Grade 7.1 – Ribbon Creek Camp – February 2–4, 2026
Grade 7.2 – Ribbon Creek Camp – February 4–6, 2026
Drop-off: 8:15–8:30 a.m.
Pick-up: 2:45 p.m.
Please note: Parents are required to drop off and pick up students, as luggage cannot be transported on regular school buses.
Chachi – Tuesday, February 3
Saucy Bread – Friday, February 6
Parent Consultation Session – Friday, February 6 (8:45–10:45 a.m.)
Sign-up information has been shared by Chris Gilmour through School Messenger.
The Connect Change Makers Elective will be collecting items for the Calgary Food Bank’s Birthday Party Room.
This initiative supports children ages 1–12 who may not otherwise have access to birthday party supplies.
The project aligns with this year’s Pink Shirt Day theme: “Sprinkle Kindness.”
Collection dates: February 2–19
Drop-off location: Outside the main office
Wish List Items:
Cake mix and icing
Birthday candles
Party favours, decorations, and balloons
Party-themed napkins, plates, cutlery, and cups
Microwave popcorn
Small, age-appropriate toys (e.g., LEGO, toy cars, craft supplies, sports balls, dolls, bubbles, colouring books, reading books)
Connect Charter is excited to host a 40-minute Family Movement and Mindfulness
Event on February 20.
Families and siblings are welcome to join this fun and relaxing community experience.
Please sign up using the google form, included in the email with this weekly update, icluding your preferred session time.
Sign-up deadline: February 6
✔ Waiver forms will be available on site
✔ By donation — all proceeds support our new playground build
The session will be hosted by Lauren Lutz, Educational Assistant, certified yoga instructor, and Bow Valley College Early Childhood Education student completing her Leadership and Partnership practicum.
Find out how our upcoming Readathon turns reading at home into play at school — with everything you need linked below.
Coming Up: Readathon runs February 9–20 Click here for everything you need for the Readathon
Building on our successful playground fundraising to date, we are planning a silent auction in March to continue the momentum towards our goal. We are asking the school community to share any items that they would be willing to donate for this auction. Anything is welcome and a wide variety of donations will reflect the diversity of our school. Here are a few ideas to get you thinking!
Do you offer a professional service like personal accounting, renovations, trash removal, or pet sitting? Would you be willing to donate some of your time as an auction item?
Could you offer a curated and unique experience to someone in our school community? Examples might include a cooking class, a guided hike/walking tour, or special access/tour of an interesting building. Experience-based auction items are sometimes the most popular ones!
Are you an artist or do you produce handmade objects?
Does your place of work offer donations to charity auctions?
Do you have an unused gift card that you are willing to donate?
Get in touch here and tell us about what you would be willing to donate. A school volunteer will be in touch with you soon. S
School Council Communications for Weekly Principal Update
Save the Date: The topic of our parent learning session during the March 12 Movie Night follows:
Presenter: Samantha Woods, Founder, Kaizen Education Services
Title: From Chaos to Clarity: Empowering Our Children With Executive Functioning Skills
We all rely on our executive functions in our daily lives, from planning out our day, remembering to pack our lunch, or mapping out our next road trip. Unfortunately, adults often take these learned skills for granted, assuming that our children will “naturally learn” how to organize, stay on task, focus, and attend to a boring task while effectively preparing for the week ahead.
Weaker executive skills can be the root cause of stress, anxiety, shame, and frustration both at home and at school. Youngsters with weak executive skills often exhibit disorganization, forgetfulness, difficulty initiating tasks, challenges with emotional regulation, and a tendency to be easily distracted. For a child with ADHD, the development of these skills is significantly delayed, creating a noticeable gap in social, academic and emotional maturity compared to their peers. The promising news is that these skills are both teachable and learnable! With patience, practice, persistence, and most importantly, positivity, adults can foster the development of these executive functioning skills in their children and students.
Join Samantha Woods, a former teacher, seasoned executive brain functioning coach, and founder of Kaizen Education Services, as well as a parent to two young men, to learn more about the brain’s self-management system and how parents can help their children practice and develop these essential skills for learning and life.
You will learn:
Fun Lunch Reminders
As the new school year starts, so do all the field trips and overnights. Please remember to cancel your students lunch five days in advance of these events (including Thrive days) as we are unable to hold class orders in our fridge. We also do not hold uncollected lunches over long weekends.
Volunteers Wanted!!
Do you want to get involved with the school? Have just a little bit of time to share or A LOT of time to share? Interested in only one or two things or EVERYTHING? No matter what your jam is, our school council is excited to have you come out and be a part of our volunteer community!
Get started by completing our volunteer form and we will be in touch as volunteers are required for specific roles, committees and tasks! It’s a great time to get involved! CLICK HERE TO GET STARTED!
Bottles to Recycle?
Did you know that you can donate your bottle recycling to Connect Charter School through Skip the Depot and they will even pick them up!! You can find out more on the Skip the Depot website.
When they pick up don’t forget to label your bag with our Connect School Code: XZ8L
Click HERE or use the QR code to get started!
As always, if you have any questions please contact our school council at [email protected].
Have a great week!
