Chief Tomat Elementary Community Connection
January 19, 2024
Gymnastix
Our students had a great time learning gymnastics and parkour with the local club, Gymnastix. Thank you to the PAC for helping to fund this exciting opportunity for our students.
Watercolor Painting
Over the next 4 weeks, we are excited to have Watercolor Artist, Janice Keirstead, come to our school to paint with each class. Each student will create a painting that we will turn into greeting cards, available for purchase in February sometime.
Siblings having SNOW much fun at CTE!
Skating!
Winter Time
Please remember to send your child with the proper winter gear. This includes snowpants, hats and gloves. We go outside to play at least twice a day and we want everyone to stay warm and dry. If students want to sled, we have sleds at the school. We do not have room to store any sleds from home in the school. Please remember that we play outside if it is warmer than -15 degrees.
Upcoming Dates
Thursdays - Wolverine Day! Please wear your Wolverine gear
Mon. Jan. 29 - NEW student registration
Thurs. and Fri. Feb. 1 & 2 - Parent/Caregiver-Teacher Conferences ***Early Dismissal both days at 12:30
Friday, Feb 23 - PAC Family Dance
Fri. Feb. 16 - Teacher Professional Development Day (no classes)
Monday, Feb. 19 - Family Day - Schools closed
Water Only Please
We are encouraging students to only drink water at school. To keep our students' brains and bodies healthy, we are asking that drinks which contain a lot of sugar, are for treats at home. Pop, drinks from coffee shops and other drinks high in sugar have a negative impact on student's learning and behaviour, and should not come to school. Thank you for helping our students take care of themselves!
Learning Updates
Please return your envelopes as soon as possible. This helps us save money and the environments. Thanks!
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. For those who don't have a shirt, or have out grown it, we will send out information on how to order one soon.
Please join us for the next PAC meeting - Thursday, March 7 at 6:00
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.