Important Dates

Monday, September 2

Labour Day – No School

Monday, September 9 to Friday, September 13

Welcome Week, Spirit Days

Wednesday, September 11

School Photo Day

Thursday, September 12

Meet the Teacher Evening 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

Friday, September 13

Terry Fox Run

FRIDAY SCHEDULE (Sept. 6)

DAY A Periods 1, 3, 5

Notes from Administration

Please continue to monitor your health. Do not come to school if you are ill.

A,.E. Cross Attendance

When reporting student attendance issues, including lates, absences and leave early, please call the main line and press extension 1 for the attendance line. Remember to spell the last name of the student and leave the reason for the absence, late or leave early.

Colts Athletics

For all Athletic information visit A.E. Cross School Athletic Website Athletic Authorization forms MUST be submitted to the students PE teacher to tryout for any sports team. There are fees associated with each athletic team. These fees cover the cost of refs, rentals, equipment maintenance and team celebrations. Fees will be added to the students MyCBE account once the season begins.

Cross Country

For those students interested in being part of the Cross-country team, there will be an informational meeting on Wednesday, September 4, at lunchtime in Room 40. During the meeting, we will discuss the upcoming season, including practice schedules and race details. No tryouts are required—any student who signs up and completes the necessary forms is welcome to join the team and compete in the races.

Boys and Girls Soccer

Girls and Boys soccer players have an information meeting at lunch on Tuesday. Students need to listen to the announcements for location. Girls Soccer Tryouts will be Wednesday, September 4 from 4:00 PM to 5:15 PM. Boys Soccer Tryouts will be Thursday, September 5 from 4:00 PM to 5:15 PM.

Colts’ Basketball

Boys and Girls will have a basketball information meeting on Wednesday at Lunch. Students should listen to announcements for locations. Tryouts will be discussed at the meeting. If you have any further questions please contact Jace Richards at jarichards@cbe.ab.ca

Terry Fox Fundraising

This year AEC would love to raise money for Cancer through the Terry Fox Run. On Friday, September 13 students will participate in the annual Terry Fox Run. This year we will host an assembly that morning where staff members have volunteers to shave their heads and have students pie them in the face in support of raising money for cancer. Students are encouraged to donate money to achieve pre-determined dollar amounts that will determine which teachers are pied and which teachers shave their heads.

If you or your students would like to begin donating, please use the link below to donate. Please make a general donation as we do not have classrooms set up this year.

Bell Schedule Notes

• The above bell schedule will begin on Tuesday, September 3.
• Mondays and Wednesdays will be Day A and students will attend their Day A options. Tuesdays and Thursdays will be Day B and students will attend their Day B options. Fridays have a rotating schedule and will alternate between different classes – this rotation will be posted throughout the school to help students out.
• RTI Block (Fridays – 10:10 AM – 10:45 AM) o This 35 minute block will evolve throughout the school year to include interventions for students that are struggling academically with certain outcomes o However, for the month of September, we will be using this 30 minute block for students to learn and talk with their homeroom teachers about prepared topics including information about the Terry Fox Run and Orange Shirt Day o We will explore possible interventions at the beginning of October for this block of time.

Physical Education Information

Students as expected to change for Physical Education. Gym strip will be available to purchase or students can bring their own clothes. Students will be given their own gym locker to leave their gym clothes. Please send appropriate clothes for the weather as we will be outside until December or the weather hits below -19.

Lunchtime Expectations

Lunchtime at A.E. Cross School runs from 12:07 PM to 12:48 PM each Monday to Thursday. The structure of the lunch hour works as follows:

12:07 PM – 12:25 PM – Students are welcome to eat lunch within the school on the main floor. The hallways, cafeteria and courtyard are available for student use during this time. Please note that there is currently no food service available to students at lunchtime. On days where the weather cooperates, students are also welcome to eat outside on school property.

12:25 PM – 12:48 PM – Students will be asked to go outside during this time period. It will be important that students get appropriate clothing from their lockers right at the end of the morning classes as the upper level of the school will be closed beginning at 12:10 PM.

With parental permission, students are able to leave campus for lunch time. To minimize the number of students visiting our community neighbours, different grade groups can leave campus on specified days.

• Tuesdays – Grade 7 students
• Wednesdays – Grade 8 students
• Thursdays – Grade 9 students

Should students leave campus, it is an expectation that they are respectful to our community neighbours as they are representatives of A.E. Cross School. Ms. Wiseman and Mr. Lewis visited all businesses around the school to introduce ourselves and the businesses will contact us if there is something that we need to follow up on.

Students should not loiter at the businesses and they should buy their lunch and return to school property

Should students be abusing their off-campus privileges by causing disruptions in the community or are consistently late upon return to school after lunch, privileges to leave at lunch may be taken away

Back alleys and private yards are off-limits to students

PLEASE NOTE – A.E. CROSS SCHOOL DOES NOT PROVIDE SUPERVISION TO STUDENTS THAT ARE OFF CAMPUS AT LUNCHTIME. Students will not leave campus on Fridays during nutrition break (10:45 AM – 11:00 AM) so please ensure that they come to school with a snack.

Meet the Teacher Evening

Meet the Teacher evening is scheduled for Thursday, September 12 , 2024 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM. Our staff is looking forward to welcoming you into the school and into their classrooms that evening. A tentative schedule for the evening is as follows:

• 5:15 PM – Main Gym Doors Open
• 5:30 PM – 5:50 PM – Welcome and Introductions by Administration
• 5:50 PM – 7:00 PM – Informal exploration of the school to meet their child’s teachers

Earn a Bike Program

Students from AEC are invited to join the earn a bike program offered by Two Wheel View. This is an after-school program open to 15 students. Students will learn how to build and maintain a bike. They will learn bike safety and a bit of history about bicycles. The program will take place Wednesdays from 4-6 PM start October 9 and ending on Dec 11. If your child is interested, please send them to Mr. Richards to sign up. First 15 students only!

Principal's Advisory Council

What is the Principal Advisory Council? The Principal Advisory Council is a group of students in grades 7, 8 and 9 who meet once a month to advise me, your principal, on various issues relating to A.E. Cross School. At times, students might be invited to present at a staff meeting or a department meeting.

As your principal, I wish to hear a wide range of student voice. ALL STUDENTS ARE WELCOME.

Applications for the Principal Advisory Council are available at the main office or you can find a copy of the application attached to this message. Please fill out the application by Monday, September 16, 2024 at 4:00 pm. The list of students selected for the Principal Advisory Council will be posted by the main office on Wednesday, September 18, 2024.

School Council

The A.E. Cross School Council and Parents' Association will be having our first meeting of the school year at 7 PM on Thursday, September 19 in person at the school.

Save the date and watch for more details to be emailed out a week in advance of the meeting. Additional meeting dates will be set during the September meeting. A number of positions for the 2024/2025 school year were filled during the annual general meeting in June.

We are still looking for volunteers to fill open/new positions including:

• Secretary
• School of School Councils Liaison (Key Communicator)
• Staff Appreciation Coordinator
• Volunteer Coordinator
• Fundraising Coordinator
• Communication Coordinator (new position)
• Grant Coordinator/Writer (new position)
• Special Speaker Coordinator (new position)
• Member at Large

If you are interested in any of the above, would like more information, or just generally would like to be involved, please reach out to aecrosscouncil@gmail.com and/or attend the meeting on the 19. We will also be present at Meet the Teacher night - look for our black tri-fold at the front entrance. Come and chat with us! Thank you in advance for your support!

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 o 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.

Volunteering at A.E. Cross

There will be activities done at A.E. Cross that require parent volunteers. Parents and guardians can register to volunteer online in the SchoolEngage tab of their MyCBE account.

Members of the community without a child in the system can also create a SchoolEngage account. Once volunteers have created an account they can request and receive their volunteer letter required to obtain their police security clearance. Schools will continue to follow the process for generating letters.

There are no changes, at this time, to the ePIC application and payment process, currently outlined on the CBE Volunteer InSite page and managed by Calgary Police Service. Once volunteers have their police information check and vulnerable sector clearance document (PIC VS), it can be uploaded and shared directly with the school through the SchoolEngage account.