Dear Thorncliffe Families,
We hope everyone is enjoying family time this long weekend! We look forward to welcoming our students back to school on Tuesday.
It is looking to be another cold start to the week, please send your student dressed and ready to play outside. The forecast for tomorrow is looking to be colder than –20C including the windchill for both lunch recess and afternoon recess. We will likely be offering Polar Bear Club for those students that are dressed for the cold and would like to go outside to play. Please see the separate email sent Feb 17th for more details about Polar Bear Club.
On Tuesday, our grade 1-6 students have been to school 100 days this year! All students are invited to dress in ANY way that celebrates 100. Dress like you are 100, show 100 items, accessories that feature 100 etc.
Warm Regards,
Calleigh and Nadine
Upcoming Important Days
- February is Black History Month
- February 17th – No School: Family Day
- February 18th – 100th Day of School (Grade 1-6)
- February 20th - 6:30-7:30 Georges P. Vanier Open House (Late French Immersion)
- February 27th – Healthy Hunger: Boston Pizza
- February 27th – Sir John A MacDonald Open House
- February 28th – Non-Instruction Day: No School for Students
- March 3-7th - Alien In-Line Residence
- March 5th – Fun Lunch: Cedar’s Deli
- March 5th – School Council Meeting
- March 6th – Alien In-Line Family Skate Night
- March 13th – Switcheroo!
- March 20th – Grade 4/5 Assembly (Omanthi and Larson) 10:00am
- March 20th – Fun Lunch: Tim Horton’s
- March 20-21 – Parent-Teacher Conferences
- March 21-March 30th – Spring Break: No School for Students
- March 31st – First Day of School After Spring Break
- March 31-April 1st – Quest Theatre In Class Workshops
Report Cards – MyCBE
At the end of January, report cards will be available for families to view on your myCBE account. Printed report cards will not go home. If you require support setting up or accessing your myCBE account, please contact Ms. Freda in the main office or review the support documents on the CBE website: https://www.cbe.ab.ca/support/Pages/MyCBE-PowerSchool.aspx
February Kindness Month Initiative
February is the month of kindness. Let’s come together as a school community and make a difference to some of our families in need!
Every contribution can help our families experiencing hardships access food to feed their families. Make a donation below, which we will use to purchase grocery gift cards to provide to our families when emergencies arise. We will collect gifts until March 21, 2025.
https://www.educationmatters.ca/project-matters/thorncliffe-school-celebrating-kindness/
Kindergarten and Alternative Program Registration
On January 13th, 2025-2026 school year registration began for community and alternative programs. Please review the information at https://cbe.ab.ca/news-centre/Pages/Get-Ready-Get-Set-Kindergarten.aspx to learn about the process for registration. As always, feel free to contact the main office with any questions you still have about registration. Kindergarten registration is ongoing. Alternative Programs in lottery have completed the lottery process and will be notifying families that submitted an expression of interest in the coming days. Please note that registration is ongoing but new registrations will be placed at the end of the call-back list for programs in lottery.
School Council Updates
- Next meeting on Wednesday March 5th at 6:00pm (Hybrid Meeting – online or in person option)
- Grade 4/5 Classes will share information about learning in their classrooms
- Seeking a volunteer to lead the Bake Sale organization for the Family Skate Night on March 6th. Email thorncliffesc@gmail.com with any questions or to express interest.
- Seeking volunteers for the Secretary executive position, email thorncliffesc@gmail.com with any questions or to express interest
Late French Immersion Program at Georges P. Vanier School
Georges P. Vanier will be having their Open House for the Late French Immersion program Thursday, February 20 from 6:30 -7:30. This program is open to all students who are moving into Grade 7 for the 2025-2026 school year.
This presentation will be at the school. The school will be open for you to visit and listen to our teachers and students in person.
If you would like more information, please visit our school website. Please see the attached invitation for details as well. We will post the presentation to our website later this week.
https://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/gpvanier/Pages/default.aspx