2024-2025 Yearbook 

Thank you to the Rideau Park Parents’ Association for ensuring we are covered for the minimum order of 200 yearbooks for this year.

To ensure your child will receive their 2024-25 yearbook, place your order by the end of this week (Friday, May 2).

How to purchase a yearbook: 

1. In MyCBE choose the correct student if you have multiple students with CBE, then click on Fees, Waivers and Service Registration (green Icon). 

2. Scroll to the bottom of the page and select ‘General Forms’, then click on the Yearbook icon.  

3. Add the yearbook to the cart and proceed to pay.  

CPS Poster Contest 

The Calgary Police Service (CPS) Crime Prevention Team and YouthLink Calgary have partnered for the 2025 Crime Prevention Poster Contest. This contest invites school-aged children and teens to showcase their creativity while promoting important safety tips.   

Submit your design before midnight on April 30.  

• Contest information 

Spring Plants & Planters Fundraiser 

With 2 weeks remaining with the Spring Plants & Planters fundraiser, we have almost reached our goal of 200 plants!. The Growing Smiles website will be open for orders until May 7 to order greenhouse quality bedding plants, patio planters and hanging baskets. Delivery date is May 22, just in time for gardening season. 

All profits from this fundraiser go toward supporting our students and school programs. 

• Place your order 

Gym Strip & Spirit Wear 

The online ordering window for Rideau Gym Strip and Spirit Wear via Top Marks is May 9 - 23, 2025 for fall purchases.  

Website link: Top Marks  
Password: RID01  

Some sample fit sizes will be on display outside of the office May 5 - 22. Please measure your child and review the sizing chart available on the Top Marks website. Top Marks will not accept returns for mis-sizing. 

Online orders from May will arrive at the school for distribution to students in September 2025.  

All students in Grades 7 to 9 are required to change into a gym strip for PE classes.  We suggest the following for a Junior High gym strip: 

• Rideau Park T-shirt (required) 
• Rideau Park shorts or jogging pants (required) 
• Rideau Park hoodie (recommended) 

Top Marks offers sizing for younger elementary students, too. Rideau clothing is a great way to show school spirit, especially on Spirit Days.  

Reminder for Grade 7 to 9 Students: Make Responsible Choices When Off-campus 

Our Grade 7, 8 and 9 students are reminded to make safe and responsible decisions when off-campus during the lunch break. With the spring weather, more junior students are choosing to access the privilege to leave campus during lunch break. Students should be safe and responsible when doing so. 

Making Responsible Purchases: when purchasing from Safeway and Dollarama such as refraining from purchasing candy, energy drinks, beverages over 500 ml, family sized chips and other snack foods will be important as none of these items will be allowed to be consumed inside the school.  Water toys (ie water guns) and large-sized toys are not allowed to be used inside the school or on school property, including the school bus.   

We appreciate our parents’ and guardians’ support with this issue.   

Update | Mission Bridge Rehabilitation

Starting Monday, May 12, Mission Bridge will reopen two-way single-lane vehicle traffic. Two lanes on the west side of Mission Bridge will reopen—restoring two-way traffic across the bridge. One lane will be open for northbound vehicles and one for southbound vehicles.

One lane on the east side will remain closed while rehabilitation work continues. Pedestrian and wheeling access to and over Mission Bridge will be maintained. Access to the Elbow River Pathway along 26 Avenue will be closed from 4 Street to 2 Street for approximately 6 more weeks. When using the Pathway, be sure to follow posted signage.

The Mission Bridge Rehabilitation Project updates and progress can be found at the City of Calgary website.large-sized

From Rideau Park School Council / Parent Society 

Rideau Park Families: 

We need YOU to support our school and continue all of the amazing initiatives that enrich our Rideau Park students’ experience! We have several vacancies on school council/parent society for the 2025-2026 school year which will need to be filled. 

Read more at the School Council and Parent Society pages.  

Math 15 Summer School Course 

Grade 9 students transitioning to high school can take Math 15 as a summer school course.  Math 15 is intended to build solid foundation of grade 9 math concepts and skills in preparation of enrolling in Math 10-C during the school year.  Students interested in taking Math 15 as a summer course should contact Mr Yackulic for more information.  

Healthy Hunger eGift Card 

The Healthy Hunger ‘fun lunches’ are fundraiser for the Rideau Park Parents’ Association.  There is an additional fundraising opportunity at the Healthy Hunger website with ordering eGift Cards. 

Provincial Achievement Test Schedule 

All Grade 6 and 9 students in Alberta will write Provincial Achievement Tests (PAT) in May and June.  Please review the PAT schedule below. If there is a conflict with any of the dates and/or times below, contact Ms Cochrane to make arrangements to write at a later date and/or time.   

Volunteer opportunity: we will require several parents to provide student assistance as test readers and scribes for the May 28 Grade 6 PAT and the May 29 Grade 9 PAT. Please contact Ms Cochrane if you are available to volunteer to assist a student on these dates and times.  

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: 

• Band 7, 8 & 9: Studio Bell Tour, May 5:  contact Mr Doherty 
• Grade K – 2: ArtFelt Studio, May 7 & 8: volunteers can sign up Google Classroom 
• Grade 3 – 4: Calgary Farmyard, May 21: contact your child’s teacher 
• Grade 6 – 9: Track & Field Meet, May 30: contact Mr Pocock 
• Grade 6 & 9: Exam Scribe &/or Reader for upcoming Provincial Achievement Tests (PAT), May 28 & 29 
• 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 and number of volunteers are needed for: 

• May 8 – 1 volunteer 
• May 22 – 2 volunteers 
• June 5 – 2 volunteers 
• June 19 – 3 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