The Week Ahead
May 14 & 15 K-3 Drumming, singing and storytelling with Indigenous performer Chantale Chagnon
May 14 School Council Meeting- 6:30pm in person and online Click here to join the meeting
May 15 Fun Lunch- Subway/Booster Juice
May 15 Annual Collingwood Family Fiesta- 4:30-7:30pm
May 16 Non-Instruction Day/No School
Upcoming Dates
May 19 Victoria Day/No School
May 23 AM Kindergarten Attends (8:00-12:15pm)
May 24 My 1st Ride Session #1 at Bishop Carroll High School- 9:00am
May 24 My 1st Ride Session #2 at Sherwood School- 9:00am
May 26 Grade 4 Room 14 & 19 Field Trip- Shepard Hill Landfill
May 26- 29 Grade 1, 2 & Kindergarten- Swimming at Sir Winston Churchill Pool
May 27 Grade 4 Rm 20 Field Trip- Shepard Hill Landfill
May 30 PM Kindergarten Attends (8:00-12:15pm)
June 6 New Student Orientation- Kindergarten & Gr 1
June 6 Grade 4 & 5 Medicine Wheel- Nose Hill Park with Elder Eagle Speaker (9:15-12:00pm)
June 6 AM Kindergarten Attends (8:00-12:15pm)
Staffing Update
Sra. McCruden is currently on leave. We expect her to return to Collingwood on June 16. In her absence, Allison Paull will be helping out in the office. Ms. Paull is an experienced CBE principal.
Asian Heritage Month
May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada, a time to recognize and celebrate the rich and diverse cultures, histories, and contributions of Asian peoples and communities, encompassing the many identities, traditions, and experiences that shape the Asian diaspora.
Visit the Canadian government's Honouring Asian Heritage Month page to learn more.
School Council Meeting
All families are invited to attend our final school council meeting for the year on May 14 at 6:30 pm. The event will be held in person at the school as well as online. Click here to join the meeting
Annual Family Fiesta and Bottle Drive May 15,
Spend time with other Collingwood families on the school grounds (indoors if the weather doesn’t cooperate) enjoying music, Latin American food trucks, and good company!
Thursday, May 15, 2025, from 4:30pm - 7:30 pm
At the event, you will also be able to drop off your refundable bottles and cans and funds raised from those will go towards residencies for the school.
More details on the Bottle drive is here: Bottle Drive May 15 2025
Lost and Found
Our Lost and Found is overflowing. It will be placed at the front of the school during during the Family Fiesta. Remaining items will be donated to charity after the Family Fiesta so please encourage your children to look for lost items.
Presentations by Chantale Chagnon
On May 14 and 15 Indigenous artist Chantale Chagnon will be leading singing, drumming and storytelling activities with the students in our kindergarten – grade 3 classes. We are grateful to the Collingwood Parent Association for their financial support for this residency.
Collingwood School Move-a-Thon
Thank for the overwhelming response to the announcement of the Collingwood School Move-a-thon!
We have already raised over $7,000 towards the cost of the gagaball pit, and we are increasing our fundraising goal to $12,000, which would exceed the total we raised in last year's bike-a-thon.
It is not too late to participate! All students who participate will be entered into a prize draw. For the month of May, all students can participate in the Escuela Collingwood School Move-a-thon to raise funds towards the cost of the gagaball pit - a large, permanent outdoor enclosure used for a popular, active, handball game.
Donors can sponsor a student who pledges to engage in 30 minutes of physical activity per day for the duration of the move-a-thon. Donations large or small will all go to the Collingwood School Parent Association in support of the construction costs.
Go to the Escuela Collingwood Move-a-thon page. Click on Fundraise. Then click on Join a Team. Add your child’s name and, if you wish, a photo or other image.
Thank you for participating. ¡Muévanse!
Class Placement
The deadline has now passed for parent input into creating class lists for the 2025-26 school year.
Swimming Volunteers
We need your help! The Grade 1,2 and Sra. Navarro's Kindergarten classes will be going swimming May 26 -29, and we need several volunteers to help supervise on this trip. We always especially need males to help in the changerooms. Please consider volunteering even if your child is not swimming. Details are at the link below.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0945AAA929A3F85-56120538-grades
Spring Sports
All winter, many students have enjoyed playing hockey outside on the field. With the arrival of Spring, we are transitioning the use of the nets and outdoor field spaces to soccer and other sports. We ask that families no longer send hockey sticks and equipment to school.
My First Ride | Registration is Now Open for My 1st Ride Orientation Program
The Calgary Board of Education, along with our partners, are pleased to offer a school bus orientation program called My 1st Ride. This program is designed to familiarize students with the experience of taking the yellow bus to and from school on a regular basis.
The orientation is aimed at first-time riders, students with special transportation needs and older students who are using transportation for the first time. Each group is offered an orientation session to meet their diverse needs.
The orientation consists of a 20-minute presentation followed by a short ride on a school bus. Each new rider will be given a certificate of completion.
Participants must register in advance. Spots are limited and are on a first-come, first-served basis. When registering for My 1st Ride orientation, please select one ticket per student attending, parents and siblings do not require a ticket.
The sessions run every half hour between 9 am - 3 pm. Each session will take approximately 1 hour. There is no cost for this event.
Please use the registration links below to sign up.
Session #1 | Session #2 |
When: May 24, 2025 Where: Bishop Carrol High School When: 9am – 3pm | When: May 25, 2025 Where: Sherwood School When: 9am – 3pm |
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
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.
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.
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.