Good afternoon everybody! Buenas tardes a todos! We hope that you are having a great weekend so far!

Below you will find the latest edition of the Colts’ Community Chronicle. There is lots of great information in this week’s edition. Some highlights include:

  • Information about High School Open Houses for Grade 9 students – these are starting in the month of November – additional high school information will be added throughout the fall as we receive it from the various high schools
  • Information about Parent-Teacher Conferences
  • A list of clubs and opportunities that are available to A.E. Cross students throughout the 2024-2025 school year. Please note that the list provided is subject to change and that some of the clubs will not be offered until later in the school year. If you or your child have questions about a particular club, I would encourage you to contact the listed teacher sponsor via email.
  • With basketball games starting this fall, there is a list of expectations for students if they are planning to support our Colts at A.E. Cross or at other CBE schools. The big takeaway is that students require a parent or guardian to be supervising students when they attend games. If there is no parent or guardian supervisor, the student will be asked to leave.

All of the fees for Athletics and Semester 1 courses have been added to student MyCBE accounts. Please pay the required fees as quickly as possible. Those fees allow your students to participate in engaging and relevant learning in their complementary courses at A.E. Cross. If you have questions about fee payment, please contact the main office.

Please note that the school will be closed on Monday, October 14 for Thanksgiving. Next week’s Colts’ Community Chronicle will be sent out to families at 12:00 pm on October 14. We hope that your long weekend is filled with quality time spent with family and friends. We are grateful for our school community and the support shown to your children and to our staff.

Have a wonderful week! ¡Que tengas una semana maravillosa! 

Sincerely,

Randy Lewis

Principal, A.E. Cross School

Colt's Community Chronicle Oct. 7-11

Ski and Snowboard Lessons

Registration letters have been sent home to students interested in participating in this 2 day field trip to WinSport. There are still spots open for this trip. Please send your child to Mr. Richards for a registration form. The registration deadline is October 25. If you are able to volunteer for this trip, please contact Mr. Richards (jarichards@cbe.ab.ca) for more information. 

Earn a Bike Program

The earn a bike program starts this Wednesday, October 9. Students are at school form 4- 6pm each Wednesday until December 11. Please make sure a ride is here to pick them up by 5:45 so that our teacher volunteers can head home as soon as possible. 

Photo Retake Day

Lifetouch will be providing students with the opportunity to have a retake of their school photo. Lifetouch has encouraged students to bring their proof package with them so that they can show them what to do differently with the retake. If your child was absent on the original photo day, we would like to ensure that they get their picture taken this time. The photographer will only be at the school during the morning of Wed Oct 9. Please email your child’s Homeroom teacher to let them know to include your child in this opportunity. 

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Parent-teacher conferences are scheduled for Thursday, October 24 and Friday, October 25. More information about how to book conferences with your child’s teachers will be coming in next week’s Colts’ Community Chronicle.

School Council will be provided some food for teachers on the evening of October 24th. If you would like to support the potluck meal provided to teachers, please use the following link to sign up:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040C48AEAE23A5F85-51938284-oct

High School Open Houses

  • Central Memorial High School – PVA Program – November 21, 2024 – 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
  • Central Memorial High School – General Open House – To Be Announced
  • Ernest Manning High School – November 28, 2024 – Time To Be Announced
  • Henry Wise Wood High School – November 28, 2024 – 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

More information for high school open houses will be included as we receive it. 

OurSCHOOL Survey

Throughout the school year, students at A.E. Cross participate in surveys to provide administration with insight about their experiences at A.E. Cross. The OURSchool Survey will be administered to students during the week of October 7th. For more information, please see the attached letter. 

Physical Education

Students will continue to participate in outdoor activities. Please send a jacket, gloves and a toque to school with your child so they can participate comfortably as the weather gets colder. 

School Council

Thank you to all parents who made it out to the initial meeting of the A.E. Cross School Council on September 19. Our next meeting will occur on Thursday, October 17 at 7:00 pm in the Learning Commons. 

Continuing Education Opportunity

Chinook Learning Services offers courses specifically designed for parents and caregivers of CBE Spanish Bilingual students. For Fall 2024, Chinook Learning Services is

offering Spanish for Parents – Level 1 classes at three locations: Canyon MeadowsSchool, Dalhousie School, and Eugene Coste School. This eight-week course will help parents of bilingual students learn or refresh their Spanish language skills, build their network of bilingual parents, and support their children’s learning at home. 

This course would also be beneficial for any Support Staff who are interested in learning along with parents! 

Here is the link on the Chinook Learning Services website: Spanish for Spanish - Level 1 Here is the link for the course content: Course Outline - Spanish for Parents - Level 1

School Forms

Each year, schools have a variety of forms that parents / legal guardians are required to complete or review and update, some of which are paper and others online. In CBE, the forms in an online format (SchoolEngage) are:

  • Demographic Verification - 2024-25 – This form includes your child’s personal information as well as parent / legal guardian contact information.
  • Citizenship Information Update - 2024-25 – This form becomes available if you change your child’s citizenship information on the Demographic Verification form.
  • Annual Authorization - 2024-25 – Combines the following forms:
  • School District Use of Personal Information - explains how CBE uses personal information in providing education services.
  • Consent for CBE Use of Student Information – provides an option to grant / not grant consent for additional use of student information by school/district and third parties.
  • Consent for Use of Student Information by News Media and Outside Groups (Third Party) - provides an option to grant / not grant consent for additional use of student information by outside groups and third parties

SchoolEngage is one of the applications found in your MyCBE account. This is the same account that you use to pay fees, view academic information, book school conferences, etc. If you do not have a MyCBE account, on the MyCBE page click on Create a MyCBE Account. For online help refer, to MyCBE - Creating an Account (includes instructions and a video).

To complete these forms:

1  | sign in to your MyCBE account

2  | click on the SchoolEngage icon

3  | select the form

4  | complete or review and update the form

5  | click on Submit to send the form electronically to the school

6  | repeat steps 3-5 for each form 

Please submit the Demographic Verification and Annual Authorization forms in SchoolEngage for your child by Monday, September 16. These forms are mandatory every year for Alberta Education to confirm student funding. Thank you for completing them. 

If you have any other students with the Calgary Board of Education, you may proceed with completing their forms too.

If you have any questions, please contact your child’s school.

We thank those families who have already completed forms for their children.