Week Ahead

September 25
September 26
September 27
September 28	Students are invited to wear an orange shirt or their favourite shirt to school
September 29	No school for students in Kinder - Grade 5

Upcoming Important Dates

September 30	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
October 4	International Walk to School Day International Walk to School Week (October 2 - 6)
October 4	School Council/Parent Society Meeting – 6:30pm
October 5	Terry Fox Run Fun Lunch

Principal’s Message

Walking Together

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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day Event|

Students and their families are invited to attend a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation event hosted by the City of Calgary in partnership with the CBE and the Calgary Catholic School District. The third annual event is on Saturday, Sept. 30 from 9-10:30 a.m. at Fort Calgary (750 9 Ave SE). This year's gathering will include in-person speakers and performers, a live stream broadcast, an aerial salute ceremony, and other events.

Following the YYC, CBE & CCSD event, all are invited to join the Pokaiks – The Children Commemorative Annual Walk and Gathering 2023. The walk will begin at 11 a.m. at City Hall (15-minute walk from Fort Calgary or 2-minute drive) and continue to Shaw Millenium Park (30-minute walk). The walk will be followed by drumming/dancing, Indigenous community speakers, artisan booths, and food sales.

You can click on the link for more information:
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day Event

Parent-Led Conferences|

Thank you to our families for attending parent-led conferences. We enjoyed meeting with each of you and getting to know your children through your eyes. A big shout out to our School Council/Parent Society for the community building event on Thursday. It was great to see our families connecting with one another through the food trucks, photo booth and yard games.

Terry Fox Run|

On October 5, Sibylla Kiddle will hold our annual Terry Fox Run. We are looking for approximately six volunteers to help outside with the set up and take down of the event. If you are available to help from 12:30-2:00pm, please email aemclean@cbe.ab.ca Volunteers will need to have a valid Police Clearance and a completed Annual Volunteer Form.

Engage on Draft K-6 Social Studies Curriculum|

In a letter to parents/guardians, Minister of Education Demetrios Nicolaides has announced that Alberta Education will gather information and feedback to aid in drafting the K-6 Social Studies curriculum. For more information and to provide your feedback, please refer to the school website.

School Fees |

School supplies - fees will be added to your MyCBE account Oct. 16, 2023.

Lunch Supervision - Please log into your MyCBE account online and register for lunch supervision. The fee will be added Oct. 16, 2023. You can pay monthly, if you would like. No child is ever denied access to an education in the CBE because of an inability to pay fees. Fee waiver applications can be filled out through your MyCBE/PowerSchool Account.

School Council/Parent Society Notes |

The School Council and Parent Society have many great activities planned for the year. Our first fun lunch of the year is set for October 5. To receive emails with information related to fundraising opportunities, council events such as dances and fun lunches, families must subscribe to commercial messages. Please watch for a commercial emailing regarding these events coming today.

To receive commercial electronic messages on these topics, please subscribe here: https://calgary.schoolmessenger.com/cbe_subscribe.