Weekly Message - September 16-20
Thank you to everyone who joined us for Meet the Teacher and our first School Council meeting last Wednesday, it is always a nice opportunity to connect names and faces, discuss the learning plans for the year, and lay the groundwork for a positive and supportive relationship focused on students. This week is another busy one at Captain Nichola Goddard School with cross-country races, soccer games, basketball practices and our annual Terry Fox events.
Traffic Safety
We would like to remind parents to exercise caution when dropping off students in front of the school. Please do not drop off or pick up students from our parking lot. We are seeing an increase of illegal U-turns, jaywalking, and blocking traffic. When we choose convenience over safety, we are putting students at risk, and we all have an interest in keeping students safe.
Please consider dropping your child off away from the front of the school to ease congestion and allow for students to enter the school safely. The school doors open at 7:50am so please ensure they are dressed appropriately for the weather if they are coming to school before that time.
School Photo Day
This Tuesday, September 17, is photo day. Lifetouch will be onsite to take individual photos. Our retake day is scheduled for October 24; class photos are also scheduled for October 24.
Fun Lunch is back for 2024-25
Fun lunches are ready to order on the Healthy Hunger website!
The School Council is excited to continue offering Healthy Hunger as a great fundraiser for CNGS! It is an easy way to order special lunches while helping raise money for the school. A portion of each lunch purchased is given back to the School Council for school needs. Lunches will be offered on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. At this time, a few vendors are confirmed and set up in Healthy Hunger. More lunches will be added to future dates as vendors are confirmed.
Registering for an account will only take a few minutes. After creating your account, you can log in anytime throughout the school year to place your orders.
Please register on the Healthy Hunger website. Please note that the cut-off for orders is five days before the lunch date.
Our first lunches will be on September 17 and 18. Please place your orders at least 5 days prior.
We are in constant need of volunteers to help make this program successful. Without parent volunteers, we might be unable to keep the program running. It is only 1 - 1 1/2 hours on a Tuesday or Wednesday and doesn't need to be every week. If you can help, please sign up here for the days you are available.
If you have any questions regarding the fun lunch program, please do not hesitate to contact Wilma Wong at cngsfunlunch@gmail.com
Thank you for your support!
Captain Nichola Goddard School Council
Teacher Blogs/Online Classrooms
Teacher blogs are up and running so please take some time to review the appropriate blog for your child. To locate the blogs please go to the school website where they are located under Teaching & Learning > Classes & Departments or click on this link. Teachers maintain an online presence to support students if they become ill and need to stay home but this is not the equivalent of online education. The online classrooms are there as a support, not a replacement for in-person instruction.
Sports Teams
Cross-Country Team – Congratulations to all runners who came out and competed at Annie Gale School last week. We had many runners who achieved top 10 results and personal best placements. Way to go CNG!
Good luck to our soccer teams who both have their kickoff games at CNG this week. Please come out to the back field to cheer and be a fan. Expectations around fans are that we sit only on the path side of the field and at least 3 meters from the sideline. Go Phoenix!
The Week Ahead
Monday, September 16:
School hours – 8:05am-2:45pm
Extra-Curricular Activities:
Cross Country practice – 3:00-4:00pm
Sr Girls Basketball practice – 2:45-4:30pm
Boys Soccer practice – 2:45-4:30pm
Tuesday, September 17:
School hours – 8:05am-2:45pm
School Photo Day
Extra-Curricular Activities:
Cross Country – Race Day #2 at West Confederation Park.
Sr Boys Basketball practice – 2:45-4:30pm
Girls Soccer practice – 2:45-4:30pm
Wednesday, September 18:
School hours – 8:05am-2:45pm
Extra-Curricular Activities:
Cross country practice – 3:00-4:00pm
Sr Boys Basketball practice – 6:45-7:55am
Jr Girls Basketball practice – 2:45-4:30pm
Boys Soccer game at CNG – 4:00-5:00pm
Thursday, September 19:
School hours – 8:05am-2:45pm
Extra-Curricular Activities:
Cross country practice – 3:00-4:00pm
Sr Girls Basketball practice – 6:45-7:55am
Jr Boys Basketball practice – 2:45-4:30pm
Girls Soccer game at CNG – 4:00-5:00pm
Friday, September 20:
School hours – 8:05am-12:10pm
13th Annual Terry Fox Activities