Important Dates
- April 21 - Non-Instruction Day - Students don’t attend school this day
- April 22 - Earth Day
- April 23 - Field trip Kindergarten- Zoo (All Kindergarten classes attend this day!)
- April 24 - No Kindergarten students in attendance today
- April 25 - School Spirit Day (wear your Chris the Cub shirt/ sweater)
- April 29 - Healthy Hunger - Last day to order April 24
- April 30 - French Festival. (Thank you to all of the parents who have offered to volunteer. If you have time to Volunteer, please contact Ms Shilpa in the office)
- May 5 - 6 Field Trip - Grade 4 - Shepherd Landfill
- May 7 - Hats on for Mental Health
- May 8 - Grade 5 - Calgary Zoo Field Trip
- May 8 - School Council Meeting
- May 12-13 Grade 4 Assembly and Celebration of Learning (Formal Uniform Days)
- May 14/15 - Grade 3 Zoo Fieldtrip
- May 15 - New Student orientation (Details coming soon)
- May 21 - Grade 5s to Sir Wilfrid Laurier – Orientation AM/ Parent Orientation Evening
- May 26 - Healthy Hunger - Last day to order May 21
- May 29 - School Council Meeting
Happy Easter!
Good Friday is observed on Friday, April 18, and Easter Sunday falls on April 20 this year. At Chris Akkerman, students are learning about the importance of Easter and Good Friday and how they are celebrated in Christian communities around the world.
People celebrate Easter with special church services, festive meals, egg hunts, and time with family and friends. Around the world, traditions may include prayer and reflection, decorating eggs, baking special treats, religious processions and sharing stories of the Easter season. Students will explore Easter through read-alouds from different cultures and will create Easter-themed art to reflect on what they’ve learned.
Happy Easter to all who are celebrating!
CAS Families - Translation
We are trying something new. You will see below that some of the sections of our weekly message are translated into different languages. We are using a translation function to provide this. We apologize in advance for anything that is confusing or incorrect. We are hopeful this will meet the needs of our families. If you have any feedback, we are eager to hear this feedback to make this message work better for you. Please know, not all languages are available for us to translate and, we are currently translating the languages that we support with interpreters in our school.
Volunteers
A heartfelt thank you to all the wonderful volunteers who have given their time and effort to support our school. Your dedication makes a huge difference, and we truly appreciate all that you do!
As we prepare for our upcoming French Festival, we are looking for more volunteers to help make this event a success. One more fun opportunity to spend time with your kid in school activities. If you’re available to assist with activities and decorations, we’d love to have you join us!
Required Time: Between 7:30 AM to 2:30 PM (a little or a lot, every hour of volunteering makes difference)
Please let us know if you’re interested in helping by contacting Office 403-777-8120.
Merci beaucoup for your continued support!
Student Fees
All parents – please check your MyCBE account for all of your children. If there are outstanding fieldtrip fees, transportation fees or lunch supervision fees, kindly pay these fees. Fees never get removed from your account. When fees are not paid, they remain on your account to be paid the following year. It does cause the school tremendous work though, when your fees are not paid in time as we have to cover these costs until such time as the fees are paid.
No student will be denied an opportunity to participate on a fieldtrip. If you are unable to afford to pay for a fieldtrip, please connect with Ms Shilpa in the office and she can assist you. However, Ms Shilpa is unable to provide solutions or assistance after the event or after the fee due date.
Uniforms
Please ensure your child (K-Gr 5) is wearing their formal uniform every Monday, on all assembly days, on fieldtrips (unless specifically directed otherwise by their teacher). Informal/ Casual days are all other days. Please ensure our school uniform is followed on all days. The only exception are spirit days and specific days directed by the classroom teacher. We know all families take great care and respect the uniform. We appreciate all you do to ensure our students are wearing their school uniform.
Traffic | Morning and End of the Day Pick Up
Drivers, please respect the traffic signs and the expected rules of the road around the school. Please respect the speed limits. Please use crosswalks. Please do not drop your children off in the staff parking lots. These rules are in place to ensure student safety. When we model how to use a cross walk, students are watching and learning. When we drive slowly through a school zone we are ensuring the safety of children. When we follow the NO parking/ No Stopping signs, we are being respectful of the 10 very large school buses bringing 50+ students to school every day. Unfortunately, our school staff are not allowed to assist with traffic, parking, drop off. It is expected that parents will follow the rules of the road and keep student safety as their first priority.