Rideau Bridge and Elbow Park Pathway Realignment & Upgrade  

As part of The City’s Pathway Capital Lifecycle Program, pathway maintenance and management work is scheduled to begin along a section of the Elbow Park pathway, beginning on June 10, 2024. We anticipate that the pathway will re-open in early July, prior to the start of Stampede.

As part of The City’s Pathway Capital Lifecycle Program, pathway maintenance and management work is scheduled to begin along a section of the Elbow Park pathway, beginning on June 10, 2024. We anticipate that the pathway will re-open in early July, prior to the start of Stampede.  

The Rideau Bridge will remain open during construction

Uniformed security personnel will be on-site directing Rideau Bridge traffic during construction hours. On-site signage will remind pedestrians and cyclists to yield to construction equipment when crossing the pathway and to proceed with caution. The pathway detour signage currently installed will be updated to reflect that the bridge will remain open. 

 Map provided by City of Calgary 

2024-25 | Mission Bridge Closure for Rehabilitation 

In order to complete rehabilitation work, Mission Bridge will be closed to all vehicle traffic starting mid-July 2024 through to the end of summer 2025. Mission Bridge will only be open to pedestrians, cyclists and scooters.  

This will greatly impact how students will get to school starting August 29, 2024 and throughout next school year. Planning ahead for how your child will get to school is strongly recommended.    

How to access the Rideau Park neighbourhood while Mission Bridge is closed: 

• Walking, biking or riding to school 
• Walking across Mission Bridge from a drop off point at 26 Avenue, 4 Street or Elbow Drive 
• Walking across the Rideau Bridge (foot bridge), accessible at Elbow Drive and 30^th Avenue 
• If eligible, register for school bus transportation by the deadline of June 16, 2024 
• If being driven directly to the school is required, allowing extra time as many vehicles will be travelling along the single route into the neighbourhood, and being sure to follow the drop of loop around 30^th Avenue (see map on website). 

How will this affect school bus transportation? 

CBE Transportation is aware of the Mission Bridge closure. Bus stops, pick up/drop off times and the route the school bus will take will be planned with the Mission Bridge closure in mind based on school bus registrations received by June 16.   

More information about the Mission Bridge Rehabilitation Project can be found at the City of Calgary Website:  Mission Bridge Rehabilitation 

School Field Remediation 

The small soccer field is currently fenced off to ensure that the newly planted sod will grow properly and turn into a proper playing surface for a long time into the future.  

The Rideau Park Parent Association arranged for the work to be completed and paid for the project from their fundraising. They have even arranged for community members to water the sod while growing.  

During the school day, we can supervise and monitor that students are not entering the fenced-off area to play on the new grass. We hope that when the schoolyard is used after school hours that the fenced-off area is respected. If we all work together to ensure the schoolyard is taken care of, students can enjoy the playing fields as part of learning activities and during unstructured times, and the community can enjoy the playing fields outside of school hours.  

Grade 9 Farewell 

An information notice was sent to families this week with details regarding the Grade 9 Farewell Celebrations.  

The dinner and dance for students is scheduled for Thursday, June 6 at The Glencoe Club from 6:00 – 9:00 pm. Students are asked to have transportation arrangements made in advance.  As this is a school sponsored event, there is a permission form that needs to be returned to Mr. Yackulic. The per student cost is $50, payable via MyCBE.   

The celebration assembly for students and families is scheduled for Wednesday, June 26 at 1:30 in the school’s gym.  

Please contact Mr Yackulic with questions or for additional information.  

Upcoming | Talent Show Auditions 

Auditions will take place on June 11 or 12 at lunch. All participants must fill out the Talent Show Application Google form before auditions. Students will be notified of their audition day at the end of next week. The due date to complete the application is Friday, June 7. 

Sign Up  for Talent Show Audition 

The Talent Show is scheduled for the afternoon of Monday, June 24. 

Questions? Contact Ms Dockrill 

Learning Commons | Library Books 

Roses are red 

Violets are blue 

June is approaching 

Library books are soon due 😊 

Friday June 7, 2024 

2024-25 | Casino – Information from Rideau Park Parents’ Association 

Rideau Park School Parents Association needs your help!  

Our most important fundraising event is our casino which will be on November 18th and 19th, 2024 and will be held at Elbow River Casino. Please consider volunteering for our casino and make a big difference for our students. NO experience necessary.   

This casino is an integral part of our fundraising at Rideau Park School. It raises over $65,000.00 for our school which goes directly to providing our students- your children - with important learning tools and enrichment opportunities. This money pays for items like computers, special events, equipment, etc.  

Sign Up to volunteer  

2024-25 | Student Enrolment 

It is important that we have an accurate accounting of next year’s student enrolment.  If your child will be attending another school next year, please contact the office as soon as possible: RideauPark@cbe.ab.ca.  In your email notification, please include the name of the new school (if known).  

May & June | Grades 6 & 9 Provincial Achievement Tests 

If you know that your child will be absent for any reason during one or more of the scheduled PAT’s, please contact Ms Cochrane (jacochrane@cbe.ab.ca ) as soon as possible to make alternate arrangements to write the test. Provincial testing guidelines will allow a student to write a missed PAT after the scheduled date.   

Dates and times for PATs are listed on our website Calendar Page.  

Parent Volunteer Opportunities | May & June 

Grade 6 & 9 PATs – Exam Reader – some assistance is required for exam reading for the Grade 6 & 9 PATs in June. Please contact Ms Cochrane if you are available to assist on any of the days/times below:  

• June 12 am – 2 volunteers needed 
• June 18 am – 2 volunteers needed 
• June 19 am – 2 volunteers needed & pm – 1 volunteer 
• June 20 am – 3 volunteers needed   

Grade 1 / 2 – Swimming Lessons at Stanley Park Pool, mornings June 17 – 21 – 6 parent volunteers are needed to assist with swimming lessons. Please contact your child’s teacher if you can volunteer.   

Grade 1 / 2 – Calgary Zoo, June 25 – contact your child’s teacher if you are available to volunteer.  More specific information will be shared with parent closer to the date. 

2024-25 | Transportation Registration 

It is now time to register for school bus transportation service for the 2024-25 school year.  

If your child is eligible for school bus transportation, they must be registered with CBE Transportation in order to ride the bus to and from school.  Families must register by Sunday, June 16 to be added to routes for the start of next school year.  Routes and bus stops are established based on students registered by June 16.    

The registration window is May 16 to June 16 for eligible riders.  Conditional Rider registration will be accepted after June 16.    

More information HERE  

2023-24 Report Cards 

Families will be able to view online student report cards for kindergarten to Grade 12 from June 26 – July 26, 2024. Report cards for the 2023-24 school year may be viewed, downloaded and/or printed. 

Parents and Guardians can sign in to MyCBE  to view student information, including report cards, comments from your child’s teacher, assignments and grades, and attendance information. For best access to information, log in to the MyCBE  portal instead of using the PowerSchool App 

Need help? More information & tutorials available HERE 

Last Day of School | June 27 

Thursday, June 27, the last day of the school year, is an early dismissal day. Dismissal time will be our usual early dismissal time of 12:45 pm. The school bus will be operational with its 'Friday' pick up and drop off times.   

Important Safety Reminder | Student Pick-up and Drop-off 

We ask your cooperation to keep student safety and with respecting our neighbors by following procedures with picking up and dropping off students for school.    

There is no car-accessible front door drop-off, nor parking available directly at our school entrance, nor from the t-intersection at the front of the school.  

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