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Principal’s Message 

“Connection is the glue that holds the school family together.” 

With the Family Day weekend approaching, we wanted to take a moment to express our thanks and gratitude for all our families. As the book "Our School is a Family" beautifully illustrates, a true family is built on trust, care, connection and collective effort. Your involvement, encouragement, and belief in our shared mission have helped strengthen our school family in ways that words cannot fully capture. 

Through every challenge and success, you’ve helped strengthen the deep connection that binds us all together. Your support and understanding create a sense of belonging for every child, allowing them to feel valued and inspired. Together, we’ve fostered an environment where each student knows they are part of something much greater than themselves—a community that cares, encourages, and inspires them to reach their full potential. 

Thank you for being an essential part of our family. Your continued partnership makes all the difference. We wish you a wonderful Family Day weekend, with time together with your loved ones. 

Lisa and Denise 

City of Calgary Storm Pond Safety 

With the Family Day weekend approaching, we are reminding families and kids heading out for a skate to stay safe and stay off storm ponds and reinforcing where they can find safe outdoor skating near them.  

Storm ponds play an important role in your community, helping to provide protection from overland flooding while returning cleaner water back to the river. While they might look inviting to walk, skate or play on, recreational activities are not allowed on storm ponds because the ice is not safe. Storm ponds are not like regular ponds. They are part of your community’s stormwater system and are there to reduce community flooding and clean stormwater before it returns to our rivers.  

Storm ponds have hidden hazards that can be dangerous to people and pets. Water levels are constantly changing as water moves between inlet and outlet pipes, resulting in unstable air gaps and quickly changing depths. Storm ponds also contain sediment and contaminants (e.g. bacteria, fertilizers, pesticides, vehicle fluids, road salt) that are collected as water travels through the community and can weaken the ice. This makes the ice on storm ponds unpredictable and potentially unstable even when it looks solid. Ice can appear thick in some areas, but other areas may have little, or no ice and snow can cover visible hazards.  

Unfortunately, children and families may underestimate the dangers; we are continuing our efforts to improve that. We have improved signage at these sites, increased outreach activities and are working with community partners to help share this message and promote safe locations for skating. Please see the attached poster to share with your children about storm pond safety. 

School Council/Parent Society Notes 

Our next School Council/Parent Society Meeting will be held on Thursday, March 6 beginning at 6:30pm in our Forest. If you would like to learn more about both groups, please see the school website.