Labour Action - CUPE strike

All schools will be open throughout the labour action by CUPE employees. CBE is prioritizing in-person learning for the duration of the labour action.

The system has emailed some information to families.

To highlight a few items:

• school will be open during our regular hours
• any planned off-campus trips, such as the upcoming ski trips for Gr 8 & 9 will continue as planned
• volleyball practices and games will continue, with the goal of finishing by 6:00 pm
• the following will be in effect for next week's (and beyond, if needed) home volleyball games: Attendance at athletic games will be limited to parents/guardians of those athletes directly involved in the event. Student spectators will not be permitted to attend athletic games unless they are the siblings of one of the athletes and are accompanied by a parent/guardian. Access will be limited to the gymnasium; no access will be permitted to other parts of the school.

For more detailed information, refer to the news story on our website.

Student Drop-off & Pick up Reminders

For the safety of the students who walk down the alley to the school, please, please, please there should not be any students dropped off or picked up in the staff parking lot nor in the alley in front of the school. 

Student drop-off and pick up location is on 30 Ave SW, students then walk down the alley to the school OR 30 Ave SW closer to the crosswalk, where students would use the steps and the footpath to walk to the school.

For a map of the drop-off & pick-up route, refer to this map.

From Rideau Park School Council

The School Council would like to gauge interest for parents available to assist with creating a Grade 9 Memory Book or Yearbook with the Canva application (or other).  At this time, it is only an expression of interest.  If you are available to volunteer, please email the School Council at rppassociation@gmail.com

Leadership Club – February Activities

Shirt Week: during the last week in February. Students are encouraged to participate by wearing a shirt with the following themes:

• Monday, Feb 24 – Favourite Colour
• Tuesday, Feb 25 – I Love _______ (sports team, musical artist, dog/cats/horses, artist, photograph, etc)
• Wednesday, Feb 26 – Pink Shirt Day: wear pink to show support for anti-bullying initiatives
• Thursday, Feb 27 – Place Connections (a shirt indicating a favourite place: city, park, country, cottage, lake, mountain, etc)

Kindness Challenge

There are flyers posted throughout the school encouraging various kindness challenges.  All classes received some rainbow coloured shapes that students can use to write notes of gratitude towards their peers, staff or teachers at RPS.  There’s a special box in the office for these notes and the Leadership Club will be creating a mural in the front entrance.

High School Registration & Course Selection

All Grade 9 students have been designated to their high school. Students are designated to schools according to their home address.  You can find your designated high school by using the Find A School tool at the main CBE website.

For the most updated information and copies of forms and WCHS course offerings, please go to the Preparing for High School page on our website.

Information for other designated high schools will be shared with students and families as it arrives.

2025 - 2026 Québec Trip

For parents of interested participants, there is a mandatory virtual meeting on February 27 at 6:00 pm. Mme Ford will be emailing the virtual meeting link this week for parents/guardians to attend this online meeting. If you have not received the meeting link, contact Mme Ford.

Moving Schools for 2025-2026?

For students in Kindergarten to Grade 8, if you know that you will be moving schools for the 2025-26 school year, please email the office with the following information:

• Full name of student
• Current grade
• What school your child will be attending, if known

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:

• Grades 3 to 6 off-campus trip to the Hitmen Be Brave Hockey Game Event, Feb 26
• Grade 8 or 9 skiing trips to Mt Norquay, Mar 3 &/or Mar 4 – contact Mr Yackulic
• 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:

• Feb. 20 – 1 volunteer
• Mar. 6 – 1 volunteer
• Mar. 20 – 2 volunteers

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

Absent for Celebration Photos or would like a Retake?

If your child was absent last week for the celebration photos or if you would like a retake photo, you will need to make an appointment at the Prestige by Lifetouch Studio at #30, 5329 72 Avenue SE on Saturday, March 22, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm.

Book an Appointment

• Choose ‘Kindergrad and 5-9 Farewell’
• Choose ‘Calgary Studio’
• March 22 will light up blue > click on it
• Select appointment time and make the booking

Looking Ahead – Calendar of Events