Buenas tardes familias! Good afternoon families. We hope that you are enjoying this weekend. You will find the latest edition of the Colts' Community Chronicle below. Some important dates to take note of this week:

• Tuesday, October 17 - School Picture Retakes
• Thursday, October 19 - School Council Meeting - 7:00 pm - Learning Commons
• Friday, October 20 - Non-Instructional Day (No School for Students)

We have appreciated the time that many of you have spent interacting with your child's teachers' at the start of the school year. Thank you for all of your support.

Have a great week!

Sincerely,

Randy Lewis
Principal, A.E. Cross

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Colt's Community Chronicle | Oct. 16-20

Important Dates

Tuesday, October 17
School Photo Retakes

Thursday, October 19
School Council Meeting

Thursday, October 19
Healthy Hunger Fun Lunch

Friday, October 20
Non-Instructional Day

FRIDAY SCHEDULE (Oct. 20)
Non-Instructional Day

Colt's Athletics

For all Athletic information visit A.E. Cross School Athletics page.

Team Fees

Please check your MyCBE account for updated team fees. They should be added back to your account this week. In order for the school to pay for referees and other team needs, we need the player fees paid.

We want all of our students to have the opportunity to play sports for AEC no matter the situation at home. If you are unable to pay the fees due to budgetary restrictions, please email jarichards@cbe.ab.ca.

Basketball

• Our basketball teams are hosting their first home games of the season this week.
• Wednesday, Oct 18, our Jr. Boys play at 4:30 and 7:30. Come out and cheer them on!
• Thursday, Oct 19, our Jr. Girls will play at 4:30 and 7:30.
• Students are welcome to stay for the 4:30 game but if they would like to attend the 7:30 game on Wednesday and Thursday, they will need to be accompanied by a parent/guardian
• Please check your MyCBE for team fees.
• Students are not allowed to go to other schools to watch games unless they are supervised by THEIR OWN parent/guardian.

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

Basketball Spectator Expectations

We remind spectators that while at the school watching games, there are no in and out privileges and CBE code of conduct for students still applies. We all wish to enjoy watching our student athletes compete in a respectful and safe environment. We have also come to a decision as a basketball division (Bishop Pinkham, AE Cross, Griffith Woods, Mount Royal, Vincent Massey, and West Ridge Schools) that any student wishing to be a spectator at away games must be accompanied by a parent/guardian for the duration of the game.

Bell Schedule 2023-2024

See our Contact Us page.

Chess Club

If you have any spare chess sets that you would be willing to donate to the school's chess club, that would be immensely helpful!

Healthy Hunger Fun Lunches

Families can start setting up their orders through the Healthy Hunger website. Please ensure that when ordering lunch for your student you pick your student's homeroom teacher.

Future Healthy Hunger/Fun Lunch dates can be found below:

• October 19, 2023 – Edo Japan
• November 23, 2023 – A & W
• December 14, 2023 – Mucho Burrito
• January 25, 2024 – Subway
• February 29, 2024 – A & W
• March 21, 2024 – Boston Pizza
• April 18, 2024 – Edo Japan
• May 16, 2024 – Mucho Burrito

Lunchtime Expectations

Please see our Lunchtime page.

Photo Retakes

Our photography partners from Lifetouch will be back at A.E. Cross School on Tuesday, October 17 for any students requiring retakes of their student photos that were done back in September. This is also an opportunity for students who were absent on the original picture day to have their yearly photos done.

Physical Education

Some Physical Education units are scheduled to be outside during the month of October. The Phys Ed team would greatly appreciate you reminding your student to bring an extra hoodie, sweatpants, a touque and gloves.

School Council

The next school council meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 19 at 7:00 pm in the Learning Commons at A.E. Cross School.

Additional meeting dates will be at 7pm on Thursdays on the following dates. Watch your email for meeting invitations which will include agendas and meeting location (in person or virtual) the week prior to the meeting.

• October 19
• November 16
• January 18
• February 22
• April 18
• May 16
• AGM – June 13

Thank you so much to all the volunteers!

We are still looking for volunteer(s) for the following positions (no experience needed!):

• Volunteer Coordinator
• Staff Appreciation Coordinator
• Fundraising Coordinator
• Grant Writer and/or Coordinator
• Communications Coordinator
• Casino Coordinator

School Forms

There are a variety of different forms that parents are asked to complete at the start of each school year. The completion of these forms has been moved online to SchoolEngage. The following forms can be completed via SchoolEngage:

• Demographic Verification Form
• Annual Authorization Form, which includes:
• School District Use of Personal Information
• Consent for CBE Use of Student Information
• Consent for Use of Student Information by News Media and Outside Groups (Third Party)

SchoolEngage can be accessed through the following link: SchoolEngage.

Should you need any of the above forms printed for you, please contact the main office.

Social Media Reminders

It is extremely important to monitor your childrens’ online presence. Make sure that they are not posting anything that might get them in trouble in the future. Here are a few tips for you to help you with your children and social media:

• Understand the apps.
• Understand that all social media is advertisement.
• Create a media plan.
• Have an honest conversation.
• Listen to your teen.
• Model positive social media behavior.
• Non-negotiable limits.

Overview of the Spanish Language Virtual Exchange Program:

The virtual exchanges will run for a duration of 6 weeks each, dates are shown in the table below. Students from Alberta (Grade 9) will be matched with a partner in Spain or Mexico and will participate in one-to-one video conference meetings to support each other in their language and culture learning goals. Themes and topics for discussion will be provided to support the students in their conversations with each other.

The application deadline for the Mexico program is October 15, 2023 and the application deadline for the Spain program is January 15, 2024.

Let Sra. Hernández know that you are interested!

¡Es una oportunidad fabulosa!

Chinook Learning Services offers courses specifically designed for parents and caregivers of CBE Spanish Bilingual students. For Fall 2023, Chinook Learning Services is once again offering Spanish for Parents – Level 1 classes. 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.

Please visit Chinook Learning Services for more information.

Student Pick-up and Drop-off

We have noticed that parents who are picking up and dropping off students are sometimes parking in our bus zone adjacent to the school on 33 Avenue. This is making it difficult for our school buses to pick up and drop off students. Please avoid parking in the bus zone so that our students are able to access their transportation safely. Thank you for your attention to this.

Volunteering at A.E. Cross

There will be activities done at A.E. Cross that require parent volunteers. In order to volunteer for events occurring at the school, parents must complete an Annual Volunteer Registration Form.

Child and Youth Well-Being Webinar Series

The Calgary Board of Education invites all parents and guardians to join us in an online series focusing on child and youth well-being. These sessions will be hosted in partnership with experts from Alberta Health Services and will explore topics such as vaping, brain development, mental health, and sexual health.

Click here to learn more:
Child and Youth Well-Being:
A Webinar Series for Parents and Guardians

CBE educators believe that parents and guardians can inspire their kids to make healthy lifestyle choices and increase protective factors – in order to do so, they need the right tools and information.

Well-being is a precondition for learning. As our understanding of student well-being continues to evolve, it is important for those that support children and youth to stay up to date on the same information so everyone can support student success.

The intention of the series is to advance student well-being by raising family and caregiver’s understanding of a variety of health-related topics.

Thank you for your time and consideration to join us.