Happy Summer Vacation!

This is the last update of the 2022-2023 school year. While lots has been going on this week, PATs, field trips, sports day, and even report card publications, I want to focus on sharing my gratitude with all of you. I have been a principal for a long time now and what I know for certain is that the work I do every day is made so much easier when parents work with us and support and trust us. I know we are not perfect, and I’m sure we’ve made decisions or done things that you may not agree with or that may seem absurd from the outside, but at no time, have I ever felt that we did not have a partnership with our parent community. I appreciate your willingness to reach out and share your thoughts, or ask questions, good or bad. I also truly appreciate knowing that through conversation we can resolve issues, while always keeping the focus on the student. I have been the principal of three other schools and by far, I feel most connected to Arbour Lake School. Thank you for allowing me the privilege to work with your children. Thank you for working with our staff and supporting them in their work in the classroom. Thank your trusting us and believing in us. I have the honor and privilege to lead an amazingly talented group of educators who do the lion’s share of the work in educating our students and ensuring our school runs well and focuses on student well-being and achievement. Thank you to the staff at ALS for also making my work so easy. You people are the best!!

As we close of the school year, I must share that I will miss our grade 9 students immensely. When I came to Arbour Lake, they were in grade 6 and at that time I remember going upstairs where they were at the time, whenever I needed a reminder around why I do what I do. They were lively, spirited, and eager to share their learning with me. They provided refuge to me when things seemed heavy and watching them grow has been an incredible experience. I have deep connections with so many of them and when I say I will miss them, I truly mean that. Arbour Lake won’t be the same without them, but that’s part of the work, isn’t it? I wish them only good things and success as they move on to high school.

The closing of a school year is bittersweet. In education, we rarely get the opportunity to live in the moment. For the past several months we’ve been planning for the coming year, while working to support our students in the moment. While sad to see our 9s move on, I am excited for the coming year. ALS will be different. We will not have grade 5s, but we will have over 200 grade 7s and 8s, which is a record number since I’ve been here. We will be welcoming Hawkwood students for the first time and we are excited that so many of them in grades 7 and 8 have chosen ALS as their community school.

Below is a list of our current staff that will be leaving Arbour Lake School and new staff that will be joining us. I do, however, want to pause and formally recognize Ms. Eunice Loudon. After many years with the CBE, Ms. Loudon has announced her retirement. If you’re child has had Ms. Loudon, you will know that she is small, but might. She has high expectations and a huge heart. She is funny and lively and full of spunk, and we will miss her dearly.

As I sign off for this year, I want to remind you that report card appeals are tomorrow from 8a,-12pm and our first day back for next school year is August 31^st, which seems like an error, but it is not. August 31^st will be a full day for all students with the regular start time of 8am. I hope each of you has a wonderful summer season. I hope you have time to spend with family and friends. While not actively at work, I do monitor my email over the summer. If you do need anything at all, please feel free to reach out, but there will be a delay in getting back to you. All that said, until 2023-2024 – take good care!

Sincerely,

Nancy Lisi, Principal

nmlisi@cbe.ab.ca

Staffing Announcements:

The following staff members will be leaving Arbour Lake School. We wish them great success in their new roles and new adventures.

Stacie will be moving to Edmonton and will be on leave from CBE next year.
Mr. Jimmy Quigley will be taking a leadership role at Beddington Heights School
Ms. Eunice Loudon will be retiring from CBE.
Ms. Delaine Slade will be taking on a resource teacher role at the new North Trail High School
Ms. Robyn Pugh will be moving to Sir Wilfred Laurier
Ms. Charbonneau will also be moving to North Trail High School
Ms. Sue Ness will be moving to Vincent Massey School
Mr. Will Holmes will be moving to Centennial High School
Mr. Liam Hertzsprung is leaving the CBE
Ms. Chelsea Putz has accepted a position with Woods
Ms. Annette Pak will assume a school BSW role at Vincent Massey School
Ms. Alice Li has accepted a lunch supervisor position at Northern Lights School

We are please to welcome to Arbour Lake School the following new staff members that will start with us in August.

Mr. Benn Goddard will be joining us as the new Learning Leader for the grade 7 team. Mr. Goddard comes to us with a great deal of experience as an educator in England and most recently a learning leader at Valley Creek School
Ms. Erika Todd will be joining our grade 8 team. Ms. Todd specializes in math and science and is coming to us from Peter Lougheed School
Ms. Amber Armstrong will be joining our mental health team. Ms. Armstrong comes to us with extensive experience in mental health. She comes to us currently from The Hamptons School.
Ms. Jared Eygenraam will assume the role of Band/Music teacher. Mr. Eygenraam is new to CBE and recent graduate of the University of Lethbridge.

The following current teaches have been confirmed into their teaching assignments for next year and we are happy to have them continue to work with us.

Ms. Danica Caron will be joining the grade 8 team teaching math and science.
Ms. Rebecca Currie will be joining the grade 7 team teaching grade 7 Humanities L & L and PE.
Ms. Jordan Stawinski will be joining the grade 8 team teaching grade 8 Humanities L & L and PE.
Ms. Amanda Redding will be leading the grade 8 team in the fall and will be teaching Humanities and French as a Second Language.
Ms. Amanda Mungo will remain on our grade 9 team teaching Humanities 9 L & L and PE.

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