Chief Tomat Elementary Community Connection
March 15, 2024
Rockin' in the 50s!
Congratulations to our Grade 3 -5 students for a fantastic rocking show! Thank you to all the staff who helped make it a success, especially to Mrs. Prescott, Mrs. Adams and Ms. Goodmanson for all their hard work. We are thankful that a Grade 5 student was able to videotape the show. Please click here to see the concert!
Grade 5 Arcade
The grade 5s in Mrs. Lane's class created arcade games as a part of their Simple Machines learning. Students and staff had a blast playing these games. Great job Grade 5s showing creativity, perseverance and hard work!
Happy St. Patrick's Day
We were lucky to have some Irish Dancers come and dance for us in celebration of St. Patrick's Day. Super proud of the 3 Chief Tomat students who danced for us! Thank you and well done Kenna, Jessa and Calina!! Thank you Mrs. Burge for bringing this to our school.
Congratulations to our Chess Winners!
After a few weeks of a chess tournament, 4 winners came out on top. First place went to Lucas! 2nd-Trent 3rd-Josh 4th-Adrianna. Congrats to all of our chess players!
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.