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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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2023-24 School Year Information

First Day of Classes 

Here are some important start up dates for the 2023/24 school year:

  • The school office is open to parents on Monday, August 28, 2023. Parents can come to the school and ring the buzzer to speak to office staff, or call the school office 403-777-8670. 
  • August 29 & 30: teachers will notify parents of students in their class by phone.  They will provide the following information:
    • assigned doors to meet at on the first day
    • what they will need for the first day of school
    • lunch time hours
    • dismissal routines and assigned exit doors
  • Our first day of classes is Thursday, August 31, 2023 for grades 1-4. 
    • Teachers will meet their students outside at their assigned doors 7:45-8:00am
    • Grade 1-4 dismissal is at 2:32pm.  Please meet your child at their assigned exit doors.
    • first day of bussing for grades 1-4
  • Kindergarten staggered entry is August 31 & September 1, 2023
    • see below for more information about staggered entry
  • First regular day of Kindergarten is Tuesday, September 5, 2023.
    • first day of bussing for Kindergarten

Kindergarten Staggered Entry- August 31 & September 1, 2023

We will have a staggered entry for Kindergarten students on August 31 & September 1, 2023. If a student is new to the school in August, the date for the first day of classes will be communicated at the time of registration.  Regular classes for Kindergarten begin on Tuesday, September 6, 2022.

PLEASE MEET THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS AT THE KINDERGARTEN DOORS LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING CLOSEST TO THE GARDEN BOXES.

Thursday, August 31, 2023

ENGLISH AM CLASSES

8:00-10:48am: ONLY students with last names that begin A-J

FRENCH IMMERSION AM CLASS

8:00-10:48am: ONLY students with the last names that begin A-J

FRENCH IMMERSION PM CLASS

11:44am-2:32pm: ALL PM students to attend (due to small class)

Friday, September 1, 2023

ENGLISH AM CLASSES

8:00-10:48am: ONLY students with last names that begin K-Z 

FRENCH IMMERSION AM CLASS

8:00-10:48am: ONLY students with the last names that begin K-Z

FRENCH IMMERSION PM CLASS

There is NO staggered entry for PM class on Friday.

***normally Friday times are 8:00am-12:15pm.  For Staggered entry, the time is limited to 8:00-10:48am

School Start & End Times

Our bell times are:

Kindergarten

Monday-Thursday

  • Relaxed Entry 7:45-8:00 AM
  • AM Classes: 8:00 - 10:48 AM (2 English classes, 1 French Immersion class)

Friday

  • Relaxed Entry 7:50-8:00 AM
  • 8:00 AM -12:15 PM
  • AM and PM Kindergarten classes will attend on alternate Fridays

Grades 1-4- Both French and English programs

Monday – Thursday

  • Relaxed Entry 7:50-8:00 AM
  • 8:00 AM - 2:32 PM
  • Recess: each grade group of students will have a 12-minute recess each day that fits with their class schedule.

Lunch Schedules:   

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Friday

  • Relaxed Entry 7:50-8:00 AM
  • 8:00 AM - 12:15 PM

School Supplies

Students supplies are provided by the school for children in kindergarten through Grade 6. Families are to provide indoor shoes, backpacks, lunch, and snacks. You may also choose to send your child with a water bottle. 

School Calendar

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

Lunch Supervision 

The school’s Lunch Supervision Program is an optional service for which a fee is charged and is open to all students. More information on registering for this program will be emailed to all students currently registered.

For other information visit our Lunch Supervision page.

Registration Information

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

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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.​​​​​