Message de la semaine - vendredi, le 6 octobre 2023

Items in this update:

• Think Fast Comedy Workshops for students
• School Assembly- Friday, October 13th
• OurSCHOOL Student Survey Administration
• School Council and Parent Society -Update
• Visitor in our School
• Reporting Absences and Student Illness
• Lunch Supervision Registration
• Subscribe to Commercial Messages
• Important Dates 

Think Fast Comedy Workshops for students

Next week, we are pleased to welcome Mat Mailandt, founder of ThinkFast Comedy. All students from Grade 1 to 6 in French and English will have an opportunity to work on their communication skills, teamwork and problem solving techniques in a fun and safe environment. Think Fast Comedy uses comedy and youth as the perfect combination to learn valuable life skills through the tenants of improv, sketch and stand-up comedy.  Be sure to speak with your child about the workshops they will be participating in all week long.

School Assembly- Friday, October 13th at 11:15am

We will be having our school wide assembly for this month on Friday, Oct 13th. Each month, we have a group of classes that will be leading the assembly and this month Ms. Brandy (grade ¾) and Mme Ashleigh (Gr 2 French) will be leading our school assembly.  Parents of these two classes are invited to join us if they wish.  

OurSCHOOL Student Survey Administration

Mayland Heights School will be participating in an online school perception survey for students called the OurSCHOOL Student Survey. This anonymous survey is completely voluntary for all CBE students.  Please find the details of the survey implementation below.  

CBE’s Education Plan prioritizes student voice and well-being in our decision-making processes.  Responses from this survey are used at the system and school level to recognize and improve what is necessary for students to feel safe, welcome, and cared for when at school.

 Grades 4-6 students provide feedback on:

• sense of belonging
• positive relationships
• anxiety
• feeling safe at school
• life satisfaction
• general health
• orientation to well-being
• goal-oriented
• self-regulation
• cultural awareness of others

 Additionally, Grades 6 students provide feedback on:

• depression
• self-esteem
• cultural awareness of self

Demographic questions are also asked on this survey for norming purposes. These are:

Grades 4-6 general

• age, gender, Indigenous status, immigrant status, home language.

Grades 6-12 specific

• grade repeater, reasons for changing schools, disability or medical conditions that limits participation in school activities or learning.

If you have questions or would like to request more information about Mayland Heights School’s upcoming implementation of the OurSCHOOL Student Survey, please contact the Principal,  Mrs. Korpela at ickorpela@cbe.ab.ca

School Council and Parent Society -Update

Please take a moment to look at the School Council and Parent Society draft minutes from the September meeting.  All parents are welcome to attend these meetings to learn about events happening in the school and also help the executive group organize events for our students at Mayland Heights.

The October meeting will be extremely important as this will be the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and all positions will be open for election. (Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and Members at large)

We hope to see you there on Wednesday, October 25th, the meeting starts at 6:30pm in the library.

Visitors in our School

At Mayland Heights School, we strive to provide a safe and caring learning environment for all our staff and students.  To maintain this level of safety, we are asking all parents to check in to the office if they arrive at the school to pick up their child.  We cannot have adults in the hallways during the school day without proper identification.  Thank you for your understanding.

Reporting Absences and Student Illness

It is important that you call the school if your child is absent or arriving late. Please report all absences to the Attendance Line at 403-777-6290 ext. 1.

If your child is ill, please keep them at home until they are well enough to participate in all school activities. If your child becomes ill during the school day, we will contact you and you will be expected to arrange for your child to be picked up as soon as possible.

Lunch Supervision Registration

A reminder to all parents to login to their CBE account and register their child (ren) for lunch supervision.  More information can be found on our school website here

Subscribe to Commercial Messages

Do you want to receive information via email about Healthy Hunger, fundraisers, field trips  and other commercial content?  To ensure you receive these emails from us, you must subscribe to the service. If you need help, please contact the office at MaylandHeights@cbe.ab.ca.

 

Important Dates

Oct.  9 - No School - Thanksgiving

Oct. 10- Oct. 13 - Think Fast Comedy Workshops for students

Oct. 13 - School Monthly Assembly @ 11:15am

Oct. 16 - Grade 6 Vaccinations

Oct. 20 - Non-Instruction day - No school for students

Oct. 25 - School Council and Parent Society Meeting and AGM

Nov.  6 - Picture Retakes