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​​​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, September 1 and the school office is open to parents on Monday, August 29, 2022.

Kindergarten

The first day for kindergarten will be a staggered entry on Thursday, September 1.  There will be 2 sessions in the morning and 2 sessions in the afternoon.  Parents will receive their time information in August once our office is re-opened.  Our kindergarten program runs Monday - Thursday, and kindergarten students will not attend on Fridays.  

Morning kindergarten:  9:08 am -12:16 pm

Afternoon kindergarten:  12:32 pm - 3:40 pm

School Start and End Times

Monday to Thursday

Hours:  Grades 1 to 4: 9:08 AM – 3:40 PM;

Lunch Break:  Grades 3 & 4 - 11:50 am-12:40 pm and Grades 1 & 2 - 12:50 pm -1:40  pm

Fridays

Grades 1 to Grade 4: 9:08 AM - 12:50;  No school for kindergarten students

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. 

Indoor running shoes are brought to school the first day and left at school. Many backpacks and shoes look alike; please completely label all student items.

School Calendar

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

Lunch Supervision

A lunch supervision program will be provided Monday to Thursday this year and fees will be based on a four-day program. We will share information with parents once we have specific details about Lunch Supervision Fees and registration for 2022-2023

When available, online registration and fee payment can be made through MyCBE.

It’s important to know that we have a waiver process for families who can’t afford to pay the fees.

This year our Grade 3 & 4 students have as staggered lunch hour which starts at 11:50.  Grade 3's eat inside from 11:50--12:15 and then have outdoor play from 12:15-12:40 pm;  the grade 4's have outdoor play at 11:50-12:15 pm and then eat lunch at inside from 12:15-12:40 pm. 

Our Grade 1 & 2 students lunch hour is 12:50-1:40.  Grade 1's eat first in their classrooms from 12:50-1:15 and then have outdoor play from 1:15-1:40 pm;  the grade 2's have outdoor play from 12:50-1:15 and then eat in their classrooms from 1:15-1:40.

Assigned Classes

Families of registered students will receive an email from each student’s classroom teacher the day prior to school beginning. Instructions for where to meet the teacher before class on September 1st will be included in the email.

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.

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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.​​​​​

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