Request| Individual Program Plan Input

We value your input as a parent/guardian. If your child has an Individual Program Plan (IPP), please complete the IPP form below (see link) to help us understand your student better and begin putting together the conditions for success/goals for your child.

 IPP Parent/Guardian Input Form

 Deadline: Monday September 23

 Thank you for taking the time to collaborate with us.

 Update| Lunch Expectations

Grade 5 and 6

  • Students are expected to stay on campus at lunch
  • Students must follow the instructions of supervisors
  • Students eat in classrooms

Grade 7 to 9

  • Students who have parent/guardian permission may leave campus at lunch
  • Students are expected to represent themselves and the school well when off campus
  • Students must arrive on time for afternoon classes
  • Backpacks must stay at the school
  • Students should not go to places that they are not able to walk to/from during the lunch period
  • Students must not take public transportation

All grades

  • The Learning Commons is open at 12:09 to complete schoolwork or read
  • Students are encouraged to take advantage of intramurals, clubs, computers, extra help, etc.
  • We ask that families send items that require no heating as we have a limited number of microwaves for 650 students
  • Students should clean up after themselves

Request| Volunteers

On Friday, September 13th, Simon Fraser will be celebrating their annual Wellness Day (formally known as Peace Initiatives Day). The purpose of this day is to build community, recognize diversity, connect with the outdoors and promote a sense of wellness. To make this day a success, we require 6 parent volunteers to assist in running game stations. All the stations will be set up by teachers. Volunteers would assist with encouraging student participation and explaining the rules of the game (don't worry, the games are very simple). The time commitment is 8:00-11:00.

 Please contact your child's homeroom teacher by Wednesday, September 11th if you are interested in volunteering.

 For more information about volunteering, please visit the CBE website here.

 Invite| Meet the Teacher

Parents, legal guardians, and students are invited to join us at our annual Meet the Teacher night taking place on Thursday September 19, 2024, from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. Please see our official invite for more information. 

 Inform| Subscribe to Stay Informed

Due to Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL), you need to subscribe online if you want to receive email or text messages on “commercial” school topics such as picture days, student fees, field trip costs, yearbooks, fun lunches and more. If you do not subscribe, you will not receive these important messages (or any of my messages containing such content) but you will receive emails on non-commercial topics such as absence and emergency notifications. In addition, if you want to receive any text messages from your school or the Calgary Board of Education, you need to opt-in for texts.

To receive all messages, complete these two steps:

  • To subscribe to receive commercial messages, go to www.cbe.ab.ca/subscribe to enter your email address and click Subscribe. Use your primary email address on le at your school.
  • To opt-in to receive text messages, use your cell phone to text the word YES to the six-digit number 978338. Your cell number must be on file with the school

Invite| School Council AGM

Did you know that as parents and guardians of students at Simon Fraser School, you are automatically a member of the School Council? We’d love to have you join us on Monday, September 23rd in our Learning Commons for the Annual General Meeting. Information will also be shared about the 2024-2025 school year, school and updates from our Admin Team. We look forward to seeing you then.

 Inform| Complementary Course Changes

Students have had the opportunity to try their complementary courses. If students want to switch to a different course, they need to fill out a Complementary Course Change request, have it signed by a parent/guardian, and return the form by Friday, September 13th. Change request forms were made available starting today.

 Request| Forms

Each year, schools have a variety of forms that parents/legal guardians must complete or review and update, some of which are paper and others online. In CBE, the forms in an online format (SchoolEngage) are:

  • Demographic Verification – 2024–25 – This form includes your child’s personal information and parent/legal guardian contact information.
  • Citizenship Information Update - 2024-25 – This form becomes available if you change your child’s citizenship information on the Demographic Verification form.
  • Annual Authorization - 2024-25 – Combines the following forms:
    • School District Use of Personal Information - explains how CBE uses personal information in providing education services.
    • Consent for CBE Use of Student Information – provides an option to grant / not grant consent for additional use of student information by school/district and third parties.
    • Consent for Use of Student Information by News Media and Outside Groups (Third Party) - provides an option to grant / not grant consent for additional use of student information by outside groups and third parties

SchoolEngage is one of the applications found in your MyCBE account. This is the same account that you use to pay fees, view academic information, book school conferences, etc.

If you do not have a MyCBE account, on the MyCBE page click on Create a MyCBE Account. For online help refer to MyCBE - Creating an Account (includes instructions and a video).

 To complete these forms:

  1. sign in to your MyCBE account
  2. click on the SchoolEngage icon
  3. select the form
  4. complete or review and update the form
  5. click on Submit to send the form electronically to the school
  6. repeat steps 3-5 for each form

 Please submit the Demographic Verification and Annual Authorization forms in SchoolEngage for your child by Monday, September 16. These forms are mandatory every year for Alberta Education to confirm student funding. 

 Update| Terry Fox Run

On Thursday, September 12th, students in grades 5 to 9 will be participating in our eighth annual Simon Fraser Terry Fox Run. This event is dedicated to creating awareness and raising money for cancer research. Many people today have been impacted by cancer, either directly or indirectly, so this year we will be asking students to personally dedicate their run to someone. This can be a relative, family friend, a general group, or Terry Fox himself.

This week, students were given a brief presentation on the heroic efforts of Terry Fox in their Physical Education class. Students will be challenged to donate a “Toonie for Terry” to raise funds for the Terry Fox Foundation. This is 100% voluntary. Those students unable to bring in donations are still able to participate in the event.

On the day of the event, students will run a predetermined route that includes both the field at Simon Fraser School, as well as the greater Brentwood area. This covers approximately 3.5 km. Teachers will be regularly posted throughout the route, ensuring students safety and providing encouragement along the way. Please make sure your student has running shoes, a water bottle and athletic clothing for the day.

We are very pleased to be hosting this year’s Terry Fox Run as we encourage our students to develop a sense of volunteerism and goodwill, while celebrating school spirit. Thank you in advance for your support!

Remind| Athletics

Families are reminded that athletes must be picked-up on time at the conclusion of tryouts, games, and practices as teachers have many other obligations to attend to.

Inform| Basketball Tryouts

Jr. Girls

  • Mon Sept. 9th (2:45-4:00pm)​
  • Wed Sept. 11th (4:00-5:15pm)​
  • Thurs Sept. 12th (7:00-7:45am)

Jr. Boys

  • Tues Sept. 10th (2:45-4:00pm)​
  • Wed Sept. 11th (7:00-7:45am)​
  • Thurs Sept. 12th (4:00-5:15pm). Boys

Sr. Girls

  • Mon Sept. 9th (4:00-5:15pm)​
  • Tues Sept. 10th (7:00-7:45am)​
  • Thurs Sept. 12th (2:45-4:00pm)

Sr. Boys

  • Mon Sept. 9th (7:00-7:45am)​
  • Tues Sept. 10th (4:00-5:15pm)​
  • ·Wed Sept. 11th (2:45-4:00pm)

Important Dates  

  • September 12: Terry Fox Run 
  • September 13: Wellness Day 
  • September 19: Meet The Teacher Night from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm 
  • September 23: School Council Meeting at 6:30 pm  
  • September 27: Non-instructional day – no school for students 
  • September 26: Orange Shirt Day  
  • September 30: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – no school for students