Hello families,
Dress for the Slushy Weather
Please send a clean change of clothes in each child's backpack (and maybe 2-3 pairs of dry socks!) We have had an abundance of children asking for dry, clean clothes – especially socks – and our clothing supply is dwindling quickly! If you borrow clothes from school, please launder and return them if possible.
Eclipse Information
Students will be indoors on Monday, April 8 as a partial solar eclipse will be visible in Calgary. The solar event will begin just before noon and conclude by 2:00 p.m., with the maximum coverage occurring at 12:43 p.m.
We know that this unique event provides a unique learning experience for students and staff; however, there can be serious damage to vision as a result of viewing the eclipse in an unsafe manner.
Students will be kept indoors, over recess and lunch breaks, as well as away from windows to the outside between the hours of 11:50 a.m. – 1:50 p.m. This means an indoor lunch for all staff and students.
For further information, please review the email sent by CBE Communications.
Environmental Club
On Friday, your child(ren) will be bringing home "Food Interest Surveys" created by our amazing Grade 3 Environmental Leadership Club. After our waste audit in January, our students created a plan for reducing waste at Banting and Best School. Their first endeavour was to create a Food Interest Survey for students to communicate their food preferences (both what they like and do not like) to parents so they can work together to make lunches that students want to eat. The hope is that when students are given food that they want to eat, less food will end up in the garbage at school.
School Council Meeting
All families are welcome and encouraged to attend online or in-person at the school.
April 9 – 6:00pm – School Council Meeting (click here to join the meeting virtually)
Upcoming Dates
- April 18 – STEAM Family Night
- April 19 – System PL Day
- April 22- Earth Day