Good afternoon Colonel Irvine School Community.  

下午好! 学文学校社区  

We hope students and families enjoyed the fall break this past week.  

November 27-29 we will be hosting Parent (guardian) –Teacher conferences. Please remember to book an interview with any/all of your student’s teachers that you wish to speak with. This year we will hold two in-person evening interview sessions (November 27&28) and an online conferences on Friday, November 29. If you are booking online interviews on the Friday, you will receive the link in your booking confirmation. Bookings open on November 20 at 12 noon and will remain open for you to book until November 27 at noon. They are on a first come, first serve basis. For more details on how to book conferences see the information below. 

All of our basketball teams will be competing in playoffs next. Good luck to the athletes and coaches. A reminder that if students are going to watch the games at other schools they need to be accompanied by an adult.  

Lastly, we’d like to wish Ms. Morton well as she’ll start her maternity leave effective Monday, November 18^th. We are in the process of hiring someone to take over her duties. 

Thank you for your continued support, 

Ms. Ko and Ms. Dalwood  

Dates to Remember:  

Friday, Nov. 8-Wednesday, Nov 13 - Fall break – No school  

Friday, November 15 – Picture retakes 

Tuesday, November 19 – School Council 6:30pm 

Tuesday, November 26 – Wednesday, November 27 – Grade 7 Band Camp 

Wednesday, November 27 – Parent Teacher Interviews – 4-8pm In person 

Thursday, November 28 – Parent Teacher Interviews – 4-8pm In person  

Friday, November 29 – Non-instructional day - Parent Teacher Interviews - Online – 8:30-11:30am and 12:30-3:00pm Online 

Wednesday, December 4 – Teacher vs. Student Basketball – 3:15 – 4:15pm 

Monday, December 9 – Trimester 2 Starts 

Friday, December 20 – Last Day of classes before Winter Break 

Monday, January 6 – Classes resume 

School Council 

Please join us on Tuesday, November 19 at 6:30pm for our school council and parent advisory association meeting (online links below).    

We have still not had anyone step into the Fundraising Coordinator role and are now looking for people who would be willing to take on a single fundraiser during the year. Please reach out or attend the November 19th meeting if you are interested! 

Sincerely, 
Colonel Irvine School Council  

CISC (School Council) Meeting (Join)  
Tuesday, November 19, 2024, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm (MST)  

CIPAA (Parent Advisory) Meeting (Join)  
Tuesday, November 19, 2024, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm (MST)  

See school email for agenda and minutes.

School Conferences – Parent-Teacher interviews 

Conference bookings will be open at November 20 at 12 noon.  

Please note that you will need to book individually with each teacher you wish to speak with. Each conference booking is 10 minutes, and they are back-to-back for teachers. Please be mindful of this during your conferences. Teachers may not have a time slot for every student. As a staff we work to ensure ongoing communication throughout the school year to students and their families so that there is an opportunity for students and parents to get feedback and make adjustments prior interviews and report cards. As such, grades and comments are uploaded regularly in PowerSchool with further information in D2L/Google Classroom. At this time, we encourage families to take time with their child(ren) to review grades and comments posted by teachers, review attendance, and decide if what you already know is all positive and satisfactory that you may not need to book an interview at this time. If you have questions, please reach out directly to teachers. 

As a reminder, teachers also post reminders (due dates, current work and other course information) in D2L and in their Friday emails. The following are links to assist you in using the digital tools used by teachers: 

If you are booking an online session on the Friday we ask the following: 

a. preload 'Microsoft Teams' onto your digital device.  

b. review your child's progress in PowerSchool prior to the interview. What question(s) may you have?  

c. when a teacher invites you into the meeting, please keep your camera on. We would like visual confirmation that a parent is present.  

d. include your child in the discussions. A conversation with the student, family and teacher tends to be the most effective.  

e. Parents can only log in to Microsoft Teams 5 minutes prior to the interview starting. If you are a CBE employee, using your CBE email, please do not log into your Student Conference until the exact time of your meeting, otherwise you will interrupt the current meeting as you do not have the waiting room access. 

f. The conference link will be included in the original email received from: SchoolConferences-NoReply@cbe.ab.ca 

To book in-person and/or online conferences you need to login through your myCBE account.  If you do not have one, you can use the guides below. 

• Parents Sign In:MyCBE | PowerSchool > myCBE Apps > my School Conferences 
   
• Guide: Parents can find support information (including user guides for booking a conference, joining a conference, and a quick reference guide) on the Technical Support for Students & Parents site, under MyCBE / PowerSchool - School Conferences. 

Please note that with the new booking system your child’s teachers will automatically populate as an option to book. If you do not see a teacher you wish to speak with, please click on the toggle button to the right “Show All Conference Leads.” 

Cafeteria Menu:  

Monday – Chicken Ranch Wrap $5 

Tuesday – Ginger Beef $5 

Wednesday – Penne Pasta w/Marinara Sauce $5 

Thursday – Chicken Burgers and Fries $5 

West Coast Fundraiser 

The first fundraiser for West Coast is Growing Smiles for Poinsettia and holiday wreaths! The deadline to order is Nov. 27^th, the Delivery date is December 12^th at the school from 3:30 – 5:00. 

colonelirvinems.growingsmilesfundraising.com 

All the proceeds will be used towards the West Coast Trip! As we do not know who will be attending the trip yet, please either leave it as “Anyone” OR if you know a student who is planning to go on the trip, you can write their name in! 

High School (Grade 9’s): 

For parents with students going into Gr. 10 next year we will be holding in-person and virtual information sessions for parents during Parent Teacher Interviews. These sessions will give a brief overview of what you can expect over the next few months with regards to getting ready for high school, and will also provide time for Q&A. In the meantime, the CBE High School website is a great place to start to learn about high school information. You may also wish to visit the individual high schools’ websites.  

On Wednesday, November 27 we will have an in-person session in the Learning Commons at the school from 7:00-7:30pm.  

We will hold a repeat session online on Thursday, November 28, at 7-7:30pm. 

Join the meeting now

Meeting ID: 290 509 454 467  

Passcode: faEoKr 

Students from our school will transition to more than 10 different high schools. Open houses and tours usually start in mid-November and continue through January.  

We will post tour dates and open houses here as we are notified of them. You can also visit high school websites for more information. 

High school open house dates: 

Diefenbaker High School 

International Baccalaureate Program at Diefenbaker: 

November 18 at 6-7:30pm, visit Dief’s website for more details 

School Tour and Open House – January 16, we will take students over during school day, open house in evening 

The regular program open house for Diefenbaker is not scheduled yet. 

Crescent Heights High School  

January 23, 2025 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. 

We want to welcome you and your student join us for the Crescent Heights High School Open House that will be held on Thursday, January 23 at 5:30 pm. The purpose of this evening is to provide you with information about the programs, services and opportunities that Crescent Heights High School provides to students. All staff will be in attendance. 

Agenda will be as follows: 

5:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. – Spanish Bilingual Session in the Theatre (Room B14) 
6:00 p.m. – 6:20 p.m. – Welcome Section in the Main Gym 
6:20 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. – Open House Exploration 

Churchill Open House (see IB info sessions as well) 

January 16 – evening – more details to come 

Churchill Grade 9 IB Information Presentation  

Who should attend? All in-area grade 9 students and parents who are interested in finding out more about our IB program. 

During these IB information sessions, we will talk about what the IB program is, what to expect and what you need to know about applying and choosing courses. You will hear from former students and have an opportunity to ask questions. 

 These are repeat sessions to allow for a smaller setting; you only need to attend one. 

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 

Thursday, December 5, 2024 

 5:00-5:30: Mingle with current IB students in the foyer and ask them questions about their experience. 

5:30-7:00: Presentation from the IB Coordinator in the theatre 

Visit website for more information Churchill IB 

Robert Thirsk High School Open House 

January 27, 2025, 6-9pm, check their website closer to the date for more details. 

Pearson High School Open House 

January 16, 2025, 6-8pm 

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