Good afternoon, Colonel Irvine School Community,
下午好! 学文学校社区,
We are entering the last month of the school year. We will be having conversations with all students about finishing the school year on a positive note. As always, we have high expectations for our students. We have a few activities planned both on campus and off campus for the end of the year for all students. It is a privilege to participate in these activities. Students may lose this privilege if they do not conduct themselves accordingly. If we cannot trust their behaviour in class or while at school, they may not be invited to these off-campus activities. Please have a chat with your child(ren) about this.
We would like to remind parents/guardians about the school dress code. In particular, hats/hoods are not permitted to be worn in school. We appreciate your support in this matter. Also, water guns are not permitted at the school. We will confiscate any water guns found at the school.
We will host two band concerts on Tuesday, June 4th at John G Diefenbaker High School. This will be our final concert of the school year for our students. Both students and staff are excited to hear the performances. Parents/Guardians may use the staff and student parking lot at Diefenbaker that evening.
Have a great weekend and thank you for your continued support. Together we achieve more.
Ms. Ko & Ms. Dalwood
CISC/CIPAA School Messenger
A standalone message will come out on Monday with more details about our final in-person meeting on Wednesday, June 5.
Dates to Remember
Thursday, May 23 & 24 – Grade 9 Mandarin trip to Edmonton
Wednesday, May 29 - Other half of grade 9’s to Rothney Observatory
Tuesday, June 4 – Spring Band Concert at Diefenbaker (evening performance)
Thursday, June 6th – Bubble tea fundraiser for Alberta’s Children Hospital & Animal shelter – Pre-orders starting on May 29th - $8 for milk tea or mango slush with pearls
Monday, June 10 – Grade 7 Heritage Park trip
June 12-20 – Provincial Achievement Tests
Tuesday, June 25 – Grade 9 Farewell (ceremony in morning, student dance in afternoon)
Wednesday, June 26 – Awards Assembly in morning (parents/guardians by invite)
Thursday, June 27 – Last Day of School (this is a half day, we are done at 11:55am)
Provincial Achievement Tests – Grade 6 and 9 students only
See our calendar page.
Wednesday, June 12 9:00-10:15am Grade 9 English Language Arts Part B
Thursday, June 13 9:00-9:30am Grade 9 Mathematics Part A
Tuesday, June 18 9:00-10:20am Grade 9 Mathematics Part B
Wednesday, June 19 9:00-10:20am Grade 9 Social Studies
12:45-1:45pm Grade 6 Social Studies
Thursday, June 20 9:00am-10:15am Grade 9 Science
12:45-1:45pm Grade 6 Science
Please note: All students are allowed double the allotted time, so they may not be finished in the times listed above.
Lunchroom
Please see our cafeteria & menu page.
Athletics
Track & Field – Tryouts are happening now! The Track Meet will be on June 5th, during school hours at Foothills Athletic Park. Please note that athletes are responsible for their own transportation to and from the Athletic Park. THERE WILL NOT BE ANY BUSES for the students.
Please see the Athletics page for practice times and more information.
Track Meet Parent Volunteers
We are looking for 5 parent volunteers who are willing to spend the day at the Foothills Athletic Park with us on June 5th from 8:30 – 4:30. The main responsibilities are to help supervise and monitor our students on the bleachers.
If interested, please fill out the volunteer form online! If you have any questions, please email Mr. Wyatt Prather at wyprather@cbe.ab.ca.
Thank you for your ongoing support, we appreciate
Grade 9 Farewell information - June 25 Farewell Ceremonies
The theme for the ceremony this year will be “Starry Night,” this was voted on by the Grade 9 classes. Please find below TENTATIVE timing and information for the ceremonies. We will continue to share more details as the planning progresses.
8:45am – 9A, 9B, 9C
10:15am – 9D, 9E, 9F, 9G
As part of the grade 9 Farewell celebrations, we would like to include pictures of the grade 9's as toddlers/young babies. If you have these available, please encourage students to submit the picture to the Phys. Ed D2L shell in the assignment called Grade 9 Baby Pictures. Please ensure the file is named (FirstnameLastnameHR). Pictures are due by May 24.
We would like the Farewell to be a special occasion, and therefore ask students, if possible, to dress-up for the day. This will mean different things for different students. However, costumes are not appropriate. Please do not go out of your way to spend lots of money for this ceremony. Save that for high school graduation.
Please also be aware that due to fire capacity each student can only have 3-4 guests, we will finalize this soon.
Library Books
All library books are due back on June 12th.
Transportation Registration Has Started
Families are now able to register for school bus service for the 2024-25 school year. Service levels and proposed fees will remain the same as the current school year.
- Registration is available using your MyCBE account. (If you do not already have an account, click here to learn how to create one.)
- Families must register by Sunday, June 16 for students to be added to routes for the start of the next school year.
- We continue to accept registrations after the deadline; however, students are added to the closest existing stop with available space. Processing times could be up to six weeks at the beginning of the school year due to volume.
- Note: Conditional ridership forms will be available after the registration deadline.
Have a great weekend.