Bonjour les families de William Reid 

This will be our final newsletter of the school year and this will be my last as Principal of William Reid. It has been amazing having all of you as parents and guardians.  Thank you for all you have done for your children and for our students.  Getting them up early, making lunches and answering hundreds of e-mails and forms.  Un gros merci!!!!  

“May you grow up righteous, may you prosper far on like a butterfly, may you grow up to be like a tree.” Bob Dylan  

The school will be closed at noon June 27 2025 and will reopen on August 27 2025.  Please ensure that all belongings are taken home for the summer.  Please check the school website for all information and updates.  There is a Back to School page and a Kindergarten page with lots of information.    

Notes of Thanks 

  • Kindergarten volunteers who went to River Park 
  • Marcie, Claire & Erin for organizing and planning the Last Blast 
  • To all families and staff who came out to celebrate the Last Blast 
  • Mme Ferguson and M Youssouf who organized the Grade 4 Moving Camp 
  • To all parents who came out to celebrate our Grade 4’s  

William Reid’s Commitment to Truth and Reconciliation for 2025-2026   

In recognition of National Indigenous History Month in June and National Indigenous Peoples Day on
June 21, the staff has looked back on our current Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Commitment to Action: to educate ourselves on how to better integrate Indigenous knowledges, languages, and teaching methods into classrooms.  (focus on professional learning and planning) 

Engaging in Truth & ReconciliACTION will contribute to meeting the 2024-2027 CBE Education Plan Goal of Truth & Reconciliation, Diversity & Inclusion, and the continued implementation of the Indigenous Education Lifelong Learning Holistic Framework. 

The William Reid staff's commitment to Truth and Reconciliation for 2025-2026 is 63.3: Building
student capacity for intercultural understanding, empathy, and mutual respect.  

View our Truth and Reconciliation Commitment | 2025-2026

Transportation 

Please note that families are now able to register for the yellow school service for the 2025-26 school
year. Families must register by Sunday, June 22, 2025 for students to be added to routes for the start of the new school year. Registration is done through your MyCBE account. The Calgary Board of Education has re-evaluated walk/bus zone. Please check the following links for more information: 

Kindergarten Update - June 26 

Thursday, June 26, is the last day of school. Our calendar mentions K “staggered entry”.  This will
be exactly what we did in August 2024.   

  • AM class - 8:02 - 10:00am June 26 
  • PM Class from 10:00am - 12:00pm June 26  

Staffing Update 

Grace Gwaza, our Lead Lunch Supervisor has accepted a secretarial position at Queen Elizabeth HS. We would like to thank Grace for her work and care of our students for the past 7 years and we wish her luck in her new role. We will miss you Grace!   

We have hired another French EA who will work in addition to Mme Samia. Christa Krohl comes with a variety of skills and experiences, is bilingual, and is also a trained behaviour support worker. Welcome to William Reid Christa! She will be starting in September 2025. 

Naturalization 

We will begin our summer watering at the end of this month. If anyone would like to sign up for watering
during the summer, please send an email to wrchair@gmail.com.  

Thank you! 

June 25 – at 12pm William Reid BBQ 

We are excited to celebrate the amazing hard work our students have put into this year recycling and raising money from bottles! To show our appreciation and create a fun community event, we will be hosting a barbecue for all our kids on Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 12:00. 

June 25 12:30 – 2:30 Western Day 

We will be celebrating Calgary Stampede culture and those who reside on Treaty 7 land with an afternoon filled with games, dancing, face painting and art. Students are invited to wear their best Western wear.   

Lost and Found Items  

We have an abundance of lunch kits, water bottles, and hoodies galore in our lost and found. Please
remind your students to have a final look and take any items that belong to them, as we will be donating the abandoned items on June 27.   

Yearbook  

Attention WRS! Yearbooks will be going home next week.  Did you forget to order yourself a yearbook? The yearbook committee has a few extras. This sale will be first come, first served, as we have a limited number of books available. Payment is $22 cash (no credit or debit) in the office. Preordered yearbooks will be distributed by homeroom teachers the last week of school. 

Library Books - Returns are Overdue 

All library books are now overdue. Please ensure your child has rooted through their rooms and backpacks to get these resources back to the Learning Commons as soon as possible! 

Upcoming Events 

June 23 Hawaiian Vacation Day! 

June 24 Tie Dye Day! 

June 25 Final Report Cards are live  

June 25 WR BBQ 12:00PM – Western Day! 

June 26 Last Day of School - early dismissal (noon) Dress Backwards Day! 

June 27 Appeals Day / Non-Instructional Day 

June 27 12PM – School closed for summer  

Important Links  

  • Mabel’s Labels
  • Donations
  • Bottle Drive:  Manchester Bottle Depot – 410 – 38a Ave SE – Donate your bottles here for William Reid School

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