No Energy Club
Please note that there is no energy club next week. Energy club will resume Monday, May 6.
School Council and Parent Literacy Night
We are excited for our upcoming School council meeting. On Monday, May 6 we will kick the evening
off with a presentation from our Administration team focusing on home reading strategies. Our Administration team is preparing a 45-minute presentation around our day-to-day literacy-based strategies that were using in the classroom and how you can continue this work over the summer. Please join us if you’re able! We will follow this meeting up with our regular hybrid model School council meeting.
- 5:30-6:15- Parent literacy presentation
- 6:30- School council meeting
Spirit Day
Please note that it is Jersey Day for all students and staff. If you have a favorite jersey or T-shirt that you would like to wear on Monday, we would love to see you in it.
Volunteer Appreciation
May 24 is our Annual Volunteer Tea! It will take place from 10:30-11:30 AM. We want to share how much we appreciate all of our community members who go out of their way to support our students and their learning here at Midnapore School. Volunteers should be receiving invitations home this week. Please RSVP by Friday, May 17 by emailing mdconrod@cbe.ab.ca
Movie Night
We are excited to share that on May 1 we will be hosting a school wide Movie night here at Midnapore
School. We will be sharing the movie “Babe.” This event will support our Grade 6 students who are attending camp at the end of May. The event will start at 5:30pm with doors opening at 5pm. We are requesting a $2 admission fee that will go directly to our Grade 6 camp fundraising. In addition, students will have the opportunity to purchase Kernels popcorn, which can be had during our movie. To purchase a bag of popcorn, please visit our healthy hunger website and make your order. Orders must be placed by this weekend.
Mandarin Program Update
Over the past two weeks, our kindergarten students in the Mandarin program have been exploring the
concept of 'belonging'. We've discussed the meanings of 'community' and 'belonging', as well as the various groups to which we may belong. For example, students shared ideas such as 'I belong in my family', 'I belong at Midnapore School', 'I belong in my swimming/dancing/soccer group', and 'I belong at my daycare/preschool.'
Additionally, we've delved into discussions about healthy eating. Students learned how foods can be categorized into groups such as fruits, vegetables, meats, dairy, grains, and sweets. They had fun in
"eating the Rainbow" activity, which encourages them to enjoy a colorful variety of fruits and vegetables. This helps them to understand the importance of a balanced diet for maintaining strength and good health.
In our Mandarin lessons, students are currently focusing on directions and locations. They have been
practicing expressing directions and locations in full sentences “……在哪里？……在上面/下面/左边/右边/前面/后面” with the 'assistance' of Pebble, Ms. Yang's cat. :) Students enjoyed working with Pebble.
在过去的两周里，中英双语项目幼儿园的学生学习了关于“归属感”的概念。我们讨论了“社区”和“归属”的含义，以及我们可能归属的各种群体。学生们也分享了他们的想法，比如：“我在我的家有归属感”，“我在学校有归属感”，“我在我的游泳/舞蹈/足球小组有归属感”，“我在托儿所/学前班里也有归属感”。
此外，我们还讨论了健康饮食的话题。学生们学会了将食物分类为水果、蔬菜、肉类、乳制品、谷物和甜食等不同类别。他们非常喜欢“吃彩虹”这个活动。这个活动鼓励学生们多多摄入各种颜色的水果和蔬菜，帮助他们理解均衡饮食的重要性。
在中文课上，学生们学习了关于方向/位置的词汇和句子——“……在哪里？……在上面/下面/左边/右边/前面/后面”。他们在杨老师的小猫Pebble的“帮助”下，练习用完整的句子来表达方向和位置。
Are your children attending Midnapore School next year?
As we are beginning to plan for the next school year, we would like to know if you are planning to remain at Midnapore School. Accurate enrolment data helps us to plan effectively.
We want to remind parents that our current grade 6 students will automatically be enrolled for grade 7 at their designated school for August 2024. Our Students in Grade 4 for the Mandarin Program will also
automatically be enrolled in our partner Panabaker school program. You do not need to do anything to register.
Please inform us as soon as possible if your child(ren) will NOT be attending Midnapore School in August 2024 by emailing Mrs. Stewart at chstewart@cbe.ab.ca
Please confirm the following information in your email:
Student Name(s)
Current Classroom(s)
New School
If you are transferring to a different CBE school, please complete the attached Student Transfer form and email Mrs. Stewart ASAP. If you are leaving the CBE school division, you do not need to complete the
Student Transfer form.
If your child(ren) is/are remaining at Midnapore School next year, you do not need to email Mrs. Stewart, Thank you.
Kindergarten Registrations – Please check you School Engage Account
Thank you to our kindergarten families who have already registered for the 2024-25 school year.
Early registration allows us to thoughtfully plan forward for staffing. If you have registered for kindergarten, please check your School Engage account to see if additional information is required for registration purposes. We will process registrations when we have received all required information and
documents.
Key Dates
April 29 Jersey Day
May Movie night at Midnapore School- 5:30 pm
May 6 School Council & Parent Literacy night
May 17 Welcome to Kindergarten (New Kindergarten Families)
May 24 Volunteer Tea-10:30 am-11:30 am
June 14 Tentative Sports Day
Thank you,
Greg and Meagan