Welcome Back!
MPS Staff were full of smiles this week as we enjoyed welcoming all our new and returning students to MPS for the 2024-2025 school year. Wow, have they grown!! Our students’ excitement was palpable as they met their new teachers and re-connected with friends, knowing there will be many opportunities for new connections to form throughout the year.
Start-up activities included a chance to spend time with their homeroom teachers and peers, to build class culture, establish school-wide expectations for the year, get their lockers figured out (mostly!) and experienced a ‘mini-timetable’ rotating through each of their classes.
We have a few brief updates for families as we head into the long weekend:
School Start-Up Packages
Along with their timetables, students went home with paper copies of both athletic tryout and technology forms. Please review these and return next week. All other forms must be completed online via the SchoolEngage parent portal (MyCBE – Online Forms), including Demographic Verification updates, Annual Volunteer and Media Release forms. These must be completed each year and we appreciate parents / guardians attending to this as soon as possible.
Picture Day
Lifetouch will be at MPS on Wednesday, Sept 4th for school photos. Bring your best smiles J
Athletics
Please make sure to fill out the Annual Authorization that your student received on their first day here at school, so they can try out for athletics here at Mountain Park School.
Upcoming Sports are Cross Country and Soccer, which start immediately. Basketball starts on September 9th, 2024.
Cross Country is a no cut team and we encourage students that enjoy running and being physically active to come out and join the team.
Soccer and Basketball have a set number of spots available and will have tryouts.
Please see below for dates and time.
Band
Summer rental instruments must be returned to the Band Room next week.
Upcoming Activities
September 2 – Monday
Labour Day – No School
September 3 – Tuesday
Soccer Tryouts – Boys and Girls at 4:00-5:00pm
September 4 - Wednesday
School Photos
Cross Country Practice 4:00 – 5:00 pm
September 5 – Thursday
Soccer Tryouts – Boys and Girls 8:00-9:00 am
Cross Country lunch meeting for forms
September 6 – Friday
Wishing all our MPS Families a wonderful long weekend… looking forward to having our Wolverines back on Tuesday!
Angela Takla
Principal, Mountain Park School