Good afternoon, Colonel Irvine School Community.  

下午好! 学文学校社区, 

Thank you to all the students and staff for wearing orange to school in support of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation also known as Orange Shirt Day. For more information on events taking place for the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation in Calgary, you can visit https://www.calgary.ca/events/orange-shirt-day.html 

Monday is a non-instructional day for all CBE schools. Our teachers will be starting our book study “Disciplinary Literacy in Action”. The non-instructional days provide our staff with time to collaborate with each other to best support the teaching and learning of our students.  

So far, we have raised almost $565 ($370 online) for the Terry Fox Foundation. (This total does not include our bubble tea sales) Thank you to all families that supported our bubble tea fundraiser today. We will continue to raise money for the Terry Fox Foundation. We are hoping to reach our goal of $4500 this year. Together “we can finish it”. This is the theme from the Terry Fox Foundation. We will continue to collect “toonies” for Terry at the main office and donations can also be made online at https://schools.terryfox.ca/97402.  

We’d like to remind your child to be on time for classes. We want to help students form good habits.  We have some students arriving late in the mornings or returning late for instructional time after lunch. Moving forward, students will be required to make up for the loss of instructional time during the following lunch period. We encourage students to stay on campus and if students do go off campus, to come back on time. An email will be sent home if students are late after lunch or consistently arriving late in the mornings. 

Thank you for your continued support and enjoy the long weekend. 

Ms. Ko and Mr. Ferguson 

Dates to Remember 

Monday, September 29 – Non-Instructional Day – No School for students 

Tuesday, September 30 – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – No School 

Thursday October 2 – Canada Lynx Math Contest – Grade 7-9 – Blocks 2-4 

Wednesday October 8 – Grade 6 Vaccination Presentation  

Thursday October 9 - Individual Picture Day 

Monday October 13 – Thanksgiving Day – No School  

Wednesday October 15 – Grade 7 Calgary Zoo 

Monday October 20 – Non-Instructional Day – No School for Students 

Tuesday October 21 – School Council - 6:30pm - Online 

Monday October 20 – Non-Instructional Day – No School for Students 

Friday November 7 – Last day of classes 

November 10 – 12 – Fall Break – No School  

November 13 – Classes Resume  

November 14 – Individual Picture Retakes 

Friday November 28 – Non-Instructional Day – No School for Students

CISC/CIPAA: CI School Council / Parent Advisory Association  

Thank you to all the parents that joined our meeting this week. We will include a list of our executive in the coming weeks. Our next meeting will be online, Tuesday, October 21 at 6:30pm and all are welcome to attend. 

To stay informed, please join our Facebook 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   

School Fees 

We recognize that affordability is a key issue for families these days — and that includes the cost of system and school fees. Please find a new information page below.  

Link: https://www.cbe.ab.ca/registration/fees-and-waivers/Pages/school-fees-overview.aspx 

Cafeteria Menu 

Monday – Non-Instructional Day 

Tuesday – National Truth and Reconciliation Day 

Wednesday – Mac and Cheese Casserole $5 

Thursday – Butter Chicken $5 

Athletics 

Season of Play 2025/2026 

Soccer – Sept. 2 – Nov. 9 

Cross Country – Sept. 2 – Oct. 19 

Basketball – Sept. 8 – Dec. 7 

Wrestling – Oct. 14 – Dec. 19 

Volleyball – Jan. 5 – Mar. 22 

Badminton – Mar. 30 – May 19 

Track & Field – May 4 – June 14 

***Please make sure to send your child with the Annual Tryout Authorization Form before any tryouts to their P.E. teachers*** 

** Please be advised that practices may be canceled due to weather or unforeseen events. Students will be notified by the day’s end if this happens.   

*You can try out for multiple teams; you will just have to talk to the coaches to work out a schedule. 

** Team members will receive a detailed schedule from their coaches. 

Spectators at school sporting events 

CBE middle schools have set similar expectations for games that promote safety, respect, and a positive experience for all. They include:  

• All visiting student spectators/athletes must be under the direct supervision of a designated adult for the duration of the games.  
• There are no in and out privileges for spectators. If you leave the building, you should not re-enter. 
• Student spectators without parental supervision will be directed by the hosting school administration to leave the building.  
• Cell phones must remain in bags. No photos or recordings can be made by students. This is a privacy concern for the athletes from all teams. 
• Parents are asked to be mindful if they are taking photos or videos of their child. The privacy of other student athletes should be considered. 
• All spectators - students or adults - are expected to cheer and support players/coaches/referees/parents/guardians in a positive manner.  
• Disrespectful behaviours will be addressed by school administration promptly and may result in spectators being directed to leave the game and the school building.  
• Parents/guardians who bring younger children are responsible at all times for their direct supervision. Please ensure that they are not wandering the halls and playing on phys ed equipment in the gym/on stage  

These expectations have been reviewed with all of our students in school. Please review with your student(s) as well. We thank you in advance for your ongoing support. 

Ordering Irvine Gym Clothes 

If you would like to order Irvine gear, this is done through your parent MYCBE PowerSchool website (not the App) 

-select "Fees, Waiver and Service Registration" box or at the left side column menu, closer to the bottom of the page, it will bring you to a new page 

-select your child's name just below the CBE logo, 

-select "School Based Optional Fees" (you need to scroll down a little bit to find this), then select the items to add to your cart, then pay.   

-please print and attach the receipt to order form from the school and send it back to the PE teachers 

Community resources:  

The Calgary Board of Education invites all parents and guardians to join a live online series on supporting child and youth well-being. The series is hosted by the Recovery Alberta Community Education Service (CES) Program in collaboration with local experts from the Calgary community. 

Attached to this email is a poster with sessions designed to provide families with knowledge, tools, and strategies to help navigate the challenges and opportunities of raising children and teens today. Along with the poster, additional session details are available on the Child and Youth Family and Caregiver Series public facing page.