CAS Weekly Message

CAS Important Dates 

April 16 – Grade 2 & 3 Philharmonic Field Trip 

April 17 – Sir Wilfred Laurier Band Showcase at CAS (Formal day) 

April 18 - Fun Lunch order deadline  

April 19 – PD Day (No School for Students) 

April 23 – Fun Lunch 

April 24 – French Celebration (Dress like a Lumberjack) 

May 2 -16 Mural Residency Project (each class will have a specific casual day on their painting day) 

May 16 – Orientation for new students 

What are you plans for next year? 

If your family is planning to move, if you have accepted a spot at a different school next year, if you will not be in attendance in September, it is very important that you contact the school and let us know. Kindly contact the office and speak to Ms Scherwitz or Ms Kawale for next steps.  

Monday – Solar Eclipse 

On Monday, all students will have an outdoor recess in the early morning. Regardless of weather, all students and staff will remain in the building following morning recess for the rest of the day. Portable students will be permitted across the compound for washroom breaks, however, these trips will only occur after all students have an understanding of expectations to look to the ground and not risk eye damage by looking to the sun.  Students will not be permitted to cross the compound alone on Monday.  

Of course, parents are welcome to retrieve their children through he day and take them outside as they wish and as they need. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the office on Monday morning. It is also hoped that all parents will speak to their children about the eclipse and the importance of not looking to the sun on this day.  

School Council Parent Night – Last Thursday 

What an amazing turnout of parents! What an informative session with Stride Psychology. 

I am hopeful the parents who were present had questions answered, know where to look for answers and are feeling better informed about bed time, screen time, nutrition, routines, and also academic, social and emotional success for their students.  

It was very clear last night that our community of learners (our students) have so many people on their team here to support, guide, assist and find specific pathways for success. CAS students have a great team. That team begins with their parents and it includes their teachers and many other great supports and options – like our two presenters from Stride Psychology. 

If you have a question that wasn’t answered last night, or if you left the session and a new question has presented itself, please consider speaking to one of  the two presenters. They would be happy to answer a question or two from our parents who attended the session! 

snanna@stridepsychology.ca 

simren@stridepsychology.ca 

Toys at School 

A growing number of students are bringing toys to school. Some students are confusing tools to assist with learning and toys intended to amuse themselves. Stuffies, Pokemon cards, sports cards, toy cars, stuffies, Beanie-Boo's, etc belong at home, not at school. If they are lost at school, if they are confiscated this will make students very unhappy. Please keep toys at home. If you have a tool your child uses for learning, like a pop-it, this needs to be labelled and the teacher needs to know about it and have provided guidance on how and when it is used, otherwise, this is also considered a toy. Thank you for keeping toys at home. 

Food on the bus 

Please remind your children that food is not permitted on the buses. Students need to eat breakfast at home before coming to school. Students are given times during the day for snack breaks and lunch break. Students will not starve from beginning to end of a bus ride without food. Kindly ensure your child is not eating on the bus. Bus drivers are increasingly handing out misconducts for eating on the bus because students are leaving uneaten food and garbage from food behind when they get off the bus. Drivers do not have time to clean up after students as they are doing their second run immediately following our bus runs. Thank you for your understanding and for speaking to your child about not eating on the bus.  

Our kids are growing 

Some of them are growing incredibly fast! Have you asked your child about their indoor shoes lately? Have you asked them if they still fit? Many students are using their indoor shoes like slides, with the heel pressed down. This is because their feet are too big for the shoes. They are very good at problem solving; however, this isn’t the safest option for them. 

Cardigans are getting tight, the sleeves are getting shorter, and the hems on pants need to be let out. Some students are also choosing to were non-uniform hoodies rather than an ill-fitting cardigan. If your child is in grade 5, and they no longer fit their elementary uniform, they are more than welcome to wear a blue crested cardigan that will be used in middle school. Families can also find many uniform pieces on Facebook Marketplace, Kijiji, and Once Upon a Child. Our students do better in school when they are comfortable in their clothes. It is also important that they wear their uniform with pride, when things don’t fit well, it is difficult to feel pride when wearing a uniform.