Friday May 8

 Good afternoon, 

We enjoyed our community walk today. From now until the end of the year, since the weather is nicer, we may go for community walks from time to time. If you have plans to pick your child up early from school, or bring them late, please be sure to let us know so we can ensure your child is not on a walk at that time. 

Here are some highlights from our week:

Wellness:

We have spent time learning about personal responsibility and respect. 

We learned about the four steps to accepting consequences for our actions (positive and negative) 1. Say "Thank you" if you are being rewarded. 2. If you get in trouble, say "okay" in a calm voice and don't argue. 3. If you feel upset, use a preferred calming tool. 4. Follow instructions from an adult for how to make things better. 

Math:

- finished addition and subtraction of decimal place value. Here is an example of a word problem we worked on and should be able to solve:

Literacy:

- we learned about similes

- we learned how to compare adjectives (big, bigger, biggest)

- we learned what metaphors are

Science:

- we are learning about living organisms. Ask your child if they can tell you what makes something living.

- we learned how scientists classify living organisms

- we learned about the structures of plants (roots, stem, leaves, flowers, fruit, seeds)

- we planted marigolds to learn about the structures of plants

MTS Reminders:

Fun Lunch

The next Fun Lunch will be held on Wednesday May 27.

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. Orders must be placed by the Friday before the day.

Food Support

Did you know that the Breakfast Club of Canada has shared research demonstrating that 40% of Alberta’s children experience food insecurity?  This means that 4 out of 10 children do not have access to food when they are hungry. 

If your family is experiencing challenges with providing food for your children you can find help at Brown Bagging Calgary. 

Complete this form for support and they can deliver lunches to McKenzie Towne School for your children. https://go.bb4ck.org/l/858913/2024-01-15/38fdbw You can also find out more information on their website https://bb4ck.org/

Brown Bagging for Calgary's Kids

MTS Yearbooks

To order go to: https://ybpay.lifetouch.ca/
Use Yearbook ID code: 10614126

Regular Pricing: $34 

Last day to order:  May 18, 2025

If you have any pictures from any school events (ie, first day of school, Terry Fox Run, Halloween) that you would like to share with the Yearbook Committee, please click on the link below.

Once you log in, please enter this code. ADD-PICTURES-TO-YEARBOOK-26

YEARBOOK PICTURES

Upcoming Dates

TOMORROW                           STAR WARS DAY - May The 4th Be With You!!!

Wednesday                              "Hats On For Mental Health"

Wednesday                              Grade 3 and 4 Students visit McKenzie Highlands

Thursday                                  Grade 3 Field Trip to Calgary Philharmonic

May 12                                     Class Photo Day

May 14                                     Kindergarten Open House for 2026/27 Students - 4:00pm - 6:00pm

May 15                                     Non-Instructional Day - NO SCHOOL

May 18                                     Victoria Day - NO SCHOOL

May 19-21                                Grade 3 and 4 Swimming Lessons at YMCA Seton

May 22                                      AM Kindergarten Field Trip to Calgary Farmyard

May 26-28                                Grade 3 and 4 Swimming lessons at YMCA Seton

May 27                                     Fun Lunch - Subway

May 27                                     Grade 1 Field Trip to Calgary Zoo - Carter/Larmer/Burch

May 28                                     Grade 1 Field Trip to Calgary Zoo - Watson/Fell

May 29                                     PM Kindergarten Field Trip to Calgary Farmyard

June 3                                      Grade 4 Field Trip to Calgary Zoo

June 8-15                                 Grade 3 and 4 - Alien In-Line Skating

June 17                                    Fun Lunch - Coco Brooks

June 19                                    Grade 4 Farewell Assembly - 11:00am

June 24                                    Kindergarten Graduation 

June 25                                    Sports Day

June 26                                    Last Day of School

Please make sure to visit your teacher's blog for classroom updates. Simply click on their name to access the blog.

For more information, please visit our website.

MTS Traditional Calendar 2025-26.pdf