The Week Ahead

Nov 17 Gr 1 & Gr 6 Vaccinations

Nov 18 Gr 5 Field Trip/Telus Spark Science Centre

Nov 18 Rm 14- From Hive to Honey Workshop

Nov 19 Rm 22- Wonders of Wax Workshop

Nov 20 Fun Lunch – Mucho Burrito & Booster Juice

Nov 21 PM Kindergarten Attends (8:00-12:00pm)

Nov 21 Gr 1 HR 22 Teachers Pet In School Field Trip – Coding Mazes 

Upcoming Dates

Nov 24 Gr 1 HR 13 and HR 6 Teachers Pet In School Field Trip – Coding Mazes

Nov 26 Re-Takes and Classroom Picture Day

Nov 26 Re-scheduled School Council AGM (In person and online)- 6:30pm

Nov 27 - 28 - Scholastic Book Fair

Nov 27 Parent-Teacher Conferences- 3:00PM – 7:00 PM

Nov 27 Pick up Poinsettia orders at Collingwood School

Nov 27 No School for Kindergarten

Nov 28 Parent-Teacher Conferences- 8:00AM – 12:00 PM /No School for K-Gr 6 

Dear Collingwood Families,

Grade 6 & Grade 1 Vaccinations

Alberta Health Services, the school vaccination team has rescheduled the school vaccination program at Collingwood School for:

November 17, 2025- Grade 6 (dose #1) and Grade 1 students. This is a small number of grade 1 students who received consent forms (if you did not receive a consent form, your child is up to date with vaccines).

May 25, 2026, 2026 - Grade 6 (dose #2)  

Scholastic Book Fair – Volunteers Needed

Our fabulous librarian, Sra. Nino is coordinating a Scholastic Book Fair during the upcoming Parent-Teacher Conferences. Proceeds from the book fair help to provide additional books for our school library.  To ensure this book fair is successful, we need the help of volunteers to help set up, take down, and facilitate sales at the school. 

If you are able to volunteer, please sign up here:  Volunteer Sign Up

More information on our book fair can be found here: Scholastic Book Fair

Class Picture Day and Re-Take Day

We will be having our class group pictures as well as retakes on Wednesday, November 26, 2025

If you need a re-take of your student's individual picture, please email the class teacher to arrange it. It would also be helpful to include a note for the student to give to the photographer with any specific instructions.   

Students who were absent on picture day, September 17, 2025, will have their pictures taken on this date. 

Thank you to our volunteers who have signed up. Volunteer Sign-Up - Class Photo/Retakes Day, 2025

School Field Trips Fees Payable Online

School Field Trip Fees are uploaded online.  To view and pay your fees, please log into your MYCBE  Please use this Student Fee Guide to pay the fees online.

If a waiver is not obtained and school fees are unpaid, these costs ultimately come out of the school budget.

Thank you for your ongoing support of Collingwood School. 

School Council AGM

We have decided to change the date of the Collingwood School Council AGM. It will now be held in person and online on November 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM. Click here to join the meeting. All families are welcome to attend this meeting. 

Parent Teacher Conferences

Our next Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on November 27 and 28.  These conferences are an opportunity for the teacher to share information about your child’s learning progress so far this school year. Because of the days missed due to the labour action, the teachers may not be able to provide as comprehensive a report on your child’s learning as they would have done in previous years.

Sra. Heath, our Music Teacher, will be available in the music room for drop-in visits during conferences. Sra. Beltran, our resource teacher, will also be available in the resource room for drop-in visits during conferences.

Important Note:

  • There will be regular classes for Grade 1 to Grade 6 students on Thursday, November 27, 2025.
  • There will be NO School for Kindergarten students on Thursday, November 27, 2025
  • There will be NO school for all students (KG – Grade 6) on Friday, November 28, 2025.

​​​​​​​How to Book a Conference:

When to Sign Up for Conferences:

  • Online sign-up opens for all grades on Saturday, November 22, 2025, at 9:00 AM.

Conference Booking Deadlines:

  • Kindergarten students: Bookings close Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at 12:00 PM
  • Grades 1–6 students: Bookings close Thursday, November 27, 2025, at 12:00 PM

Teacher Appreciation Potluck

The Collingwood Parent Association is coordinating a potluck for teachers during the upcoming Parent Teacher Conferences. If your family is able to contribute a dish for the teachers on November 27th please sign up at the link below:

November 2025 Teacher Appreciation Potluck Sign-Up

Collingwood Honey Available For Sale During Conferences

Honey from our Collingwood Hive will be available for purchase (cash only) during the Scholastic Book Fair in the library on November 27and 28. All proceeds support the cost of our beekeeping program with Alveole. In the spring, summer and fall, Alveole sends a beekeeper to Collingwood School to maintain our beehive. Students have the opportunity to watch and ask questions as the beekeeper works with the bees.

On November 18 and 19 the beekeeper will also be offering workshops for some of our grade 1 and grade 3 classes on beeswax candles and the honey extraction process. All of the activities related to our beehive are documented on the Alveole website. Come check out our bees! Alvéole | MyHive

CSPA Poinsettias Fundraiser! 

Pick-up at Collingwood School will be on Thursday, November 27.

A reminder that Poinsettia Orders will be ready for pick up from Collingwood School on Thursday, November 27, 2025.

Fun Lunch

Fun Lunch  Order Deadline: Saturday, November 15, 2025, at midnight   

Our November Fun Lunch for students in Grades 1-6 will be Thursday, November 20, 2025!  This Fun Lunch will be Mucho Burrito + Booster Juice! 

For this month, the deadline to order or cancel is Saturday, November 15, 2025, at midnight.  After this time, there is unfortunately no way to add/change an order.

Reminders

We encourage all families to have a conversation with their child(ren) regarding whether or not they will receive an ordered lunch for that day.  We believe knowing this expectation in advance will help create a more enjoyable and positive environment for all those involved.  

Please note that we are a litter-free school, so students will be asked to bring home all leftovers and garbage from the Fun Lunch.  Parents may wish to send a bag to contain any drips and help kids with this!

Volunteer Sign-Up

In order for Fun Lunches to be a success, we rely on volunteers to help organize and distribute the meals.  If you have a valid police clearance check, please consider signing up to help using this link:

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 were not able to cancel your Fun Lunch order by the deadline and choose to pick it up, please send an email to collingwood@cbe.ab.ca before 10:30 a.m. with instructions on pick up 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 10:30 a.m. and 12:15 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 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., at the school.  This will allow our parent volunteers time to find and set aside the correct order.

Upcoming Fun Lunch dates and Lunchtime eating schedules can be viewed on our school website, Lunchroom Supervision & Fun Lunch.

For any questions, please contact the Fun Lunch Coordinators at funlunchcollingwood@gmail.com

Ongoing Fundraising for Our School 

Flipgive: 
Shop, Earn, Give.  This funding app/site earns cash for thing you already buy at no additional cost to you! Continue to buy the things you need online with family favorites like Amazon, Sport Check, Walmart and a portion of sales will go towards the school. 
Visit: Flipgive Enter invitation code XMCQMJ.   

Mabel's Lables
Mabel’s Labels: Prevent those germy mix-ups and label everything going to school.  You can also find those lost mittens a way home. 20% of sales come back to Collingwood.  Search “Collingwood School Parent Association” 

Donating Opportunities:
Did you know? Many employers have donation matching programs.   Check with your employer and your donation can be doubled with ease! Tax receipts will be issued for donations of $20 or more.  

Visit the EducationMatters online donation webpage to make a donation. (Preferred donation method)   

Write a cheque payable to EducationMatters (all one word) and include the name of our school and the specific program, activity or item you want your donation to support in the 'memo' section. Give the cheque to the school or mail it to: EducationMatters, 1221 8 Street SW Calgary, AB T2R 0L4   

If you do not require a tax receipt, families may write cheques directly to the Collingwood School Parents Association.   

To donate directly to the Naturalization Area, please visit the Education Matters website and ensure that you indicate that the donation is for Collingwood School (Naturalization Area).