See our School Calendar for all of our upcoming Dates and Events.

Dear William Reid Families,

William Reid staff are so grateful for our community. This week were treated to an appreciation lunch on behalf of our parent community through our School Council. A huge thank you to Merran and the volunteer team that organized deserts, food and set up a welcoming space in our gym for our staff to gather and enjoy a wonderful meal.

It is difficult to believe that we have only three weeks left of school for the 2025-2026 school year. For upcoming events, please review the information below. You can also stay up to date by visiting and subscribing to our school calendar: William Reid School Calendar

Last Blast | Call for Volunteers – June 18

Join us for Last Blast on Thursday, June 18th from 5-7pm. William Reid's annual spring festivities and picnic party to wrap up the school year! Bring the family, picnic gear and your water guns and mix and mingle with our school community! All family members are welcome to join the fun including a DJ dance party, food trucks, water gun fight, petting zoo and lots of treats.

Look for all the wonderful event posters hung up around the school which were submitted through the Grade 4 poster competition. Special shout out to the winners: Audrey, Lily, Ellie, and Leila. They have all won a gift certificate to Marble Slab (our generous and long-standing sponsor)! These events are also made possible by the many parent volunteers - please sign up here to help out! Thank-you for helping make this a great event.

Thank-you,
Last Blast Team

School Council | Tuesday June 9

Please join us!

Tuesday, June 9 at 7:00 PM will be held hybrid meeting in person (preferred) or online via Microsoft Teams. All parents are welcome; it is an excellent way to stay up to date and be involved in school planning.

The agenda for the meeting and minutes will be found here: School Council We are seeking volunteers for vacant positions, please consider the following:

• Co- secretary — support with taking meeting minutes

These roles are not overly time consuming but are crucial to the organization and success of Parent Council. Please contact wrchair@gmail.com with your interest. 

Preparation for Next Year | Class lists and assignments

As teachers begin the process of creating class lists for the upcoming school year, we would like to remind families that student placements are determined through a thoughtful and collaborative process. Teachers work together to create balanced classroom communities that support the academic, social, and emotional success of all students.

Class placement decisions are based on a variety of factors and are made with careful consideration of each student's needs, as well as the overall composition of the class. These decisions are grounded in professional expertise and a strong instructional and social-emotional rationale.

As teacher assignments are not finalized until staffing is confirmed in the fall, we are unable to accommodate requests for specific teachers.

We value the care and professionalism that our staff bring to this process and are confident that placements are made in the best interests of all students. Thank you for your understanding and support.

Transfers/Moving | Let us Know

If any information has been changed for your child, please update the forms in MyCBE, Demographic Verification Form.

If you have moved, this is required to be updated as soon as you have proof of address.

Please inform the school if your child is transferring to another school. 

Theme Days | June 22-26

As we close out the year, we are going to have a number of theme days. Please refer to the schedule below:

• Monday June 22: Pajama day
• Tuesday June 23: Crazy sock day
• Wednesday June 24: Patterns/ Animal print day
• Thursday June 25: Sportswear (for sports day)
• Friday June 26: Colour day (each grade wears a different colour)
  • Kinder – Yellow
  • Gr 1 – Blue
  • Gr 2 – Red
  • Gr 3 – Green
  • Gr 4 - Orange

Year End BBQ | Seeking Alumni Volunteers

We are excited to celebrate the incredible efforts of our students this year—especially their hard work raising funds through our bottle drives! To recognize their contributions and bring our community together, we will be hosting our 2nd Annual Year-End BBQ and Western Day on:

• 📅 Thursday, June 11, 2026
•  🕛 11:30–12:30 PM

This special event will include a school-wide western day celebration and barbecue, providing students and staff an opportunity to celebrate as a community.

A big thank you to our parents who have volunteered!
 We are no longer in need of any additional parent volunteers.

Thank you for your continued support in helping us build a strong, connected, and vibrant school community. We look forward to celebrating together! 

Sports Day- Volunteers and Alumni wanted! Time Updated!

•    📆Thursday, June 25 at 12:30-2:00 PM

William Reid is hosting our annual Sports Day event, and we are seeking volunteers!  We are looking for help with running centers as well as donating freezies. Please sign up through the Signup Genius linked below:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4AAAA62FA0FEC43-64059819-sports#/

Alumni are welcome!

Former William Reid students are invited to come and help during our Sports Day on Thursday, June 25. 

• All alumni students must have parent/guardian permission and are responsible for informing their current school of their absence.
• If your child (alumni) would like to attend, please send an email to:
• Mme Puchalski   kapuchalski@cbe.ab.ca

Thank you for your support in helping make this day fun and active for our students! 

Bus Registration |  Deadline June 14, 2026

Yellow School Bus Registration Deadline is June 14
Families are now able to apply for yellow school bus service for the 2026-27 school year. Registration must be received by the deadline to ensure students are added to routes for the first day of classes next year. Learn more about service levels and proposed fees. 

Healthy Hunger Special Lunch Volunteers

Our next Healthy Hunger fun lunch day is on June 25, 2026 – Subway. The Saturday prior is the last day to get your orders in! Order here: https://healthyhunger.ca/ 

Thank you to all the Volunteers that have signed up to help organize and distribute food!  

Parking/dropping off/picking up | Reminder 

We have noticed quite a few people parking and/or walking through the staff parking lot lately and would like to gently remind you that there is no visitor parking available in the lot and that parents and students should please avoid walking through the parking lot.  

As well, a reminder to not park or stop your vehicle in the bus zone on the west side of the school. There are plenty of spaces further down along the field. 

Bottle Drive:

Manchester Bottle Depot – 410 – 38a Ave SE – Donate your bottles here for William Reid School

Please return empties to the Manchester Depot and let them know that you would like your refund to be donated to William Reid, the funds will come directly to the school. And, your visit at the Depot will be super quick, no wait time, just drop-tell-leave.

Kind Regards,

 “Learning another language is not only learning different words for the same things but learning another way to think about things.”
Flora Lewis