We certainly have had a great start to the year and who can

believe that it’s almost the middle of December. Our students

continue to be doing amazing things both inside the school and

outside in the community, we are so proud of each and every one

of them, they are truly amazing students!

As noted in an earlier communication, Cameron Crossing does not

do formal scheduled Parent Teacher Interviews, in lieu of these, we

are more than happy to meet with you to discuss the progress of

your son/daughter throughout the year upon your request. Please

contact us via email or simply contacting the school.

As we move through December and into the new year, we will

continue to access our community and take advantage of the

following facilities: Epic Martial Arts (Kickboxing), Big Rock

Bouldering, Calgary Climbing Center, Okotoks Library and the

Okotoks Rec Center.

~Jeff Mason~

December 10th (Tuesday)

Okotoks Food Bank - 9:30am to 11:30am

December 11th (Wednesday)

Centre for Sexuality (final presentation) -10:00am to 11:30am

December 13th (Friday)

NO SCHOOL - PD DAY

December 20th (Friday)

Half day - Noon Dismissal

December 23rd to January 3rd

Winter/Christmas Holidays

January 6th (Monday)

School Resumes

Grade 12 Diploma Exams: January 14th & January 24th

NO SCHOOL FOR GRADE 10 & GRADE 11 STUDENTS

Art Class, Physical Education Class, Volunteer & Mentorship

Activities resume the second week of January, 2020

In Phys Ed we have had the privilege to participate in a

variety of activities in the community such as badminton at

the Okotoks Rec Centre, Kickboxing at EPIC Kickboxing,

bouldering at Big Rock Bouldering, and have continued

with our Step Challenge! A big shout out to

all the participants, and Shanda for

facilitating our Yoga Ed program!

December and the New Year is looking like

it’s shaping up to be fantastic! Looking

forward to finishing out the year strong.

Happy holidays to all students and families.

~Matt van Nostrand~

Happy December everyone! It’s

hard to believe three months have

passed since the beginning of the

school year. The students are

showing their resilience, pushing

through their various academic

courses such as Social Studies,

English, Math, Abnormal Psychology,

Art, and more! Many students are

close to finishing courses they have

been working on.

Happy Holidays Cameron Crossing Families!

What an amazing few months it has been at Cameron

Crossing. We have done some really exciting things both in

and out of the school. Firstly, we had the opportunity to

attend the YouthSMART Summit in which some of our

students joined youth from schools all over Calgary and the

Foothills to learn about how important it is to recognize if or

when they and their peers might need some mental health

support, including what we can be doing at our school to

further this initiative.

As always, It is important to

our staff to continuously

meet the needs of our

students so our weekly

mental health lessons have

focused on various topics

that have been identified

by our students, including;

stress, healthy sleep habits,

and test anxiety.

~Lindsay Boucher FSLC~

This week, we have started our

Relationship and Sexual Health Lessons

hosted by Kiki from the Center for

Sexuality. Please note that these lessons

are both informative and empowering but

can also be triggering for some students,

so please know that we honor every

students’ needs as we move forward with

these lessons.

Lastly, with Christmas right around the

corner; I will be talking to our students

about self-care over the holidays and

how they can successfully recognize

their emotions and help to regulate

themselves when needed. If you are

needing any tips to help at home;

please feel free to contact

me: boucherl@fsd38.ab.ca

Our GSA (Gay Straight Alliance) has

been busy planning both

Halloween and Christmas activities

for our students in order to further

promote inclusivity and a safe

space for learning. Our GSA had

the opportunity to join the other

GSAs in the school division for a

movie and pizza night which

opened the door for further

socializing among our own students

and those from the other schools.

On Monday morning’s we start our week with a techniquecalled “Morning Pages” which we have adapted to our schoolsenvironment. This technique is a form of a brain-dump thatmany of our students are using throughout the week when theyare feeling frustrated or stuck. Then, either Tuesday or Thursdaymornings we spend 10 minutes practicing self-awareness byexperimenting with different types of activities. Not all

mindfulness activities will work for each student, therefore weare exploring lots of different options: art or journaling, self-reflection activities, breath-work or body scans, and orienting orgrounding activities. Friday’s, we wrap up our week with aYoga Ed. session at the Okotoks Public Library. We will continue

to practice Mindfulness in avariety of ways throughout the

2019-2020 school year, with agoal of providing the studentswith some new tools for thetoolbox. We know students are

faced with lots of stress and pressures in adolescents, and this isjust one of the ways to support their growth and resiliency.

It’s so hard to believe we arealready nearing the end of2019. As you know, for the lastfew months we have beenpracticing Mindfulness at ourschool in various ways a fewtimes a week. For somestudents and staff, this is anew skill and for others it is afamiliar practice.

~Shanda Harper YDC~

Please feel free to sign up for

Cameron Crossing School’s

Twitter and Instagram

accounts. It’s a great way to

celebrate all the fantastic

work of our students & staff!

Please follow Cameron Crossing School on Twitter @CrossingCameron

Please follow Cameron Crossing School on Instagram @cameron.crossing.school

There will be no regular scheduled classes on these days, so if your

son/daughter is not writing the Diploma exam, they will not have

classes on those days. Unlike other High Schools, Cameron Crossing

will not have an exam break schedule for our students write their

finals when they have completed the course.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to

reach out to us. Have a great day, week, and month!

~Jeff Mason~

From the Kitchen: Our students continue to

utilize the benefits of our kitchen and we

appreciate the ongoing support from the

United Church Lunch Program and a Nutrition Grant

from the Alberta Government. We also appreciate the ongoing

support from our families that are also provide food and

beverages.

We wish everyone a

safe and relaxing

Holiday Break. Classes

will resume on January

6th, with grade 12

Provincial Diploma

Exams (Social) on

January 14th and 24th.