All items are important to read, there is no order of importance to this newsletter – please ensure you are reading all items.
Notes of thanks
Thank you to all the dads, stepdads and guardians who serve our students as dads! Happy Father’s Day
Thank you to all of the parents in Mme Moreau’s Kindergarten class who came out for our Kindergarten celebration last week.
Thank you to all parents who went to Drumheller to the Tyrell Museum with our Grade 3 and 4 students. The students had a wonderful day of learning, and they appreciated having you there.
Merci to all the parents who came during our IPP meetings this week. You are an integral partner in the academic success of our students.
Un gros merci for all the donations for our recycling initiative this year. Our new water bottle station is installed in the main foyer of the school.
Lastly thank you to our School Council and to Sue Contini for the beautiful living wall at the entrance to our school. The floral baskets are so unique and creative, and we look forward to having lots of plants there for our community to see in the years to come.
Bonne semaine
This week:
These are the days with cooler mornings and warmer afternoons, which means jackets sometimes come off when playing outside and don’t make it back inside. Please ask your child(ren) to check the lost and found for any missing items. We will be packing up and donating any leftover items on June 27. Make sure you have a good look for those missing water bottles, hats, gloves, hoodies and jackets! ·
We would also like to remind families to check your MyCBE account for any outstanding fees to be paid and kindly ask that they are taken care of prior to the end of the school year.
For students staying at William Reid or moving to Elboya for grade five next year, you do not need to do anything about registration. If your family has plans to change schools and you have not yet shared that with us, please call the office.
Grade 4 Updates
Farewell / Moving Camp
We will be hosting a farewell / moving camp assembly outdoors on Tuesday, June 25th at 9:00AM to celebrate their time at William Reid and wish them well as they transition to grade five. Students will enjoy a slide show, an assembly and fun activities organized by their teachers. Families of Grade five students and all students are invited to the assembly. We will also be presenting the DELF certificates to all grade four students who took this international exam at this assembly.
School Council
All families are invited to our last School Council meeting on Tuesday June 18 2024 at 7:00 it is in person and on line – link is here:
Microsoft Teams meeting
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Meeting ID: 255 888 120 083Passcode: VR7TNE
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Reminder: Last Healthy Hunger
Boston Pizza – June 20, 2024
Reminder: Last Blast
Thursday June 20 from 5-7pm
Join us for Last Blast on Thursday June 20 from 5-7pm. William Reid's annual water-soaked blast off into summer is back! Please pay attention to water ban information from the City of Calgary.
Bring the family, picnic gear, water guns, a change of dry clothes and your dancing shoes! Events like these are made possible by parent volunteers - please sign up to help out!
Reminder: Pick up
Medication June 27, 2024
Parents should pick up all medications from the school office on the last day of school.
Volunteer Process
If you started the Volunteer process with ePIC Please remember to Email your Police Clearance letter to the school. EPIC deletes them after 90 days and it does not come to us or get cleared on the site unless you send it to us.
This step is being missed as people think the system clears them, when it does not.
School Calendar – Download or Subscribe
Calendar subscriptions allow users to easily subscribe to a curated list of events on their devices.
Parents and students can now subscribe to the school calendar with the option to choose all categories or a specific one, giving them access to events anytime. Using a calendar subscription offers several benefits for both parents and schools:
- Convenience: A subscription keeps your calendar automatically updated for parents, eliminating the need for manual entries or updates.
- Real-time Updates: Any changes or additions to events are instantly reflected in your calendar, ensuring your parents have the latest information.
- Timesaving: Subscriptions save you and your parents time by streamlining the process of adding and managing events, reducing the manual effort involved.
- Consistency: It helps maintain consistency across multiple devices, ensuring that your school calendar data is synchronized and accessible from various platforms.
- Automatic Reminders: Many calendar subscriptions come with built-in reminder features, helping your parents stay organized and on top of your school schedule effortlessly.
On the Calendar page, scroll down to the bottom left to find the link to subscribe to the school calendar on Mac, Android and desktop devices.
2023-2024 Report Cards
Families will be able to view online student report cards for kindergarten to Grade 12 from June 26 –July 26, 2024. Report cards for the 2023-24 school year may be viewed, downloaded and/or printed.
Parents and Guardians can sign in to MyCBE to view student information, including report cards, comments from your child’s teacher, assignments and grades, and attendance information. For best access to information, log in to the MyCBE portal instead of using the PowerSchool App
Need help? More information & tutorials available HERE
Last Day of School | June 27 – early dismissal 12:00PM
Thursday, June 27, the last day of the school year, is an early dismissal day. Dismissal time will be our usual early dismissal time of 12:00 pm. The school bus will be operational with its 'Friday' pick up and drop off times.
Important Links
Bottle Drive
Manchester Bottle Depot – 410 – 38aAve SE – Donate your bottles here for William Reid School
Upcoming
June 19 Staff Appreciation Lunch
June 20 Last Blast 5 – 7PM
June 27 Report Cards and last day of school
June 28 Appeals Day 8 - 12
If you have any questions, please call the school at 403-777- 6940 or email us at williamreid@cbe.ab.ca.
Hand to heart,
Mme Christine Stiles and Mme Sheri Bullough
William Reid School