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Thank you to the staff/students who participated in Orange Shirt Day today. Family/community support helps us recognize the history and ongoing impact of the residential school system on Indigenous peoples in Canada. It is an opportunity to learn, reflect, and show commitment to the process of reconciliation. Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Sept. 30) teach us how to listen, learn, and act at school and at home so that every child matters.
Today, our students took time to reflect on their personal commitments to Truth and Reconciliation as treaty people. Each student wrote their commitment on an orange ribbon, symbolizing the spirit of Orange Shirt Day and the importance of remembering that Every Child Matters. These ribbons were then tied to the school fence, creating a powerful visual display of our collective promise to honour and learn from the past, so that we can walk forward together as a school community.
Reminder| No School for Students
A reminder that there is no school for students on Monday and Tuesday. We look forward to welcoming students back on Wednesday.
Invite| Family and Caregiver Communication
The Calgary Board of Education invites all parents and guardians to join a live online series on supporting child and youth well-being. The series is hosted by the Recovery Alberta Community Education Service (CES) Program in collaboration with local experts from the Calgary community. Further session details are available here
Update| School Council
The Simon Fraser School Council is seeking someone to fill the role of secretary. If you are interested in this vital position, please contact Principal Clark as soon as possible.
Support school fundraising, give yourself a break and treat your child at the same time! Order a fun lunch and skip the packing stress. Fun lunches are served every other Wednesday. These vital initiatives support programs, activities for students, and staff. One less lunch to pack, and one easy way to give back to Simon Fraser School!
Register and order on healthyhunger.ca
- October 1 – Subway (order due by Friday Sept 26)
- October 15 – Opa (order due by Oct 10)
- October 29 – McDonalds (order due by Oct 24)
- November 19 – Noodlebox (order due by Nov 14)
- December 3 – Opa (order due by Nov 28)
- Dec 17 – Subway (order due by Dec 12)
Inform| Northwest Classic Junior Basketball Tournament
Simon Fraser and HD Cartwright are hosting our Northwest Classic Junior Basketball Tournament next week on October 1-3. Both schools will be following the Basketball Spectator Rules used for Basketball league games in our Basketball Division.
Spectators are welcome in gyms, but students from other participating schools must be supervised by their parent or guardian at all times. Host schools will turn away student spectators from another school if they are not supervised by their parent or guardian. Please make sure students are aware of this.
We would also appreciate it if athletes stay in the gym or in the hallway directly next to the gym, rather than wandering the hallways and exploring other parts of the schools.
Good luck to all participants, we hope you enjoy your experience at the Tournament. If you have any questions, please contact Meagan Craig at mecraig@cbe.ab.ca.
Inform| Gym Strip Orders:
If you are looking to purchase Simon Fraser gym strip items, we have two options available for you. Please note that this is completely voluntary, and students do not require specific Simon Fraser gear for PE classes. Students are required to change their shirt daily for Phys. Ed. Class.
Option 1: New Stock Items. To see the options and to purchase online, please follow the below instructions:
- To access the Simon Fraser School Store please go to: https://beastinc.ca/find-my-store/
- Choose “Simon Fraser School” store.
- If you haven’t already registered from previous years, you will be asked to Register. This is to ensure your security and privacy.
- Once you register, you can access the store and select your Apparel items. There are Youth and Adult sizing chart to assist your size decision.
- All orders are considered final and cannot be exchanged after you order.
Note: Some Smart Phones operating systems do not work. If you are experiencing difficulty please try a lap or desk top. Or tablet.
Deadline for order: Oct. 5th (no orders accepted afterwards)
Delivery Date: Oct. 30th, 2025.
Option 2: Buying our clearance sale items. We are clearing out our items we have in stock on the premises. T-shirts and shorts are $5 each and hoodies and sweatpants are $10 each. Please note that we have limited sizes in the hoodies (youth medium only) and t-shirts (youth medium and adult XL). Shorts and sweatpants have youth medium-adult XL available. If you wish to purchase any of these items, please bring cash to the PE Office and we will get the items for your student.
If you have any questions related to gym strip, please contact Meagan Craig (mecraig@cbe.ab.ca)
Urgent Request| Demographic Forms
Simon Fraser School currently has 130 students who have incomplete Demographic Verification Forms (DVFs). If you have not done this already, please complete forms by logging into your My CBE/PowerSchool Account --> Online Forms & School Reg. If you are having difficulty with access and/or completing forms, please contact us at the school so we can help.
Inform| Off-Campus Trips within Walking Distance
As part of outreaching/learning work, there are times when our staff will work with students off school property in the community.
Field trips close to our school can complement classroom learning by giving students opportunities to explore the community around their school. As parents/guardians, you do not need to fill out a consent form for your child to go on a class trip that is walking distance from the school, e.g. to a local park. Appropriate walking distance is determined by the principal and may vary, depending on the age of the students.
Examples of possible walking distance locations include:
- Parks and greenspaces in Brentwood
- Nose Hill Park
As with any field trip, there are some common hazards involved with walking trips to various locations in and around the community. Please note this list may not include all the hazards for a given trip:
- Slips, trips and falls;
- Getting separated from the group;
- Street crossings;
- Pre-existing medical conditions and/or allergies
- Wildlife Encounters
- Exposure to infectious diseases (e.g. COVID-19 virus, SARS, MERS, influenza)
Other than regular Physical Education activities, teachers will send home information about trips planned to local sites. This will be communicated via School Messenger.
If you have questions about field trips within walking distance of the school, feel free to contact us.
Inform| OurSCHOOL Survey
Over the next two weeks, students will be participating in an online school perception survey called the OurSCHOOL Student Survey. This anonymous survey is completely voluntary for all CBE students. Please find the details of the survey implementation below.
All students provide feedback on:
- sense of belonging
- positive relationships
- anxiety
- feeling safe at school
- life satisfaction
- general health
- orientation to well-being
- goal-oriented
- self-regulation
- cultural awareness of others
Additionally, Grades 6-9 students provide feedback on depression, self-esteem and cultural awareness of self.
Demographic questions are also asked on this survey for norming purposes. These include age, gender, Indigenous status, immigrant status, home language. Grades 6-9 students will answer additional questions on grade repeater, reasons for changing schools, disability or medical conditions that limit participation in school activities or learning.
Remind| Grade 9 West coast Trip Spring 2026
The mandatory parent meeting for this year’s West Coast trip takes place in-person on Thursday Oct 2nd from 6:00-7:00 pm. If you did not get a chance to sign up this past spring, there are still several spots available. This is an amazing once in a lifetime opportunity for your child to explore Canada’s beautiful marine environments on the west coast while learning how to sail on a tall ship! If you cannot make the meeting or have any questions, please contact Mr. John Komori at jakomori@cbe.ab.ca .
Important Dates
- September 26: Healthy hunger orders due (Subway on October 1)
- September 27: Demographic Forms due in MyCBE
- September 29: Non-Instructional Day – no school for students
- September 30: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – no school for students
- October: German Heritage Month, Canadian Islamic History Month, Latin American Heritage Month, Women’s History Month
- October 1: Yom Kippur
- October 2: Dussehra
- October 2: Custodial Staff Appreciation Day
- October 2: West Coast Sailing Mandatory Parent Meeting
- October 4: Sisters in Spirit Day
- October 5: World Teachers’ Day