Dear Parents and Guardians,

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a restful break and a good start to the new year. The freezing temperatures made getting to school more challenging, and I am glad to report that our heating held up and we are in a much warmer situation than we were last year. Let’s hope that this continues.

Speaking of getting to school – please continue to be a good neighbour when you stop your vehicles, especially look out for our PLP busses that need to drop of our students right at the corner, near the back doors of our building. Please move your car when a yellow bus approaches and give them the right of way. Thank you for your understanding and support.

Stay warm and have a great weekend. Sr. Ludwigsen, Principal

Monday, January 15

ALL DAY

• Staff Professional Learning Day – NO SCHOOL
• Robotics Club in Robotics Lab under the stage from 12pm – 3pm

Tuesday, January 16  

MORNING

• Sr. Boys Volleyball Practice at 7:00am AFTER SCHOOL
• Robotics Club in Robotics Lab under the stage from 3pm – 5pm
• Yearbook Club | 3:00 pm to 3:50 pm | We will meet in Room 27 this time.
• Jr. Boys Volleyball Practice 3:00-4:00pm
• Grade 8 Band | 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Wednesday, January 17

ALL DAY MORNING

• Sr. Girls Volleyball Practice at 7:00am

LUNCH

• Chess Club meet in Room 14 over lunch
• Eco Club Meeting in Room 13
• Gay Straight Alliance Meets in Room 12. All LGBTQ2S+ youth and ALLIES WELCOME! Grade 7-9.
• Intramurals grade 7 12:09-12:29 AFTER SCHOOL
• Robotics Club in Robotics Lab under the stage from 3pm – 5pm
• Jr. Girls Volleyball Practice 3:00-4:00pm
• Spanish Club in room 22 from 3:05 – 4:00pm CANCELLED this week. It will resume on Wed. Jan 24
• Homework Club 3:00-4:00pm (Math/Science focus) in the Learning Commons.
• Art Studio time 3-4pm. For the students enrol in art to come and explore new techniques/materials or to work on their art projects.
• Jazz Band| 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
• School Council Meeting – see below for the link for our meeting

Thursday, January 18

MORNING

• Sr. Boys Volleyball Practice at 7:00am LUNCH
• Intramurals grade 6 12:09-12:29
• Art Studio time. For the students enrol in art to come and explore new techniques/materials or to work on their art projects.

AFTER SCHOOL

• Robotics Club in Robotics Lab under the stage from 3pm – 5pm
• Homework Club (Math/Science focus): 3:00-4:00pm in the Learning Commons
• Grade 9 Band | 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
• Jr. Boys Volleyball Practice 3:00-4:00pm

Friday, January 19

ALL DAY MORNING

• Sr. Girls Volleyball Practice at 7:00am AFTER SCHOOL
• Robotics Club in Robotics Lab under the stage from 1pm – 3pm
• Sr. Lopez Math Club will be cancelled for the month of January to accommodate high school final exams. Be on the lookout, here, for our first February meeting.

CTF Gallery | Career & Technology Foundations Showcase

The CTF Gallery is a system-wide opportunity to showcase and celebrate Career & Technology Foundations Projects across the CBE, and will be happening from
Jan. 16 - 25, 2024 at cSpace Marda Loop (1721 29 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2T 6T7) on Level 4.

Participating students and their families, teacher(s), and administrator(s) are invited to attend the opening night reception on Tuesday, Jan. 16 on the 4th floor in the RGO Treehouse at cSpace Marda Loop.

The CTF Gallery is open to the public during regular business hours, from Mon. to Sat., 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at cSpace Marda Loop. Please stop by and see the fantastic work our students have created!

For more information email Amanda MacIntyre-Steel or watch the following 2 minute video | CTF Gallery at cSpace Marda Loop

Spanish for Parents – Level 1 classes

Chinook Learning Services offers courses specifically designed for parents and caregivers of CBE Spanish Bilingual students. For Winter 2024, Chinook Learning Services is once again offering Spanish for Parents – Level 1 classes. This eight- week course will help parents of bilingual students learn or refresh their Spanish language skills, build their network of bilingual parents and support their children’s learning at home.

Check out the course description at Spanish For Parents Level 1
Check out the course reviews at Course Review Spanish For Parents Level 1

School Council Meeting January 17, 2024

Please join us for our next meeting of the School Council this week:
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device
Click here to join the meeting
Meeting ID: 271 857 392 491
Passcode: 5VZUKJ
Download Teams | Join on the web

Fundraising for Basketball Court in 2024 – Bronco Barn

In our quest to update our outdoor basketball court behind the school, the Student Council has started a campaign to raise money for the Basketball Court that we would like to be ready for the summer in 2024. The SPB Parent Association has graciously offered to match fund all fundraising activities of the students. Refundable bottles, the vending machine profits, and healthy hunger profits will be the bases for the student fundraising. On top of this, the Student Council has decided to use the Bronco Barn for individual fundraisers organized by different homerooms in the next month. The first group to run a fundraiser was Sra. Towers class who sold $550 worth of candy sleighs. Thank you to all parents who donated the materials for the candy sleighs. Watch out for further Bronco Barn fundraisers in the near future.

Homework Club

We have several peer tutors available to help in all subjects. If your student is interested in being paired with a tutor, contact Sra. Webb at mswebb@cbe.ab.ca.

Homework Club meets Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 3-4 PM in the learning commons/library. Catch up on homework or any other work. Talk to the student volunteers - we're here to help! Anyone is welcome. Hope to see you there.

School Opening Times - Reminder

A kind reminder that school hours are from 8:25 am to 2:55 pm. We open our doors at 8:00 am to allow students into the building early to get ready for the day. As we have no way of supervising students after school, we ask you to pick up your child by 3:15 pm unless your child is participating in a club after school. Students will have to wait outside the building before 8:00 am and after 3:15 pm unless the temperature is below –20 C. Thank you for your understanding and support.

Mark your calendars: Future School Council Meetings

Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Wednesday, June 19, 2024

All meetings are online via Teams and start at 6:30 pm. A link will be sent the week before.

Grade 9 Farewell

This year’s Grade 9 Farewell will take place Thursday, June 20, 2024.