Important Dates to Remember
June 4 – Tuneful Tuesday 1:30 pm all families welcome. Details below. Wear your grade colour t-shirt (see below)
June 13 – Cut off to order fun lunch
June 18 – Fun Lunch
June 21 – Sports Day
June 25 – Grade 5 Farewell (Grade 5 Parents welcome)
June 27 – Half day/ Last day of school
June 27 – Report Cards are available
School Spirit – brought to you by the Grade 5 Leadership Students
June 7 – School Spirit Day – Wear your Chris the Cub Shirt
June 14 – Backwards day
June 20 – Western Day Wear your best Stampede outfit
June 21 – School Spirit Day – Wear your Chris the Cub Shirt
June 24 – 27 Themed Days (more information to come. )
Hello CAS Families
Volunteers make our school great! Without you and your time, effort, and commitment we would be just an ordinary school without any special events and extra activities. You bring the spice, you provide the shine, you make the day to day sparkle! We are so glad so many parents were able to participate today in our Volunteer Tea. Thank you for all you do! You have a huge impact, you help to make CAS an amazingly great place to be!
As we wind down the school year, we are actually busy preparing for next year. By the end of the month of June all families will have a comprehensive calendar taht outlines all of the events and activities for CAS. Kindergarten families will know what Fridays they attend. Then you can plan your work and other activities accordingly.
We hope you enjoy the great weather this weekend.
Dr. Bettesworth
Musical Announcement | Tuneful Tuesday is this week!
Chris Akkerman students are sharing a musical performance outside on the field on Tuesday, June 4 at 1:30pm. All CAS families are invited to attend. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket to sit on and enjoy six songs performed by our students. We will be at the back of the school, come and join us!
Each student is asked to wear a colour based on their grade. If your child does not have a t-shirt in the colour for their grade, they wear their formal uniform. All students wear uniform pants/ skirts and the top can be either long or short-sleeved formal uniform or the specific colour their grade is wearing. If there is a logo on the front, your student can wear the shirt backwards or inside out.
Tuesday/Thursday Kindergarten: Blue
Grade 1: Purple
Grade 2: Orange
Grade 3: Green
Grade 4: Yellow
Grade 5: Red
We look forward to seeing you there!
Please note: if there are any concerns regarding weather, the school will send out a messenger to all families the day of the event. For families taking time off of work to attend, please know, we cannot predict the weather and will make decisions that are in the best interests of our community always.
Message from the office:
Registration for Bussing is Now Open
You MUST register EVERY YEAR, this year the deadline is June 16, 2024. Please go to your MyCBE account to register, you can also click the link below for any information you need. https://chrisakkerman.cbe.ab.ca/news/register-now-for-yellow-school-bus-service-1715874598167
Fees
Thank you to the parents who have kept current in paying for their children’s field trips, lunch room and transportation 😊 ALL Field Trip fee’s have now been billed out so please be sure to check your accounts! We have MANY families with outstanding field trip fees on their accounts, please pay for your fees as soon as possible.
Are you returning to CAS next FALL?
If you are NOT attending Chris Akkerman next year you MUST let the school know immediately, our enrolment is completed for next year. We have many eager families who are diligently waiting for an opening should your family not be returning. Please let us know so all spaces in the school are filled.
Fun Lunch
Fun Lunch is a fundraiser for our school council, Please consider supporting our school on fun lunch days if you want to treat your children purchase the offering through Healthyhunger.ca rather than bring in a special lunch or pack them something extra special.
Traffic/ Parking
All families who are dropping/ picking up students at CAS. We would be very grateful if all CAS families could model safe driving and parking. Our expectation – to follow the laws of driving and the signs posted around the school. Please ALWAYS drive 30KM around our school, do NOT make U-turns in front of the school, obey parking and no stopping signs, and avoid using the staff parking lot as a drop off area. Please cross using the cross walks. If we can all keep our student safety forefront in our mind, then we will continue to be doing what is right and best for our community. Thank you!
Dean Stanton Art Residency
We are thrilled to have completed the Dean Stanton art residency. Students and staff have made individual tiles that were used to create two massive indoor murals and one large outdoor mural. By September, these murals will be installed, and you are welcome to come and view them. At our welcome back picnic on September 12 there will be a great opportunity to come and celebrate the completion of these beautiful murals, celebrating the diversity of our school community.