Important School Dates 
Wednesday, October 25
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Post-Secondary Fair for Students with Learning Disabilities
Friday, October 27 -
Staff Organizational Day - No School
Friday, November 3 -
Fall Funtasia Gala
Thursday & Friday, November 16 & 17 - Parent-Student-Teacher Interviews (no classes)
Thursday, November 16 - Scholastic Book Fair (noon - 8 pm)
Friday, November 17 - Scholastic Book Fair (8 am - noon)
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Post-Secondary Fair - Wed. Oct. 25th
Foothills Academy will be hosting representatives of the Alberta Post-Secondary institutions in our gym on Wednesday, Oct. 25th from 7 - 8:30 pm. All representatives will be knowledgeable about services for students with Learning Disabilities and other special needs. This event is open to the public so spread the word with your friends.
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Marks Available for Parents in Maplewood
Grade 7 - 12 Families
Grade 7 - 12 Marks Available to View
: We are happy to inform you that marks for students from grades seven to twelve are now available to view online.
If you are a new family to Foothills Academy, you should have received an email with a username, password and a link to Maplewood connectEd. The email from Maplewood often ends up in your junk folder, so please check there if you have not received the email. Returning parents can use the same username and password from last year. If you need assistance logging in, please contact Anne Rose at
arose@foothillsacademy.org
. If you have questions regarding a specific course, please contact the subject teacher directly. We strongly encourage you to check Maplewood regularly once you are able to log in.
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Fall Funtasia Bonus Offer
Free, custom-tailored shirt (value $200) for every ticket purchased by tonight, October 24th by midnight
How would you like to have a custom-made tailored shirt for FREE? For every ticket purchased for Fall Funtasia by midnight on Tuesday, October 24th (including those already purchased as part of the Early Bird promotion),
LGFG Fashion House will provide a free, custom-tailored shirt valued at $200. LGFG Fashion House staff will have a display at Fall Funtasia where you will choose your fabric and be fitted. Once the shirt has been made, it will be personally delivered to you by one of their tailors.
You must attend Fall Funtasia and be fitted for the shirt that evening in order to receive this fabulous gift.
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Silent Auction is Now Open for Bidding
The silent auction is a huge feature of our Fall Funtasia gala event. You can participate in the auction whether your are attending or not. You can even get friends and family involved in the bidding. All the funds raised go towards our Bursary Fund. We have 100+ items to bid on. Something to interest everyone! More items are being added all the time so check back often.
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Final Call for Donations for Fall Funtasia
We Need Your items for the Auction
We are still accepting items to be included in the Fall Funtasia auction. Please bring your donated merchandise items to the school as soon as you can. If you need ideas or aren't sure what is needed, please contact
Jan Haggeman
or call 403.270.9400 ext. 215.
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Volunteers Needed
Are you available to help?
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Socktober Campaign
Helping Others Stay Warm
For the month of October, 9C will be organizing a Socktober Campaign. They are asking you to donate warm socks, mittens, toques, snow pants and jackets to help out Calgarians in need this winter. Boxes will be placed in the hallways and in classrooms where items can be donated. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Danielle Manchak at
dmanchak@foothillsacademy.org
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Running Club
More runners welcome
Here we are at the first run club of the year! We're still looking to encourage others to come join us on Thursdays
from
3:30-4:30
. For any questions, contact Ms. Cameron.
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Team 1 Street Hockey
Last day Oct. 25th
Wednesday, October 25th
will be the final day for Team 1 street hockey. We will start it up again in the spring.
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Inside Out Student Conference
Learning More About Ourselves
On Thursday, October 19th, the whole school participated in our Student Inside/Out Conference. There were many activities designed to get students learning more about themselves as learners. If you didn't get a chance to see them already, we've posted some photos taken throughout the day on our Facebook page. The whole day will be the beginning of conversations that will be happening in health classes throughout the year.
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Halloween Assembly
Tuesday, Oct. 31st
The leadership classes in G10, 11 and 12 have planned some homeroom Halloween activities and a fun assembly for
next Tuesday.
All students are invited to wear Halloween Costumes on
Tuesday October 31st and prizes will be awarded for the following categories:
- Scariest
- Most Creative
- Most Original
- Best Homemade
We are looking forward to a fun day with lots of school "spirit!"
Thanks from the Leadership classes!
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November Parent Workshop
More often than not, parents try to change behaviour through punishments, rewards, and convincing and cajoling kids to "act better", "get along", or demonstrate that they are sorry. Unfortunately, these strategies do not teach skills or don't fit individual differences. Sometimes we can get away with using these strategies when supporting "average" kids. However, this is not the case for children with Executive Functioning challenges like Learning Disabilities and ADHD.
Learn why common strategies used to change a child's behaviour often do not work, and why they work even less with children who have executive functioning challenges. Learn the difference between what is necessary to support behaviour change, and what is sufficient. Learn how the same principles for successful academic teaching can be applied to social skills, emotion regulation, and problem-solving skills. This presentation builds on a basic understanding of Executive Functioning and Learning Disabilities.
The workshop will take place on Tuesday, November 21 starting at 6:30 pm. To register for the workshop,
click here.
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News from the Gym
In-Line Skating, Volleyball & Golf
Golf:
Both teams gain 3rd place!
Congratulations to all our golfers who battled the winds and tough terrain last Tuesday at Springbank Links. They
represented themselves and Foothills Academy extremely well.
Well done for gaining 3rd place in the 7/8 and 8/9 division!
Well done Falcons! Coach Toffolo is very proud of your efforts!
Thanks also to our Chaperones Doug Stene and Brenda Hughes.
Volleyball:
Play-offs will take place the following week - details to follow.
In-Line Skating: 
Oct 23 - Oct 30th
All students will be participating in our in-line skating program in their PE lessons.
We are looking forward to a fun week of skating and skill development.
Viv Toffolo
Athletic Director and Leadership teacher
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Yoga Tuesday After School with Ms. Kelly
Free for Students; Parents & Staff welcome
Cancelled Oct. 31st
All students are welcome and encouraged to drop-in and join Ms. Kelly
Tuesday after school for yoga from
4:30-5:30pm in the Wellness center.
Parents and staff can enjoy for a $10 drop-in. Mats and blocks available. No experience required. Just bring a water bottle and comfortable clothes.
Please note that yoga will be cancelled on Tuesday, Oct. 31st so everyone can prepare for Halloween.
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Message from FAPA
Thank you to everyone who has put in time in the FAPA Office this past week, your help has been invaluable! We are nearly finished with ticket reconciliation.
We will be looking for volunteers:
- to rip the ticket draw stubs off the stapled ends in the morning on Friday, November 3rd.
- to sell tickets at Fall Funtasia.
Thank you,
Kathy Laycock
FAPA President
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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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