Good afternoon, Ian Bazalgette Community.

Happy Sunday and Happy Mother's Day to all the moms of every kind, you and those that are connected to you.

Please see important information for this week, and the school newsletter.

Important Notice - Student Behaviour

The focus of Ian Bazalgette Junior High School is learning and teaching.

Recently, and perhaps it is simply that time of year (Spring Fever), many students have needed reminding of their purpose for being a Ian Bazalgette School and the expectations that they must follow. 

In accordance with the Calgary Board of Education policies regarding schools as safe and secure environments, students may face suspension or expulsion for the following offenses on school property:

  • Use or possession of, or active contact with weapons (including laser pointers, water guns and balloons, fire crackers, snowballs) and other potentially dangerous items.
  • Verbal or physical threats or intimidation of other students
  • Fighting with other students
  • Active bystander during a fight
  • Extreme use of obscene or abusive language
  • Extortion
  • Bullying
  • Pranks of any kind, especially when disruptive to school operations or being hurtful to invidividuals
  • Vandalism to school property (Students will be responsible for costs of repair)
  • Use of, possession of, trafficking in, or being under the influence of alcohol or illicit drugs and/or drug paraphernalia
  • Visitation to other schools before, during, or after school hours, except as a member of a teacher supervised team or group

Grade 9 Fundraiser | Coco Brooks

Thank you everyone who was able to purchase products during our fundraiser with Coco Brooks for the grade 9 farewell. Please remember the pick-up date for your products will be this Thursday, May 15, after school. We do not have room to store your goods, please ensure you have made a plan with your children and how the product will be transported that day. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Matthew Hawes at mbhawes@cbe.ab.ca

Grade 9 Farewell - First Communication

The Grade 9 farewell ceremony will be held on Wednesday, June 25 at 4:30 pm, at Ian Bazalgette school in the main gym. Due to fire code, there will be restrictions to only parent attendance. Further information will be sent home at a future date. Following the ceremony parents will be asked to leave the main gymnasium in order to create space for the students to utilize the gym in case of poor weather conditions, as students are invited to stay for dinner from a local food truck and chat with staff and classmates. All activities will close by 7 pm. If there are any questions or concern regarding farewell please contact Mr. Hawes at mbhawes@cbe.ab.ca

Learning Commons - Book Returns

  • The library books have to be back by May 30 this school year.  Parents, please look at home and send any Ian Bazalgette books back to school so they can be signed in.  The absolute deadline for this is May 16, after which time charges are pending on your CBE accounts.

Lunch - Ordering Food to the School 

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.  

Lunch - School Supervision - Local Community

The local community centre and local strip mall are open to students at lunch, as the school supports Junior High School students with growing levels of freedoms and responsibilities. However, please remember that there is no staff supervision of these locations. Please have conversations with your student(s) about being aware of their surroundings when out in public spaces, and about avoiding interactions with strangers.

No School

  • May 16, May 19, & June 6

Personal Mobile Devices Reminder

A reminder that personal mobbile devices are not allowed in school during school hours. Some students are now moving towards third or fourth incidents this year. Please review the consequences for Inappropriate Use. 

Consequences for Inappropriate Use 

Students are expected to follow Administrative Regulation 6005: Student Code of Conduct. Students who refuse may be subject to Administrative Regulation 6006: Progressive Student Discipline.

Incident #1: Verbal Warning 

Student is reminded of the expectations regarding responsible use of Personal Mobile Devices and/or social media. 

Incident #2: Confiscation and Parent/Guardian Informed 

Student will turn in the mobile device to the teacher, who will call an Assistant Principal to come and meet the student to discuss the matter and take then take the device to the office. It will be returned to the student at the end of the school day. Parent/guardian is informed by the teacher. 

Incident #3: Confiscation and Parent/Guardian Involvement 

Student will turn in the mobile device directly to the office. Phone will only be available for pick-up by parent. An Administrator will contact the parents/guardians to inform them of the repeated infraction.

Incident #4: Loss of Privileges 

Student will not bring the mobile device to school or will turn it into the office at the beginning of day and retrieve it when they leave for the day.

School Council

  • Please think about joining Parent Council in the fall.
  • Please think about signing up for our next casino fundraiser in the fall of 2026.  Every school works casino shifts and this is a huge fundraiser for the school to buy big ticket items that cannot be budgeted.

School Fees

Please review your MyCBE Account and make sure you are up-to-date with your payments. 

Fees at a Glance

  • 44% of the complementary course payments remain outstanding
  • 25% of the Athletic Fees remain outstanding
  • 22% of the Field Trips remain outstanding

Please pay on or before May 31, 2025.

*As has been communicated all year, schools cannot cover all costs to offer the programming they do. Continued refusal to pay school fees impact the ability to maintain certain programming in complementary courses, or even lead to cancellation of field trips. Next School Year, students from families that have not paid school fees in a timely manner, or who have a history of not paying school fees year over year, may be moved into complementary courses that do not have substantial course costs. The cost of supplies and equipment in some complementary courses has become too cost prohibitive to continue to cover the costs of families not paying required fees.
Please see Ian Bazalgette School Newsletter May 12-16 

Steven Pike

Principal

Ian Bazalgette Junior High School