The Week Ahead
Oct 21 Grade 1, Room 12 Teacher’s Pet/Math- Coding Exploration Mazes
Oct 21-24 Grade K,/3/4 Swimming at Sir Winston Churchill Pool
Oct 22 Grade 1, Room 6 Teacher’s Pet/Math- Coding Exploration Mazes
Oct 22 Grade 5 Field Trip/Library – Explorado Espanol
Oct 23 Grade 1, Room 7 Teacher’s Pet/Math- Coding Exploration Mazes
Oct 24 Grade 2 Room 3- Candle Making/”Wonders of Beeswax”
Oct 24 Family Movie Night- 6:30-8:00pm
Oct 25 Non-Instruction Day/No School
Upcoming Dates
Oct 28 Picture Retakes/Class Photo
Nov 1 AM Kindergarten Attends (8:00-12:15pm)
Nov 7 Last Day of Classes before Fall Break
Nov 7 Grade 2 Remembrance Day/ Music Sharing
Nov 7 Remembrance Day Assembly
Nov 8 Non- Instruction Day/No School
Nov 11 Remembrance Day
Nov 11-13 Fall Break
Nov 13 School Council Meeting 6:30-8:00pm
Nov 14 Classes Resume
Nov 15 PM Kindergarten Attends (8:00-12:15pm)
Circus Performances
We would like to express our gratitude to the Collingwood Parent Association and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts for sponsoring our circus residency with Green Fools Theatre. It was wonderful to see so many families attending the shows last week and we hope you enjoyed watching your children show off their new skills.
Swimming this Week
Thank you to the many volunteers who have stepped up to volunteer for our swimming programs this week, particularly those of you who don’t have children participating. The program will go ahead this week as planned. There are still a few volunteer spots available, particularly for male volunteers, if you are able to volunteer, please sign up.
Family Movie Night Thursday, October 24, 2024
In anticipation of the Days of the Dead, the Collingwood Parent Association is inviting all families to enjoy “Coco” at school with family and friends. Doors open at 6:00PM and Movie starts at 6:30 PM. This will also be the time to pick up your apple orders.
Admission is by donation and concessions will be available for cash purchase. Bring your dinner and a blanket or chairs.
Annual CBE Online Forms- Now Overdue
We thank our families for taking the time to complete the opening forms on their MYCBE account. We still have 10% of families yet to complete the forms. Forms are completed in SchoolEngage.
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). These forms are mandatory every year for Alberta Education to confirm student funding.
Dressing for the Weather
As we begin experiencing cooler mornings and variable weather conditions throughout the day, please make sure that your child has the appropriate clothing for recess, lunch break, and / or community walks. You may consider packing a pair of light gloves and a toque along. Please make sure that they have an appropriate jacket to wear and /or an umbrella if the forecast calls for rain.
Safety in the School Zone
For the safety of all of our students and families, we ask that everyone respect the law in the school zone, this means not jaywalking, not doing u-turns and respecting the speed limit. If families witness poor driver and pedestrian behavior, please call 311 to seek bylaw enforcement.
Musical Sharing
Every grade will be featured at one point during the year to share some of their learning from the music program. These concerts will be held during the school day. The dates for this year’s music sharing are as follows:
- Kindergarten and Grade 1 – December Concerts - December 11, 12
- Grade 2 – Remembrance Day - November 7 9:50 am
- Grade 5 – Que Pasa – May 6 (Please note the date has changed from May 7 to May 6)
Open House Jan 9, 2025
Please share with your families, neighbours and friends to join us for our information night and Open House on Thursday, January 9, 2025 to learn more about our Spanish Bilingual Program and the opportunities for your student at our school.
Our doors will open at 6:00 pm with a presentation by before and after school programs followed by our Open House focused on Kindergarten and Grade 1 starting at 6:30 pm which will include information on our Lottery process.
Registration for the 2025/26 school year begins in mid January 2025. Children can 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 not expected to understand Spanish either.
Please contact our office staff by phone at 403-777-6180 or by email at collingwood@cbe.ab.ca if you have questions about our Open House.
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
Visit the Fundraiser & 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.
Latin American Heritage Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, & Brazilian Heritage