Wednesday, 31 October 2012
No School Friday Nov 2, 2012
This Friday November 2, 2012 is a time banked day for our staff to work on our results reporting and school improvement. There is no school for students. Enjoy your weekend!
Monday, 29 October 2012
Explorer Idol
WE Day
23 students from MidSun attended
the long awaited WE DAY on Wednesday October 24th at the Saddledome.
We were energized by the amazing speakers and inspirational stories from
Spencer West, Larry King, Liz Murray, Craig and Mark Keilburger and Martin
Sheen. Not to mention performances by Hedley, Lights, Sean Desman and a
surprise performance by Marianna Trench. The students were amazed, inspired
empowered by the day and already well on their way to making a change in our
community and in the world.
Two upcoming events:
October 29th to
November 9th. We SCARE Hunger. MidSun families and students are
asked to send in non-perishable food items for the Vetran’s Food Bank. This is
a TA challenge. Points are awarded for items brought to your TA.
November 1 to November 30th.
WE CREATE CHANGE. As we all know pennies are on their way out of circulation.
MidSun students with support of RBC will be collecting pennies for water.
1,000,000,000 people live without clean water in the world. 2500 pennies means
water for 1 person! Help make a change in someone’s life today. Send in your
pennies!
We at Midsun are committed to
making a change in the world both at home and abroad. Help support our
initiatives and stay tuned for more to come!
Thursday, 25 October 2012
Take Our Kids to Work Day
Attention Grade 9 Students and Parents!
November 7th , 2012 is Take Our Kids to Work
Day. This is not a CBE field trip but an opportunity presented by the
Learning Partnership (www.thelearningpartnership.ca/page.aspx?pid=250)
and supported by the CBE. It is a chance for grade 9 students to see a
workplace in action and find out what their parents do on a daily basis.
If your child is interested in attending work with you on
November 7th, please complete the form distributed in Laker
Life and have your child return it to their homeroom teacher as soon as
possible.
Extra forms can be found on the grade 9 Laker Life D2L
shells.
Monday, 22 October 2012
Possible Bus Delay for Buses A, D & G
October 23, 2012
We have just been informed by Southland Transportation, that they anticipate a delay on Wednesday October 24 due to We Day routes. It is always possible that there will be unforeseen delays due to traffic or weather, but in addition they are already aware that the bus routes listed below will have the following time delay:
Fish Creek "A'/MidSun "A" - 15 minute delay
Fish Creek "D"/MidSun "D" - 15 minute delay
MidSun "G" - 15 minute delay
Since the end of We Day is earlier than rush hour, we don't anticipate particular delays but depending on the weather there may be delays returning to the school.
Thank you for your understanding.
Yours truly,
Veronica Saretsky
Principal, Midsun School
Have you signed up for Parent Student Teacher Conferences Yet?
Sign up for our Parent Student Teacher Conferences at:
Don't forget to sign up for your Family Portrait too!
www.lifetouch.ca/abfamilyphotos
Reminder that Wednesday October 24 and Thursday October 25 are short days and run on a Friday Schedule. Our completion room will be open both days from 1:30-2:30 PM.
Students with IPP's will be bringing them home this week. Please have them signed and returned by the end of Parent Student Teacher Conferences on Friday.
See you at Conferences!
Thursday, 18 October 2012
Mark Update and Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences
Teachers will be sending out mark updates by e-mail tomorrow. Please contact the office if you haven't received it by Monday.
Online booking for Interviews will open at 6 am on Monday the 22 nd
Don’t forget to book time between appointments for travel time
The book fair will be set up in the gym as well, during the interviews.
Representatives from Learning Clicks will be on site for Career Counselling.
Lifetouch will also be here taking family portraits, this is great for Christmas pictures. Book your time at:403-255-5440
Lifetouch will also be here taking family portraits, this is great for Christmas pictures. Book your time at:403-255-5440
Our bookkeeper, Edwina Ewart will be available on the evening of the 24TH and the morning of the 26 for those wanting to pay their child’s student fees. Debit, visa, and MasterCard are also available.
We have the opportunity to try Conference Manager , an online booking system, for our upcoming parent student teacher conferences that are scheduled for Wednesday October 24, 5:30-8:00PM. Thursday October 25, 2012 from 5:30-8:00PM and Friday Oct, 2012ober 26 from 9:00 AM – Noon.
The site opens for booking at 6:00AM on Monday Oct 22, 2012. Each time slot is 5 minutes. If you would like a ten minute interview, please select two consecutive sessions. You may add any comments to let the teacher know if you have a particular concern you would like to talk about. Be sure to put travel time between interviews.
We hope that this will allow our teachers to be prepared for your interviews and make the time more productive for everyone. Please call our office at 403-777-6430 if you have any concerns.
MidSun School
Parent-Teacher Conferences- October 24-26, 2012
The link for the Conference Manager is:
A Parent Account is required to use the Conference Manager. However, you only need to go through the registration process the first time you use the system. If you have never registered in the Conference Manager use the link above and click the “Register Now” button.
Can’t remember your password?
If you already have a Parent Account, click on the link above, select “Forgot your password” and enter the email address you used to register in the system. You will then receive an email containing instructions for resetting your password. If you do not receive an email, you might have entered an email address the system does not recognize. Please also addappointments@schoolsoft.ca to your address book in your computer mail. This will override any spam filters that might be blocking the email. If the problem persists, please contact the office and ask them to access your Parent Account, confirm your email address and reset your password.
Step 1 - Conference Manager Opens to Parents – 6:00 AM; Oct 22, 2012
If you used the Conference Manager in the past, your email and password are still in the system. You can simply access the Conference Manager using the link above.
Step 2 – Book your Parent-Teacher interviews
Select the teachers with whom you want to book interviews. You will see each teacher’s schedule. Select one session for a 5 minute interview or two consecutive sessions for a ten minute interview. Be sure to leave travel time in between your interviews. After booking your appointments you can print off your schedule. You will also receive an email confirming your bookings. You can log into the system at any time to view your bookings, print, cancel or re-schedule appointments.
If you do not have Internet access, you are welcome to contact the office and we will schedule your conferences on your behalf.
We recommend adding
to your address book
Important Dates:
Oct 22 – Start scheduling your interviews at 6:00 AM
Oct 24 – Conference Manager closes at 3:00 PM
Oct 24 & 25, 5:30-8:00PM– Parent Teacher Interviews
Oct 26, 9:00AM-Noon – Parent Teacher Interviews
If you have any questions or need assistance, please feel free to contact the school at 403-777-6430. Please let us know if you like this system! Special thanks to the School Council for purchasing the conference manager!
Tuesday, 16 October 2012
Volleyball Teams Doing Great!
Friday, 12 October 2012
Big Band Dinner Dance November 23, 2012
You are invited to the 7th Annual Stardust Big Band Dinner Dance & Silent Auction Fundraiser at Centennial High School on November 23, 2012!
This is a great event that will feature our very own Jazz band.
Doors open at 6:00 PM, Dinner at 7:00 PM, Dance at 8:00 PM Tickets are $35 ($30 if purchased before November 2nd) Tickets available from Centennial High School (55 Sunvalley Blvd.SE)
This is a great event that will feature our very own Jazz band.
Doors open at 6:00 PM, Dinner at 7:00 PM, Dance at 8:00 PM Tickets are $35 ($30 if purchased before November 2nd) Tickets available from Centennial High School (55 Sunvalley Blvd.SE)
Thursday, 11 October 2012
Midsun School Parent Council Update
This is a reminder that the next MidSun Parent Council Meeting is tonight, Thursday October 11, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the Library Commons. Agenda items will include grade 7 programming, our new laker life course and a discussion about our dress code.
Volunteers Needed …
The MidSun Parent Council is looking for someone who would be interested in taking on the Executive role of Secretary. If you are interested in taking on this role, please contact Kim B.(outgoing Secretary), at kjbender@telus.net .
Secretary’s Role - attends all meetings (if possible) to keep accurate minutes which are in turn forwarded to the school’s office staff for posting on the school web site (2-3 hrs bi-monthly).
Financial Reviewer - Parent Council is also looking for a volunteer parent to review Council's financial statements up to April 30, 2012 . This is our year-end. It is not difficult and would not take long. This second look by a non-Executive member is required in the Council bylaws.
The MidSun Book Fair will be held in the gym from Oct 22-Oct 26, during parent teacher interviews. If you are interested in covering a Book Fair volunteer shift, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator, Kim B., at kjbender@telus.net.
Grant Writer - School Council is also looking for a volunteer parent or parents who would be interested in researching and writing up Grant Proposals / Applications. If you are interested in helping out in this area, please attend an upcoming Parent Council meeting, or let the Principal (Ms. Saretsky) know of your interest.
Thank you, again, to all our parent volunteers for your continued support.
Book club info
Both MidSun Book Clubs had their
first meeting yesterday. The Grade 7 Book Club will be reading Kenneth
Oppel’s “The Dark Endeavour: The Apprenticeship of Victor
Frankenstein,” and the Grade 8/9 student’s will be reading “Divergent,” the
first book in a trilogy by Virginia Roth.
The students who attended had
great ideas about which books they’d like to read in the future. The next
meeting will be held at lunchtime on Wednesday, November 7th in the
Guidance Office.
There is still room for other
students to join the two book clubs. See Mrs. Bergh in the Library
for a more information and a parent permission form.
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
Grade 9 Parent Reminder
Grade 9 parents are asked to check out the invitation to Centennial High School's open house to the left of the blog on our website. We would also appreciate it if you can remind your child to return their immunization forms ASAP. These forms are generated by Alberta Health Services and are very difficult to replace. It is important that the forms are returned to home room teachers right away! Thanks
MidSun School Council Agenda for Oct 11, 2012 @ 7:00 p.m.
MidSun School Council
AGENDA
Thursday, October 11th, 2012 7:00 p.m. MidSun School Library
Item No.
|
Minutes allotted
|
Topic
|
Speaker
|
1
|
3
|
Chair's welcome & report
|
Reg Curren
|
2
|
3
|
Treasurer's report
|
Michelle Den Hoed
|
3
|
5
|
Approval of minutes of previous meeting(s)
|
Kim Bender
|
4
|
10
|
Principal's report
· Student dress code.
· PAT results
· Staff wish list for purchases from fundraising
|
Veronica Saretsky
|
5
|
10
|
Discussion of Grade 7 and Laker Life
|
Rich Pratt
|
6
|
5
|
Volunteer report
· Forms & Excel list
· Volunteer registration update
|
Kim Bender
|
7
|
5
|
Fundraising report
· Brief overview of recent activities
|
Reg Curren
|
8
|
5
|
Increasing meeting attendance through timely topics:
· Marks reporting and feedback on parent teacher interview night (November topic?)
|
Reg Curren
|
9
|
5
|
Survey Monkey feedback; additional survey
|
Reg Curren
|
10
|
3
|
Other business
· Reactivating MidSun Parent Council email
· MidSun Parent Council now on Twitter
|
Various
|
Total
|
54
|
MidSun School Education Enhancement Society
AGENDA
Thursday, October 11th, 2012 7:00 p.m. MidSun School Library
Item No.
|
Minutes allotted
|
Topic
|
Speaker
|
1
|
2
|
Chair's welcome & report
|
Reg Curren
|
2
|
5
|
Election of society executive, annual general meeting
|
Reg Curren
|
3
|
3
|
Treasurer's report
|
Michelle Den Hoed
|
4
|
2
|
Approval of minutes of previous meeting(s)
|
Kim Bender
|
5
|
25
|
Fundraising
· October grocery store gift card report
· Update on CBE tax deductible donations
· Scholastic book fair coordinator/volunteers
· Purdy’s Chocolates fundraising coordinator (preferably co-coordinators)
· New Ideas
|
Michelle Den Hoed
|
6
|
3
|
Other business
| |
Total
|
40
|
Tuesday, 2 October 2012
Congratulations to Soccer and Cross Country Runners!
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