Happy Friday Bayside!
This year is flying by with just one more week of school before Winter Break! We had a terrific turn-out to our Light-Up Winter celebration yesterday evening and it was great to see so many of our families. Thank you to our teachers for planning and preparing the activities and to our volunteers who ran the Snack Shack for the evening. Next week, parents are invited to join us for “Winter Lights: a celebration of stories and songs”. Each performance will feature a grade group performing a song as part of a winter story. Come prepared to join in on the fun as we will be singing some holiday favourites together!
Updates and Reminders:
Lost and Found: Next week is the last chance to claim items from the lost and found. Classes will be checking the lost and found through the week and we encourage parents to take a look when you visit the school. We will be donating any remaining items at the end of the week so we can have a fresh start in the New Year.
Brown Bagging for Kids: We know that sometimes things can be tough for families financially. For this reason, we have partnered with Brown Bagging for Calgary Kids, an organization that provides school lunches for families in need. If you are struggling to make ends meet, we can help. Reach out to your child’s teacher or email me (djmcasey@cbe.ab.ca) for more information.
Winter Lights Celebrations: Details and schedule for our Winter Lights celebrations on December 17-19 are available on our Website.
CBE Open Houses: January is a time when many school host Open Houses, particularly schools with specialized programs and programs of choice (E.g. language programs, programs focused on science or the arts, etc.). Information is available on the CBE Website.
Kindergarten Registration for 2025-26 School Year: Online registration for Kindergarten and new grade 1-12 students for the 2025-26 school year opens on January 13, 2025. See details on the Website.
2025-26 School Calendar: The 2025-26 School Calendar has been approved and is now available on the CBE Website
Principal and Assistant Principal for the Day: There are some new bosses in town next Thursday! Congratulations to Paris (Principal for the Day) and Chloe (Assistant Principal for the day) for their outstanding reading during the Read-a-thon. They will be in charge of Bayside School on Thursday December 19. Ms. McAsey and Ms. Prestayko will be in the staff room with our feet up (just kidding!) Our classes who earned a pizza party will also be enjoying their pizza on Thursday. It will be a fun day!
School Council and BSFA Updates:
TEACHER APPRECIATION: We appreciate Teachers! Did you know that we like to do great things for our teachers?… This month, we supported the Teachers with a Dinner on Conference night with generous supplementing from A&W! We will also be putting up a teacher appreciation installation in the school… keep your eyes out at the Winter Festival! Don’t forget to bake some delicious cookies to share with our staff on December 19th… sign up here.
Coming Up:
December 17: Festive and Fancy Day
December 17, 18, 19: Songs and Stories celebrations, 8:30 AM and 1:45 PM (see Website for details)
December 20: Last Day of classes, Pajama Day, early dismissal (12:00)
December 21-January 5: Winter Break, No School
January 6: First Day of Classes