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With the 2024-2025 school year off to a wonderful start, we thank students for understanding the new expectations detailed in the recent Ministerial Order about personal electronic devices. Bob Edwards School students do great work daily, which is no different. Adhering to and navigating new situations takes a lot of effort, and students are meeting expectations.
Looking Forward: Bob Edwards School Calendar
September 23/24 – Terry Fox Run (new dates due to the rain today!)
September 24 – School Council Meeting at 6 p.m. in the Learning Commons or join virtually on Microsoft Teams: Join the meeting now
September 26 – Orange Shirt Day
September 26 – Save the Date – “Meet the Teacher” Please join us between 6 – 7 p.m. to meet your child’s teachers and see their classrooms.
September 27 – Non-instruction day (no school for students)
September 30 – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (school is closed)
October 1 and October 2, 2024: Bob Edwards School Council Casino Fundraiser. Please sign up here for various volunteer positions and time slots. Thank you in advance for supporting our major fundraising event that has an incredible impact on student learning, well-being, and access to resources and materials. More detailed information about the casino can be found here.
October 11 – Individualized Program Plans (IPPs) sent home for those students who have one.
October 14 – Thanksgiving Day (school closed)
October 22 – Lifetouch School Photos Day
October 25 – Non-instruction Day (no school for students)
Action Required
Each year, schools have a variety of forms that parents / legal guardians are required to complete or review and update, some of which are paper and others online. In CBE, the forms in an online format (SchoolEngage) are:
- Demographic Verification - 2024-25 – This form includes your child’s personal information as well as parent / legal guardian contact information.
- Citizenship Information Update - 2024-25 – This form becomes available if you change your child’s citizenship information on the Demographic Verification form.
- Annual Authorization - 2024-25 – Combines the following forms:
- School District Use of Personal Information - explains how CBE uses personal information in providing education services.
- Consent for CBE Use of Student Information – provides an option to grant / not grant consent for additional use of student information by school/district and third parties.
- Consent for Use of Student Information by News Media and Outside Groups (Third Party) - provides an option to grant / not grant consent for additional use of student information by outside groups and third parties
SchoolEngage is one of the applications found in your MyCBE account. This is the same account that you use to pay fees, view academic information, book school conferences, register to volunteer etc.
If you do not have a MyCBE account, on the MyCBE page click on Create a MyCBE Account. For online help refer, to MyCBE - Creating an Account (includes instructions and a video).
To complete these forms:
- sign in to your MyCBE account
- click on the SchoolEngage icon
- select the form
- complete or review and update the form
- click on Submit to send the form electronically to the school
- repeat steps 3-5 for each form
Please submit the Demographic Verification and Annual Authorization forms in SchoolEngage for your child by Monday, September 16. These forms are mandatory every year for Alberta Education to confirm student funding.
If you have any questions, please contact your child’s school. We thank those families who have already completed Demographic Verification and Annual Authorization forms for their children for the 2024-25 school year.
Brown Bagging for Calgary’s Kids
Brown Bagging for Calgary’s Kids (BB4CK) is a non-profit organization that has worked for over 30 years to bring people together to ensure kids in our city have access to food. Brown Bagging for Calgary’s Kids provides sandwiches, fruit, vegetables, baked goods and snacks to care for kids. If your child requires access to a BB4CK lunch, please send an email in confidence to Ms. McGarvery, Student Services Learning Leader. kjmcgarvey@cbe.ab.ca
Athletics Updates
Please see the Athletics page of our school website for all Athletic Updates.
Weather Reminders
This time of year means the regular transition between warm, cold, and rainy weather. Please help your student to come to school prepared for the weather over the next several weeks.
· Please ensure your child is prepared with outdoor clothing and footwear for all weather conditions.
· All students enjoy 20 minutes of fresh air at lunch (weather permitting) and some physical education classes outside and this time is much more enjoyable if they are dressed for the weather.
· Students should not arrive at school before 8:40 a.m.
· Students must be picked up from school by 3:40 p.m.
PLEASE NOTE: Siblings are not permitted to wait for another sibling in an athletic practice or game as there is no supervision provided for siblings who are not engaged in a teacher-supervised activity.
Parking Reminders
· Please do not park or drop off students in front of the school in the bus zone between 7 a.m. – and 5:00 p.m.
· Please do not drop off or pick up your child from the staff parking lot.
· Please always use the marked crosswalks. (no jaywalking)
We look forward to another great week of teaching and learning!
Have a nice weekend,
Bob Edwards School