Important School Dates 
Feb. 16 & 17 - PD Days - No School
Feb. 20 - Family Day - No School
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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Exposure Photography Festival
Foothills Opening Reception Thursday, Feb. 2nd
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.
Join our Photography students at the Opening Reception on Thursday, February 2nd from 7 - 9 pm. Light refreshments will be served.
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Family Fun Night
This Saturday! Get Your Tickets Today & Check Out New Items in the Silent Auction!
For this fun evening, guests will have full and exclusive access to the entire
TELUS Spark Science Centre facility from 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm. There will be a variety of options to entertain everyone. In addition to all the regular Science Centre and Creative Kids Museum activities, there will be additional activities available for all ages. There will be two dome show movies (to choose from and the opportunity to go through the
Star Trek: The Starfleet Academy exhibit on its opening day. We will be also offering face painting, some carnival-style games, family photo booth, opportunities to Spin to Win,
bid on Silent Auction items and more!
As a reminder, buying tickets to at least one of our fundraising events is part of your Family Commitment (unless you've made other arrangements with our Business Office). For those of you who did not attend our golf tournaments or Fall Funtasia, the commitment is to purchase at least 8 tickets for Family Fun Night.
Check out all the silent auction items on the event website. There are 51 items to choose from all the way from Calgary Flames tickets and memorabilia to Cinderella tickets to Lake Louise ski tickets to art to a $500 gift card for The Running Room to restaurant gift certificates.
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Tech Free Tuesdays
New Team 2 Pilot
Beginning this week team two will be piloting Tech Free Tuesdays!
We have noticed lots of sitting and looking at screens during lunches and really want our kids to get active and socialize! Team 2 intramurals happen on Tuesdays at lunch and all students are welcome to participate or can head outside for some fresh air!
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Reminder to Parents Dropping their Child At the School
Don't Block the Busses
The buses are having problems pulling up in front of the school in the morning, due to the number of parents dropping off students. Please remember that if you are dropping off a student in the morning, to pull up past the crosswalk, drop them, and leave immediately. If you need to chat with your child, or park and help them to get out of the car, then we ask that you park in the parking lot and walk them to the crosswalk instead. We appreciate you cooperation with this matter.
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Parent Workshop
Executive Functions (EF) are the cognitive management system of the brain. We all have strengths and weaknesses in our executive functions, however, individuals with ADHD and LD may experience much more difficulty in development and use of these functions than others of the same age and developmental level. These impairments are usually due to difficulties in the chemistry of the brain's management system. This can result in behaviours that are often labelled as "attention seeking", "defiant", "showing off", "unmotivated" or "lazy", "emotional overreactions", and "inflexible", just to name a few.
Parenting a child with executive functioning issues can have its challenges, both in the home and at school. Learn what executive functions (EF) are; how and when they develop; how deficits in EF can impact your child and family dynamics; and how you can support your child with EF Deficits. This session will also increase parents' knowledge on how EF deficits impact how their child learns and what they can do to help their child at school.
Presenter: Tanya Keto, BEd, MEd and Provisional Psychologist (Manager, Professional Development & Parent Education)
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Re-Enrollment Intentions
Let Us Know Before Feb. 10th
We are asking you to complete the
Re-enrollment Intentions Form
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ndicating your intentions for your child to continue to attend Foothills Academy for the upcoming school year. It will only take a few moments and will greatly aid us in our planning.
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Foothills Academy Recreation
Winter programs for school students now registering - FREE!!
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Grades: 7-9
Dates/Time: Wednesdays, 4:00 - 5:00 pm
February 1 - February 22
Location: Foothills Academy Society
The Kudo
Game lab lets kids and teens create games on the PC and Xbox via a simple visual programming language. Kodu can be used to teach creativity, problem solving, storytelling, as well as programming .In a generous partnership with Microsoft, all teaching and tech are provided for this program.
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FAPA Update
Next FAPA Meeting Feb. 14th & Volunteer Auditor Needed
Our next FAPA Meeting will be on
Tuesday February 14th at 7pm
in the Staff Lounge. All parents are welcome, and we would love to have you join us.
FAPA is looking for someone to audit our yearly financials as is required by the Society's Act. This is a fairly simple job, that has historically been done on a volunteer basis. If you know anyone in your network that might be willing to help out in this area please contact us at
fapa@foothillsacademy.org
as soon as possible.
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News from the Gym
SoundDreations Dance, Basketball, Skiing and Outdoor Ed
 Basketball this week:
Junior High:
JH Home game v. Rennert School - Tuesday Jan 31st 4pm
JH Practice Wed Feb 1st.
JH Away game v. Calgary Academy Thursday Feb 2nd at 5 pm
Coaches:
Dan Williams,
Brad Weible,
Stephen Ellard
Senior High:
SH Away game - Wednesday Feb 1st 4pm at Masters Academy and College.
SoundKreations Dance Residency:
We are having a blast learning some hip-hop, popping and breakdance moves in PE.
"Nando" is an outstanding instructor and we are fortunate to have the program at our school.
Way to go to all our Falcons having an open mind and positive approach to this initiative!
Team 1 Swimming - last lesson this week.
Great job to all our swimmers!
SH Outdoor Education Cross-Country Ski trip: EP Hut
Friday Feb 3rd - Saturday Feb 4th
Ski trip: PE20/30 students next week
The PE20/30 class have a great opportunity to ski on Wednesday Feb 8th.
Depart from Foothills Academy - 7am
Skiing all day at Mount Norquay in Banff.
Return to Foothills Academy - 6pm
Viv Toffolo and Bonnie Fasoli
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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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