Weekly Update

• Monday, September 7 - No School Labour Day
• Tuesday, September 8 - Meet the Teacher 4:30-5:30 pm

• Wednesday, September 9 - Sr. High Girls Volleyball Home Game vs. Three Hills (Gr. 10-12)
• Wednesday, September 9 - Grade 7-9 Volleyball Tryouts 3:45-5:45pm in the North Gym
• Thursday, September 10 - Cross Country in Burma Hills (Gr. 4-12) Bus leaves @ 8:30 am
• Thursday, September 10 - Sr. High Girls Basketball Bottle Drive 5:00-8:00 pm
• Saturday, September 12 Bantam Football vs Rocky Mountain House in Hanna @ 4:00 pm (Gr. 7-9)
• Tuesday, September 15 - Picture Day
• Tuesday, September 15 - K-6 Hot Lunch Forms Due
• Wednesday, September 16 - Sr. High Fooball Home Game vs. West Central 6:00 pm (Gr. 10-12)
• Wednesday, September 16 - Sr. High Girls Volleyball in Acme (Gr. 10-12)
• Thursday, September 17 - Cross Country in Bashaw (Gr. 4-12)
• Friday, September 18 - Outdoor Movie Night - Toy Story 5
• Friday, September 18 & Saturday, September 19 - Sr. HIgh Girls Volleyball Tournament in Three Hills (Gr. 10-12)
• Saturday, September 19 - Bantam Football Home Game vs. Drumheller @ 10:00am (Gr. 6-9)
• Saturday, September 19 - Jr. A & B Volleyball Tournament in Drumheller (DVSS) (Gr. 7-9)
• Sunday, September 20 & Monday, September 21 - Sr. High Golf Zones in High River (Gr. 10-12)
• Monday, September 21 - Mitch Tildan Presentation @ 1:00 pm
• Tuesday, September 22 - Castle Rock Order Forms Due

• This year the program will be all electronic, meaning no paper forms will be sent home. There will be an online Google form to fill out and only e-transfer will be accepted. This greatly reduces volunteer, school staff and teacher time.

• Meals will start on Sept 22 which is earlier than usual and will run until the end of the school year.

• We are NOT doing monthly orders, instead we are doing quarterly orders with the first one due SEPT 15 encompassing 9 meals. This is also an attempt to streamline the process and reduce volunteer time required to run the program.

• Your student can still be sponsored by Mrs Palmer like previous years, who will arrange to pay for those meals. Mrs Palmer sent home information this week about that process and there is more information in the Google Form to fill out below.

• Cost of food is rising so the prices had to go up. Some familiies may need a bit of extra help therefore if you are able to help sponsor another student's meal by donating to the program, there will be a space to indicate that in the Google Form below. We appreciate all the help we get from JCC families. Like previous years we are attempting to have a few free meals throughout the year for all to enjoy if they wish to participate.

• We still need parent volunteers to help at each meal. We require volunteers from 11:15am to approximately 12:00pm to help sort the meals into the classrooms, deliver the meals to the classrooms and then clean up afterwards. Usually 2-3 people are required each week. The Google Form also has space to fill out when/if you are able to help out. The program won't run if we don't have enough help!

• If any of these changes creates a challenge for your family, please reach out to Kathryn, the hot lunch coordinator, at 250 574 8649 or kwelsman@live.ca and we can see how we may be able to help you.

Please fill out the Google Form below to participate in this quarter. The form and payment are due by SEPTEMBER 15th.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScF_dOLQ9s-VNrT7KirZMhecPhodQVKj34KhEkXFRcoMrv7iQ/viewform?usp=dialog

Registration forms will be sent home with students on the first day of school. Please read the registration form carefully, make any changes necessary, sign and return it back to your child’s homeroom teacher (grades K-9) or the office (grades 10-12) by as soon as possible along with POPA, and Offsite Consent forms. A reminder to parents that the school requires a copy of each student’s birth certificate as verification of student’s eligibility to be registered in school if that has not already been provided. Parents please sign the registration form (page 3) and ensure that any new home or cell phone numbers and an up to date email address are provided. Invoices for junior high ($25/term) and senior high ($50 per option class) options fees will be included in this package and are due on Friday, September 14. Cheques can be made payable to Prairie Land or you can use School Cash Online or you can etransfer to jccharykschool@plrd.ab.ca (please clearly indicate what the etransfer is for). Please note that the offsite consent form must be returned before students will be allowed to participate in school activities off the school grounds (ie. volleyball academy, PE @ Centennial Place and away games for sports).

Students (and their trainer/parent) who are planning to participate in the Green Certificate Program are to attend one Induction Meeting . This is for students who are new to the program. Please speak to Mrs. Forsyth for more information.

Induction Meetings:

Tuesday, September 8th, 2026 @ 12:00PM - REGISTER HERE

Thursday, September 15th, 2026 @ 5:00PM - REGISTER HERE

2025-2026 Yearbooks have arrived and will be distributed to all students that pre-orderd next week. Any extras will be available to purchase in the office for $35. There are some old yearbooks 2023-2024, 2022-2023, 2021-2022 and 2019-2020 ($10/yearbook) available to purchase in the office.

Cross town busing will be offered again this year for students. A bus will pick up students at the old primary school site (bus stop on the corner of 5th Ave and 1st street East). Please meet at the bus stop by 8:20 am for transportation to J. C. Charyk Hanna School. Buses will transport students back to the same location after school. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the school.

Grade 7-12 students can view their timetable in ConnectEd https://connect.edsembli.com/AB/PLRD/JCCH/Portal/viewer/login/login.aspx?LoginType=S under Timetables. Paper copies of timetables will be available on the first day of school.

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• Wednesday, September 30 - No School National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
• Friday, October 9 - Grade 10-12 Awards Ceremony TBD
• Monday, October 12 - No School Thanksgiving Day

• Wednesday, September 23 - Sr. High Football Home Game vs. Breton @ 4:30 pm (Gr. 10-12)
• Wednesday, September 23 - Sr & JV Girls Volleyball @ PCA (Gr. 10-12)
• Thursday, September 24 - Cross Country in Hardisty (Gr. 4-12)
• Friday, September 25 & Saturday, September 26 - Jr. B Volleyball Tournament @ George Freeman in Strathmore (Gr. 7-9)
• Saturday, September 26 - Bantam Football in Stettler @ 4:30 pm (Gr. 6-9)
• Saturday, September 26 - Sr. High Girls Volleyball Tournament in Drumheller (DVSS) (Gr. 10-12)
• Tuesday, September 29 - Sr. HIgh Football @ STCA (Camrose) (Gr. 10-12)
• Thursday, October 1 - Cross Country in New Norway (Gr. 4-12)
• Friday, October 2 & Saturday, October 3 - Sr. HIgh Girls Volleyball Tournament in Consort (Gr. 10-12)
• Wednesday, October 7 - Cross Country Zones (Gr. 7-12)
• Thursday, October 8 - Cross Country in Camrose (Gr. 4-12)
• Saturday, October 10 - Bantam Football in Lacombe @ 1:00 pm (Gr. 7-9)
• Wednesday, October 14 - Sr. High Football Home Game vs. Rimbey (Gr. 10-12)

To ensure that students are dropped off and picked up in a safe manner, please see the map below to show appropriate drop off locations for students. We ask that if you are using a parking lot, please park appropriately and walk your child to the doors to ensure they get into the building safely. There is a dedicated drop off zone on the north side of 7th Avenue West. We are asking you not to park on the south side of 7th Avenue West as it impedes traffic flow on that street. If you are parking / dropping off in the bus loop (between 9:00 am - 2:30 pm or after 3:30 pm), ensure you are only parking on the sidewalk side of the loop.

Don't hesitate to reach out if you need anything!

Phone: 403-854-3642

Email: jccharykschool@plrd.ab.ca

Website: https://jcc.plrd.ab.ca/

Address: Box 1270 Hanna, Alberta T0J 1P0

801 4th Street W. Hanna