Invite| Child and Youth Well-being Family and Caregiver Series

Well-being is a precondition for student achievement. Students need to be well to succeed. Currently, students face ​​a wide range of mental health challenges, including stress, anxiety, and depression. This trend is alarming and requires our attention.​

The Calgary Board of Education invites all parents and guardians to join us in an online series focusing on child and youth well-being. These sessions will be hosted in partnership with experts from Alberta Health Services and will explore topics such as vaping, brain development, mental health, and sexual health.

The next webinars are:

• Mental Health and Anxiety for Grades 7-12 (March 14)
• Healthy Sexual Development (April 11)

The links for each webinar can be found here.

Remind| Fees

We encourage all parents and guardians to review your MyCBE PowerSchool account for outstanding fees.  These are located under the Student Fees & Service Registration tab and include field trips, optional course fees, noon hour activity fee and athletics.

Inform| Ramadan  

Ramadan Mubarak! The Holy Month of Ramadan begins today and we are happy to support students/staff throughout the month. If students have specific needs during this time of prayer and fasting, students/families are encouraged to let teacher’s know. 

 Please note, Sansom will have a prayer room set up at lunch should students require it. Additionally, students who are fasting are welcome to spend lunch in our Learning Commons. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide a space/supervision for prayer during instructional hours. Should families wish to sign their student out of school during school hours to pray at an alternate location, they may do so by contacting the school office at 403-777-7700.

Reminder| Student Attendance 

It is very important parents/guardians are informing the school when students will not be attending. Please note the following procedures when reporting a student absent:

• Call the school (403-777-7700) and report the absence. Clearly state the student’s name or CBE student number, grade, how long they will be absent and the reason why they will be away (ex. illness, dentist appointment, etc.)
• If a student is leaving school during school hours, a legal guardian must inform the office before they may leave.  
• If a student is leaving with anyone other than a listed guardian, the legal guardian must inform the office that the person is approved to pick up the child.   
• It is vitally important that we have correct contact information in your MyCBE account. Please ensure updated information (phone number, address, emergency contacts, etc.) is shared with the school.

Inform| School Act Section 58.1 

Your child is currently enrolled in the Alberta Education Health and Life Skills Program of Study in grades seven to nine. The program aims to enable students to make well-informed, healthy choices and to develop behaviours that contribute to the wellbeing of self and others. 

Human sexuality education is offered in grade seven to nine as a mandatory component of the Program of Study. Pursuant to Section 58.1(2) of the Education Act, you as a parent/guardian may request that your child be excluded from the human sexuality part of the instruction without academic penalty (see attached notice for more information). Please be aware that if you would like your child exempt from this part of Health, the attached student exemption form must be signed and returned to your child’s PE teacher by March 18, 2024.

Request| School Engagement Survey: 2024 - 2025 Planning

Please click here to complete the survey. This year we’ve added a translation feature applicable to many languages. The survey is open from tomorrow, February 22 to March 18.  We’d love to receive more feedback by getting a higher number of families completing this short survey. Thank you, in advance for your participation.

Inform| Student Conferences: March 21 - 22, 2024

Our next round of conferences occurs on March 21-22, 2024. Please see below for important information:

• Thursday, March 21:
  • Full day of school for students – regular Thursday schedule
  • Last day of classes before Spring Break
  • 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    • In-person
    • If you require an interpreter, please contact your child’s teacher
• Friday, March 22:
  • Non-Instructional Day: No School for Students
  • 8:00 am - 11:00 am
    • Virtual conferences through Microsoft Teams
    • There are no in-person conferences on this day

As with the first round of conferences this year, we will be using an online booking system. The online system will be open for booking on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 @ 8:00am.  In order to book student progress conferences, you will need a MyCBE account. To sign-up for a MyCBE account: CLICK HERE

Inform| Cafeteria 

Important Dates

• March 13: Conference Booking System Opens
• March 14: Pi Day
• March 18: School Council
• March 21: Last Day of School 
• March 21 & 22: School Conferences
• March 23 to April 1: Spring Break
• April 2: Classes Resume