Chief Tomat Elementary Community Connection
April 5, 2024
CTE Wolverines!
A huge thank you to the PAC and the financial support they gave to help provide Chief Tomat Wolverine "Caring Together Everyday" shirts to any student who needed one! Thank you! limlemt!
Thursdays are Wolverine Day and students are encouraged to wear their shirts!
Solar Eclipse
Dear Families,
There will be a partial solar eclipse on Monday, April 8th, 2024, at 10:40 AM until 12:20 PM. While the eclipse is not at full intensity, observing it directly without appropriate eye protection is dangerous.
To keep everyone safe, we will be keeping all students inside, with the blinds closed, from 10:30-12:30.
Learning is fun!!! And can get a little messy sometimes......
YoYos Mindset Mission
This week we had a great presentation about having a growth mindset and the importance of the power of "yet"! As part of the learning, we are selling yoyos through School Cash Online this week. Once purchased, students will be able to choose from the available yoyos.
Jump Rope for Heart
On April 15th, we will be kicking off our Jump Rope for Heart Fundraising for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. We will have an assembly on Monday, April 15 to kick off our fundraising!
2024/2025 Draft Chief Tomat Calendar
Click here to see the 2024/2025 CTE school calendar.
2025/2026 Draft Calendar and Survey
Please see the attached letter regarding the 2025/2026 school calendar, as well as a survey. Click here to see the draft 2025/2026 school calendar.
Please join us for the next PAC meeting - Tuesday April 23 at 6:00
At 6:30, we will be joining "White Hatter" for some learning on Internet Safety and Digital Literacy
Early Learning For Families (ELFF)
Our ELFF night is on Thursday April 18 from 5:00-6:30. This event is for 3 and 4 year olds and their parents or caregivers. Please register here if you are able to attend so that we ensure we have enough pizza and take-away bags.
At CTE, we are Caring Together Everyday! Wolverines care for themselves, others and the land.
Popcorn Sales
The Grade 5s will be selling popcorn to raise money for their year end experiences! Sales will open on Monday and will close each Thursday night. Popcorn will be handed out to classes on Friday. Please go to School Cash Online to purchase popcorn.
CTE Wolverine Day
Although every day we celebrate Caring Together Everyday as CTE Wolverines, Thursdays we are going to have school assemblies and will be encouraging our students and staff to wear their Wolverine shirts or swag.
Please note that we don't have cutlery or microwaves for students to use. Please send your child with cutlery if needed. Thanks
Preschool at CTE
The Boys and Girls Club runs a preschool out of Chieft Tomat and they have space for 3 and 4 year olds on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Preschool is a great way to prepare your younger children for Kindergarten. If you are interested, please contact Christine Crumb at 250-862-6165 or ccrumb@bgco.ca
Please Be Nut Aware
A reminder to all of our CTE Community that we are an All-Nut Aware School. As we have students and staff with life threatening allergies to nut products, we ask that families are extremely vigilant in ensuring that nuts or food containing nut products are not sent to school. Thank you for being proactive in your decision on what your child can bring to school.
Chief Tomat Elementary is fundraising with Mabel’s Labels! If you’re not familiar with Mabel’s Labels, they are personalized, durable, waterproof labels. They are great for everything from shoes, clothing tags, water bottles and backpacks. You can
customize them with your name and a design, and they are dishwasher, laundry and microwave safe. Added bonus: 20% of all sales are returned to CTE and go toward activities, events, and gear for your child!
Mabel’s Labels also offers clothing stamps, silicone bands for water bottles and medical alert labels. This is a great way to ensure your items don’t end up in the lost & found or mixed up. To reduce the spread of germs, we highly recommend labelling but they are also useful for everyday life.
To support our school, click here and select Chief Tomat Elementary. You can pick out whatever labels or product you want, and it will ship for free directly to your house!
Savings Tip: If you haven’t already joined, sign up to Mabel’s Labels mailing list and receive 20% off you next order. Unsubscribe at any time!
Thank you for supporting Chief Tomat Elementary!
Chief Tomat Elementary PAC & Students
*Please remember to enter Chief Tomat Elementary as the organization you are supporting so that we can earn money for our students.
Volunteers
Parents, caregivers and families are always welcome at CTE. Many have expressed interest in volunteering at our school. All volunteers must have a criminal record check completed through our school district. The process is free and criminal record check forms are available at the school office. A successful criminal record check is valid for four years. Please note that criminal record checks that are offered for a fee on various websites are not accepted by the school district, and neither are criminal record checks done for other organizations. If you have had a previous criminal record check and want to see if it is still valid, or have any questions, you are encouraged to contact the school office.
Parent Advisory Council (PAC) - Get Involved with the CTE Community!
PAC is the acronym for the Parents' Advisory Council. Each parent/caregiver at Chief Tomat Elementary is a member of the CTE PAC. The PAC offers a great way for parents/caregivers to be involved with the school, their children, and the student body. The PAC helps the school with a variety of activities, volunteer opportunities and input.
There are a number of ways to connect with the PAC - including their Instagram page at https://www.instagram.com/chieftomatelementarypac/
We encourage everyone to attend monthly meetings to get up to date information on what is happening around the school and give input on how PAC funds are spent. Please check the school website and Weekly Community Connections Newsletters for meeting dates and times.