Good afternoon Balmoral families,
We had a fantastic Track and Field Day this week. Congratulations to all of our athletes. You represented the Balmoral Community with Pride!
This week our grade 6 classes participated in Field Testing for their Mathematics and English Language Arts Provincial Achievement Tests and our Grade 9 students will begin PATs in the coming week. We are also excited that our grade 6 students will be heading to camp next week and are eager to hear about their experiences.
Please read the weekly newsletter carefully, as it contains important information that impacts all students.
Volunteer Appreciation Event
As a school community we want to say a huge thank you to all of our volunteers. Without their support we could not strive to build a program rich with opportunity for our students.
At 3:00-4:00 on Thursday, June 20, 2024, we will be hosting a volunteer event with light refreshments and an opportunity to mingle with staff and fellow volunteers. We are asking that volunteers RSVP for the event by completing the form below.
https://forms.office.com/r/zv0VS8krW1
Learning Commons resource and book returns
ALL Balmoral library books need to be returned by Wednesday, June 12. Books that are not returned by this date are considered “LOST” and students will be billed accordingly. Clean those lockers and rooms – bring back your books.
Mrs. Lee in the Library
Mustard Seed Essential Item Drive
As a part of character, the grade 5's are putting on an urgently needed item drive for the Mustard Seed to help the homeless population in Calgary as summer rolls in. We will be collecting shampoo, deodorant, lotion, razors (men or women's), socks, underwear, toothpaste, sunscreen, travel size tissues, baseball caps, and hairbrushes. If you would like to, you may send any of these items with your child to school. They can then drop off the donations in Room 15. We will be accepting donations until June 21st. All your help is appreciated!
Reminder about extended leaves from school
Balmoral School does not encourage extended leaves for students during the school year. If families decide to take students out of school for longer than one week, an Extended Leave Form (available at the office) must be completed PRIOR to the absence.
In addition, if students are absent in the first three days of school in September, their place at Balmoral will be given to the next student on our waiting list. If you have any questions about extended absences, please call the school office.
Information session for NEW families to Balmoral
Similar to previous years, we will be holding a “Welcome to Balmoral” information evening and school tour for NEW families to Balmoral School. This includes parents of Grade 4 students at Colonel Sanders School as well as other families who have been accepted through the lottery process. Event information is below:
Date: Thursday, June 13
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Balmoral School (gymnasium to start)
Grade 9 Farewell Ceremony – June 25 @ 5:30pm
This year’s Grade 9 Farewell Ceremony will be held on Tuesday, June 25 in the evening. Details are below:
5:30pm to 7:00pm – Official ceremony in the school gym (families welcome for this part)
Families are free after 7:00pm to celebrate the occasion with your loved ones. The school will be closed at 7:30pm this evening.
Grade 9 students will be going bowling during the school day as part of their farewell celebration! We thank our School Council for their generous support of this event.
Questions about the Grade 9 Farewell can be sent to kwgordon@cbe.ab.ca
School Fees are Due
This is a reminder to please pay your school fees in PowerSchool 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.
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
Our final fun lunch date is approaching and ordering is available 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!
We are looking for volunteers for our final Fun Lunch dates. Please visit the links below to sign up.
The Pickle Jar Menu for the week of June 10-13 and Pickle Jar Update
This year we have celebrated the re-opening of The Pickle Jar, our school cafeteria. With a short period of time remaining, we wanted to ensure families knew that the last day for The Pickle Jar this year will be June 20th. Over the next 3 weeks, however, please visit our Cafeteria & Menu page to see what is being offered each day.
Important Dates
- June 10 and 11 – Grade 6 Riversedge Day Camps
- June 13 – Orientation for NEW families to Balmoral
- June 18 – Fun Lunch for Grades 5/6 (Tim Hortons)
- June 19 – Fun Lunch for Grades 7/8/9 (Tim Hortons)
- June 20 – Volunteer Appreciation Tea
- June 25 – Grade 9 Bowling and Farewell Ceremony
- June 26 – Sports Day
- June 27 – Last day of classes (early dismissal)
If you have any questions or concerns, please call the school office.
Regards,
Balmoral Administration