Bon Vendredi! 

Happy Friday!  

It’s been a full and energetic week at Chinook Park. Our younger students enjoyed their Wellness Friday activities, and we wrapped up our final week of gymnastics. Students had a wonderful time learning new skills and staying active. We also had a lot of fun celebrating Crazy Hair Day on Friday, with creativity and colour brightening our halls.

Our Grade 3 and 4 classes had the opportunity to visit the Confluence Centre this week, where they engaged in enriching learning experiences connected to their curriculum. Altogether, it’s been a rewarding week of movement, discovery, and celebration across our school community

Mois de la Francophonie   

March marks Mois de la Francophonie in Alberta, and we’re excited to continue celebrating this important event at Chinook Park with all of our students! From March 09 to 20, students will take part in a variety of activities that highlight and celebrate French language and culture. Festivities will include school assemblies, engaging classroom activities, an outdoor Carnaval, la tire d'érable (maple taffy) treat, and a special presentation.   

As in previous years, Carnaval is our biggest event and wouldn’t be possible without the support of our amazing parent volunteers! This year’s celebration will take place on March 12. If you’re able to lend a hand, please sign up using the link below—we’d love to have you join the fun!   

Volunteer Signup – https://forms.gle/LiqcA2J66UZGtvFe7  

Bistro français 

During our French month celebrations, we will be sharing crepes with our students to have them experience French Canadian cuisine. We need a parent/guardian volunteer (or two) for each classroom to bring in crepes for the students on Friday, March 13.  We will provide maple syrup. 

If you would like to contribute to our class celebration and experience by bringing in crepes, please sign up using the following link: 

Crepes Signup https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0448ADA929A7FAC07-62643235-school#/  

Here is a link for a crepe recipe if you require one:  

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/16383/basic-crepes/ 

Gr 6 Celebration Committee 

We are looking for parents of Grade 6 students to create a planning committee to organize their year end celebration, project and fundraising. If you are interested, please fill in the Forms. Please note, your contact information will be shared with the committee lead. 

Grade 6 Year End Committee – Fill out form 

Conferences

As we look ahead to Spring Break, we are preparing for our upcoming student conferences. Booking times and additional information will be shared later this week.

Messages from community partners 

JCC Summer Camp 

The JCC has shared information with us about their upcoming summer camp, running from June 29 to August 28. If you are interested in learning more or registering, please follow this link to view the flyer. 

Festival d’hiver – ACFA 

The ACFA has shared information with us about their upcoming Festival d’hiver, taking place on March 13 and 14. This community celebration offers fun winter activities for families and an opportunity to engage in French culture. Please follow the link in the weekly folder to view the flyer. 

ECPS School Council Message 

Fun Lunch 

We will have Fun Lunch again on Wednesday March 11, featuring Little Ceasar’s Pizza. Please refer to the school messenger that was sent last Wednesday for additional information. Order deadline is tonight, Friday, by 11:59 pm. 

Reaching out 

To get in touch with your child’s classroom teacher, email is the preferred method of communication. Please refer to the updated contact list below: 

https://chinookpark.cbe.ab.ca/staff 

Upcoming Dates 

All the best, 

Bien à vous, 

Guillaume Comeau & Danielle Godbout 

Leadership Team, Chinook Park School