Dear Families,
In our final school update for June our staff wanted to say a heart felt THANK YOU!!! We have truly appreciated how families have supported the school, and worked together with us, to ensure that c̓əsqənelə is a great place for children this year!
We are collectively very excited to be continuing to build our wonderful school community together with you again next year. We wish our grade seven students the very best in their new adventures in high school. We also want to thank them once again for their leadership and mentoring with our younger students. They were amazing!
In this unusual “pandemic context” we are not currently 100% certain exactly how things will look in this fall. We will provide updates later this summer as the details are finalized.
Here are a few additional items you might find useful:
Keeping informed:
We are asking all of our current, and new families, to continue to review any c̓əsqənelə Parent Portal Updates as September approaches. You will also find other information on our school website such as our 2020-2021 school calendar.
https://elementary.sd42.ca/cusqunela/
While on our school website, you might also want to click on the icon to receive emails when there is a new post.
School Supplies for 2020-2021
As mentioned in previous updates, our school is moving towards a flat fee model for ordering students’ school supplies next year. While this supply process will work well for most families there is no one perfect approach. We already had 75% of our students ordering supplies directly in one manner or another last year so this process is not a significant change for most. Staff who have used this method at their previous schools have also indicated that it worked very well.
This flat fee of $55 will cover ALL personal school supplies (planner included) that each child will need for the school year. Parents will have the option to pay $55 once in September or over two installments (September-$30, February-$25). For most families this means….one payment, once a year, to take care of all their child(ren)’s personal school supply needs.
We expect this process will work well for many families, but if there are financial hardship considerations, or if a family still prefers to purchase their children’s supplies next year themselves, please email Mr. Wheatley (jonathan_wheatley@sd42.ca).
First Day of School / School Calendar
The school office will reopen on Monday, August 31 at 9:00 am however the school currently remains closed to the public and we do not know if this will continue after summer break.
The first day of school for students is scheduled for September 8th from 8:30 am – 11:00 am. We will be sending out more information to families at the end of August to confirm what the first few weeks of school for your child(ren) will look like. Please note: Children beginning kindergarten in September Do Not attend school on the first day and will follow a schedule communicated by their classroom teacher closer to September.
Have a wonderful summer!
The c̓əsqənelə Staff