Dear Parents/Guardians,

Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our Winter Dance Festival. We all had an amazing experience working alongside Kes and learning new sweet hip hop moves! We hope that you enjoyed it as much as we did! 

The link below is a resource to assist in the building of decodable reading skills. It is a decodable digital library with numerous resources, background information and books for kids to read! 

https://sites.google.com/educbe.ca/cbe-decodable-digital-library 

 

Informational Items: 

Sponsored Families 

Thank you to those of you have already donated to our families that we are sponsoring over the holidays as we recognize that this is a challenging time of the year. There is a list of items that we are still hoping for. Thank you for donating, if your family is able.  

When donating items, we are asking  the following: 

-indicate if it is for Family A, B, C or D 

-indicate which member of the family it is for ex: "10y/o M"  -deliver gifts unwrapped 

-for the wish list, please see your Weekly Message emails or contact the school

Gifts must arrive at the school by Dec. 18, 2023 (email Allyson if an extension is required: alheggie@cbe.ab.ca) 

Please donate as you can and know how much you are appreciated. Thank you, MVS, for continually showing support and care for others.  

   

Dressing for the Weather 

MVS students are fortunate to go outside every day for recess and over the lunch hour. Though there isn’t any snow yet, our temperature is still quite chilly. Please ensure that students are dressed for the weather with a warm jacket, mitts, toque and snowpants. 

Safety 

When dropping your student off, and picking them up, please use the crosswalk. We cannot ensure the safety of everyone when people are jay-walking to get to school. The area in front of the school is very busy and proper use of the crosswalk, ensures that all pedestrians are visible. 

Please also do not cut through the parking lot at any time. This is also a busy space with cars backing up and limited space to do so. Drivers do not expect to have pedestrians crossing through this area and this poses a safety risk. Please ensure you are always walking around the perimeter of the school and not through the parking lot.   

School Fees 

Please log in to your MyCBE/Powerschool portal to see the school fees that are due. 

Student Supply Fee – this is $20 for kindergarten students and $40 for grade 1-6 students and covers the cost of school supplies. This fee is a central fee and was activated for all students in October. 

Lunch Supervision Fee – if your child stays at school for lunch, then they are attending the lunch program and need to be registered in it. Thank you to all families who completed the registration in their portal. Based on attendance in the program, the school has now registered all remaining students and you should see the fees on your account in December. 

Waivers – if you need to apply for a waiver for financial reasons, please check the CBE Fees and Waivers webpage. This page can be translated using the icon in the top right corner. Waivers need to be completed yearly. Please contact the school office if you have any questions. 

Important dates for December:  

December 12: School council and parent association meeting; 6:30pm 

December 22: Last day of classes before Winter Break 

December 23-January 7: Winter Break – no school 

January 8, 2024: Classes resume 

 

Mount View School Council and Home and School Association 

Winter Food Drive 

From December 1st to the 20th, we will be collecting items for the Food Bank to help those less fortunate. Classes will have a decorative box for our food train to fill up with non-perishable items. December is a wonderful time of year to encourage students to think about why we make donations and to consider everything they have that others may not. 

School Council/HSA Meeting - December 12 @ 6:30pm 

Please find attached the agenda for the next SC meeting.  Dec 12 SC Agenda 

A reminder that ALL parents and guardians are invited to attend.  

The meeting will be virtual.  The link to join the meeting is here: Meeting Link 

Thank You! 

Thank you to all who donated and purchased goods and crafts from the Winter Bake & Craft Sale yesterday!  A big thank you to the volunteers who organised, set up, ran and cleaned up the sale! We raised $1444 and got to enjoy some delicious treats. 

Containers from donations can be picked up in the Staff room at the school. 

 

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Sincerely,  

Tejinder and Allyson