Happenings

• Please read the upcoming tryouts (schedule at the end of this newsletter)
• September 15:TERRY FOX SPIRIT DAY

Principal's Message

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Let me start by saying MERCI to all of you who came on September 6 to meet the teachers!!

One of our focuses at Branton School is to have ongoing communication with you! You can expect all year long to receive the Weekly NewsLetter. We believe that parents and guardians are primary partners in education. We appreciate your support in providing information to the school about your child and their learning. Please do not hesitate to contact the school with information or if you have questions or concerns. We appreciate your role as primary educators.

At the heart of our shared work is a commitment to create strong partnerships with our parents/guardians, and to provide you with timely and important information when necessary. I would strongly encourage all parents to familiarize themselves with the Calgary Board of Education's Administrative Regulation 6005 Student Code of Conduct, and Administrative Regulation 6006 Progressive Discipline, My goal for all students is to arrive at school feeling safe and secure. As a staff our focus is to provide a safe and secure learning environment for all students. A primary goal will always be to establish and enhance respectful relationships within our learning community.

Your feedback, engagement and support is very much appreciated.

Sebastien Picard, Principal

Sept-Oct IPP Process

September 5 to 15
Teachers will meet with their IPP students Each Branton teachers have 4-5 IPPs students
Teachers will send to parents the 23-24 IPP Parent Questionnaire Form

September 15 to October 6
Time for teachers to work on their IPPs and contact parents

October 13
IPPs go home for signature

Terry Fox Day – Sept. 15

This year, we will be conducting our Terry Fox Run on the morning of Sept. 15th. From the beginning of period 2 until nutrition break (9-10:30am), the students will be engaged in a walk/run in the community along the same route as past years. We are looking for PARENT VOLUNTEERSto be stationed at corners/road crossings to help ensure the safety of our students as well as reduce any confusion students may have about where to go. If you can help us out by volunteering, please contact Judd Casper - jocasper@cbe.ab.ca

In addition to the traditional walk/run, Terry Fox Day will be our first Spirit Day of the year! Students are asked to wear the following colours depending on their grade: 6 – Red, 7 – Blue, 8 – Purple, 9 – Green. In the second half of the day, we will be having our first DANCE. The Dance will run after our nutrition break until the end of the day (11:15am-12:45pm).

O'Kosi Production

Branton students and their families have a unique opportunity to attend, for free, the full dress rehearsal for the production of O'Kosi (oh-goh-see) at The GRAND

608 1 St SW, Calgary on Wednesday, September 20 from 8:00 to 9:30 PM.

O’Kosi explores the complications colonization has had on Indigenous families for the last 160 years. It also opens up conversations about the healing that needs to take place. It features a Blackfoot cast, pow wow group and a live band, and features celebrated director, Michelle Thrush.

If you are interested in attending the dress rehearsal for O'Kosi on this date please let us know in the link below. (Your child may have to sign into their school google account to request tickets in this form).

https://forms.gle/FH9KpUfYHbqpFrz68

Are You Driving your Kids to School?

PLEASE take your time, slow down and remember playground zones are all year.

We are asking parents to not park where it's prohibited during drop off and pickup times, and to avoid blocking crosswalks and driveways (Merci!)

Sea Trip

Are you in Grade 9 and interested in going to the SEA trip this year? There are some limited spots available. Talk to your family and come see Mr. Lavoie ASAP! Estimated cost around $3000. Email jelavoie@cbe.ab.ca.

Yearbooks

See flyer under Resources.

Fun Lunches

• Fun lunches will take place the last Wednesday of each month, with the order deadline at 11:59 the Friday prior (so a reminder can be sent in the weekly newsletter to get orders in).
• First one will be Mucho Burrito on September 27, order by Friday September 22 at 11:59 pm
• -To order, go to healthyhunger.ca and register your student, select the school and class, order your items, and then pay online.
• We will need parent volunteers
• This is a fundraiser and approx. 20% goes back to the school.
• See set-up instructions on our Lunchtime page or under Resources.

Athletics

Spirit Day - September 15

September 15 is Branton’s First Spirit day which includes:

• Grade Colour Challenge: Wear your grade’s colour – which grade will get the highest percentage of participants? (Grade 6 red, Grade 7 blue, Grade 8 purple, Grade 9 green.
• Toonies for Terry - Homeroom teachers will be collecting Toonies for Terry up until Terry Fox Day (Sept. 15) and Terry Fox Run in the morning.
• Welcome Back Dance – games room, movies, reading room for the afternoon (freezies, chips, and pop will be sold).

September 18: Paul Davis is at Branton (Students-day & Parents-evening)

You are invited to join us on September 18 at 6:30pm for a very important learning session about Staying safe Online and on Social Media. This is FREE for parents! Davis, a father of two teenagers, is a self-described ‘techie’. He has worked in IT for more than 25 years. Since 2011, he has added the role of social networking safety educator, regularly addressing students, teachers and educators and parents in school settings across Canada and the United States, as well as speaking to corporate clients about topics including: online safety, cyberbullying, digital trails, sexting, online security, social media, platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tik Tok, etc.).