The Week Ahead
June 6 - New Student Orientation- Kindergarten & Grade 1 (8:00-10:00am)
June 6 - Grade 4 & 5 Medicine Wheel- Nose Hill Park with Elder Sandra Many Feathers (9:15-12:00pm)
June 6 - AM Kindergarten Attends (8:00-12:15pm)
Upcoming Dates
June 9, 10, 11, 12, Grade 5 Canoeing Field Trip/Carburn Park- (8:30-1:30pm)
June 13 Sports Day
June 13 PM Kindergarten Attends
June 14 Order Deadline for Spirit Wear
June 16 Grade 1 Field Trip- Heritage Park/Life in the Present and Past
June 16 & 17 Grade 5 Field Trip- Canoeing Field Trip/ Carburn Park- (8:30-1:30pm)
June 20 AM Kindergarten Attends (8:00-12:15)
Jun 21 National Indigenous Peoples Day
June 22 Transportation Registration Deadline
June 25 Report Cards Available in MyCBE (only until July 25)
June 26 Last Day of School- Early dismissal (12:15pm)
June 27 No Classes/Non-Instruction Day
Bike to School Day - June 3
Grade 1-5 students* and their parents are invited to participate in “Bike to School Day” on June 3rd. The purpose of this event is to encourage active, healthy living. Several Collingwood teachers will be riding their bikes to school on June 5th as a part of Bike to School Day. We will be meeting at 7:20 am at the Rosemont Community Association parking lot (2807 10 Street NW) in Confederation Park. Participating teachers, students and parents will ride as a large group through Confederation Park on city bike paths then on residential streets to the school. The total riding distance is 3.1 km.
Participating students should be confident riders, as our route will involve steep hills, passing parked cars and intersecting residential roads.
Please see the attached map at the bottom of this message for our meeting location and bike route. We will be riding single file with a teacher at the front and the back of the group. Note that our route differs slightly from the map as from the community association we go directly into Confederation Park.
Students must be accompanied by a parent on a bike if they are planning to ride with our group both from Confederation Park to the school in the morning and back to Confederation Park at the end of the school day.
* Kindergarten students or those who are more unsteady on a bicycle could choose to participate using a Trail-a-Bike. PM Kindergarten students who would like to be part of the end of day ride with their parents are also welcome to participate using a trail-a bike. To model safety for students, all participating parents and students are asked to wear an appropriate bicycle helmet. We anticipate that we will arrive at school by 7:45 am and all bicycles will be stored in the school gym. The school will also store parent bicycles in the gym on this day if necessary. Students are invited to bring a lock for their bikes. The school does not accept responsibility for loss or damage to bicycles or helmets. At the end of the school day, for those students and parents who wish, we will gather with students and parents in the gym at 2:45pm and ride together back to the Rosemont Community Association parking lot. We anticipate returning to the Community Association by 3:15pm. Some families may choose to ride directly home from school on their own. Please ensure that all participants are dressed appropriately for the weather with sunscreen, bug spray, water bottles and clips to ensure pants are not caught in bike chains. All parents planning to participate in Bike to School Day are asked to discuss bicycle traffic safety with their children.
Please contact the school office if you have any questions about Bike to School Day.
If we need to postpone the event due to poor weather, an email will be sent out by 6:30 AM on June 3.
Library Books
As the school year ends, we will have the last library book exchange next week. The librarian will begin collecting library books between June 9-13.
Register Now for Yellow School Bus Service for 2025-2026
Families are now able to register for yellow school bus service for the 2025-26 school year. Service levels and proposed fees are outlined below.
Registration is available through your MyCBE account. (If you do not already have an account, learn how to create one.)
Families must register by Sunday, June 22, 2025
for students to be added to routes for the start of the next school year
We continue to accept registrations after the deadline; however, students are added to the closest existing bus stop with available space. Processing times for registrations submitted after the June 22 deadline will be delayed. Confirmed routes will be posted in your MyCBE account in August. For those who register after the June 22 deadline, it may take until mid-October before your child is able to ride the bus.
Transportation can be cancelled with no financial impact by submitting the cancellation form by Sept. 30, 2025.
For more information go to link below:
Register Now for Yellow School Bus Service for 2025-2026 - News Centre - CBE
Bee Logo Contest Winners
The winner of our Collingwood Bee Logo Contest this year is Mora J. Runners up are Tessa B. and Owen M. Each class selected a winner and the top designs were voted on by the entire school. Mora's logo design will be used on the honey that our Collingwood bees are making which will be available in the fall. Congratulations to all of the students for their hard work on their logo designs. We have a lot of budding artists at Collingwood.
View the winner and runners up designs
Need Volunteers to Build a Book Cart
We need a couple of volunteers to help put together a mobile book cart and a couple of chairs.
Click on Link below to sign up:
New Student Orientation
On Friday, June 6 new to Collingwood kindergarten and grade 1 students and their parents are invited to our New Student Orientation. ON this morning existing Kindergarten students will have opportunity to participate in activities in a grade 1 classroom while the new kindergarten students visit the kindergarten and music classes. Grade 5 helpers will also be assisting with this activity.
School Clothing
A variety of stunning Collingwood School hats, hoods and shirts are now available for purchase. Show your school pride and order by June 14 to receive school clothing before the end of the year. See a new array of apparel and colors at our new online store.
Collingwood School Move-a-Thon
Thanks for the overwhelming response to the Collingwood School Move-a-thon! The event is now completed and nearly $19,000 was raised, way to go Collingwood! Prize draws and winners will be announced this week.
Sports Day Friday June 13
We are excited to celebrate our Annual Sports Day on Friday, June 13, 2025! This is a special day of fun, activity, and school spirit. Please read the full schedule and guidelines below to help your child prepare for the day. Continue Reading
Traffic Safety
For the safety of all our students and families, we ask that everyone respect the law in the school zone, this means no jaywalking, no doing u-turns and respecting the speed limit. If families witness poor driver and pedestrian behavior, please complete a police service report.
Commercial Messages
From time to time, the school sends out messages with commercial content, such as fun lunch notices, ordering pictures or special fundraisers. In order to receive these emails families need to subscribe to receive commercial messages from the school.
Math Quest
Embark on a math quest. Explore the library completing fun numeracy challenges that support what you learn in school. Caregivers are invited to stay and play. Learn more!
STEM Explorers
Best Frenemies – All about wasps. We love to hate wasps, but these bugs are important to the ecosystem. We’ll discuss together and learn more!
WordPlay
Reading is necessary to help strengthen all learning. Children in Grades 1 and 2 can join CanLearn for a 6 week reading program that helps build their foundational reading skills, develops their love of reading and opens the door to their future success at school. CanLearn can be contacted for a pre-assessment 1 week before the series starts. Learn more!
Fundraisers and Donations
Visit the Fundraisers and Donations page which will provide you with up-to-date information about any Collingwood School fundraisers or Parent Association Fundraisers. It also explains the process the CBE uses for other donations. Please take a few minutes to check out some of the exciting plans of the Collingwood Parent Association.