We will have our initial Meet the Teacher Evening and Fall Fling on Thursday, September 21. There will be a notice sent home to remind parents as we get closer to the date. Please e-mail Karen Woodrow for any questions at kjwoodrow@cbe.ab.ca

We are excited to announce that Fall Fling is back!

This is the perfect opportunity for new families to get to know our wonderful school community. Join us on September 21 from 4-6 pm.

Meet the teachers, groove to some tunes, visit the petting zoo, take part in some colouring crafts and join an epic William Reid soccer match.

Thanks to Marble Slab ice cream, we will also have complementary ice cream and popcorn for the kids.

As a special surprise - our very own William Reid mascot will be revealed for the very first time. The kids will have a chance to submit a name for our new mascot - and play a part in the school's lasting legacy.

We encourage you to sign up as a volunteer and be part of making this event a great success.

We look forward to seeing all of you at Fall Fling!

Yearbooks

If you did not collect your yearbook at the end of June 2023, or if you would like to purchase one, we have them in the office. If you did not get a yearbook and are interested in purchasing one, we have a few in the office you can purchase for 20$. We will locate students in their new classes and send uncollected yearbooks home next week.  Please e-mail Sheri Bullough at sbbullough@cbe.ab.ca for any questions regarding Yearbooks. 

Volunteers for Book Fair Committee

In November 2023 we are having our first book fair, and we need volunteers. Please email Naomi at nmsorensen@cbe.ab.ca

Terry Fox Run

William Reid will be participating in the Terry Fox run on Friday, September 15th. Please ensure that your child(ren) are dressed appropriately for the weather as we will be running outside together. Our school’s fundraising page is now live and any donation is greatly appreciated. You can access our schools page through this link:  https://schools.terryfox.ca/30440 or by searching “William Reid” on the Terry Fox website https://terryfox.org/ “ Any questions about this please e-mail our PE teacher Kali Puchalski at kapuchalski@cbe.ab.ca

Traffic Reminder

William Reid School’s location in the community can create challenges for pick up and drop off, however safety must be paramount for our students. As we welcome back students to school, some reminders to share with everyone dropping off and picking up students:

• Do not jaywalk
• Use marked crosswalks
• Do not u-turn
• Do not park in no-parking zones (5M from crosswalks & stop signs, in the bus zone)

Kiss n’ Dash (36 Ave north side between 11 and 12 Street, front of school sidewalk): Kiss and dash in the morning means you may not park or get out of your vehicle. Children should exit on the curbside and use the nearest crosswalk.

Bus Zone (12 Street, between 36 and 36 ave): Please do not park or pull over at any time in the bus zone.

11th street cul de sac: To make drop-off and pick-up safe for our children, we’d like to ask everyone who uses the cul-de-sac east of the staff parking lot (11 Street SW), to treat this cul-de-sac as a one-way during peak drop-off and pickup times.

If you’re planning to drop off or pick up your kids near the playground, please enter the cul-de-sac via 10 Street SW through the back alley that runs parallel to the large field, and then exit only through the cul-de-sac.

Just to be clear: this one-direction of traffic flow is not a City of Calgary legal requirement. Instead it is a non-enforceable courtesy or convention that William Reid School families have been following for over two decades.

The cul-de-sac is too tight for a high volume of traffic if parents and nannies are trying to turn around their cars. It makes it easier and safer for everyone if the cul-de-sac on 11th Street is used only for exiting cars. 

Please pass this information to anyone driving your child to or from school, including nannies and grandparents.

Thank you for your support with this and to help keep our students safe.

Action Required | Complete Online Forms

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 - 2023-24 – This form includes your child’s personal information as well as parent / legal guardian contact information.
• Citizenship Information Update - 2023-24 – This form becomes available if you change your child’s citizenship information on the Demographic Verification form.
• Annual Authorization - 2023-24 – 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, 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:

1 | sign in to your MyCBE account
2 | click on the SchoolEngage icon
3 | select the form
4 | complete or review and update the form
5 | click on Submit to send the form electronically to the school
6 | repeat steps 3-5 for each form

Please submit the Demographic Verification and Annual Authorization forms in SchoolEngage for your child by Monday, September 18. These forms are mandatory every year for Alberta Education to confirm student funding. Thank you for completing them.

If you have any other students with the Calgary Board of Education, you may proceed with completing their forms too.

If you have any questions, please contact your child’s school.

Upcoming

Sept 12  School Council Meeting 7 pm
Sept 15  Terry Fox Run
Sept 21  Fall Fling / Meet the teacher
Sept 22  Non-Instructional Day
Sept 26  Picture Day
Sept 29  National TRC day in lieu
Oct 2–6  Walk to School Week

Important Links

• Mabel’s Labels
• Donations

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