Important School Dates 
Feb. 22 - Pink Shirt Day - Anti-Bullying Awareness
Feb. 24 - Accountability Pillar Surveys due to Alberta Education
Feb. 24 - Report Cards go home
March 2- 3 - Parent-Student-Teacher Interviews
To help you plan for the year, a complete copy of the school calendar is available online and through this link.
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Pink Shirt Day
Wednesday, Feb. 22
On Wednesday, Feb. 22nd, Foothills Academy will be participating in the annual Pink Shirt Day (Anti-bullying awareness).
Our "Make Nice" campaign acts as a friendly reminder that no matter what our differences are, kindness is always a choice worth making. We're all gloriously different, but we all have the capacity to put kindness out into the world. "Making Nice" is the underlying philosophy behind the anti-bullying movement that we hope will live on beyond Pink Shirt Day.
All students and staff are being encouraged to wear pink on Wednesday in support of Pink Shirt Day.
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Calgary Marathon, Sunday, May 28th
Prices Increase Feb. 28th (midnight)
One of the major fundraising activities that Foothills Academy participates in is the Calgary Marathon Scotiabank Charity Challenge. Last year we raised approximately $110,000 or over 10% of the total amount raised for the Bursary Fund. We hope to raise at least the same amount this year because demand for bursaries has increased. As a reminder, as part of your Family Commitment, you are expected to r
egister at least 4 participants who are raising money for Foothills Academy as part of the Charity Challenge.
For those families who are looking for a way to fulfill their volunteer commitment, the Calgary Marathon is seeking volunteers and this can count toward your Family Commitment.
You need to sign up to volunteer directly with the Calgary Marathon. After you have signed up,
send an email to Loretta to let her know that you are volunteering so she can track that on your Family Commitment.
If you volunteer at the Calgary Marathon, all instructions and correspondence regarding your assignment will be with the Calgary Marathon directly and not Loretta.
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Parent Workshop
Tuesday, March. 7th
Mindful Schools states that mindfulness means 'maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, emotions, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment'. Ayra will share specific techniques to help children with Learning Disorders and/or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) manage stress and develop mindful ways of thinking in order to help them regulate their emotions both at home and at school. Parents will leave with simple and easy ways to integrate these methods into their home.
Presenters:
Ayra Kelly/Darrin Bullivant, Foothills Academy teachers
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Maplewood ConnectEd
Unavailable until Feb. 24th
Please be aware that parents will be unable to access their child's marks through Maplewood ConnectEd while staff are entering in marks and comments for upcoming report cards. During this time, if you have specific questions regarding marks, please contact your child's subject teacher.
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Alberta Ed's
2017 Accountability Pillar Survey
Responses Due by Feb. 24th
All parents of students in grades 4 - 12 should have received the Accountability Pillar Survey from Alberta Education.
We thank you in advance for taking the time to fill out the survey. All surveys are due to Alberta Education by Feb. 24th.
Foothills Academy posts a copy of our Annual Education Results Report and 3-Year Plan on our website. If you are interested in seeing last year's results, you can
read it through this link.
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Exposure Photography Festival
Exhibit Continues until Feb. 24th
From Feb. 2 - 24th, the walls in Community Services will showcase our Photography students' photographs as part of the
Exposure Photography Festival. This year's exhibit,
Don't Lose Focus,
showcases three photographs from each student taken while out on school excursions as well as some taken on their own time. All photographs demonstrate a mastery of the techniques learned with a high standard of excellence. Nothing is out of bounds, everything from black and white to the bold and beautiful, common visuals to the abstract, motion to still life. The Foothills Academy students approach photography with creativity in mind.
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News from the Gym
Curling Championship & Basketball
 Curling:
CISAA Curling Championships at the Calgary Winter Club.
Friday 24th Feb - Noon start
Saturday 25th Feb - 1:30 start
Good luck to our Falcons...sweep hard!
Basketball:
League game:
JH Home Game - Thursday 23rd Feb 4pm start against Tanbridge Academy.
Go Falcons gooooo!
Practices:
JH - Tuesday 21st Feb
SH - Wednesday 22nd Feb
COMING SOON....
Floor Hockey:
Once again - we will be entering a team in the CISAA Floor Hockey tournament.
Practice and Try-out times - coming soon!
Badminton Club is around the corner!
Stay tuned for start dates :)
CISAA Badminton tournament dates:
April 25 - 27
More details to follow....
Viv Toffolo
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Community Services E-News Sign Up to Keep Informed
Do you want to find out about all the programs and services offered by Community Services at Foothills? We send out a separate
E-News specifically for Community Services with information about programs, services and other resources in the community. If you're an educator, we have a version specifically for you too.
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