April 14-17

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At School:

In Social Studies: This week, we welcomed Hal Eagletail to our school. We were deeply grateful for the knowledge and cultural oral teachings he shared with us. On Thursday, he led a smudge ceremony for all students and staff, where we received a blessing our school grounds and experienced a traditional song.



In Literacy: Students learned how to organize their narratives into paragraphs and continued working on their stories about Pip. We read Chapter 6 in Tales of the Fourth Grade Nothing, focusing on summarizing the main events. Students also completed comprehension questions and word work activities.

In Math: We continued our work with decimal place value, focusing on reading, writing, and comparing decimal numbers. 

In Science: We finished our solar system scratch art projects and began researching different constellations!

Since April is Autism Awareness Month, we read a story and had a class discussion about autism to help build understanding and empathy. Students are invited to take part in a colouring contest to support awareness efforts. They began working on their entries today and can continue to work on them during any free time next week. Next Friday, they will be sent home for students who wish to finish. Contest entry details can be found at the bottom of the sheet if your child would like to participate. 


Looking Forward:

We are collecting empty large Pringle cans for an upcoming Science project. If you have any, please send them to school with your child. Thank you for your help! 

Upcoming Dates

April 18                                Good Friday - NO SCHOOL

April 21                                Non-Instructional Day - NO SCHOOL

April 22                                Bow Habitat Station Field Trip - Sharma/Klasen

April 24                                Bow Habitat Station Field Trip - Holt/Pynn/Thomson

April 30                                Wear Blue for Autism Month

April 30                                Fun Lunch - Little Caesars

May 1                                  Grade 3 & 4 students visit McKenzie Highlands School

May 1                                  Kindergarten Open House

May 7                                  Hats on for Mental Health 

May 7                                  Class Photo Day

May 15                                Grade 3 & 4 Spring Concert (More information to come)

May 16                                Non-Instructional Day - NO SCHOOL

May 19                                Victoria Day - NO SCHOOL

May 20-22                           Grade 3 & 4 Swim Lessons

May 23                                Morning Kindergarten - Field Trip to Calgary Farmyard

May 26                                Calgary Zoo - Carter/Burch/Larmer

May 27                                Calgary Zoo - Massey/Janisse/Watson

May 27-29                           Grade 3 & 4 Swim Lessons

May 28                                 Fun Lunch - Subway

May 30                                 Afternoon Kindergarten - Field Trip to Calgary Farmyard



Messages from School:


Special Days at MTS

Autism Awareness Month

April is Autism Awareness Month.  In recognition of this month and in an effort to promote understanding about this community and our specialized EES setting, McKenzie Towne school teachers will do some learning and activities over the course of April to deepen their understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorder.  In order to celebrate the  culmination of this learning, we are inviting staff and students to wear blue on April 30th. The color blue, associated with peace, calmness and acceptance, is the primary color designated for autism which is the reason for wearing blue.

Mental Health Week

May 5th to 11th is Mental Health Week.  McKenzie Towne School, led by our excellent Resource Teacher Ms. Blake, will participate in an Alberta wide series of activities and challenges designed to Move Your Mood.  In addition, we are inviting all students and staff to wear hats on Wednesday May 7th in order to raise awareness and promote the importance of mental health.


​​​​​​​MTS Yearbooks

To order go to: https://ybpay.lifetouch.ca/
Use Yearbook ID code: 10614125

Regular Pricing: $34 (NOW - May 24, 2025)

Last day to order:  May 24, 2025

We would like to invite parents to submit photos of their child for the yearbook by emailing them to yearbook@mtsparents.com. Submissions can include pictures from the first day of school, Terry Fox Run, Halloween Dance, Tropical Beach Day etc.


Fun Lunch

The next Fun Lunch will be on Wednesday, April 30.

Fun Lunch is only for grades 1-4 and our EES students. 

  • Go to healthyhunger.ca
  • Log into you existing account or create a new one.
  • Add your child’s information in the “add child” box – name, province, city, school, grade and class.
  • All Fun Lunches will then populate – select the order now button!

Please make sure to send a morning snack with your child on Fun Lunch Days.

**The cut off date to place an order is the Friday before the Fun Lunch.


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