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​​Important Dates

We follow the CBE traditional 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 Sept. 1, 2022 and the school office is open to parents on Monday Aug. 29, 2022.

School Start & End Times

We have a waring bell at 8:02 and all students are expected to be in their seats at the official bell time of 8:05. 

Our bell times and School Hours:

Kindergarten AM                                  M – Thu: 8:05 AM – 10:55 AM 

Kindergarten PM                                  M – Thu: 12:00 PM – 2:50 PM 

Kindergarten Alternating Fridays       8:05 – 12:00 PM 

Grade 1 – 4                                            M – Thu:  8:05 AM – 2:50 PM 

Grade 1 – 4  Fridays:                            8:05 – 12:00 early dismissal

Grade 1 – 2 Lunch                                M -Thu:     11:00 AM – 11:50 AM

Grade 3 – 4 Lunch                                M -Thu:     11:55 AM – 12:40 PM  

Staggered Entry Kindergarten

We will be having a staggered start for Kindergarten students only.  The start of the year will look a bit different.  Essentially this means not all Kindergarten students will start school at the same day.  Half of our Kindergarten students will come to school the first day and then the other half will come to school the next day. Please reach out to us preferably by a phone call if you have further questions.   

  • All Gr 1 - 4 students return to regular classes on Thursday September 1 2022.
  • Kindergarten families: Last name starting alphabetically from A - L will start on Thursday September 1 2022.  They do not attend school on Friday September 2 2022. 
  • Kindergarten families:  Last name starting alphabetically from  M - Z will start AM Kindergarten 8:05-10:00 and last name alphabetically from M - Z will start PM Kindergarten 10:00 - 12:00 PM on Friday September 2 2022.   They do not attend school on Thursday September 1 2021. 

Our bell times are 8:02 AM - 2:50 PM as posted on our Contact Us page.  The bell at 8:02 is a warning bell as all students are expected to be seated in class ready to learn by 8:05 AM. 

Kindergarten Parent Information

Please visit our Kindergarten page for everything you need to know.  

School Supplies   

School supply lists are distributed by teachers in the first few days of school.  

The general list of supplies included: 

  • a large back pack 
  • a  lunch kit or box
  • indoor running shoes (Velcro if the student cannot tie shoe laces)
  • a healthy snack – NO NUTS!, 
  • a water bottle 
  • and nutritious lunch

School Calendar

We are a school that follows the traditional calendar. View our school calendar. 

For system calendars, please visit: www.cbe.ab.ca/registration/calendars

Lunch Supervision 

We have five lunchroom supervisors. Students are supervised in classes. Students eat in class for the either the first or second 25 minutes before going outside. We do not have a cafeteria and students must pack in and out their own food.  

 For more information visit our Lunch Supervision page.

Assigned Teachers 

In September on the first day of school each student will be assigned a teacher.  All teachers will be outside of the school on the concrete pad holding a large sign with their name and grade on it at 7:50AM  - 8:05 AM Sept 1, 2022.  Class lists where parents can find out who their children’s teachers will be will be posted on the doors of the school.  Additionally, administration and office staff will have class lists and can help to guide children to find their teacher and classroom.  Kindergarten teachers will be outside the Kindergarten doors with class lists.  Please come to the school on the date and  time of your child's staggered entry (see above) and we will be ready to greet you outdoors and  guide  your child to his or her teacher and their classroom.  We ask that parents do not enter the school and say their goodbyes outside the school in order to foster independance.     

Registration Information

Please visit our How to Register page for registration details and forms.  Our school opens Monday August 29, 2022 for registration.  

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​​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.​​​​​​​

​​​​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 2022-23 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​

​​​​Yellow School Bus Tra​nsportation

Yellow school bus routes for the 2022-23 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 2022-23 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.

Learn more about transportation on the CBE website.

​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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