New Heights Newsletter - June 15, 2022

New Heights Newsletter

Upcoming Important Dates

June 20^th: FOP (ECS families only)

June 29^th: Whole School Activity – Summer Celebration Day

June 29^th: Last Day of School

Grad

On Thursday, June 9^th, New Heights School celebrated the graduation of ten of our incredible students.

The afternoon ceremony and evening festivities ranged (in typical New Heights fashion) from fun to formal, and everything in between.

It was a time to reflect on the years spent at New Heights and the impact these students have made on their peers, teachers, families, and greater Calgary community throughout their academic years, and looking towards the adventures and opportunities they will take part in as they step out of these doors. A video presentation from the grads to the New Heights community was a highlight of the evening.

We are so excited for their adventures ahead, and so grateful to have been a part of their journey. Congratulations to the Class of 2022!

Big Hearted Fundraiser

Our Big Hearted Fundraiser was very successful! Through the silent auction and direct donations we raised $65, 241. These funds will run through Birdies for Kids and will be matched up to 50%. So while we don't have a final tally yet, we can definitely share that it has been our most successful fundraiser to date! Thanks again for your participation!

Elections

The next virtual PAC meeting will take place on Wednesday June 22 at 6:30 pm. This is an important meeting for us as we will be electing a new Vice President and a new Treasurer.

All are welcome to attend. Whether you are curious about these positions, would like to learn more about PAC, or haven't attended a meeting recently, we'd love to have you join us! Please email pac@newheightscalgary.com to RSVP and receive the virtual meeting link.

Thank You to the New Heights PAC!

With summer coming just around the corner, New Heights is in the business of celebrating another wonderful school year.

This includes acknowledging and celebrating our incredible 2021-2022 Parent Advisory Council.

This PAC team has been a huge support to the school this year. They have stayed creative through the shifting covid protocols as they have worked to build our school community, supported school initiatives and field trips, spread the New Heights School story to the greater community, and been an all-around amazing encouragement to the staff and students in the school.

A HUGE thank you to the wonderful 2021-2022 PAC team!

TECH SPOT

Sora Reading App

Students at New Heights will be getting access to the Student Reading App called Sora. With this app our students will have access to the Alberta Public School K-12 Shared Digital Collection of ebooks and audiobooks. Students with their own public library card will also be able to borrow from the Public Library from the Sora app.

A separate email will be sent with details on how you can start using Sora from home for some summertime reading/listening with ebooks and audiobooks!