 2023-2024 school year.  We appreciate all you do for your student and the athletics program at MidSun!   

Band 

The band parent meeting for this year’s trips for all grades is Thursday November 2^nd 7:00pm at MidSun.  Only one parent/guardian is required to attend, and students do not need to attend.

Jazz Band Rehearsals

Jazz 1  Wednesdays    8:00am - 9:00am

Jazz 2 Thursdays         8:00am - 9:00am

Art

Students in Mr. Wilson's Art class are looking for fabric donations. These beautiful fabrics could be used in quilting, fashion, and weaving in art class.

Jacket Racket

The Jacket Racket campaign will once again run from October 13 - November 8. We kindly ask that donations that are collected be clean and in good condition. These donations will be collected here at MidSun and then distributed to schools where there is a need.

We will accept:   

Winter jackets

Snow pants  

Hats               

Mittens

Please - do NOT send boots or footwear of any kind. The Jacket Racket group does not accept them.

Drama Club

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. See you there!

GSA

MidSun's Gay-Straight Alliance will be starting up Oct. 30^th. 

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 around 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. 

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!

November 8 – Opa!

November 17 – Kernels Popcorn

November 22 – Papa John’s Pizza

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

March 20 – Papa John’s Pizza

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.  

Save the Dates!

·    Tuesday, November 28 - School Council Meeting

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

Parents / 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. 

Nov 16 6:30pm - 8:00pm Understanding Vaping

Jan 18 6:30pm -  8:00pm Teen Brain Development

March 14 6:30pm - 8:00pm Mental Health & Anxiety Grades 7-12

April 11 6:30pm –  8:00pm Healthy Sexual Development

From The Office  Bike Racks

Please remember to lock up your bike at school. There are lots of bike being left unlocked and we want to make sure they are safe and secure.

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.  

Lunch is 12:14 pm-12:46 pm

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. 

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 

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

Nov 6 @ 11:30am The Head, Heart and Hands: Climate Grief into Climate Action 

Nov 7 @ 10:30am  Parenting Styles

Nov 7 @ 6:30 pm  A Pocket Guide to Supporting Young Adults with Mental Health Concerns

Nov 16 @ 12:00 noon Building Resiliency in Today’s Youth 

Nov 20 @ 12:00 noon Online Safety

Nov 20 @ 6:30pm  Stress, Stigma and Safety for Caregivers

Nov 27 @ 6:00pm  The Impact of Trauma 

Nov 29 @ 1:00pm  The Importance of building Secure Attachments with your Child 

Nov 30 @ 6:30pm  Teens in Trouble With the Law: What You Need to Know 

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