Chief Tomat Elementary Community Connection 

November 24, 2023

Westside Warriors 

A huge thank you to the Westside Warriors who came to visit our school. The students had a great time, especially when they got to play floor hockey in the gym with the players. Go Warriors Go!!

Glow Party!

Kindergarten students in Ms. Robertson's class did glow writing today!

They also made glow slime, made glowing jewelry and had a glowing surprise.

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!

Hot Dog Day

Please order by Fri. Nov. 24th. 

The direct link to Munch a Lunch for hotdog orders is: https://munchalunch.com/schools/chieftomat/ 

Thank you PAC!!

Dear CTE Families, 

LAST CHANCE to order from Chief Tomat’s Winter Fundraisers!

All orders are due Monday, November 27
 25% of all fundraising sales are returned to CTE
 and are used to fund events, activities, and resources for our students!

Winter Plants

Last year’s winter plants were stunning and lasted well beyond the holidays. Plants start at just $13 and with the holidays fast approaching, fresh greenery is a beautiful addition to your home holiday decor and make wonderful gifts for friends, family, and co-workers.

Families with plant orders placed of $35 or more
 will be entered in a draw to win a beautiful Table Top Trio.

Online orders are due Monday, November 27
 Cash orders are due Friday, November 24
 Plants will be available for pick up at CTE Friday, December 8

To place your order, visit our team website here.

Purdys Chocolates

‘Tis the season to savour! Purdys are a holiday favorite with all ages and with chocolates starting as low as $2.75, they make the perfect sweet treat for gifting!

Orders are due Monday, November 27
 Chocolates will be available for pick up at CTE the week of December 4

To place your order, visit our team website here.

 Thank you in advance for supporting our winter fundraisers!
 CTE Students & PAC

Toy Donations

If you would like to help build Toy Mountain, you can bring a new, unwrapped toy directly to the school office and we will ensure it gets to the West Kelowna Salvation Army. We thank you in advance if you are able to support our Westside families. Please be sure to have your donations in by December 9th.

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 our next PAC Meeting in the New Year!

Upcoming Dates


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.