Welcome to our classroom blog!

Hello families,

It has been a busy start to the school year in our new classroom and our new school, and I am so proud of how our students have settled in during all these changes!

The first two weeks in CSSI have been all about getting to know each other and learning our new routines. The students have been learning to follow the daily classroom schedule, which includes participating in activities like independent work time, sensory time, and recess.

Please take note of the following information on Cambrian Heights School's use of School Messenger:

In accordance with Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation, CBE employees are being asked to use School Messenger to communicate with families. School Messenger is a mass communication tool that allows schools to easily and securely send email, phone and text messages to parents/guardians of students in a particular grade, class, school or area. Messages are sent to the parent contacts on file at your school. Moving forward, I will be using this tool to send broadcasts with important information (upcoming dates, reminders, etc.). I will continue to contact you directly with any confidential/private matters.

Don’t miss out on school messages! To ensure you receive important information, sign up for School Messenger! Here's how:

1. Subscribe online to receive commercial electronic messages on school topics such as student fees, picture days, field trips and fun lunches. (The link will open into a separate website managed by SchoolMessenger, our mass communication tool.)
2. In addition, to receive any text messages sent by your school or the Calgary Board of Education, opt-in by using your cell phone to text the word YES to the six-digit number 724665.*

If your contact information changes or needs updating, please:
- Let Mrs. Boyce in the office know
- Subscribe online again, if your email address changes
- Opt-in for text messages again, if your cell number changes.

Thank you for your open communication and support in these beginning days of school. I look forward to facilitating your child's learning in our classroom this year! Please don't hesitate to contact me with any concerns or questions. 

Please also see the following important dates and reminders:

SEPTEMBER 19 & 20 CONFERENCES – Please book your conference times by contacting me via phone or email. Conferences can be booked on September 19 between 3 pm and 8 pm, or on Sept 20 from 8 am to 1 pm. The first conference is an excellent opportunity for families to update classroom teachers regarding any new information about the student. Teachers will share initial assessment information, with a focus on overall strengths, areas for growth, and supports in place in the classroom.

Student Voice Update – Student Voice club had their first meeting at lunch on Thursday. Student Voice has selected the Virtue of the Month for September as Respect. They also decided that our September Spirit Day will be held in conjunction with the Terry Fox Run on September 27. Each student will receive a Cambrian Heights T-shirt that is stored at the school for Community Activity Days, so we will show our school spirit by wearing them during the Terry Fox Run. Student voice brainstormed suggestions for CAD activities and lunchtime clubs.

TERRY FOX RUN – Cambrian Heights School will recognize Terry Fox Day on September 27, 2019. Students will gather for a short presentation in the gym, and proceed outside to the school yard for an approximately 20 minute run or walk. Students are welcome to bring a donation on September 27 if they wish. We recommend a “Twoonie for Terry” if you wish.

CAD Days – Community Activity Days (CAD days) will resume in October in a similar format to last year. CAD days are special Friday activity days when we don our Cambrian Heights T-Shirts and take option courses such as photography, robotics, coding, art appreciation, and fairy tale writing with a STEM twist. More information on this will be upcoming!