Good afternoon Colts’ families and Happy New Year to everybody! ¡Buenas tardes familias de los Colts y feliz año nuevo a todos!

We hope that everybody had a fantastic winter break and we are excited to see all of our students back at school tomorrow, rested and energized to continue learning at A.E. Cross School!

Below is the first edition of the Colts’ Community Chronicle for 2025. You will notice that there are items that are directed at Grade 9 students in preparation for high school. There are open houses for our designated high schools during the last half of January and next week we will be welcoming guidance counselors from the high schools to A.E. Cross to help students understand the course selection process. If you have any questions about the process for students going to high school in September 2025, please don’t hesitate to contact the main office.

Colts' Volleyball tryouts being this week. Please make sure that your child has their annual authorization for ahtletic tryouts form completed prior to them trying out for our volleyball team.

  • Boys Tryouts - Tuesday, January 7 and Thursday, January 9 - 4:00 pm to 5:15 pm
  • Girls Tryouts - Wednesday, January 8 - 4:00 pm to 5:15 pm and Friday, January 10 - 7:45 am to 9:00 am

Also, please note that our next school council meeting date is on Thursday, January 16th. Look for more information regarding that meeting to come later this week.

We hope that everybody has a wonderful week! ¡Esperamos que todos tengan una semana maravillosa!

Colts' Community Chronicle - January 6 to January 10 

Sincerely,

Randy Lewis

Principal, A.E. Cross School

Colts’ Community Chronicle | Jan. 6-10

(New information only. See full newsletter above for more.)

Athletics

Colts’ Wrestling

Colts’ Wrestling starts up again tomorrow, January 6th from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Practices will occur:

  • Monday after school from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
  • Wednesday before school from 8:00 am to 9:00 am
  • Friday before school from 8:00 am to 9:00 am
  • Wrestling Quad Meets
    o   January 15 – 4:45 pm at Vincent Massey School
  •  Wrestling Divisional Meet
    o   January 28 – Genesis Center 

Colts’ Volleyball

Volleyball season will begin immediately after winter break in January.

  • Boys’ Tryouts – Tuesday, January 7 and Thursday, January 9 – 4:00 to 5:15
  • Girls’ Tryouts – Wednesday, January 8 – 4:00 to 5:15 and Friday, January 10 – 7:45 to 9:00

Please make sure that you fill out an Annual Authorization Form for your child to try out for Colts’ Volleyball! We look forward to seeing our Colts’ student athletes out on the court in the New Year! 

MRU Volleyball Game

Any student who was invited on this trip needs to have their field trip form returned to Mr. Richards by Tuesday, January 7. On Thursday, January 9, students will go to there period 1 class and then be called down to a meeting area at 9:45. Reminder, students need to bring a bus pass or have change to purchase a ticket ($2.50) to and from MRU. Students 12 and under ride city transit for free. 

If you have any further questions please contact Jace Richards at jarichards@cbe.ab.ca

2024-2025 Yearbook

The 2024-2025 A.E. School Yearbook is now available to purchase! To order this year’s edition of the yearbook, please visit the following website: 

A.E. Cross School Yearbook Ordering LINK

Art Club

Art Club will resume on Monday, January 20, 2025 – the third week we are back from Winter Break

Ms. Moore and Ms. Pollock

2025 Provincial Achievement Test Dates

The dates for the 2025 Provincial Achievement Tests have been released by Alberta Education. Attached to this message is letter to parents explaining the Provincial Achievement Test program for students. Below is the 2025 PAT schedule: 

  • Thursday, May 29 – English Language Arts (Part A – Written Response)
  • Thursday, June 12 – English Language Arts (Part B – Reading Comprehension)
  • Friday, June 13 – Mathematics (Part A)
  • Tuesday, June 17 – Mathematics (Part B)
  • Wednesday, June 18 – Social Studies
  • Thursday, June 19 - Science

High School Open Houses

Prime Minister's Award Nominatoin

Consider nominating an educator for a 2025 Prime Minister’s Award! Download your nomination package today. The Prime Minister’s Awards nomination deadline is January 15, 2025! 

Help us celebrate those who go above and beyond to create safe spaces for their students, continue to work hard to make learning fun and inspire the next generation to be bold innovators and creators. 

Prime Minister’s Awards recipients for Teaching Excellence, Teaching Excellence in STEM and Excellence in Early Childhood Education can receive:

  • A certificate from the Prime Minister
  • National recognition and promotion of their best teaching practices

Previous recipients have told us, “So much of what we do as educators often feels like it goes unnoticed. Nominating fellow hard-working educators, whether they win or not, is an incredible way to tell them they are seen and appreciated.” – Karen Bowater, 2021 regional Recipient of the Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence in STEM.

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.