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​​​​​Welcome to the 2023-24 School Year

Important Dates

We follow the CBE instructional ​calendar. The calendar sets common start and end days, non-instructional days and holidays. For our school’s additional non-instructional days, late entries, early dismissal days and events, see our school calendar page.​​

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First Days of Classes 

Thursday, August 31, 2023 - all day

We are excited to welcome new and returning students to our school on August 31 at 8:00 AM.  Detailed information needed for the first day of classes will be sent to families in late August.

School Start & End Times

Our bell times are 

Monday to Thursday Time:

  • Period 1 - 8:00 to 8:48 AM
  • Period 2 - 8:50 to 9:38 AM
  • Nutrition Break - 9:38 to 9:43 AM
  • Period 3 - 9:43 to 10:31 AM
  • Period 4 - 10:33 to 11:21 AM
  • Lunch - 11:21 AM to 12:02 PM
  • Period 5 - 12:02 to 12:50 PM
  • Period 6 - 12:52 to 1:40 PM
  • Period 7 - 1:42 to 2:30 PM

Friday Time: 

  • Period 1 - 8:00 to 8:45 AM
  • Period 2 - 8:47 to 9:32 AM
  • Period 3 - 9:34 to 10:19 AM
  • Nutrition Break - 10:19 to 10:29 AM
  • Period 4 - 10:29 to 11:14 AM
  • Period 5 - 11:16 to 12:00 PM


School Supplies

Please see the updated School Supplies list attached for students in Grades 5-9. Supply lists are updated each spring for the new school year.

School Calendar

View our current School Calendar for upcoming events and dates. See the CBE website for system calendars.

Lunch Supervision / Healthy Hunger

Grade 5/6 students will eat lunch in the cafeteria from 11:21 AM - 11:41 AM. During the second half of lunch homerooms will go outside for supervised recess. 

Healthy Hunger : Information regarding Healthy Hunger is sent out weekly to parents through our Subscribers Weekly message.  Be sure to opt into commercial messages to receive this information (see below).  If you have questions, please contact the main office.

Assigned Teachers 

Student timetables have been tentatively scheduled; however, please note that changes are still being made at this time and that timetables are not entirely accurate until they are officially communicated to families just prior to the beginning of the school year. Please see the CBE website for more information on PowerSchool and how to get an account. If you have any concerns or questions regarding your student's timetable please contact the Main Office. Please keep in mind that any adjustments will be considered in consultation with teaching teams taking into account factors such as class size, learning needs and peer relationships.  

Registration Information

Please visit our How to Register page for all registration details. Please note that the registration process is completed online, but schools can assist with any questions.

Do you have questions now?  Please call or email us during the school year using the information on our Contact Us page.  Our school office opens after the summer break on Thursday, August 24, 2023 at 8 AM. 

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​​​​​​Do You Have a MyCBE Account? Have You Added Your Child(ren) To the Account?

Parents / Legal Guardians / Independent Students who have not already done so, must create a MyCBE account and add their child(ren) to the account to:

  • access your child’s program information (e.g., course assessments, daily attendance record, report card)
  • view your child’s learning using Brightspace by D2L
  • pay fees and request waivers
  • register for transportation and lunch ​supervision
  • book parent-teacher conferences
  • submit online school forms (required for 2023-24 school year)

You will need your email address on file at the school as well as your child’s CBE ID, which can be found on the:

  • SchoolEngage student profile, for families that registered their child using SchoolEngage. 
    Note | For a visual guide on how to find the CBE ID within SchoolEngage, refer to SchoolEngage CBE Student ID
  • CBE Report Card, beside the child's name
  • CBE ID card

MyCBE Account

For parents / legal guardians / independent students without a MyCBE account

  1. Sign in at www.cbe.ab.ca/mycbe
  2. Create the account; refer to MyCBE - Creating an Account
  3. Add child(ren); refer to MyCBE - Adding Additional Students

For parents / legal guardians / independent students with a MyCBE account

  1. Sign in at www.cbe.ab.ca/mycbe
  2. Add child(ren); refer to MyCBE - Adding Additional Students​

Subscribe to School Messages

Most school messages are sent to parents through SchoolMessenger. It’s a mass communication tool that allows schools to easily and securely send email, phone and text messages to parents / guardians, independent students in a particular grade, class, school or area. Messages are sent to the parent contacts on file at your school.​​

To ensure you receive important information from your child’s school and the Calgary Board of Education, subscribe to school messages.​

​​Fees and Waivers

School fees will be charged to families starting in October. Online fee payment is the simplest and most convenient way to pay school fees. Parents can use their online account to pay fees or apply for a waiver at: www.cbe.ab.ca/mycbe.

You can find more information on the CBE school fees and waivers​ page.​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​Yellow School Bus Tra​nsportation

Yellow school bus routes for the 2023-24 school year are created o​ver the summer and based on the addresses submitted before the pre-registration deadline in June. Transportation continues to accept registrations after the deadline; however, students are added to the closest existing stop with available space. Processing times could be up to six weeks at the beginning of the school year due to volume.

More information about 2023-24 transportation service levels and proposed fees are posted on the CBE website.

Your bus stop location and time will be available in your MyCBE account by mid-August.

Conditional riders can also register using MyCBE. Applications will be considered after eligible riders registrations have been processed. Should routes change or if qualified students are added to a route and the bus becomes overcrowded, conditional riders may be removed to accommodate these changes.​

Learn more about transportation on the CBE website.

​Follow CBE on Social Media

Follow the CBE social media platforms to stay up-to-date on system news and announcements.

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​Further Inform​ation

We look forward to a great year ahead. If you have any questions that we haven’t addressed here, please contact the school. 

For further information visit our CBE back-to-school information​ page.​​​​​