Chief Tomat Elementary Community Connection
March 1, 2024
Thank you PAC!!
The Snowball Dance was a huge blast and very successful! If you attended the dance and would like access to the photo, please email Cte.PacPresident@sd23.bc.ca
Spring Concert
On Friday, March 8th, students in Grades 3-5 will be starring in their Music performance, "Rock Around the 50s". We will be sending 2 tickets for the evening performance home for each family on Monday. If you need more, please fill out the request form and bring it to the office. There will be a dress rehearsal at 12:30 and no tickets are required it.
Wolverine Assembly
At our Wolverine community assembly this week, we learned and celebrated Pink Shirt Day. We had 6 Grade 5 students who did a fantastic job as MCs and speakers and we sang the Wolverine song. Of course, we had some Kindness Ticket Draw winners too!
Hot Dog Day Orders
We just wanted to put a reminder out, the next hotdog day is Friday, March 8th. Last chance to pay is Monday, March 4 before 8pm.
To make life easier we have opened hotdog ordering for the remainder of the school year. We want to again stress we will not be able to accept any orders past March 4th, so make sure you get those orders in.
You can order at the link: munchalunch.com/login
Please join us for the next PAC meeting - Thursday, March 7 at 6:00
🎪 CTE's year-end carnival planning is underway and we want to hear from you! 🎡
Please join us this Thursday, March 7, from 6 - 7:30 pm and be a part of the conversation.
Food trucks? Hot dogs? Bouncy houses? Dunk tank? Pool noodle jousting? 3-legged race? These are just a few of the ideas we're tossing around but would love to hear what you'd like to see.
We promise there's no obligation to help organize the event - we just want to hear your thoughts ❤️
Hope to see you Thursday!
Skating Fun!!!
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.
Happy Lunar New Year!!
Our preschool students brought the dragon around to wish our students a Happy Lunar New Year.
It's the year of the dragon!
Simplified Chinese Mandarin: 农历新年
Pronunciation: Nong Li Xin Nian
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.