Principal Weekly Update December 4 – December 8 – Connect Charter School

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Connect Charter Family Weekly Update

December 4 - December 8

This Week's Highlights

  • A reminder that student led conferences are on the evening of December 7th and morning of December 8th. There is no school on December 8th. Sign up for conferences opens on Monday, December 4th at 4:00p.m. More information can be found below.
  • A reminder to our grade 9 families that conferences will look different this term, providing you opportunity to meet with teachers to discuss plans for high school transition. Booking for these meetings will open on Monday, December 4th at 4:00 p.m. More details can be found below.
  • Report cards will be accessible at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, December 4th.
  • Thank you to the families who joined us for the parenting session and student movie night. We had a great turn out. We thank School Council for putting on this event.
  • We congratulate Mr. Brett Toner as the new Education Technologist and Creative Technologies teacher for grade 7, 8, and 9. There will be a gradual transition into this role from his current position as humanities teacher in grade 6 with time spent in both roles. Congratulations, Brett! As previously mentioned, David Cloutier has accepted a position with another jurisdiction and will be with us until January 12th.
  • We are seeking some help with the Scholastic book sale, which is happening during conferences. We only have one volunteer who has signed up. Please contact our librarian, Liesel Coetzee at: [email protected]
  • Winter Concert Thursday Dec 14, 2023 @ 6:30pm in the gym. Performances include: - Grade 4 - Grade 5 - Grade 6 - Beginning Band - Other solo and group performances
  • The Connect Charter School Annual Education Results Report can be found here: https://connectcharter.ca/publications/
  • Parents as Partners: We continue to see a high absenteeism rate. Today there were 80 students who were not in attendance.
Grade 6 students have the opportunity to meet with Sara Elmeligi, MLA of Banff Kananaskis

PARENT MESSAGE:

 

Grades 4-8 Term 1 Student-Led Conferences, December 2023



Thursday December 7, 2023, 4:00pm – 8:00pm

Friday December 8, 2023, 8:00am – 1:00pm

 

Families will sign up for an in-person 30-minute block with your teaching team, with a maximum of 4 families per block.

 

Grade 9, High School Discussion Meetings, December 2023

 

Thursday December 7, 2023  1:00pm – 8:00pm VIRTUAL

Friday  December 8, 2023  8:00am – 11:00am VIRTUAL

Friday  December 8, 2023 11:00am – 1:00pm in-person

 

Families will sign up for a 15-minute meeting (virtual or in-person) with your teaching team for a high school discussion specific to your student (virtual times are identified).



How To Book:

 

Conference Manager is accessed through your PowerSchool parent account.

A booking link is not required.

 

The steps to log in and book a parent-teacher conference at Connect Charter School are:

 

  1. Log into PowerSchool at the following URL: https://connectcharter.powerschool.com/

  2. Select the Application Launch icon (arrow in a box) near the top right of the screen

  3. Select the Conference Manager in the menu list that appears.

 

 

Conference Manager will open for bookings Monday December 4, 2023 at 4:00pm.

The site closes for bookings on Thursday December 7, 2023 at 12:00pm.

 

Teachers will send out the meeting links for virtual sessions prior to the conferences.

Have a wonderful week, Connect!

Shannon Bennett 
Principal

Shashi Shergill
Assistant Principal

Andrea Friesen
Assistant Principal