Bonjour, 

It was great to connect with families during our parent teacher conferences for the past couple of days. Thank you all for taking the time to meet with the teachers and get updates on your child's learning and progress.  

Mme Angeline ran a fantastic book fair fundraiser during conferences. Thank you to her and her team of parent volunteers for running this successful event. 

We are excited to begin our first round of Clubs and Intramurals next week. On Thursday, November 30, we will have the first round of weekly clubs. Intramurals will start on December 4th. Throughout the year, we will introduce multiple clubs such as multiple opportunities including Lego, Art, Music, Minecraft, Cross-Cultural Learning, Technology, Coding, Chess, Math and Cup Stacking. 

 

 

School Development Plan 

We are publishing our 2023-2024 School Development this Wednesday. Please follow the link below to access the document: link.

We will be reviewing 2022-2023 & 2023-2024 plans at at our School Council Meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 6:30pm. The meeting will be in person at ECPS’s learning commons or online via this Teams link. 

 

 

English as an Additional Language  

November Update 

Ms. Carpenter and Ms. Leroux have been helping to support our English as an Additional Language Learners in the school. Since the beginning of October, they have been working with students who are developing their language knowledge.  

Our team has been working on creating a safe, welcoming and caring school for new students by: 

• Working with small groups of students with limited English. 
• Having informal student ambassadors/buddies in classrooms. 
• Purchasing dual language books for the school library. 
• Starting up a cross cultural learning club. 
• Supporting families with interpretation services for conferences and meetings. 

 

Support for families 

We have posted resources on our school website that we have been using with some of our EAL students.  

Please follow the link below for our website page: Link 

 

 

Winter concert 

Save the Date!  ECPS’s “Lights, Bites and Holiday Delights” winter music concert will be held on Thursday, December 14th and will feature our grades 1, 2, 3 and the 3/4 classes followed by a family social event. Our daytime production will feature our Kindergarten classes. Stay tuned for more information. Our older grades will be featured in the spring concert. More details to follow.  

 

 

Lockdown Drill 

The safety of all students and staff of Chinook Park School is of great importance. Each year we do six fire drills and two lockdown drills. 

We are going to practice a lockdown drill during the morning of November 29, 2023. Calgary Police Services will be present to support. Teachers will be instructing students regarding their role during a drill of this kind and students will be aware of the drill.  

As part of our procedures, one long bell heard outside indicates a lockdown is in progress and students/parents should move away from the building. It is not possible to gain entry to the school when one long bell is sounding.   

We appreciate your support in these important matters. 

 

Message from Ecole Chinook Park School Council 

School Council Meeting 

Join us for our next School Council meeting:  

• Date: Wednesday, November 29 
• Time; 6:30 - 8:00 PM 
• Location: Chinook Park School Learning Commons  

If you are unable to attend in person, you can watch a live stream on Teams here: link

 

 

Teacher Appreciation Potluck 

School Council is organizing a Holiday Baking Teacher Appreciation Potluck for the morning of December 14, 2023. If you are interested in sharing, please sign up on the signup genius here: Baking Teacher Appreciation Potluck Signup 

 

 

Have a question? 

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://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/chinookpark/about-us/contact/staff/pages/default.aspx 

 

 

Upcoming Dates 

November 29	School Council Meeting – 6:30  Link  Lockdown Practice
December 6	Fun Lunch
December 14	Teacher Appreciation Potluck Winter Concert (half of the school)

 

All the best, 

Bien à vous, 

Guillaume Comeau and Dawn Poole 

Leadership Team, École Chinook Park School