MidSun School

Week of September 7-11, 2026

Monday, September 7 

• Labour Day – School Closed

Tuesday, September 8 - Day 4

• Classes Resume
• Cross Country Practice 4:00 - 4:30 pm - Return Permission Forms  
• Boys Soccer Tryouts - 3:50-5:00 pm
• Sr. Boys B-ball Tryouts - 7:45 am
• Sr. Girls B-ball Tryouts - 3:50-5:00 pm

Wednesday September 9 - Day 5

• Boys Soccer Tryouts - 3:50-5:00 pm
• Sr. Boys B-ball Tryouts - 7:45 am
• Sr. Girls B-ball Tryouts - 3:50-5:00 am
• Girls Soccer Practice - 7:45a m

Thursday, September 10 – Day 6

•  School Picture Day 
• Boys Soccer Tryouts - 7:45 am -9:00 am
• Sr. Girls B-ball Tryouts - 7:45 am
• Sr. Boys B-ball Tryouts -  3:50-5:00 am
• Girls Soccer 3:50-5:00
• Cross Country Meet 

Friday, September 11 - Day B

• A great day of learning 

Upcoming Events 

September 7 – Labour Day – No School

• September 10 – Picture Day
• September 12 – Grade 7 Beginner Band Workshop – MidSun School (Saturday)
• September 22 – School Council Meeting and AGM at 6:00 pm Learning Commons
• September 23 – Healthy Hunger – Subway
• September 25 – Non-Instructional Day – No School for Students
• September 30 – National Day for Truth & Reconciliation – School Closed 

From Administration

 We had a great first week with students at MidSun School! It has been wonderful to welcome everyone back and see students reconnecting with friends, meeting their teachers, and settling back into the routines of school. Thank you to our students, staff and families for helping us start the year on such a positive note.

As we move further into September, a reminder for students to dress for the weather each day. Calgary mornings can be cool, while afternoons can warm up quickly, and students will continue to spend time outdoors during breaks and activities.

Looking Ahead: September 7–11

There is no school on Monday, September 7 for Labour Day, and classes resume on Tuesday. It will be a busy four-day week at MidSun with soccer and senior basketball tryouts, Cross Country practices and our first Cross Country meet. School Picture Day is Thursday, September 10, so students should come ready for their school photos. We will wrap up the week on Friday with another great day of learning before heading into the weekend.

We hope all of our MidSun families enjoy the long weekend, and we look forward to welcoming students back on Tuesday!

MidSun First Week Highlights

Our MidSun students and staff had a fantastic first week back!

• Student entry doors open at 9:00 am. This is also when supervision begins. If your child needs to arrive earlier, please make alternate arrangements, particularly as colder weather approaches.
• Thank you to our Grade 7 families who joined us for the Welcome to Junior High Orientation on the first day of school. 
• This week, all Grade 7, 8, and 9 students also attended a school-wide assembly reviewing our expectations and MidSun protocols to help set a strong foundation for the year.

MidSun Fun Lunch

Mark your calendars; here are this year's Fun Lunch dates.  Please watch for more information in the coming weeks on how to order through Healthy Hunger.  

Last year, we raised $ 7,500 to support our school; let's make this year even better!

Wednesdays are dates for Healthy Hunger/Fun Lunch

MidSun School Council – We Need You!

 Our Next School Council Meeting and Annual General Meeting is on Tuesday, September 22 at 6:00 pm. Our meeting will be held in our Learning Commons - doors open at 5:45 pm. 

All parents are welcome to attend our monthly meetings. This is a wonderful opportunity to collaborate with teachers, administrators, and other parents to make a positive impact on the education and experience of our students.

Please see a copy of the minutes from our 2025-26 meetings HERE for your review. 

• Annual General Meeting
  Tuesday, September 22
  6:00 p.m.
  MidSun Learning Commons

Our School Council is an important way for parents and guardians to be involved in the MidSun community, share their perspectives, and support our students and school.

At our Annual General Meeting on September 22, elections will be held for this year’s School Council. We are looking for parents and guardians who are interested in volunteering their time and getting involved.

Open Positions:

• Chair
• Vice Chair
• Treasurer
• Secretary

You do not need previous School Council experience — just an interest in contributing to our MidSun community!

If you would like more information or would like to put your name forward for election, please email chkushniruk@cbe.ab.ca 

We hope to see you on September 22. School Council meeting to follow AGM

Yearbook Update

If you purchased a MidSun Yearbook, distribution will take place in the coming weeks. Copies for our former Grade 9 students will be delivered directly to Centennial High School. We can’t wait for you to enjoy the memories and highlights captured from last year!

Online Forms! Deadline to Complete is September 14 

Please remember to read the Welcome Package of information that was sent home on the first day of school. Forms need to be signed and returned to your child’s homeroom teacher as soon as possible. To subscribe to receive commercial messages, go to www.cbe.ab.ca/subscribe to enter your email address and click subscribe. Use your primary email address on file at your school.

Some of our school forms are now completed online through your MyCBE account.

Each year, schools have a variety of forms that parents / legal guardians / independent students are required to complete or review and update, some of which are paper and others online.
If you have already completed your annual forms, you can disregard this email.

In CBE, the forms in an online format (SchoolEngage) are:

• Demographic Verification - 2026-27 – This required form is an Alberta Education and Childcare requirement as proof of Registration for funding purposes and includes your child’s personal information as well as parent / legal guardian contact information. 

• Citizenship Information Update - 2026-27 – This form becomes available and is required to complete if you change your child’s citizenship information on the Demographic Verification form.

• Annual Authorization - 2026-27 – Combines the following forms:

• School District Use of Personal Information - explains how CBE uses personal information in providing education services.
• Consent for CBE Use of Student Information – provides an option to grant / not grant consent for additional use of student information by school/district and third parties.
• Consent for Use of Student Information by News Media and Outside Groups (Third Party) - provides an option to grant / not grant consent for additional use of student information by outside groups and third parties
• Consent for Student Participation in Annual CBE Surveys – these surveys support school and system planning and help improve programs and supports offered to students
• Parental Opt-In for Notifiable curriculum for students in grades 3 to 9 – written consent of parents prior to providing instructions or materials that deal primarily and explicitly with human sexuality, gender identity or sexual orientation. Students are unable to participate in this portion of the curriculum unless consent is granted.

SchoolEngage is one of the applications found in your MyCBE account. This is the same account used to pay fees, view academic information, book school conferences, register to volunteer etc.

If you do not have a MyCBE account, click Create a MyCBE Account on the MyCBE page. For online help, refer to MyCBE - Creating an Account (includes instructions and a video).

To complete these forms:

1. sign in to your MyCBE account

2. click on the SchoolEngage icon

3. select the form

4. complete or review and update the form

5. click on Submit to send the form electronically to the school

6. repeat steps 3-5 for each form

Please submit the Demographic Verification and Annual Authorization forms in SchoolEngage for your child by Monday, Sep. 14.  These forms are mandatory every year for Alberta Education and Childcare to confirm student funding.

If you have any questions, please contact our main office. We thank you for completing the Demographic Verification and Annual Authorization forms for the 2026-27 school year. 

Subscribe to School Messages

To ensure you receive important emails from your child’s school and the CBE, you must subscribe to the service. If your contact information has changed, you need to update your information with your child’s school and subscribe to your new email and phone number.

https://www.cbe.ab.ca/school-news-and-messages 

Helpful Reminders 

• Printable versions of our School Calendar and Day Rotation can be found on our school website - https://midsun.cbe.ab.ca/calendar 
• Does your child require an Epipen? For students who require access to medical supplies at school (i.e. epipen), please submit a Student Health Plan​ as soon as possible to midsun@cbe.ab.ca - Forms are available here - https://www.cbe.ab.ca/health-and-wellness-in-school

Reminders From Our Main Office 

• 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. 
• Home for lunch? 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.
• Staying for Lunch? Delivery Food Orders for students such as “Skip the Dishes, Door Dash, etc.” are not permitted at MidSun. Please do not send these orders to the school. Our main office will not accept delivery.
• Please note that students need to provide their own utensils at lunch.

Athletic Team Games and Practices
To access the most current dates and times for all athletic team games and practices, click on this link:  https://midsun.cbe.ab.ca/athletics

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 one 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.

Neighborhood Courtesy
A reminder to all parents to be courteous with regards to our community neighbours. Please be mindful of driveways, cul-de-sacs, sidewalks and congestion during our busy times. Bylaw officers regularly patrol the area and complaints will be directed to their office by community members.
 

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 Programs:

OPEN HERE for more information

September 16 -  1:00-3:00pm Executive Functioning Essentials for Parents

• September 17 -  Noon-1:30 pm: Navigating Technology with our Youth
• September 22 – 6:30-8:00 pm: 2SLGBTQI+ What do Parents and Professionals Really  Need to Know and Do?
• September 23 – 6:30-8:00 pm: Teens & Gambling: What Adults Need to Know
• September 24 – 6:30-8:00 pm: The Thinking Brain: Building Executive Function, Self-Regulation & Independence
• September 28 – Noon-1:00 pm: Autism: From Awareness to Understanding
• September 29 – 10:30 am-Noon: Awareness and Action: Recognizing and Responding to Child Abuse Disclosures

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