The Week Ahead
Mar 10 Kindergarten- In School Field Trip/Teacher’s Pet Number Farm
Mar 12 School Council Meeting 6:30pm- Online
Mar 13 Fun Lunch (order deadline is March 8)
Mar 14 AM Kindergarten Attends (8:00-12:15)
Upcoming Dates
- Mar 20, 21 Parent Teacher Conferences- Online
- Mar 24-31 Spring Break
- Mar 31 Classes Resume
- Apr 1 Grade 5 Field Trip- Science-Variable Detectives/Telus Spark Science Centre
- Apr 4 PM Kindergarten Attends (8:00-12:15)
- Apr 9 Grade 3 Field Trip- Science/Aggie Days-Living Systems
- Grade 1 Room 12 & 7- In School Field Trip- Social Studies/Felting with Artfelt Studio
- Apr 9 School Council Meeting 6:30pm
- Apr 9-15 Songwriter Residency Part 2
- Apr 10 Grade 1 Room 13 & 6- In School Field Trip- Social Studies/Felting with Artfelt Studio
- Apr 11 AM Kindergarten Attends (8:00-12:15pm)
Daylight Savings Time
A reminder of the time change forward by one hour on Sunday March 9.
School Council Meeting Online March 12, 2025
Our next School Council Meeting will be this Wednesday, March 13 at 6:30 PM. All Collingwood families are welcome to attend online.
Join on your computer or mobile app
Click here to join the meeting
Parent - Teacher Conferences March 20 and 21
On Thursday, March 20, 2025, and Friday, March 21, 2025, we will be hosting our parent teacher conferences online. These will be 15 minute, online conferences. We typically have student-led conferences at this time of year, however this year the conferences will be online because of the CUPE job action. Teachers will be sending some samples of student work home next week, please take the time to review your child’s work prior to the conferences.
When to Sign up For Conferences
Online sign up for conferences will open for all grades on Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 9:00 AM.
How to Book a Conference
Booking of Conferences are completed in your MYCBE account.
Please click link for instructions on how to book a conference: Booking a Conference
Please click link for instructions on joining an online conference: Parent User Guide – Joining an Online Conference
Conference bookings will close as follows
- For Kindergarten students: Bookings will close on Wednesday March 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
- For Grade 1-5 students: Bookings will close on Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
- Resource Teachers, Sra. Beltran and Sra. Hamilton, along with Music Teacher, Sra. Heath, will also have a conference link available for families to book a time slot.
- There will be NO school for kindergarten students on Thursday, March 20, 2025.
- There will be regular classes for grade 1-5 students on Thursday, March 20, 2025.
- There will be NO school for all students on Friday March, November 21, 2025.
If you require assistance booking a conference, please call the school office and we will assist you.
Labour Action Communications
The CUPE Labour action is ongoing. Any further updates will be provided on the labour action web page.
Next Fun Lunch – March 13
The next “Fun Lunch” for students in Grades 1-5 will be Thursday, March 13, 2025! This Fun Lunch will be Mucho Burrito + Booster Juice!
- Sign up for Fun Lunches on the Healthy Hunger Website (account required).
- For assistance, please review the Healthy Hunger Set-Up Instructions.
Remember to Pack a Morning Snack for your Child!
Order Deadline
The deadline to order a Fun Lunch or change/cancel an order is always the Saturday prior to the Fun Lunch date. For this month the order deadline is Saturday, March 8, 2025, at midnight. After this time, there is unfortunately no way to add/change an order.
Volunteer Sign-Up
In order for Fun Lunches to be a success, we rely on volunteers to help organize and distribute the meals (students are always very excited to see you!). Please consider signing up to help, using this link:
Fun Lunch Volunteer Sign-Up, 2025
In the event that your sign-up needs to be cancelled, please provide as much notice as possible as we require a minimum number of volunteers to distribute lunches promptly.
Student Absence on Fun Lunch Days
If your child is absent from school, on Fun Lunch day, and you are planning to come pick up their Fun Lunch, please send an email to collingwood@cbe.ab.ca with instructions on pickup of the lunch. Note the following restrictions:
- The instructions must be received prior to 10:30 a.m. on the day of the Fun Lunch.
- Fun Lunches are organized and distributed between 11:00 a.m. and 12:25 p.m.
- Any unclaimed lunch orders (due to student absence), without directions received by 10:30 a.m., will be donated by the Parent Association to the staff room.
- Pickup time for Fun Lunches for absent students will be 11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., at the school. This will allow our parent volunteers time to find and set aside the correct order.
- A Parent Association volunteer will assist you with the lunch collection during this pickup time.
Upcoming Fun Lunch Dates
In addition to March's Fun Lunch, there are two more dates posted on the Healthy Hunger website.
- April 17, 2025 - Panago and Booster Juice
- May 15, 2025 - Subway and Booster Juice
These additional dates are now active and orders can be placed at this time. For any questions, please contact the Fun Lunch Coordinators at funlunchcollingwood@gmail.com.
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 Calgary Police Traffic Service Request.
Spanish for Parents - Level 2
Fee: $309 per person or $429 per couple
Continue building your confidence in Spanish to better support your child’s language learning! This course is designed for parents who have a basic understanding of Spanish and want to expand their communication skills in everyday situations. Through interactive activities, listening exercises, and guided conversations, you will strengthen your vocabulary and improve your ability to understand and speak Spanish with your child at home.
The textbook, Spanish Made Simple: Revised and Updated, is required for this course (approximately $30, available on Amazon). Details for purchasing the textbook will also be provided upon registration. Recommended prerequisite: Spanish for Parents - Level 1
Instructor: Jeanne Liendo
Class ID | Days, Times & Dates | Location |
18366 | Tue | Dalhousie School |
Lunchtime Eating Schedules
We have received several inquiries from parents regarding the lunch schedule for students.
For your convenience, the exact lunch and recess times for each class have been provided on the Collingwood School website.
You can review the details by visiting the following link: Lunchtime
Kindergarten Registration is Now Open
If we have more registrations than spaces available for Kindergarten and Grade 1, a lottery will be held for available spaces. All registrations submitted prior to the lottery deadline of 12:00 PM (noon) on Feb. 11, 2025, will be included in the lottery draws. All registrations submitted after the lottery will be placed on a wait list.
Children may start Kindergarten in the fall of 2025 if they turn 5 years old on or before December 31, 2025. Children must start school if they are six years of age or older on September 1.
There is no requirement for students to have prior exposure to Spanish to begin in Kindergarten or in September of their Grade 1 year. Parents are also not expected to speak Spanish.
Kindergarten Registration is now open
We held a lottery on February 12 and any registrations submitted after that date are placed on a wait list.
Children may start Kindergarten in the fall of 2025 if they turn 5 years old on or before December 31, 2025. Children must start school if they are six years of age or older on September 1.
There is no requirement for students to have prior exposure to Spanish to begin in Kindergarten or in September of their Grade 1 year. Parents are also not expected to speak Spanish.
Grade 1 Registration
All current Collingwood Kindergarten families, who live in our catchment area, and where at last one parent is not of the Catholic faith, are automatically registered in our grade one program. These families do not need to submit a new grade 1 registration form.
Lost and Found
Items are accumulating in the Lost and Found. Please encourage your children to keep track of their belongings and check the Lost and Found regularly. Remaining lost and found items will be donated on March 21.
Commercial Messages
From time to time, the school sends out messages with commercial content, such as fun lunch notices, ordering pictures or special fundraisers. For example, the Parent Association is hosting an exciting new apple fundraiser this fall. In order to receive these emails families need to subscribe to receive commercial messages from the school.
Fundraisers and Donations
This link, Fundraisers & Donations 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.