Partial Solar Eclipse
On Monday, April 8 a partial solar eclipse will be visible in Calgary and visible from 11:50-2pm. This is a unique learning experience for students and staff in our schools; however, there can be serious impacts to vision as a result of viewing the eclipse in an unsafe manner. All grade 1-6 students attending on Monday will remain at school during the lunch break unless families have notified the office. Please send a lunch with your child. We will not have students involved in outdoor activities during this time. If you have any questions, please contact your child’s teacher. Kindergarten families will have an email sent out today reviewing the procedure for Monday.
PADS Service Dog Fundraiser
Our grade 1 students in Mr Mitchell and Mrs Eakins class raised $1458 to support the training of some very special service dogs. Thank you to our school community for donating books to make our book sale such a success!
MRU Math Contest
Grade 5 and 6 students have signed up to be part of our math club in preparation for a math contest through Mount Royal University. Over 50 students are practicing during the lunch hour with Ms Dragatis and Ms Gulewicz. We have a lot of math whizzes at Sunalta!
Staff Lunch at Conferences
Thanks and gratitude to our Sunalta Council for providing our staff with delicious meals during conferences in March.
Teachers Pet
Grade 2 students had a fabulous science workshop provided by Teachers Pet to explore hands-on activities about landforms and bodies of water. Thanks to Sunalta Fundraising Society for funding this excellent opportunity and to our 9 volunteers for spending time supporting our grade 2s.
Youthlink Calgary Police Interpretive Centre
Our grade 6 students travelled to the police centre to view the exhibits and take part in hands-on activities at this interpretive museum. Students shared that they learned about cyber-safety, stories of exhibits highlighting major criminal cases within Calgary’s history. The artifact collection about 100 years of policing was fascinating. This experience also was in conjunction with our Grade 6 Science unit on Evidence and Investigation. Students were required to put their skills to use to solve a crime based on a true event. Thank you to our volunteers as well as School Fundraising for supporting this experience. This is open to the public if families would like to visit. It is admission by donation. https://youthlinkcalgary.com/
Calgary Youth Science Fair
Good luck to our 5 Science Fair projects that will be adjudicated next week at the city science fair! We are excited to see if these budding scientists can bring back to Sunalta School any awards!
Google Classroom
Google Classroom is our primary communication tool for families. Teachers consistently post updates regarding learning and special events in your child’s Google Classroom. Please check it regularly to ensure you are informed about what is happening at school. Thank you!
Provincial Achievement Tests
Alberta Education has announced that Grade 6 English language arts and literature (ELAL) and mathematics provincial achievement tests will not be administered in the 2023-2024 school year. Grade 6 students will be partaking in the Social Studies PAT on June 19 and Science PAT on June 20.
Important Dates
April 17 School Council Meeting 6:30pm in the Sunalta library
April 18 Grade 1 Heritage Park trip
April 19 Non-Instruction Day No School
April 30 Grade 3 Zoo trip
May 9 Div 2 Spring Concert
May 13 Grade 2 field trip to Leighton Centre
May 13 Greg McLean MP is at Sunalta
May 16 Volunteer Tea in afternoon
May 17 Non-Instructional Day no school
May 20 No School
May 21 Swimming Grades 1 and 2
May 29 Grade 3 at the Zoo
May 30 Welcome to Kindergarten Orientation