Good afternoon Balmoral families,
May and June will be busy months at Balmoral, with many school events and celebrations. We are proud of our students and what they have accomplished this year! Please read the weekly newsletter carefully, as it contains important information that impacts all students.
Yearbook Order Deadline is today! – May 10
Our 2023-24 school yearbooks are now available for sale! These yearbooks are created by our dedicated teachers and students, and showcase all of our students and events throughout the school year. They are a wonderful memory for students to keep for the future.
Yearbooks can be purchased online at: www.ybpay.ca using the Yearbook ID code 14289324. They are $20 each and payment is made directly online. The yearbooks will be delivered to Balmoral School at the end of June and will be distributed to students on the last day of school (June 27). The deadline to order yearbooks is May 10, 2024.
Track and Field Team tryouts
Track and field try-outs will start next week over the lunch hour for grades 6-9 students. Please note that any student who makes the track and field team will need to arrange their own ride to and from the Foothills Athletic Park on June 5. Drop off time will be 8:30am and pick-up time will be 3:00pm. Please email teguenther@cbe.ab.ca if you have any questions. See the following days and locations for the track and field try-outs:
Monday:
Discus – back field
100M – back field
Tuesday:
Shot Put – back field
600M and 1200M – back field
Wednesday:
Hurdles – back field
Thursday:
Long Jump – front field by playground
300M – back field
High Jump – Gym
School Fees are Due
This is a reminder to please pay your school fees in MyCBE when the activity occurs. The school has already paid the vendors for many of our past field trips (e.g. skiing, band camp, camp evergreen, etc.), and now we are waiting for families to pay their fees to cover these costs. We request that all families please pay your child’s outstanding fees so that we can continue offering these valuable learning opportunities to our students.
Fee statements are being sent home to families over the coming weeks. Please remember that certain school-based fees are mandatory as part of the TLC program (music fee, CTF fees, etc.) Parents/guardians are welcome to come to the office to pay fees in person, or pay online. Please call the school office if you need any support with paying fees.
Upcoming Performance – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Balmoral School is proud to present this year’s school musical – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory! Many dedicated students and teachers have been working hard learning their lines and songs for this popular Road Dahl story-turned-musical. We will have multiple performances of the musical so that all of our students and families can enjoy it. There will be performances during the school days on May 14 and 15, and the evening performance for families will be on May 15 at 7pm.
All Balmoral families and friends are welcome to watch the show. The gym doors will open at 6:30pm for families. Please arrive by 6:45pm to avoid disrupting the performance once it has started.
Upcoming Spring Spirit Week and School Dance
The Balmoral Student Voice Council has organized a Spring Spirit Week in May to celebrate the warm weather and have some fun school events before Provincial Achievement Tests in June. The Spring Spirit Week will be May 21-24 with the following special days:
May 21 – Decades Day
May 22 – Twin Day
May 23 – Dress to Impress Day
There will also be a school dance during the afternoon of May 23. The Grades 5/6 students can enjoy the live DJ dance during Period 5 and Grades 7/8/9 during Period 6. There will be alternate activities (board games, art, etc.) for students who do not wish to attend the school dance.
McCarthy’s Uniforms Bundle Savings
Every year McCarthy Uniforms offers bundle saving to our school communities. These bundles offer an additional coupon incentive that can be used later in the year to top up the student’s uniform. These bundles also offer a 2 year and 1 year exchange policy. These bundles will be available on the McCarthy's website, in stores and through the Call Centre beginning on Wednesday May 1.
Healthy Hunger Fun Lunches
Most of our fun lunch dates are available for ordering on the Healthy Hunger website
Please note that you must register your child each year on the website (ensure you know your child’s homeroom and teacher), and then you can place orders. The ordering deadline is always 5 days before the fun lunch date, so order early and don’t miss out!
The Pickle Jar Menu for the week of May 13-16
Visit our Cafeteria & Menu page for this week's menu.
Important Dates
- May 10 – Yearbook order deadline
- May 13 – Grade 4 tours from Colonel Sanders School
- May 14+15 daytime – School Musical Performances for students
- May 15 – Evening Performance – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at 7pm
- May 15 – Grades 5/6 Fun Lunch (Coco Brooks Pizza)
- May 16 – Grades 7/8/9 Fun Lunch (Coco Brooks Pizza)
- May 17 – PD day (no school for students)
- May 21 to 23 – Spring Spirit Week
- May 21 – Grade 9 Performance Band Festival trip
- May 22 – Grade 8 Band Festival trip
- May 23 – Spring Dance (during the day)
- May 27 to 29 – Grade 8 Pioneer Camp
- May 30 – Spring Music and Band Concert at Foothills Alliance Church
If you have any questions or concerns, please call the school office.
Regards,
Balmoral Administration