Good afternoon, Colonel Irvine School Community,
We'd like to thank everyone who attended our Lunar New Year celebration last night. It was the first time since 2020 that we had our last in-person celebration. We had over 700 guests celebrating with us. Kudos to all our student performers and teachers for putting on an amazing show. Sunday, January 22 will mark the New Year of the Rabbit. May the Year of the Rabbit be filled with success, good health, happiness and many cherished moments with your family and friends.
Today we blended in a lunar new year activity for each grade with our wellness lesson on anti-bullying. Students were asked to reflect on the role of an upstander versus a bystander in their journals. Please ask your student about this. We will also be promoting and supporting Pink Shirt day on February 22 as part of our ongoing efforts to increase student awareness around bullying and bullying prevention.
Permission forms for high school tours were sent home for grade 9 students today. The link for high school transfers will be operational on the CBE website on February 1st. We will be supporting students through their course selections for grade 10. More information to come.
As always, thank you for your continued support. Together we can make a difference in keeping each other and our learning environment safe.
Ms. Ko & Ms. Dalwood
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
Dates to Remember:
Thursday, January 19 – Lunar New Year Celebrations – Gr. 5-6 @ 5:45 – Gr. 7-9 @ 7:15
Sunday, January 22 – Lunar New Year Day
Monday, January 30 – Report Cards viewable – please print a copy for your records
Thursday, Friday 2 – Open house – 6:00 – 7:30
Friday, February 3 – Non-instruction day
Tuesday, February 7 – School Council 6:30
Thursday, February 9 – Grade 9 Vaccination Program
Thursday, February 16 and 17 – Teachers Convention
Monday, February 20 – Family Day
Wednesday, February 22 – Pink Shirt Day
Thursday, February 23 – Class Photos
Report Cards
Report Cards will be available for viewing on Monday, January 30 through your parent MyCBE account. Please see the following LINK for instructions on how to view report cards.
School Council
Inform:
- If anyone has content they would like added to the meeting, please contact me at kirsten.pugh@shaw.ca
- Click the link to request to join: Colonel Irvine Parent Group - Calgary
- Answer the security question: "What is our school mascot?" The answer is “roadrunner"
- Agree to the group rules
Any questions / comments / concerns? Contact us at colonelirvineschoolcouncil@gmail.com
Athletics
Wresting
Divisional meet will happen on Monday, January 30th at the Genesis Centre.
Badminton
Tryouts will continue next week. Team selection to be completed by Friday.
Lunchroom
Monday – Italian Meatball Subs
Tuesday – Ginger Beef with Rice
Wednesday – Spaghetti with meat sauce
Thursday – Chicken fingers and hash browns
2022/2023 Yearbooks
Yearbooks are now available to purchase online using your Parent PowerSchool account. The final day to buy yearbooks will be Friday, February 10. The cost is $35.
At the main page after login at MYCBE PowerSchool,
* select "Fees, Waivers and Service Registration", it will bring you to a new page
* select your child's name just below the CBE logo,
* select "School Based Optional Fees" (you may need to scroll down a little bit to find this), then select “School Store Sale – Yearbook" to add to your cart, then pay.
High School Information
To determine your designated regular, AP or IB high school please search CBE Find A School and enter your address, filter it by regular, AP and IB programs.
High school tours for Dief, Fowler and Churchill will be January 26th. Permission went home today.
James Fowler High School
January 26th, 2023: Grade 9 tours (daytime) and Open House (6-8pm)
Sir Winston Churchill Open House
Thursday, January 26, 2023, Grade 9 tour (daytime) and Open House 6-7:30pm.
John G. Diefenbaker High School
Open House: Wednesday, January 25, 6-7:30pm
Queen Elizabeth High School
Open House and tours will not be until near the end of the year. Check their website.
Forest Lawn High School
Open House: Thursday, January 25, check their website closer to date.
**Central Memorial High School**
Central Memorial High School hosts a thriving performing and visual arts program (PVA) that is open to CBE students across the city. Because it is a program of choice, students who are not designated to CMHS have the unique opportunity to apply and audition/interview for the program and then complete the CBE High School Transfer Request for 2023-2024.
In this program, students have opportunities to complete 30+ high school fine arts credits through year-round specialized classes alongside like-minded students and faculty with artistic backgrounds. Not only can they focus on their arts learning every single day of high school, but they can also complete core classes, AP classes, languages and CTS courses here at Central Memorial.
