December
16 Last Day to Donate for Helping Hampers for Families in our School Community
16 School Council AGM & Friends of Scarlett Society Meeting
20 Last Day of School before Winter Break
Dear Parents & Guardians,
Please find the weekly email below. Congratulations to all the students who participated in 33 Neo-Futurist Plays from Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind. What an experience for the audience with such a rapid fire collection of plays that changed each night. The actors, lights, sound, stage crew, clothing designers, hosts and students who helped with stage set up played an instrumental role. We truly appreciate each of you and our audience who joined us each night. Thanks to our drama instructors Mr. Owen Chan and Mr. Erik Hohmann. We truly appreciate how you inspire our students in the performing arts!
Winter Wonderland Mon 16 - Fri Dec 20
Student Leadership Initiative
MONDAY DECEMBER 16
♥ Dress-Up Theme: PJ/Comfy Cozy
♦ Activity: Grinch Movie in the gym at lunch - Hot chocolate available for purchase ($2)
TUESDAY DECEMBER 17
♥ Dress-Up Theme: Twin Tuesday
♦ Activity 1: Grinch Movie in the gym at lunch - Hot chocolate available for purchase ($2)
♦ Activity 2: Art Market in the Caf Foyer at lunch (Cash Only!)
♦ Activity 3: Photos with Santa in the Caf Foyer
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 18
♥ Dress-Up Theme: Wear Winter Wonderland colors - blue and/or white
♦ Activity 1: Wrap Battle - Wrap your teacher event in the Caf
♦ Activity 2: Grinch Movie in the gym at lunch - Hot chocolate available for purchase ($2)
♦ Activity 3: Art Market in the Caf Foyer at lunch (Cash Only!)
♦ Activity 4: Photos with Santa in the Caf Foyer
THURSDAY DECEMBER 19
♥ Dress-Up Theme: Holiday Hats/Toques
♦ Activity 1: Staff Vs. Student Dodgeball in the main gym
♦ Activity 2: Art Market in the Caf Foyer at lunch (Cash Only!)
♦ Activity 3: Photos with Santa in the Caf Foyer (MR. BRANDT as Santa)
FRIDAY DECEMBER 20
♥ Dress-Up Theme: Ugly sweaters!
Santa guest appearance in the front foyer - First 100 students through the door in blue/white get a candy cane!
Student Leadership Update
Helping Hampers officially kicked off on Monday December 2 and will run until December 16. This is one of Scarlett’s largest and most important fundraisers. This year all donated money will be put towards building hampers of essential house-hold items, gifts, and gifts cards for 9 families in need, right in our school community. Students can donate in their Period 1 classes. With every $2 donated, students will be eligible to win some awesome prizes, including the grand prize of a $100 Amazon Gift Card. Let’s rally to ensure these families have what they need over the winter months. Thank you for your support.
Lost and Found and Locker Clean Out
Students, are you missing a jacket, hoodie, water bottle or more? Please come have a look through the lost and found. You will find it beside the vending machines outside of the cafeteria. Don’t be cold and thirsty this winter break. Pick up your lost items today! We will be holding a locker clean out on Friday December 20. Take your items home that you might need over the break and remove any garbage from your locker to keep our school clean.
Student Services Updates
Semester Two Online Courses
Student may now request a course for Semester Two with CBe-learn using the Semester Two CBe-learn Course Request Form. Counsellors will enroll students in January once the referral software opens for concurrent registrations. Students will receive a confirmation email regarding their successful enrollment and instructions for next steps by late-January. Students should consult the CBe-learn concurrent student information page for more information prior to completing the request form. All course offerings are subject to availability.
Semester Two Course Change Requests
Students may fill out the Semester Two Course Change Request form if they are wishing to add or drop classes. This form will be open until January 17 at noon. After this, counsellors will work on balancing courses to ensure the smallest class sizes possible. Please note the following conditions:
- We are unable to process changes based on teacher, period, peer or spare preferences.
- All schedules are subject to change up until the first day of classes. As such, the teacher assigned may change as class balancing and teaching assignments change.
- If students request a course they have not been recommended for, the counsellor will reach out with a Going Against Recommendation form.
School Council Meeting
Please join us Monday at 7 pm for our Parent Council and Friends of Scarlett Society meeting. Parents will also be having Friends of Scarlet AGM. They will be presenting the audited financial statement. They will vote in the new executive and vote in this year’s auditors. See you there!
Yearbook
Its that time to get your Yearbook:
Athletic Update
Football Update
Deacon Sterna played for us last year and went on to play this year for the UBC Thunderbirds. He had a phenomenal rookie season winning rookie of the year for the Canada West Football conference. Cool article on him below.
Also, A big congratulations to Gavin Weiss for getting recruited by the U of C DINOS! He will be playing running back for them! Go Lancers!
Rugby
- Boys & Girls Rugby Team Meet & Greet!
- December 18 at Lunch in Room 140 (Construction Room in back hallway)
Come and learn about the upcoming Rugby season and have a hot dog!!
Basketball
BOYS Home Game vs Western Canada!
Monday December 16
- Jr. Boys – 5:30pm
- Sr. Boys – 7:30pm
*Limited Spectator Policy in effect.
Wrestling
Our wrestlers are competing at Crescent Heights HS tournament this weekend. Go Lancers go!
January Exam Schedule
Our January 2025 exam schedule has been released. It has also been posted on the website. If students have any exam conflicts they are to be communicating with Ms. Malayko (kgmalayko@cbe.ab.ca) before winter break. Please stay tuned for a teacher-specific tutorial schedule coming in the next few weeks. Please see attached: 2-January 2025 Exam Schedule.pdf
Scarlett French Café
A huge thank you to all the students who came out to share in French culture and language on Thursday last week. We had a terrific turn out. Merci beaucoup to Madame Symard for organizing this outstanding event and all the teachers in our French Immersion community for your support!
YMCA’s upcoming FREE Math (30-1 & 30-2) prep in January
Please see attached YMCA Math Diploma Prep Poster (Jan 2024).pdf and below for more info.
To sign up, students can either scan the QR code on page 1 of the poster or click on the "enroll here" link on page 2. They will then be directed to YMCA’s tutoring application, where they can specify, they are interested in the diploma prep course (Sept-Jan) under "semesters".
Once YMCA receives applications, they will follow up with the students about which sessions they are interested in attending. There will be 3 sessions students can sign up for:
Session A
Crash Course via Zoom (Jan 2, 2-6 pm)
Session B
Mock Diploma (Jan 3, 12-4 pm) at of any the following locations:
- Shane Homes YMCA
- Shawnessy YMCA
- Online via Zoom
Session C
Follow-ups with volunteers to discuss their mock exam results (one hour slots on Jan 10, 2-6 pm) at any of the following locations:
- Shane Homes YMCA
- Shawnessy YMCA
- Online via Zoom
Career Planning
Please visit the Career Centre web page with information to assist you this year and more info about each of these events.
U of A Getaway
Now accepting applications for 20 lucky students to spend a weekend away at the University of Alberta’s Augustana Campus in Camrose.
Join us for a whirlwind weekend with a jam-packed schedule of events. Get comfortable on campus, learn about our programs, experience what sets U of A student life apart and meet other amazing students—just like you—from all across Canada. We will also show you around the surrounding city!
EVENT DETAILS
When: May 9-11, 2025
Where: University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
The application deadline is January 31, 2024. Click here for more information.
Women in Engineering – University of Calgary – February 20, 2025
Join the University of Calgary for a FREE annual event designed to introduce Grade 10 and 11 girls and non-binary youth to the exciting world of engineering! Please note, Grade 12s may come if space permits.
This fun and engaging day includes:
- Interactive Engineering Demos
- Engineering Design Challenge
- Department Fair
- Keynote Speaker
- Free lunch
Date: Thursday, February 20, 2025
Location: Schulich School of Engineering, ICT 102
Time: 8:45 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., registration opens at 8 a.m.
Please express interest in attending this event by completing this form by January 6.
Scholarships and Awards
Scholarship Workshop for Indigenous Students with Indspire
Indspire is an Indigenous national charity that invests in the education of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people for the long-term benefit of these individuals, their families and communities, and Canada. Their vision is to enriching Canada through Indigenous education and by inspiring achievement. In partnership with Indigenous, private and public sector stakeholders, Indspire educates, connects and invests in Indigenous people so they will achieve their highest potential. We value integrity, respect, equity, openness, reciprocity, and inclusiveness in our endeavours and relationships. We are committed to nurturing, sharing, and honouring diversity in First Nations, Inuit and Métis cultures and traditions. And we hold ourselves accountable to our stakeholders by honouring our commitments with high quality results, ongoing evaluation and transparent reporting.
Scarlett will be holding a virtual information session for Indigenous students on January 9 2025 at lunchtime in the Learning Commons Lab A. The information sessions are typically one-hour and provide a step by step walk through of the application, example of required documentation and time for questions. Students interested in attending are asked to fill out the following form. Click here for the link.
Questions can be directed to Ms. Nish in guidance.
Schulich Leader Scholarship
Schulich Leader Scholarships are open to all graduating high school students across Canada who have an interest in pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) at one of our partner universities. Exciting news: Starting now, the value of our scholarship has significantly increased! We are now awarding 50 engineering scholarships valued at $120,000 each and 50 science, technology or math scholarships valued at $100,000 each. Students wishing to be a Sponsored Applicant must have their information to Ms. Nish by Friday DECEMBER 20 at 1:00 p.m. Please spend this weekend and the upcoming week to get your information into Ms. Nish. More details can be found in the D2L Shell under content – Scholarships and Bursaries – Schulich Leader Scholarship
Healthy Hunger
This is an optional service for families and the decision to participate is up to each family. We have not reviewed the health standards at each restaurant, so we encourage families to make an informed choice.
To participate in fun lunches, create an account at www.healthyhunger.ca to register. You will be notified when new lunches are posted and be able to view up-coming lunches, place orders and pay for orders online.
Hope you have a great weekend.
Sincerely,
Carma Cornea
Principal