Final Request| Volunteers for Drumheller
We are in desperate need of volunteers for the upcoming grade 7 field trip to Drumheller on April 30, 2025. Unfortunately, if we do not get enough volunteers, the trip will be cancelled. If you have your volunteer clearance and can able to join us on the trip, please contact Amanda Casagranda by Tuesday April 8, 2025.
Invite| School Theatre Production Wednesday April 15th & Thursday April 16th 6pm
Tickets for this year’s school production, “Haphazardly Ever After” are now available for purchase in school.
Ticket prices: Adults: $8:00 and Children $5:00, which can be purchased with cash at lunchtime or from the school office.
Everyone is welcome; doors will open at 5:00 pm and we hope you are able to join us for this hilarious production!
Remind| Sailing Trip
Parents/guardians of students attending the West Coast sailing trip must attend a mandatory meeting next Wednesday (April 9/25). The meeting will take place in-person at the school and will begin promptly at 6:00 pm.
Update| Library
April is our poetry month!
Launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, National Poetry Month is a special occasion that celebrates poets’ integral role in our culture and that poetry matters. Over the years, it has become the largest literary celebration in the world, with tens of millions of readers, students, K–12 teachers, librarians, booksellers, literary events curators, publishers, families, and—of course—poets, marking poetry’s important place in our lives.
Simon Fraser has a wonderful poetry collection. Students are encouraged to come to the library and check it out!
April 22nd is Earth Day, and our library will have all the resources needed for saving our planet earth and to gain knowledge about the importance of earth day from various titles available in library.
Students can search for various grade levels reading lists for earth day at the below link:
Please be aware of our book borrowing policy:
- There is a two-book maximum for all grades.
- Books are checked out for a 2-week period. They may be renewed if there is not a waiting/hold on it.
- With teacher permission, students may exchange their books any time if they are finished early
- There are no fines for late books, but if books are overdue for an extended period, borrowing privileges may be suspended.
- Books that are lost or damaged must be replaced or paid for from your MyCBE account. Please encourage your children to take responsibility for their library books.
- Overdue notices will be sent out at the last of every month.
- Please check the e-library for virtual access to our library catalog.
Request| Moving or Changing Schools?
If your family will be leaving Simon Fraser School for the 2025-2026 school year, we ask that you please email the main office at simonfraser@cbe.ab.ca to update us with your plans.
Inform| Complementary Course Selection:
Over the next two weeks, our grade 6-8 students will be selecting their option classes for next year. We will go over the process in class with students and then open the request forms on students’ MyCBE accounts. The timeline is as follows:
- Grade 8s will begin selecting classes next week. The course request screen will be open in MyCBE from April 9th –April 18th.
- Grade 7s will begin selecting classes the following week. The course request screen will be open in MyCBE from April 14th – 23rd.
- The Grade 6s will be making their selections the week of April 21st. They will be going through the request process in class. The request screen will open that week and close in early May.
Families of our grade 6-8 students will receive emails with grade specific information about the courses and timeline in the coming weeks.
Invite| Open House
If you know someone who will be new to Simon Fraser School next year, please let them know about our Open House taking place on April 30, 2025. Check out the official invite on our website for more information!
Dates To Be Aware Of
- April: Sikh Heritage Month
- April 7 to 11: Education Week
- April 9: Elder Visit & West Coast Sailing Parent Meeting 6pm
- April 12-20: Passover
- April 14: Vaisakhi
- April 15 & 16: Drama Production
- April 17: Grade 8 Outdoor Ed. Trip
- April 18: Good Friday (schools are closed)
- April 20: Easter
- April 21: Non-Instructional Day (no school for students)
- April 22-28: Support Staff Appreciation Week
- April 23: Admin Professionals Day & Spring Pictures
- April 27 to May 4: National Volunteer Week
- April 28: Workers Morning Day
- April 28: School Council
- April 30: School Tours and Open House