Chief Tomat Elementary Community Connection 

November 3, 2023

Remembrance Day at CTE

On Friday, November 10th at 10:00 will we be having a Remembrance Day assembly to recognize the service and contributions of Canadian veterans.  Families are welcome to join this solemn, reflective assembly.  We would like to honour the veterans of CTE families who have served as part of the military by showing their photo during the start of the assembly. If you have a photo of a family member, please email it to Carey.adams@sd23.bc.ca with brief details (name, relation to student, when and when they served) by Wednesday, Nov. 8.

If your child has a uniform (Brownies, Scouts, Cadets, Girl Guides, etc.), they are welcome to wear it that morning and be a part of the colour guard that enters the gym with Constable Lane.

Winter Concert

Students are getting excited for the winter concert! Those in Grades K-2 will be practing for the Winter Concert during Music class on Mondays and Wednesdays.  Those students who want to be a part of the Grade 3-5 choir, will practice Mondays and Wednesdays at little recess.

Photo Retakes

Friday, November 17th in the morning. You will be able to choose what you want to order when you have both original and retakes.  You just need to have both Portrait IDs and Access Codes.

Please join us for our next PAC Meeting - Wednesday Nov. 15 at 6:00 in the school library.

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.

Hot Dog Day

November 10th's hotdog order deadline has been extended to Sunday, November 5. Please see attached image. The direct link to Munch a Lunch for hotdog orders is: https://munchalunch.com/schools/chieftomat/ 

Thank you PAC!!