Good afternoon, Colonel Irvine School Community,
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We’d like to thank all our track athletes for their competitive spirit despite the colder weather on Wednesday. We are so proud of all the athletes who trained so diligently to be prepared for the track meet. Thank you to all the parents that also came to support us. Special thanks to our teachers who volunteered their time at lunch and after school to run practices.
We had a fabulous turnout for our year-end athletic BBQ today. We had about 150 students and coaches at our wrap-up event. It was a lot of fun for the students and staff. Thank you to all our participants and staff for volunteering their own time to coach our students.
Invitations to our awards ceremonies will be sent out next week. If you receive an email, that means your child will receive an award on June 26th.
In the next 2 weeks, we are asking students to start cleaning out their lockers and also to look through the lost and found items by the main office. Unclaimed items will be donated.
Lastly, we are looking for parent volunteers for our grade 9 Calaway Park trip on Thursday, June 18th and our sports day on Thursday. June 25th. Thank you for your consideration.
As always, thank you for your continued support.
Ms. Ko & Mr. McDonald
Dates to Remember:
Monday, June 15 – Grade 4 Feeder School Tours in the Afternoon
Thursday June 18 – Gr. 9 Farewell Activity - Calaway Park
Wednesday June 24 – Gr. 9 Farewell Ceremony – 9A, 9B, 9D – 8:45 am/ 9C, 9E, 9F – 10:30 am
Thursday June 25 – Awards Ceremony – Gr. 5-7 @8:45am. Gr 8-9 @10:30am/ In school Sports/Fun day
Friday, June 26 – Last day of school – Appeals in 12:30 – 3:00
Monday, June 29th – Non-Instruction Day - Appeals 9:00-12:00
Tuesday, June 30th – Non-Instruction Day
Provincial Achievement Tests
We want to confirm that Grade 6 and 9 students will write Provincial Achievement Tests in May and June. The dates of these exams are below. Please be aware that students cannot write these exams ahead of time. During these tests, no phones or wearable technology (watches, earbuds, smart glasses) are permitted in the exam rooms.
May 25 – Grade 6 English Language Arts and Literature Part A – Completed
May 26 – Grade 9 English Language Arts Part A – Completed
June 4 – Grade 6 English Language Arts and Literature Part B – Completed
June 9 – Grade 9 English Language Arts Part B – Completed
June 11 – Grade 6 Social Studies – Completed
June 12 – Grade 6 Science – Completed
June 15 – Grade 6 Mathematics Part A
June 16 – Grade 9 Mathematics Part A
June 18 – Grade 6 Mathematics Part B
June 19 – Grade 9 Mathematics Part B
June 22 – Grade 9 Social Studies
June 23 – Grade 9 Science
Lunchroom
Monday – Italian Meatball Sub
Tuesday –Chicken Ranch Wrap
Wednesday – Lasagna
Thursday – Grilled Bacon and tomato Sandwich/Shepards Pie
School Council
Opportunity: Year-End Staff Appreciation
Colonel Irvine Parent Advisory Association (CIPAA) would like to support the school administration for all the amazing work they do by organizing our Year End Staff appreciation lunch for all the teachers and staff on June 29.
We are asking parents/guardians who would usually get gifts for the teachers to instead consider making a donation towards this appreciation lunch. If you would like to, and are able to participate, you can contribute through one of the 3 following options:
1. Email Transfers to colonelirvineschoolcouncil@gmail.com, password 'LUNCH"
2. Cash to front office, please send in an envelope marked Staff lunch
3. Cheque Payable to - COLONEL IRVINE PARENT ADVISORY ASSOCIATION
Any additional funds raised less the expenses for the lunch will go towards a gift card for each teacher/staff member.
Please do so by June 25 so we can plan accordingly.
Recruiting for the 2026-2027 School Year!
- All executive roles: Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary and Casino Co-Ordinator. Some of us are “graduating out” of the school; and others have been serving for 3-5 years so it’s time to give the opportunity to someone else
- If you are interested in building an inclusive and welcoming school community, we urge you to volunteer!
- For more information on these positions, email colonelirvineschoolcouncil@gmail.com with your questions.
To stay informed, please join our FB group. The process to join is simple and straightforward:
- Click the link to request to join: Colonel Irvine Parent Group - Calgary
- Answer the security question: "What is our school mascot?” The answer is “roadrunner"
- Agree to the group rules
We want to extend a heart-felt thank you to the parent community and an amazing team of educators and staff and wish you all a happy summer holiday!
Sincerely,
Colonel Irvine School Council & Parent Advisory Association
Parent Volunteers Needed:
- Must have Police check and are eligible to volunteer for the school. Please email Ms. Yeo at: yoyeo@cbe.ab.ca if you are available for either activity.
- June 18th: Grade 9 Calaway Park:
- Parents of grade 9 students
- Approximately 8:30 am – 3 pm
- Help supervise and ride the bus with the students
- June 25th: All Grades – In school Sports/fun Day PM
- Approximately from 12:20 pm – 3:15 pm
- Help run stations