Good afternoon, Colonel Irvine School Community.  

下午好! 学文学校社区  

Next week we will have our first Parent Teacher Interviews for this school year. If you wish to book conferences a separate email was sent this week and information is also below. Please remember to book an interview with any/all of your student’s teachers that you wish to speak with. This time we will hold two in-person evening interview sessions (Nov. 27&28) and an online day session of interviews on Friday (Nov. 29). If you are booking online interviews on the Friday, please connect with the link you receive in your email confirmation. If you are requiring an interpreter for any languages besides Chinese, please book for Friday and email the teacher that you require an interpreter, the language you need interpretation for and the best number to call you at. The teacher and interpreter will call you by phone at the allotted time. Also, a reminder to grade 9 parents/guardians that we will host two high school information sessions during interviews. More details are in the High School section below. 

To show our support for Public Education in Alberta, teachers may be wearing during conferences.  

This past week our School Council approved over $45000 of their funds to support our students and their learning. We are so grateful for all the parents/guardians/grandparents who volunteered at our last casino fundraiser and made this possible. The casino is the biggest fundraiser for our school and we usually are allocated one about every 18 months. The next casino fundraiser will be January 11 and 12, 2025 and we will need volunteers. Please see the School Council message below if you can help. 

Also, in relation to school spending, our printing costs are much higher than last year and we have asked all our teachers to be conscientious of their printing. If students are losing paperwork, we will be asking that they print them at home, or from their own accounts at school so that we can better track. 

A big congratulations to our basketball athletes and coaches for great season for making playoffs. Our Junior girls’ will be advancing to the semi-finals on Monday at Valley Creek school.  Special thanks to our coaches: Ms. Yeo, Ms. Vo, Mr. Bester, Mr. Prather, Mr. Luu and Mr. Brouwer for volunteering their time coaching our students. We’d like to thank our scorekeepers, students and parents who came out to show their support, and the teacher supervisors who support at our home games. 

We are pleased to share that we’ve raised over $2500 for the Terry Fox Foundation. Thank you to all the students, parents and staff for participating in our fundraiser. We appreciate the generosity of our school community. We are looking forward to completing our goal of raising $4000 before our winter break.  

Thank you for your continued support, 

Ms. Ko and Ms. Dalwood 

Dates to Remember:  

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 game– 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 

Cafeteria Menu:  

Monday – Italian Meatballs $5 

Tuesday – Teriyaki Chicken with rice $5 

Wednesday – Beef and Mac Bake $5 

Thursday – Chicken strips with hash browns $5 

School Council 

Colonel Irvine School Casino Fundraiser 2025 
Hi, all!  We're pleased to announce that we've now opened up the sign-up to volunteers for our upcoming Colonel Irvine School Casino which will be held on January 11 & 12, 2025 (a Saturday and Sunday).  
We need your support! This fundraiser has been a crucial event that helps us raise over $50,000 annually. These funds are vital for purchasing equipment and resources that benefit both our students and teachers, enhancing the overall educational experience.  

Your participation is essential to the success of this event. Volunteering is a fun and fantastic way to connect with other volunteers and make a direct impact on our school community. Even a few hours of your time can make a significant difference. 
 
No experience required!  Please click the link below for more information and to sign-up: 
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0E44A5A922A5F58-53428243-colonel  
 
 
 
Next School Council meeting is online January 14 at 6:30pm.  

Free Virtual Event

The Alberta School Councils Association (ASCA) Board of Directors is hosting a FREE Virtual Engagement Event for School Councils – and education partners and stakeholders – on the afternoon of Saturday, November 23rd, 2024. 

Keynote Speaker – Tammy Schamuhn from the Institute of Child Psychology – will talk about: Emotion Regulation & Children: Understanding Their Brain is Your Superpower! 

Pre-registration is required! When registering, use the following: 

- Name of School Council (Colonel Irvine School Council) 

- What is your role with the school council (Other parent/grandparent/guardian role*) 

- School Authority (Calgary Board of Education) 

*unless you have a different role on the School Council (ex. Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, etc) 

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUlcOGhrz8rHtyrkETBkmToBxWSJhU3ZQfp 

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  

Any questions / comments / concerns?  Contact us at colonelirvineschoolcouncil@gmail.com 

My CBE/PowerSchool/School Conferences 

Conferences are open for booking until Wednesday, November 27 at noon. 

All parents with children enrolled in the Calgary Board of Education schools have access. Parents must first create a new PowerSchool parent account to be able to use this CBE application and the guide link 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. 

Athletics: 

Jr. Boys Basketball: Congratulations to the Jr. Boys basketball team for all their hard-fought semi-final game! Unfortunately, the boys fell 9 points short and ended their season this yesterday. Thank you to the coaches, Mr. Luu and Mr. Spence for their commitment to the team. 

Sr. Girls Basketball: Congratulations to the Sr. Girls basketball team for their hard-fought Crowchild Semi-final game. Unfortunately, the girls could not rally against an undefeated Simon Fraser team and ended the season this week. Thank you to the coaches, Ms. Yeo, Ms. Vo, and Mr. Spence for their commitment and to the student-athletes and parents for their commitment to the team.  

Sr. Boys Basketball: Congratulations to the Sr. Boys basketball team for a hard-fought season. They were against fierce competition but still rallied to finish their season with passion and motivation. Thank you to Mr. Bester and Mr. Prather for their time and efforts.  

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 by NOON, 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 going on the trip, please write their name in! 

High School: 

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  ( or see school email for link)

Meeting ID: 290 509 454 467  

Passcode: faEoKr 

High school open house dates: 

Diefenbaker High School 

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

Crescent Heights High School  

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

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. 

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. 

Ernest Manning High School Open House 

November 28, 2024, 6-8pm, check website for more details 

Pearson High School Open House 

January 16, 2025, 6-8pm 

Bowness High School Open House 

Thursday, January 30, 6-8pm, check website for more details 

Western – IB program Open House 

Monday, November 25, 6:30-8pm