Good afternoon, Ian Bazalgette Community

We hope all of our families are staying safe and warm in the record snow!  With the snow, come some important reminders to share with your children for this week: 

Dressing for the Weather

  • Use extra caution when crossing the streets – sometimes cars have a difficult time stopping when it is slippery 
  • Busses can be late due to poor driving conditions – ensure you are checking for bus updates and dressing for the weather 
  • Dress every day for outside activities.  Snow pants, hat, mittens/gloves - Please no scarves as these can be a choking hazard 
  • Snow at school stays on the ground  - children are never allowed to throw snow at school as it can cause injuries 
  • Snow packs down around the school and school grounds into ice despite Ms. Li's best efforts to keep the snow clear.  We recommend to walk like a penguin and use care when using the walkways around the school. 

We hope to see all of our families for student learning conferences this week. As a reminder, there is a full day of school Thursday, and no school for students on Friday. You can book your time using your MyCBE account. Feel free to connect with the school office or your child's teacher for support booking a meeting.

Please see important updates and the schools newsletter for this week:

Holiday Fundraiser Campaign

This year we have decided that in lieu of providing holiday hampers to families in need, we will raise money to purchase grocery and mall gift cards that will be given to families in need to buy food, winter accessories, household items, and gifts for the holiday season.

If you would like, you can make a donation or ask friends or family if they would like to donate. Please visit or share our Ian Bazalgtte Holiday Campaign on the Education Matters website. Any monetary donations of $20 or more will be issued a tax receipt from Education Matters.

Our goal is $3000, which will go a long way to helping many families, of all backgrounds, in our school community. 

Families In Need

Information will be sent out at a later date about how we will determine which families will receive support and how that will be communicated.  If you are interested in being part of a conversation about how best to select and communicate with families please let me know.

Please let me know if you have any questions or would like to get involved in the fundraiser this year!

Lost and Found

Our Lost and Found pile has gotten huge! If you notice your child is missing any items please have them look through the lost and found to collect their belongings. We have winter jackets, sweatshirts, pants, water bottles, toques, mitts and other items. We will be making a donation to charity of any unclaimed items at the end of November. 

Personal Mobile Devices

Parents are asked to refrain from contacting their child/student on their PMD during the school day to avoid unnecessary distraction. Parents can contact the school office who can facilitate contact with their child/student during the school day, if needed.

School Fees

School fees for Term 1/Semester 1 option/complementary course fees have been applied to the students accounts in MyCBE.

Please pay as soon as possible. Beginning in Nov. letters will be sent home to accounts in arrears.

More information about school fees can be found here. For information about Fee Waivers and the requirements are located here. 

Upcoming Important Days 

  • November 29 – Purdy's fundraiser order deadline 
    • From now until Friday November 29, 2024, you can order Purdy's treats from our fundraiser by joining our campaign and browsing the tastiest selection of Christmas chocolates online. Shop gifts for family, friends, neighbours AND yourself in one convenient place. After all orders are submitted, we’ll sort, distribute, and let you know when you can collect your goodies. 😉
      What you’ll need to order:
      1. Our campaign number: 79109
      2. Go to our fundraising website: https://fundraising.purdys.com/2036693-123889
  • November 28-29  – Parent-Teacher Conferences
    • Book with MyCBE.
    • Please call the school 403-777-6670 if you need any support or with your questions 
  • December 1 – Dec. to Remember Spirit Events begins. Look for more information in next week's school newsletter  
  • December 10 – School Council Meeting 5:00 pm 

Please see Ian Bazalgette School Newsletter Nov. 25-29 


Steven Pike

Principal