Good afternoon Balmoral families

It has been a great week back at school after spring break. There are many school events coming up (list at the end of the newsletter) so please make a note of these in your calendars.

We had an AMAZING bake sale this week with the Grade 5’s bringing in many delicious treats! THANK YOU to all Grade 5 parents and families for helping with this – we raised over $300 for the Children’s Hospital so far. Next week it is the Grade 6’s turn to make and sell their treats on Wednesday, April 9.

IMPORTANT: 2024-25 Yearbooks now on sale!

This year’s school yearbook is now on sale through the Lifetouch website. These yearbooks are put together by a dedicated group of teachers and students, who capture various memories throughout the school year. This is a great memory book for all Balmoral students in Grades 5-9!

Please visit the website below and use the code to purchase the yearbook – the cost is $22. Yearbooks will be delivered to Balmoral School and distributed to students during the last week of June.

https://ybpay.lifetouch.ca/Order/SelectJob

Yearbook ID code: 14289325

The deadline to purchase yearbooks this year is May 10.

Cultural Foods Bake Sales – April

The spring season brings many dates of significance for cultures around the world. These include Eid-al-Fitr, Holi, Vaisakhi, Songkran, Ridvan, Yom Hashoah, Easter, and many others. To recognize these days, we are inviting students to make/bake treats for sale at lunch for the following days:

April 9 – Grade 6

April 16 – Grade 7

April 23 – Grades 8 and 9

Please watch your email for a Microsoft Form the week before your child’s grade above. The form will ask you to provide information, including ingredients, for the treats you are sending. We would love to see some treats that celebrate the diversity of cultures at our school. This is an OPTIONAL activity for students, and hopefully we will have lots of tasty treats to share!

Treats will be on sale at lunch on the days above (cash only, about $2 per treat). Money raised will go to Brown Bagging for Kids, a charity that provides food for students at schools. If you have any questions about this event, please email Ms. Boyd at caboyd@cbe.ab.ca

McCarthy Uniforms Purchasing Window now OPEN

Our uniform partner, McCarthy Uniforms, has the Spring Purchasing Window OPEN beginning Wednesday March 12, 2025, and running until Wednesday April 30, 2025. This will be the final Purchasing Window for the 2024-25 school year.

You can visit the store in person or purchase uniform pieces online at https://www.mccarthyuniforms.ca/searchschool

The summer purchasing window will be Jul 2 – Oct 31.

School Council Fundraising

Hello Balmoral families, 

Thank you all for your support during this school year in fundraising efforts for the betterment of our school.  We rely on your generosity and support and ask for it again for the upcoming events we have planned for our students!

If you have any bottles laying around that you can spare, Sunridge Bottle Depot and Balmoral School Council have united to create a bottle drive! Their new program offers in home pick service - no need for drop off. Use the link attached - in additional information use “Balmoral School” as a code so they know where funds should be allocated. Thank you for your support!
Bottle Depot Form

The Pickle Jar Menu

Important Dates

  • April 4 – Grade 7 Band Festival field trip
  • April 7 – Grade 5 Zoo field trip for 5-1 and 5-2
  • April 9 – Grade 6 Cultural foods bake sale at lunch
  • April 14 – Grade 5 Zoo field trip
  • April 15 – Optional Easter egg dye activity at lunch
  • April 16 - Grade 7 bake sale
  • April 17 – Easter egg colouring contest due
  • April 18 – Good Friday (no school)
  • April 21 – PD Day (no school for students)
  • April 23 - Grades 8 and 9 bake sale
  • May 8 – Grade 4 tours from Colonel Sanders School
  • May 8 – Welcome to Balmoral Orientation Evening for NEW families


If you have any questions or concerns, please call the school office.


Regards,

Balmoral Administration