CBE Student Survey

This week, students in Grades 5, 6, 8 and 9 will be participating in the CBE Student Survey. This survey allows students to voice their feedback on their experiences at school, the school environment and school improvement programs.  If you’d like more information or have questions about the CBE Student Survey, please contact Ms Cochrane. 

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.  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 

2024-25 Yearbook

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

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Class and Team Photos, April 8

The Lifetouch photographers will be returning to the school to take the K – 9 class photos, which are distributed to each student at the end of the school year, and the team and club photos for the yearbook. 

Mini Round Dance, Grade 9 Indigenous Students’ Celebration

CBE Indigenous Education Team invites all Indigenous Grade 9 students and their families, to participate in a Mini-Round Dance to celebrate and honour their transition to high school. Indigenous knowledges and protocols acknowledge the child to young adulthood phase as significant. Key teachings focus on responsibility as youth move forward in all aspects of their lives (spirit, heart, body, mind) and where education is critical to their success. 

While it is not necessary, Grade 9 students and their guests are welcome to wear a ribbon skirt or ribbon shirt 
The Round Dance will be held on Thursday, April 10 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm at Ernest Manning High School (20 Springborough BLVD SW) 

Leftover 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 not ever picked up and end up being 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 coordinator for fun lunch 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. 

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: 

• Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, Gr 5 & 6 – Apr 7 & 17: contact Ms Little and Ms Lewis.
• Calgary Humane Society, Kindergarten:  contact Ms McDonald
• Studio Bell Tour – Band 7, 8 & 9 students:  contact Mr Doherty
• 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.  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) require 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