Dear Parents and Guardians,

One of the things that students and teachers appreciate immensely at SPB are our expansive green spaces outside our school. Often, when we have visitors, they point out how much green we have around our building and how well it is used during the day. Our PE department uses outdoor spaces as much as they can when the weather permits it and our Outdoor Education classes use them year around, currently for frisbee golf, cycling or in winder for snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. During lunch, Broncos are scattered all around, hanging out, reading, running or playing with their friends. A bonus are the beautiful views we have from most of our windows into the massive park outside. Senator Patrick Burns is very lucky to have this much green space which is maintained by the City of Calgary. We do not take it for granted and appreciate it year around.

Kind regards,

Sr. Ludwigsen, Principal

Important Dates

  • Monday, November 10
    • ALL DAY
    • NO SCHOOL – FALL BREAK
  • Tuesday, November 11
    • ALL DAY
    • NO SCHOOL – FALL BREAK
  •  Wednesday, November 12
    • ALL DAY
    • NO SCHOOL – FALL BREAK
  • Thursday, November 13
    • BEFORE SCHOOL
    • Jr. Boys basketball practice from 7:00am to 8:15am
  • Friday, November 14
    • ALL DAY
    • Day 1
    • School Photo Retakes 9:00 am – 12:00 pm.
      Note: In order to better plan for the day please email us (senatorpatrickburns@cbe.ab.ca) and your child’s homeroom teacher if your child requires a retake.

SPB Parent Association – Casino Volunteers

The SPB Parent Association needs you for our largest fundraiser for our school. We will require over 40 volunteers for our casino being held at Cowboys Casino on Tuesday, December 9 and Wednesday, December 10. Please consider signing up as soon as possible and ask a friend, grandparents, or other relatives to come join us with this sign-up

Please email Nica at spbparentassociation@gmail.com if you have any questions. Thank you, in advance, for helping to raise funds for many different programs and projects for our students at SPB!

Parent-Teacher Conferences – New Dates

Please note that we have rescheduled the parent – teacher conferences for Thursday, November 27, 2025, 4:30 – 8:00 pm in person in our gym:

  • Friday, November 28, 2025; 8:30 am – 2:00 pm online
  • Bookings will be open from Monday, November 17 – Wednesday, November 26

School Photo Retake Day

  • Rescheduled for November 14, 2025. 9:00 am – 12:00 pm.

Upcoming School Council Dates for 2025/26 | 6:30 – 7:30 pm

  • Wednesday, November 19, 2025
  • Wednesday, December 17, 2025
  • Wednesday, January 21, 2026
  • Wednesday, February 18, 2026
  • Wednesday, March 18, 2026
  • Wednesday, April 15, 2026
  • Wednesday, May 20, 2026
  • Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Upcoming Lopez Math Club

We are pleased to announce that the Math Lopez Club will begin on Friday, November 21. We are very fortunate to have students from Sir Winston Churchill High School joining us to provide enriched math instruction aimed at helping students prepare for high school.

Although the club is primarily designed to reinforce Grade 9 Math skills and introduce some Grade 10 concepts, all students who would like to challenge themselves in Math are welcome to participate.

The club will run on Fridays from 1:45 to 2:45 p.m., and sessions will be announced in the Week Ahead message.

High School Open Houses

Open Houses will begin this month. Most of the High School Open Houses are in January; however, there are two in November.

 Please use CBE - School Open Houses Calendar to look for any upcoming open houses or go to the school websites for up-to-date information.