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 can be found in CBE's system-wide Transportation story.

2024-24 | 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).

2024-25 | Ordering Gym Strip & Sprit Wear, May 10 – 24

Students in Grades 7, 8 & 9 are required to change into athletic wear for P.E. Rideau Park gym strip and spirit wear is ordered online from Top Marks.  Orders placed during the spring widow May 10 – 24 will be delivered to the school for distribution to students at school start-up in the fall.

Top Marks has a variety of sizes for students in Grades K – 6 who may want to order a Rideau Park T–shirt, sweatshirt or some of the other items available.

Specific ordering information and requirements for PE were posted in our recent News Centre story.

Fun Run & Sports Day, May 31

Fun Run & Sports Day – Elementary, May 31 AM

Several volunteers are needed for this event for it to be successful.  Contact Mr Brush if you can volunteer.

2024-25 | Grade 8 & 9 Homeroom Input

A link to the homeroom input online form has been sent to all current Grade 7 and 8 students’ @educbe.ca email accounts.  The online form will be accepting responses until Thursday, May 30. 

2023-2024 Yearbooks

Attention Parents! Don't forget to order your student's copy of the 2023-2024 yearbook! Copies are limited! Find more information on your MyCBE account.

Deadline - May 31, 2024

Cost - $38.00

Upcoming | Annual Spring Gardening

Tuesday June 4, 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Grab your gardening gloves and bring a rake, weeding tool, shovel, blower or just yourself … we need a crew of parents to tidy up the exterior green spaces around our school. Please join and help keep our school looking its finest for all the upcoming Rideau Park School festivities!

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 PM – 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 PM in the school’s gym.

Please contact Mr Yackulic with questions or for additional information.

Learning Commons| Library Books

Roses are red

Violets are blue

June is approaching

Library books are soon due :)

Friday June 7, 2024

Parent Volunteer Opportunities | May & June

Grade 6 and 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

Fun Run and Sports Day – Elementary, May 31 AM

Several volunteers are needed for this event. Contact Mr Brush if you can volunteer.

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

May & June | Grades 6 & 9 Provincial Achievement Tests

Grades 6 and 9 students will write Provincial Achievement Tests on these dates and times:

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. 

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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Looking ahead – Upcoming calendar of events