​​​​​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 Day of Classes

Our first day of classes is Thursday, August 31, 2023 and the school office is open to parents on Monday, August 28th, at 9:00 AM. 

School Supplies

Students supplies are provided by the school for children in kindergarten through Grade 6. 

Items that each child will require:

  • Lunch Bag (for Snacks and Lunch)
  • Water Bottle
  • Indoor Shoes
  • Back Pack
  • Ear buds/headphones (Grades 1-5)
  • Students are asked to bring essential items only to school - NO TOYS OR VALUABLES

School Calendar

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

School Start and End Times

2023-2024 Class Times

Kindergarten 
Monday to Friday  AM8:00 to 10:58 AM -Soft Entry begins at 7:55 AM. Students are not to arrive before this. We are unable to accommodate early drop offs in the office.
Grades 1 - 5
Monday to Thursday8:00 AM (entry) - Soft Entry begins at 7:55 AM. Students are not to arrive before this. We are unable to accommodate early drop offs in the office.  
11:45 AM to 12:29 (PM) (lunch)
2:40 PM (dismissal)
Fridays only8:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Soft Entry begins at 7:55 AM. Students are not to arrive before this. We are unable to accommodate early drop offs in the office.  

Kindergarten

Kindergarten classes begin on August 31.  On August 31and September 1 the children will have a staggered entrance.   

  • Students will be broken into small groups.  Emails will be sent individually on the day they are to come to school.
  • All children will attend school on Tuesday September 5, 2023 and begin a regular schedule.

Lunch Supervision

The school provides a safe and secure place for students to have their lunch break. All students must be registered in the lunch program to stay at school. Daily drop-in fees are also available.  Roland Michener is not a nut-free school, we are a nut-aware school. Students that go home for lunch may return to school no earlier than 10 minutes before the notification bell rings when additional supervisors are outside.

To help support our lunch program, parents can:

  • Send nutritious lunches in a lunch bag labeled with their child’s name. It is appreciated when students bring their lunch to school in the morning.
  • Help students dress appropriately for the weather with all clothing items clearly labeled.
  • Remind your child not to share food.
  • Inform the school of any allergies and/or medical conditions.
  • Encourage packing litter- free lunches. 

In the event of inclement weather, students will remain in their lunchroom.  Students that go home for lunch should return just before the bell and enter through the front doors as soon as they arrive at school. 

For more information visit our Lunch Supervision page.  

Attendance

Regular school attendance is crucial for students to get the most out of their experience at Roland Michener School. The team at RMS is committed to supporting all students and families to achieve regular attendance in the 2023-24 school year!

Did you know, that by grade three, students with regular attendance are more likely to read at grade level? And by grade six, regular attendance is a strong predictor of high school completion?

In the Calgary Board of Education, regular attendance is defined as missing less than 10% of school days. You can think of this as missing less than 18 days throughout the year or, on average, missing less than one day every two weeks. Let’s work together to support positive attendance at Roland Michener School this year! 

Registration

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.


​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.​​​​​