Spring Break 

Happy Spring Break to Rideau students and their families.  A reminder that Friday, March 21 is a non-instructional day for students while teachers hold parent-teacher conferences throughout the day.  Spring Break is scheduled for next week (March 24 – 28), with classes resuming on Monday, March 31.  

Parent-Teacher Conferences 

Parent-teacher conferences are scheduled for Thursday, March 20 – afternoon & evening and Friday, March 21 during the morning and afternoon.  The conference booking system has now closed.  If you would still like to schedule an appointment to speak with a teacher or teachers, call the main office at 403-777-7480.  

Surveys 

The Assurance survey closes tomorrow (March 21).  

Each year Alberta Education conducts the Alberta Education Assurance Survey with students in Grades 4, 7 and 12 and their parents.  Parents will have received their access code via CBE messaging.  

After Spring Break, students in Grades 5, 6, 8 & 9 will be participating in the CBE Student Survey. 

Spring Plants & Planters Fundraiser 

This spring, we are pleased to be once again partnering with Growing Smiles & DeVry Greenhouse for the Spring Plants & Planters Fundraiser which opened on March 17 and will be open to place orders until May 7.  The delivery date is May 22, just in time for gardening season. 

The greenhouse-quality plants that can be ordered this year include: hanging flower & strawberry baskets, patio planters, and 10-flats of geraniums (red, pink & white), petunias (purple, pink & white), marigolds, veggies, and herbs.  Organic soil (30L bag) and fertilizer are also available.  All proceeds will go toward school programs & classrooms. 

Place your order 

2024-2025 Yearbook 

Yearbooks are on sale now - copies are limited! Don't miss out!

Visit MyCBE to guarantee your student's copy!

Unclaimed Fun Lunch Orders 

Each Fun Lunch Day, there are a large number of Fun Lunch orders that are not picked up after every order date. Most of these are never picked up and are tossed out at the start of the next week.  

Parents/guardians can cancel Fun Lunch orders via the Health Hunger website up to 5 days in advance of an order date.  

The office will be using the following process until June, and will work with the RPPA parent fun lunch coordinator to decide if it will continue for next school year:  

• For the Fun Lunches left behind after spring break, please call the office to arrange for the fun lunch to be picked up (ie parent, sibling or alternate pick up).  
• Unclaimed lunches (ie not picked up or student absences) will be offered to a student in need of lunch on order dates.  

Inter-school Athletics: Volleyball Season Ends 

We are so proud of our teams, coaches, and volunteers who have contributed to a terrific volleyball season.  Season results are below: 

• The Junior Boys team played in the championship game on Monday.  They finished the season in Second Place.  Congratulations to Coach Long and the team for such fierce play in the final and a great season.  
• The Senior Girls team played in their championship game on Tuesday at home. It was such an exciting match with the Seniors winning the second game of the match in overtime. The third game both teams traded point for point until their opponents pulled ahead for the win.  The Senior Girls placed Second place.  Congratulations to Coach Wegg and the team for great serves and great play throughout the season. 
• The Senior Boys team played in the Consolation final on Tuesday. Our Senior Boys placed third overall in the season.  Congratulations to Coach Ball and the team for displaying great play and citizenship on the court throughout the season. 
• The Junior Girls placed Fifth in their division.  Congratulations to Coach Redwood and the players for displaying remarkable sportsmanship throughout the season.  

CUPE Labour Action – Current News 

The Calgary Board of Education has reached a tentative collective agreement with CUPE Local 40. The tentative agreement remains subject to ratification by the CUPE Local 40 membership. CUPE membership will begin voting on the tentative agreement on March 18, with results expected to be released before the start of spring break. 

CBE reports the latest updates on the main website.  

Parent Volunteer Opportunities 

If you are available to volunteer to assist with the trips and / or events below, please contact your child’s teacher or as indicated below.  The Annual Volunteer Registration with a valid Police Information Check is required: 

• Classroom Pack Up, Gr 1 / 2 – Mar 20 
• • Ms Lee’s classrooms will be painted over the Spring Break. Ms Lee needs assistance with packing up her classroom after school today. If you can help with the classroom pack-up, please email Ms Lee.  
• Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, Gr 5 & 6 – Apr 2, 7 & 17: contact Mr Brush 
• Calgary Humane Society, Kindergarten:  contact Ms McDonald 
• Fun Lunch, every second Thursday starting 11:00 am – see below  

Fun Lunch, Healthy Hunger on behalf of RPS’ Parent Society 

The Rideau Park Parent Association is again coordinating a bi-monthly ‘Fun Lunch’ with Healthy Hunger.  This is also a great fundraiser for the school with a portion of sales being returned to the school.  Participation is completely voluntary with a variety of healthy lunch vendors to choose from.   

Parent Volunteer Opportunity: for each fun lunch Thursday, parent volunteers are needed to help sort orders and deliver to classrooms.  The time commitment is about an hour, with the start time at 11:00 am.  If available to help on one or some Thursdays, you must complete the annual volunteer registration, which includes a valid Police Information Clearance. 

Volunteers are needed for: 

• Apr 10 – 2 volunteers 
• Apr 24 – 1 volunteer 
• May 8 – 2 volunteers 

Sign Up to volunteer for the above dates and/or future dates.   

Student Pick-up before PM Dismissal 

If your child(ren) requires pick-up before the close of the school day, we kindly request they be picked up before 3:15 pm. 

When teachers are finishing up the day with students, it can be very disruptive to closing procedures and clean-up for the day, such as the art project clean-up, science lab materials put away, securing Chromebooks, and other routines that happen during the last 15 – 20 minutes of instructional time.  Our front office is also finishing up tasks for the day, often time-sensitive tasks.  We appreciate your cooperation in helping us maintain optimal learning experiences and an efficient front office. 

Looking ahead – Calendar of Events