Dear Midnapore Families,
At Midnapore school we are grateful for our amazing families, students, parents, and teachers. At this time, our entire staff would like to wish you an amazing long weekend and are hopeful you will be able to spend time with loved ones. Thank you for all that you do to make this an amazing place to learn and for the yummy Pumpkin Pie that was sent over today from our Council.
Lost and Found | Labelling Belongings
As our fall weather is constantly changing through various temperatures throughout the day, there has been an increase of items left outside, in our gymnasium and other areas of the school. Often students are unaware they have even lost these items. Families can help prevent the overflow of Lost and Found by labelling as many items as possible. Please consider labelling these more popular items: coats, snow pants, hoodies and sweatshirts, shoes, boots, backpack, water bottles and lunch kit. Thank you!
Picture Day
Please note we have adjusted our Photo Day for MIdnapore School. Pictures and photo day for Midnapore School will now be on October 17th & October 18. This change is to ensure Kindergarten students can participate in this important event.
Halloween Dance
We are excited to share that we will once again be hosting a school Halloween celebration at Midnapore School. This event will be supported by our Grade 6 students and will act as a fundraiser for their end of year camp trip. There are no expectations for cost but if parents would like to donate $2 to our Grade 6 students it will help them reach their goal. We will also be hosting a fun snack of Popcorn on this day so no need to send your child with any treats. Please log in to your Healthy Hunger account to purchase your child a fun snack.
We encourage students to wear a costume if they are comfortable but discourage families from picking a costume where a mask is required. Our activity in the afternoon requires movement and students should not have limited visibility. We also ask that students bring their costumes in a bag. We will give all the students time in the afternoon to dress up.
Healthy Hunger
For a complete list of our Healthy Hunger dates, please click on the link below
https://midnapore.cbe.ab.ca/lunchtime
Mandarin Team Update
This week, our Grade One Mandarin class became little scientists! We explored the wonders of scientific investigation, with students eagerly sharing and drawing things they’re curious about. Along the way, we learned how to stay safe and show respect during our science adventures.
We also took time to talk about the meaning of Thanksgiving, with students sharing the people and things they are grateful for. To celebrate, the class had fun creating their very own Turkey Buddy Pins—adding a creative twist to our week of learning and thankfulness!
这周，一年级中英双语班的小朋友们变身成了小小科学家！大家一起探索了科学探究的乐趣，分享并画出了自己好奇的事物。同时，我们也学习了如何在科学实验中保证自己和他人的安全，互相尊重。
我们还讨论了感恩节的意义，表达了对身边事物的感恩之情。为了庆祝节日，孩子们亲手制作了“火鸡伙伴”胸针，为这一周的学习增添了不少趣味和欢乐！
Grade 3-6 Choir (Practice Slides)
The Midnapore School choir members are doing a wonderful job learning 2 pieces for upcoming assemblies. If they would like to practice their songs between Thursday rehearsals, feel free to visit the following link:
Choir Practice Slides (Students can access the accompaniment audio by clicking on the audio icon on the first slide of each song – they have been fixed so the audio should now continue when slides change)
Fees
Please be aware that Fees (School Supply Fees etc) will be posted around the middle of this month.
Field Trip Fees
Please note that all field trip fees are due on or preferably before the field trip date.
Fee Waiver
If you are thinking of applying for a waiver that would waive your lunchroom / transportation/school supply fees, please apply now rather than wait. Fee collection normally starts in February for the school year. If you have a waiver then this will avoid any collection on your account. If you need assistance with this, please give us a call at the office. You can apply for this waiver on your MyCBE account under the heading of Fees
Lunch Supervision
Please register your child for lunch supervision. Every child must be registered for security and safety reasons. Please go to your MyCBE account and register there. Lunch sign-up includes supervision during the lunch hour for your child while they are eating inside and playing outside. The supervisors have first aid training and also clean the tables, chairs and floors to ensure good hygiene for your child’s wellbeing.
Demographic Verification Form
Is on your MyCBE account and we ask that you please fill this out so that we can keep your child’s information up to date at all times. Thank you.
Volunteering
Please go to your MyCBE account and get your police clearance done. Once you are cleared this is good for five years. This is in addition to the Annual Volunteer Form that is required by the CBE every year. Your Police clearance will take on average 2 to 6 weeks to complete.
Key Dates
October 7- 6:30pm School Council virtual meeting
October 14- No School- Thanksgiving
October 17, 18- Picture Day
October 23 - Extreme Pita Healthy Hunger
October 24 - Grade 2 Assembly- 10:30am
October 25 - No School- Professional Learning Day
October 31 - Halloween Dance
November 8 - No School- Professional Learning Day
November 11-13 - Fall Break- No School
November 14 - Classes Resume
November 25 - School Council Meeting
November 29 - Non-Instructional Day- No School
December 5 - Mucho Burrito Healthy Hunger
December 20 - Last day of classes
December 23-Jan 5 - Winter Break
January 6 - Classes Resume
January 20 - School Council Meeting
Thank you,
Midnapore Administration