Message de la semaine - vendredi, le 15 novembre 2024
Items in this update:
- Grade 6 Vaccinations -Thursday Nov 21 (Morning)
- Parent -Teacher Conferences Nov 28 and 29th
- Used Book Fair Donations -Nov 28- 29
- Grade 2 choir on Monday, Nov 18
- Child and Youth Well-Being Family and Caregiver Sessions
- CGY Champs Launch Assembly (CONSENT FORM)
- Mayland Heights Cultural Showcase 6-8PM (Sign up required to reserve a table)
- Mayland Heights School Council (Facebook Group)
- Mayland Heights Instagram Page
- Subscribe to School Messages (Field Trips, Lifetouch Photos, Healthy Hunger,)
- Important Dates
Grade 6 Vaccinations -Thursday Nov 21 (Morning)
To all grade 6 parents; your child will be receiving their vaccines on Thursday, November 21 in the morning after attendance. Please make sure your child has had a good night’s sleep, a healthy breakfast and is wearing a short sleeved shirt to facilitate the vaccine. Families have already received the consent forms and returned these to the school nurse. Students without a consent will not be vaccinated. The nurses will be in touch with you if any documentation is needed.
Parent -Teacher Conferences Nov 28 and 29th
Parent-teacher conferences are an opportunity to engage in conversation about your child’s learning. Parents/guardians and teachers are able to connect face-to-face and communicate openly about student learning, especially with respect to areas of strength and areas of growth. They help build and sustain respectful relationships that allow both parties to share information and develop strategies to support student success.
Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024- 4:00PM to 7:30PM & Friday, Nov. 29, 2024 - 9:00AM to 12:00PM
How to Book a School Conference (Booking starts Monday, November 18th at 8AM)
- Log-in to MyCBE.
If you do not have an account, follow the Create a MyCBE Account instructions. - Click on the My School Conferences icon.
- Click on the time slot that is available and convenient for you. Ensure pop-up windows are allowed.
In the pop-up window, you will choose your child (you have the option to enter the student's name), the name of the parent / guardian is pre-filled, but can also be changed.
Grade 2 choir on Monday, Nov 18
Mrs. Hawkins, our Division 1 music teacher will be hosting a short four week choir for grade 2 students interested in singing. On Monday, November 18th students from grade 2 will be invited to “try it out” and see if this is a lunch time activity they would like to try. A permission form has also gone home with grade 2 students prior to Fall break.
Used Book Fair at Mayland Heights -Nov 28- 29
This year we will be hosting a Used Book Fair during Parent Teacher Interviews in November. We are looking to collect any used books in good condition to add to the sale. Books will be very reasonably priced so that all students can purchase a book to add to their home library. We are hoping to have books for all ages in our used sale, including cook books or comic books. Please send in your gently used book donations to the office until November 22. All proceeds of the sale will go to support the Outdoor Learning Space to be built in the spring of 2025.
Child and Youth Well-Being Family and Caregiver Sessions
The Calgary Board of Education invites all parents and guardians to join us in a pre-recorded and live online series focusing on child and youth well-being. These sessions will be hosted in partnership with experts from Alberta Health Services and Recovery Alberta and will explore topics such as Peer Pressure, Healthy Relationships, Mental Health for Highly Sensitive Teens, and navigating Parent-Teen relationships.
Suggestions from the Well-Being team are listed below:
Upcoming Live Sessions:
1| November 20 | 1:00-3:00pm | Can we Talk: Healthy Relationships | Diana Wark (She/Her), Parent Program Coordinator for Centre for Sexuality – Register Here
2| November 21 | 12:00-1:30pm | Building Resiliency in Today’s Youth | Andrea Halwas Larsen, PhD, CT, REACE – Register Here
3|November 28th | 10:00am-11:30am | Mental Health for Highly Sensitive Teens; Unique Struggles for those Emotional Feelers | Tracy Fields, MSW, RSW – Register Here
Pre-Recorded Sessions:
1| Adolescent Brain Development and Navigating Parent-Teen Relationships Erin Dawson Myers
Description: In this session we will discuss the adolescent brain, how to support healthy brain development, promoting resilience, and navigating the ways that your relationship with your teen will evolve as they slowly but surely become little adults.
2| Screen Time: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly | Dr. Caroline Buzanko
Description: The effects of screen time on the developing brain. The behavioural outcomes of too much screen time and how and when technology can be beneficial.
3| Understanding Autism & ADHD to Promote Long-Term Success Dr. Caroline Buzanko
Description: This session focuses on the complex nature of Autism and ADHD, as well as the associated strengths and challenges.
Mental Health Literacy Series (Pre-Recorded):
1| Focused and Engaged: Finding Balance through Self-Regulation Information Sheet Click Here
2| Sleeping Your Way to Better Mental Health | Information Sheet Click Here
3| Behavioural Challenges of School Aged Children | Information Sheet Click Here
CGY Champs Launch Assembly
Mayland Heights has been selected to host the CGY Champs Launch Assembly on November 20th! This event will feature two Calgary Flames players and special guests from the Stampeders and Hitmen! 🏒🏈 CGY Champs is powered by the Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation (CSEC) and Classroom Champions and proudly presented by Desjardins Insurance. It’s a dynamic program that teaches wellness skills through athlete-led lessons. We’re so excited to bring this to your students and school. Due to capacity constraints, we are unable to accommodate parents to the assembly. We will share photos on our Website and Instagram account with parents afterwards. In order to participate in the assembly, ALL students must complete the attached Consent Form as Media will be present. Consent Forms must be returned to the school by Tuesday, November 19th to the office. Any students who are not provided consent or do not return their form will sit at the back of the gym to avoid video and photos. Parents are free to give consent or not.
Mayland Heights Cultural Showcase 6-8PM (Sign up required to reserve a table)
We are celebrating a special Cultural Evening Showcase on Thursday, December 5th, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM to celebrate the many wonderful cultures our students come from at our school. We are inviting parents to sign up if they would like to share their culture with us. If you are interested in sharing your culture, we will have a table for you so you can set up a display and share information about your language, your country of origin, etc. and/or use it to serve foods, display objects, show a dance, etc. with our school community. Parents who sign up will have a designated table/space in our gym. We have limited room and space, so sign up quickly. Families of the same culture can also choose to pair up together to share. Please note that the school doors will open at 5:30 to help families set up their table/space. Thank you for sharing your culture with all of us! We are looking forward to learn more about your culture! Submissions are being accepted until December 1st, 2024. (Sign up required to reserve a table)
Mayland Heights School Council (Facebook Group)
Did you know that the School Council and MH FundraisingAssociation have a Facebook Group? Check it out. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1306002323231566/
Mayland Heights Instagram Page
Follow us on Instagram - École Mayland Heights Huskies
https://www.instagram.com/maylandheightshuskies/#
SUBSCRIBE to School Messages (Field Trips, Healthy Hunger, Parent classes, After School programs)
Due to Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation, parents and guardians need to subscribe online to receive some email and text messages on topics like student fees, picture days, field trip costs, yearbooks, fun lunches and more.
Subscribe online at www.cbe.ab.ca/subscribe
In addition, to receive any text messages from our school or the Calgary Board of Education, please opt in for texts. Use the cell phone on file with the school to text the word YES to the six-digit number 978338.
Important Dates
Nov 21 - Grade 6 vaccination -Round 1
Nov 20 - CGY Champs Launch Assembly for Students Only
Nov 28 - Parent-Teacher Conferences 4PM - 7:30PM
Nov 29 - Parent-Teacher Conferences 9AM - 12PM
Nov 28 & 29 - Scholastic Book Fair and Used Book Fair (during conferences)
Nov 29 - Non-Instructional Day
Dec 5 - Mayland Heights Cultural Showcase 6-8PM (Sign up required to reserve a table)
Dec 20- Last day of class before Winter Break
Jan. 6 - Return to School -Classes resume
Jan 27 - Report Card -Term 1
Jan 31 - Non-Instructional Day