The Week Ahead

Sept 11 Terry Fox Run

Sept 12 PM Kindergarten Attends (8:00-12pm)

Sept 12 Welcome Back Family Picnic (10:30 am-12:00pm) 

Upcoming Dates

Sept 15-25- SOGO Residency

Sept 17  School Council Meeting 6:30pm

Sept 17 Lifetouch Individual Photos

Sept 18 Fun Lunch

Sept 19 AM Kindergarten Attends

Sept 25 Grade 1-5 Parent-Teacher Conferences (3:30-7:30)

              Kindergarten Conferences (8:00-7:30)/ Kindergarten students attends school as normal

Sept 26 PM Kindergarten Attends (8:00-12:00)

Sept 29 Parent-Teacher Conferences/No Classes

            Kindergarten Conferences 8:00-12:00pm

               Grade 1-5 Conferences 8:00-12:00pm

Sept 30 No School/National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Gaga Ball Pit Installation

Last school year, students and families fundraised for a gaga ball pit and it is currently being installed beside the fenced in Collingwood Food Forest. It will be completed this week. We are asking students to keep their distance from the workers as they are completing this project. So that all grades have a chance to use the gaga ball pit, we will be creating a schedule for which grades have access during which outdoor breaks. There will also be some training and coaching provided by our older students. We look forward to this new addition to our outdoor play equipment and are grateful to families and the Collingwood Parent Association for their financial support for this project.

Lifetouch Photos  Sept 17

We are looking for parent volunteers to help make our photo day run smoothly. There are two time blocks to volunteer, 8am-11:30 & 12pm-2:30.   If you would like to volunteer, click on link below:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0945AAA929A3F85-58337552-snap 

Busing Students

If your child takes the bus and they need to be picked up, please email the school office in the morning.  If we do not hear from you then we will be putting the student on the bus. Please email  collingwood@cbe.ab.ca.

Fun Lunch  Sept 18

Welcome back to what we anticipate will be an exciting new year!  With that being said, let’s kick off September with our first announcement of the year!  Our first Fun Lunch for students in Grades 1-6 will be Thursday, September 18, 2025! This Fun Lunch will be Panago + Booster Juice! 

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, September 13, 2025, at midnight.  After this time, there is unfortunately no way to add/change or cancel 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. Please note the change in the volunteer time frame for this year. 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 and will need to replace your position with a new volunteer.

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 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

Upcoming Fun Lunches will be announced soon.  We thank you for your patience and understanding.

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

Lunchtime eating schedules can be viewed on our school website – Lunchroom Supervision and Fun Lunch. 

Terry Fox Fundraiser

Today, the future of cancer research is very bright.  The Terry Fox Foundation funds a variety of different cancer research project such as lung, breast, ovarian, colorectal, pediatric, prostate, brain and blood.  With your support, we will continue to make a difference in the fight against cancer.  

Collinwood School will have their Terry Fox Run on Thursday, September 11, 2026. This year's slogan is "FINISH IT".  AM Kindergarten run will be at 9:50 AM, and PM Kindergarten and all grades will have their run at 1:00 PM.  Patents/caregivers are welcome to run with us.  

We are launching today our Collingwood School Terry Fox Fundraising.  You can show your support by:

  1. Donate by clicking this link: https://schools.terryfox.ca/CollingwoodSchool
  2. Send a Cash donation to the school.
  3. Purchase a Terry Fox t-shirt online: : https://shop.terryfoxschools.org

Purchases will be added to Collingwood's total.

Tax receipts will be provided for online donations ONLY.

Thank you in advance for your contributions to the Terry Fox Foundation - Let's FINISH IT!

Welcome Back Family Picnic 

All families are welcome to attend our Welcome Back Family Picnic on Sept 12 from 10:30 – 12:00. Food trucks will be available. Families are invited to bring their lunch and blankets or lawn years and eat together with your child outside. Please note that the food trucks will be in the drop off loop so families will need to park along Collingwood Drive. If you will be taking your child home directly from the picnic please sign out your child with your child’s teacher. The teacher’s will be at their regular exit doors at 10:30 and at 11:45. Children taking the bus will be going back into the school at 11:45. 

Further Details will follow about the other special events this month including the School Council Meeting and Conferences.

Parking and the Drop off loop

In the parking lot South of the school, there is a drop off loop which is intended for students who can independently exit the vehicle. Do not exit your vehicle to undo car seats, etc as if this is required, park along Collingwood Drive or in the visitor parking. If you are walking your children to their doors, please go through the playground rather than on the sidewalk in front of the drop off loop. This helps traffic to flow smoothly through the drop off loop.

Please also be aware that you may be fined or ticketed for parking in the St. Francis parking lot.

SOGO Residency

All students will be participating in an orienteering residency with SOGO Adventure running from Sept 15 – 26. Through this active outdoor residency students will be learning about map reading, directions, respecting others and respecting nature. The first week the activity will be on the school playground and the second week will be at Canmore Park. We will be seeking some volunteers with volunteer clearance  and will be sending out a request this week.

Labour Action 

Due to the breakdown in negotiations between Alberta teachers and their employer, there is the possibility that teachers will be locked out and not allowed to enter schools, or that the Alberta Teachers’ Association will exercise a strike mandate, for which they must give 72 hours notice. We recognize that this creates a lot of uncertainty for families and school staff alike. At this time, classes will be proceeding as usual. 

School Year Calendar 

Visit our School Calendar to keep up-to date with new events and field trip. 

Printable School Calendar for Non-Instruction Days and School Holidays

Student Forms Online

All opening school forms have transitioned online to your MyCBE account

The following forms can be found in your MyCBE account – scroll to the tab that says “online forms and school registration in the menu field

1.    Student Demographic Forms

2.    Authorization Forms – Consents for CBE and Media

For help in accessing your MyCBE account see our support page.

For new families who enrolled in Kindergarten and other Grades:

New families to the CBE and Collingwood School will need to create a MyCBE Account.

Follow the following instructions to retrieve your student CBE ID number in your SchoolEngage account.

You will need your email address on file at the school, as well as the student’s CBE ID. This can be found on the SchoolEngage student profile for families that registered their child using SchoolEngage. 

For a visual guide on how to find the CBE ID within SchoolEngage, refer to SchoolEnage CBE Student ID

See our support page for instructions on signing up for a MyCBE account or accessing an existing account.

  • Your MyCBE account is used as long as your child remains at CBE from kindergarten to Grade 12, so please register with an email that will be active during this period. 

    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 Labels Link: 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” Mabels Labels Support A Fundraiser 
  • 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 https://www.educationmatters.ca and ensure that you indicate that the donation is for Collingwood School (Naturalization Area).