Hello everyone!

I hope you’re all doing well! Our grade 7 Natural Resources students went on their first field trip off the year yesterday. They were in Bowness learning to canoe. Check out our social media sites for some pictures of their adventure! 

As you know, our Athletics program is up and running. There is an administrator at each home event, and sometimes this administrator is a learning leader. Please know that our teachers and learning leaders do hold authority during school events to direct spectator (both students and adults) as to where they are able to view events and what behavior is acceptable during our athletic events. Unfortunately, we've had parents dismiss our administrators at events in the past week. We are asking all parents to kindly respect the direction of Arbour Lake School staff during sporting events. Regardless of whether they are on the field outside, our in the gym, these are school sanctioned events, not opened to the public, and under the full authority of school personnel. Please also know that in order to keep our events as safe and orderly as possible, we will be asking spectators, both adult and youth, to leave the game, if they are unable to comply with the direction and expectations of our staff. Thank you so much to those parents who are always so supprotive and helpful, we so appreciate the support and cooperation.

Thank you to all the parents that came out to our School Council AGM. It is always an honour to share the work that teaches are doing with students and to meet new parents.  Below is our new Executive for the 2023-2024 school year – thank you to each of you for agreeing to take on these important roles and thank you so much to our outgoing Chair Vicki Wallace! School Council meets on the third Tuesday of every month except December and January. We run a hybrid model at ALS and therefore run a combination of in-person and virtual meetings. We have been operating this way since the pandemic as we noted there is a greater turn out online, and received feedback from parents, that they enjoyed the option to tune in on-line but also to meet in person on occasion as well. The schedule is below.

School Council Executive:

Chair                      Jennifer Crawford

Co-Chair               Maja Borowski

Treasurer               Amber Baker

Secretary             Alexis Douglas

Other positions:

Fundraising Coordinator - Sabahat Quraishi

Casino Chair - Cindy Ly

CBE Liaison/Key Communicator - Kris Moen

School Council Dates:

October 17         Virtual

November 21     Virtual

January 16          Virtual

February 20        In-Person

March 19             Virtual

April 16                Virtual

May 21                 In-Person

I do hope to see you tonight at our Fall Orientation Night TONIGHT at 6:30pm. The evening will begin with a brief presentation in the gym followed by an opportunity for parents/guardians to tour the school and say hello to your child’s teachers. Additionally, we do have our Scholastic Book Fair open this evening as well, please see the note in our announcements below.

Please remember tomorrow is a non-instructional day and there is not school for students. Have a great weekend and please reach out if you need anything. 

Sincerely,

Nancy Lisi, Principal

Nmlisi@cbe.ab.ca

 

Announcements & Reminders:

Scholastics Book Fair – TONIGHT

Come & join us on Orientation Night for our Scholastic Book Fair. Doors to the LC will be open after the presentation. Rewards earned through our book sale go toward providing our students with a rich and diverse literary experience.

• STUDENTS only, Wednesday after school from 2:30 - 3:00 PM - CASH sale only. 
• FAMILY, FRIENDS & STUDENTS > Thursday at the Orientation Night, 6:30 - 8:00 PM. Doors to the book fair will open after the presentation. Credit, debit & cash accepted.

Make sure to have your students enter for the draw which wins the student $25 & the homeroom teachers $25 in books. The student books will be selected by the teacher.

Grade 9 Sailing Trip

Next week is the last week for students to hand in their Financial Commitment Letters for the sailing trip. Please have them handed in by Thursday, September 28^th. The list of students going on the sailing trip will be finalized after that and a message will go out on October 2^nd, confirming those students who have gone on the trip. Please see previous communications, sent out by Mr. Smaniotto for more information about the Sailing trip. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Smaniotto at acsmaniotto@cbe.ab.ca.

Coyote Swag Apparel On-line Store

This is an On-line Store only.  To order:

1. To access the Arbour Lake School please go to: https://beastinc.ca/
2. In the upper right corner, click on the “Find My Store”.
3. Choose “Arbour Lake School” store.
4. If you haven’t already registered, you will be asked to Register. This ensures your security and privacy. 
5. Once you register, you can access the store and select your items. There are Youth and Adult sizing chart to assist your size. Please use the sizing charts to assist you if you are unsure of the size. All orders are considered FINAL SALE and NO returns or exchanges allowed.

Deadline to Order:  Store Closes September 30^th

Delivery:

Items will be delivered to the school on November 6^th. We will notify you for pick up.

Smart Phones:

Some smart phone operating systems do not work. If you are having trouble, please try a laptop, desktop, or a tablet. 

Grade 6:

Previous issues with Grade 6 Ordering have been resolved.

The Coyotes Canteen

The Coyotes Canteen is open. All sales are CASH ONLY.

Canteen Items	Price
Cheez-It Crackers	$2.00
Rice Crispy	$1.00
Puff Wheat	$1.50
SmartFood – Popcorn	$1.50
Chips – Lay’s Oven Baked	$1.00
Chocolate Cookie	$1.00
SM Noodle Bowl (Beef/Chicken/Spicy/Veggie)	$1.75
LG Noodle Bowl (Beef/Chicken)	$2.50
Water	$1.50
Juice (Apple, Orange, & Grapefruit)	$1.50

Extra-curricular Activities Schedule

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Backstage Club (Crabbe) September to Mid-May AFTER SCHOOL	Scale Model Builders (Gilson) – All year, starting in September   Jazz Band (Eygenraam) – All year, starting soon AFTER SCHOOL	Chess Club (Gilson) – Nov 15 to Feb 14   Magic Card Tricks or Magic the Game – not sure which (Gilson) April 2 to May 29th   Backstage Club (Crabbe) September to Mid-May   Jazz Band (Eygenraam) – All year, starting soon AFTER SCHOOL	Scale Model Builders (Gilson) – All year, starting in September   Cribbage Club (Julian) – all year, starting in October   Culture Club (Sayed, Fisher) – Oct to Jan   Creative Writing Club (Sayed, Fisher) – Feb to June   Backstage Club (Crabbe) September to Mid-May AFTER SCHOOL

Cross Country Schedule – Race Dates, Locations, and Practices

Monday September 25	4:15pm - 6:15pm	Meet @ Confederation Park
Wednesday September 27	2:45pm - 3:30pm	Alternative Practice
Monday October 2	2:45pm - 3:30pm	Alternative Practice
Tuesday October 3	4:15pm - 6:15pm	Alternative Meet @ Dr. Gladys McKelvie Egbert

Upcoming Events & Important Dates

September 22             Non-Instructional Day – No School

September 27             Grade 9 Theatre Calgary Trip September 28             Orange Shirt Day

September 29             National Day for Truth & Reconciliation (Lieu) – School Closed

October 6                    Pep Rally

October 9                    Thanksgiving – School closed

October 11                  School Photos

October 12                  Grade 6 Immunizations – AHS

October 17                  School Council 6:30PM – Virtual

October 20                  Non-instructional Day – No School

Healthy Hunger Dates

Organized by our School Council, Arbour Lake School does offer “Fun Lunches” through Healthy Hunger. Parents can order lunch for their child in advance. It is delivered to the school on the noted date and distributed to students. If you’re interested in taking advantage of getting a break from making lunches occasionally this is a nice treat for parents and students. The link to sign up is below.  Please scroll down and select “Arbour Lake Middle School” – there are two schools with similar names, this is the one that takes you to our staff selection.

https://healthyhunger.ca/parent-help

Sept 28            Subway

Oct 5                McDonald's

Oct 11              Tim Horton’s Treat

Oct 12              Stuffies Pastries

Oct 19              Pizza 73

Oct 25              Kernels Popcorn Snack

Oct 26              Subway

Nov 2               McDonalds

Nov 8               Kernels Popcorn Snack

Nov 16             Coco Brooks

Nov 22             Kernels Popcorn Snack

Nov 23             Mary Brown’s

Nov 30             Subway

Dec 6               Tim Horton's Treat

Dec 7               Pizza 73

Dec 14             Subway

Dec 20             Kernels Popcorn Snack

Dec 21             Tim Horton's Lunch

Arbour Lake School Social Media Accounts

Twitter:               @ArbourLake_CBE            Instagram:          arbourlake_cbe