Good afternoon Balmoral families,

Thank you to all families who attended our Celebrations of Learning this week. It was wonderful to see so many friendly faces in the school. We appreciate your support of our music/band program and hope you had a chance to see what your children have been learning so far this year.

Changing Weather Conditions

Weather conditions are changing rapidly! It is getting colder each week and students must be prepared to outside every day. Please remind your children to bring their winter clothing to school and be prepared for changing conditions. Students are expected to outside each day (except when the temperature is below -20C). All students should have outdoor shoes or winter boots, as well as indoor shoes they can keep in their lockers.

Purdy’s Chocolate Orders

We know many families are eagerly awaiting for their chocolates to arrive. We will let you know once the shipment is received and when you can pick up your chocolates from the school. We can also send chocolates home with your children if you give them permission for this.

December School Events

As we speed our way into the holiday season this year, there are a few great school events coming up that we would like to inform you about. Our Student Voice Council has decided to participate in the Calgary Immigrant Womens’ Foundation’s Adopt-a-Family program this year. Balmoral School has adopted THREE families and we are responsible for purchasing food and gifts for the holidays this year. Some of the events listed below will raise funds for this worthy cause.

December 11 – Toonie for Casual/Hat – bring $2 on these Mondays to give to your homeroom teachers if you are wearing casual clothes and/or a hat!

Every Tuesday and Thursday until winter break – Hot Chocolate sales in the Foods Room at lunch. Hot Chocolate is $1.50/cup. Students in Grades 7/8/9 can purchase in the first half of lunch, and students in Grades 5/6 can purchase in the second half of lunch.

Last week before Winter Break – Spirit Week

Dec 20 – Vacation Day

Dec 21 – Red/Green/Xmas Sweater Day

Dec 22 – Pajama Day

Grade 9 Students going to North Trail High School

North Trail High School (NTHS) is holding their Open House for incoming Grade 10 students on January 25, 2024. Please see the attached invitation for more information.

More information regarding high school registration, the transfer process, and deadlines will be shared in December and January as information becomes available. If you have any questions about high school, please email leobrien@cbe.ab.ca or esontko@cbe.ab.ca

Next School Council and Parent Society Meeting

Our next Balmoral School Council and Parent Society Meeting will be held on Thursday, December 14 at 6:30pm. This will be an ONLINE meeting using Microsoft Teams – a link will be sent a few days before the meeting.

We encourage all parents to join us for these meetings, as important matters are discussed that affect all students at Balmoral.

McCarthy Uniform Sale

McCarthy Uniforms will be hosting a sale beginning Monday November 20th until December 20th with discounts up to 25% off on select school uniform products!

Discounts will vary across items, check your E-Store, or your dedicated Store location for more details. Please see the poster below for more details.

The Sale will be available Online at www.mccarthyuniforms.ca, through our Call Centre 1-800-668-8261 and in our stores. Your dedicated Uniform Store is located at 5911 3rd Street SE, Calgary.

Healthy Hunger Fun Lunches

Most of our fun lunch dates are available for ordering on the Healthy Hunger website:

https://healthyhunger.ca/index.php

Please note that you must register your child each year on the website (ensure you know your child’s homeroom and teacher), and then you can place orders.

The ordering deadline is always 5 days before the fun lunch date, so order early and don’t miss out!

School bus notifications

Please ensure you are signed up for the My Bus Monitor notification emails for the most up to date information. The link is below. You must enter your email address and select your child’s bus route (AM and PM) to receive email notifications about bus delays, etc.

https://www.myschoolbusmonitor.ca/ParentLoginNew.aspx

Important dates:

• December 11 – Toonie for Hat/Casual Wear
• December 14 – School Council meeting @ 6:30pm ONLINE
• December 20 – Vacation Day
• December 21 – Red and Green/Christmas Sweater Day
• December 22 – Pajama Day
• December 22 – Last day of classes before Winter Break
• January 8 – Classes resume

If you have any questions or concerns, please call the school office.

Regards,

Balmoral Administration