Weekly MPS School Council AGM
Please join us next Monday, September 16th 2024, at 6:30 pm to kick off the 2024/2025 school year! School Council meetings are held monthly in the MPS Learning Commons. The AGM will include information about budgets, fundraising, and events for this school year. Our meetings are informal in nature and a great opportunity to meet other families. Please join us if you are able. Mountain Park School Council is also eagerly looking for volunteers. Positions available this year include the following:
Treasurer – Book keeper and banking
Healthy Hunger Lead - Coordinates all Wednesday's special lunches and Band Special lunches
Secretary - Ensures all the recordings for school councils are in order for Society meetings
Healthy Hunger - meet every Wednesday and help sort out lunches
Vice Chair - Supporting Chair
School Council will be hosting the Welcome BBQ for all students of MPS on Thursday, September 12th 2024 at 11am. If you are available to volunteer for this event and have security clearance, please email the School Council Chair, Alnisha Merchant.
We look forward to seeing returning members and new families at our meeting next week.
Physical Education
Starting Monday September 9 all students are expected to start changing for physical education class. T-Shirts are available for purchase for $25.00 cash from the physical education office and can be purchased at lunch or after school for 15 minutes after the bell. Proper running shoes are essential for safe participation in physical education class.
For the bottom portion of gym strip we are hoping students can wear black. The bottoms may consist of shorts, sweatpants, leggings, joggers, or track pants. However, it is important that it is different than what students wear to school for hygiene reasons.
Athletics
Please make sure to fill out the Annual Authorization that your student received on their first day at school, so they can try out for athletics at Mountain Park School.
Upcoming Sports will be 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.
Technology
Did you know there’s a free app for D2L called ‘Brightspace Pulse’? After installing it on your cell, search for Calgary Board of Education, use your child’s log in information and password, and gain access to information from all their classes. Turn on push notifications to get instant updates! Contact Ms. Hunt (kohunt@cbe.ab.ca) for assistance.
Band
Our MPS AGM is on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at 7:00 pm in the school gymnasium. One parent/guardian of each student is asked to attend this mandatory meeting. Information about the band program, workshops, and band camps will be discussed. This meeting also doubles as the parent information night which is required if your child will be attending any overnight trips with the band.
Band forms will be sent home in mid-September. Please have them filled out and returned by October 4, 2024, along with payment for the Band Resource Fee. The Music Instrument Rental Fee in PowerSchool will be in your accounts shortly.
If you had an instrument rental over the summer, please return ASAP so we can finalize instruments for the school year.
School Start-Up Packages
A reminder that CBE requires each student to complete forms online each year via the parent portal (MyCBE – Online Forms), including Demographic Verification updates, Annual Volunteer and Media Release forms. We appreciate parents / guardians attending to this as soon as possible.
Library
Our school will be participating in the Indigo Adopt a School program this year from September 13 - October 6. Each year, the Indigo Adopt a School program unites Indigo, its employees, its customers and their communities in raising money to rejuvenate local school libraries across Canada.
Visit the Indigo South trail store at 130 Ave SE between Sept 13 - Oct 6 to donate money or buys books for the school. Please share with your friends and neighbours!
Upcoming Activities
September 9 – Monday
AM
Senior Girls Basketball Tryout 7:45-9:00am
PM
Cross Country Practice 4:00-5:00pm
Senior Boys Basketball Tryout 4:00-5:00pm
September 10 – Tuesday
AM
Senior Boys Basketball Tryout 7:45- 9:00am
PM
Boys Soccer Practice 4:00-5:00pm
Senior Girls Basketball Tryout 4:00-5:00pm
September 11 - Wednesday
AM
Senior Girls Basketball Tryout 7:45-9:00am
PM
Cross Country Meet 4:30PM Start at Stanley Park
Senior Boys Basketball Tryout 4:00-5:00pm
Girls Soccer Final Tryout 4:00-5:00pm
September 12 – Thursday
AM
Junior Boys Basketball Tryout 7:45-9:00am
Boys Soccer Practice 8:00-9:00am
PM
Welcome BBQ
Cross Country Practice 4:00-5:00pm
Junior Girls Basketball Tryout 4:00-5:00pm
September 13 – Friday
AM
Junior Boys Basketball Tryout 7:45-9:00am
Enjoy the beautiful weather this weekend,
Angela Takla
Principal, Mountain Park School