Dear West Springs School Parents:

Welcome to the West Springs School March Student-Led Conferences on Thursday, March 9 from 4:30 – 8:30 p.m. and Friday, March 9, 2023 from 8:00 - 12:00 p.m.

Sign up for the Student Led Conferences begins at 8:00 a.m. Saturday, March 4 by logging into your:

MyCBE/ PowerSchool Account

How to Book a School Conference:

1. Log-in to MyCBE / PowerSchool.

If you do not have an account, follow the Create a MyCBE Account instructions (included below).

2. Click on the My School Conferences icon.

3. Choose the conference that applies to your child from the drop-down menu.

4. Choose your child’s teacher.

5. Click on the time slot that is available and convenient for you. Ensure pop-up windows are allowed.

6. In the pop-up window, you will choose your child (you have the option to enter the student's name), the name of the parent / guardian is pre-filled, but can also be changed.

How to Create a MyCBE/PowerSchool Account

1. Go to www.cbe.ab.ca/mycbe and click on the “Create Parent Account” link.

Important: the email that you are using to create your account must be the same one you have provided to the school. If you are unsure, please contact the school office.

2. Once you have created an account, you will receive a confirmation email.

3. After your account is confirmed, you can login to the system.

The Student- Led Parent Teacher Conference is meant to be a collaborative experience with the student leading his/her learning experience in meaningful conversations with you, the parents, and the teacher. The students have been preparing with role-plays so that they can introduce you to the teacher and lead you through a variety of centres, stations and artifacts which will be a combination of “works in progress, completed products and tasks” for you and your child to engage in together.

The students will be focusing on their strengths and areas of improvement. The teacher and parent can help coach the student on a reflection of their learning and goal setting for the next steps in learning and how to accomplish these steps.

Please be mindful that there will be up to four families with their child in the classroom during each sign up. Each session of 4 families will have a half hour. The intent is that you will have some time with the teacher to engage in a professional conversation about your child’s learning. If you want an in depth conversation or a difficult conversation regarding your child’s learning, please book an alternative time to engage in this discussion.

The purpose of the conference is to support the learning of your son or daughter by:

1. Talking about strengths and areas of progress

2. Looking at and discussing work samples

3. Talking about areas needing improvement

4. Setting one or two goals for next term in consultation with the teacher

5. Discussing ways to help meet those goals

In preparation for the upcoming conferences, please fill out this form and bring it with you to your child’s conference or fill it out as you go through the conference. Write down some ideas about your son or daughter in the following areas:

Areas of strength, growth and accomplishments:

· One or two areas in learning you would like to see improvement in:

One specific learning goal you have for your child for the next term:

Areas of concern or celebration that you like to discuss:

· Does your child regularly read at home?

· What do you read together? _______________________________

· Do you access the Calgary Public Library with the free Calgary Public Library card?______________________

Do you play mathematical games together?

Thank you for taking an interest in your child’s education.

Sincerely, Lynn Sparks, Acting Principal, West Springs School

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