Good afternoon, Ian Bazalgette Community.
The CUPE 40 strike continues on. Please support the school by having a conversation with your child about the importance of packing in and packing out their garbage with them. Continue to remind them that only liquids that are capped with screwable or clickable top/cap will be allowed in the school.
Please see important information for this week, and the school newsletter.
No School | Spring Break
March 21-30 - Spring Break
Parent-Teacher Conferences
The Calgary Board of Education (CBE) has cancelled in-person parent-teacher conferences due to ongoing labour action involving CUPE 40 members.
March 20 – Conferences 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm (Online Only)
March 21 – Conferences 8:00 am – 1:00 pm (Online Only)
Please contact your student's teachers if you cannot conduct your teacher conference online. Teachers will arrange to meet with you via a phone call instead.
Student-Parent-Teacher Conferences will be available for booking in MyCBE beginning on Wednesday, March 12 at 8:00 am, and will close the day before conferences (March 19 at 11:59 pm). A separate Student-Parent-Teacher Conference message will be sent out Tuesday to remind families.
Learn and Share | School Planning
We know we make better decisions to support student learning when we build understanding and work together. That’s why we’ll be sharing information about school planning and asking you to share your perspectives.
Share your perspectives through an online survey open from Feb 19 to March 20, 2025. Watch this short video to learn about the planning work schools do to improve and support student learning.
Our School Development Plan and School Budget and Fees information can be found on the school website.
Here is alink to the survey The survey has been translated to 30 different languages.
Grade 9 Only Updates | Swimming
All grade 9 students will be attending swim lessons at Bob Bahan Aquatic and Fitness Centre March 31-April 3. Swim ability forms, parent consent forms, and medical information form went home with your child on February 20th and must be returned by March 14 at the latest in order for your child to participate. Please email marwebster@cbe.ab.ca should you have any questions or require additional information.
Travel Safe Student Video Contest
We wanted to bring to your attention an exciting opportunity that may interest families.
Recently, we’ve been in touch with our counterparts at the City of Calgary, who have encouraged us to submit entries for this exciting video contest.
Please find attached the updated poster for the 2025 Travel Safe Student Video Contest. This contest is open to all Calgary students in Kindergarten to Grade 12 and aims to promote safety while traveling on city streets, sidewalks, and pathways. This contest encourages students to think creatively about how to stay safe in their daily journeys by creating a 30s video. There is a chance to win prizes and have their work featured in future City safety campaigns. More information about the contest can be found on the contest webpage.
2025 Video Contest Letter to Parents
2025 Travel Safe Student Video Contest Poster
Got Lunch?
We remain a closed campus at lunchtime. We want to remind families that students need to bring their lunch or eat the lunches provided by school. We are not able to provide access to microwaves for student use. As a reminder, we are not able to receive Skip the Dishes, Door Dash, Uber Eats, etc. in the main office. The driver will be asked to return the delivery to the restaurant.
Please see Ian Bazalgette School Newsletter Mar. 10-14
Steven Pike
Principal
Ian Bazalgette School