Bonjour les familles,  

Reminder no school on Friday Feb 28 as it is a statutory holiday.   

Notes of Thanks 

  • To the parents who helped out with Special Lunch 
  • To all our staff and students who dressed up for the 100 days of school 
  • For all students who dressed up for Career Day!   
  • For all Grade 4 students who signed up to do the A1Delf in April  
  • For all the parents who volunteered for the AM Kindergarten Bow Habitat excursion 

CUPE 40 Information   

CBE is prioritizing in-person learning. All CBE schools and buildings will remain open and classes will continue. However, a strike will have an impact on schools and operations. We are committed to ensuring schools remain a place where students, staff and families feel valued, supported and safe.   CUPE Local 40 members are an important part of our school communities. We value the contributions of all employees who support student success, and we respect the bargaining process.  We are committed to bargaining in good faith to reach a new collective agreement. All information can be found in the latest CBE story.

Budget and Fees Engagement – We Need Your Voice 

All parents are invited to do the Survey on William Reid’s Budget and Fees.  Your feedback helps inform our decisions related to next year’s school planning. Learn more.  

Grade 3's to University of Calgary for the Earth Science for Society (ESfS) Exhibition 

On Monday March 17th, from 8:50AM - 12:00PM the grade 3 classes will be attending the University of Calgary for the Earth Science for Society (ESfS) Exhibition to fill part of our Grade 3 Earth systems unit. Students will be rotating through various stations with hands on material to reinforce their earth systems learning, including rocks, fossils, minerals, crystals and virtual reality! We look forward to this wonderful opportunity! 

Grade 3 Team, Mme Seychelle 3A, Mme Maria 3B, Mme Forin 3C 

Registration for 2025/2026 

If you have registered a new Kindergarten or Grade 1 student for September 2025 at our school, and you have been sent an offer of acceptance by the office, please remember to accept your offer before the expired time. We are a lottery school and we have a waitlist and we want to ensure we are accepting students in a timely manner.

Staffing Update

Please join us in congratulating Yuka Kosugi for obtaining a lunch supervisor position at Louis Riel School. Yuka will be starting at her new school on March 3, 2025. She has chosen this school as it is closer to home and less of a commute for her. We are currently looking for a replacement.

Alberta Education Assurance (AEA) Survey 

The Alberta Education Assurance survey is now open for this school year's administration. This survey is for students in Grades 4, 7 and 10, their parents and all certified teaching staff.  The AEA survey includes the teachers, students, and parents.  This survey will be done by our Grade 4 students in their homeroom classes.  Grade 4 parents will receive an e-mail from CBE in the upcoming week.  Survey Administration Dates: Feb. 18 – March 21, 2025  Any questions please connect with Mme Bullough.  

Dates of Cultural Significance  

In alignment with the values of inclusion and diversity in the CBE, William Reid wishes to acknowledge communities that will be celebrating important festivals and dates of significances:  

Feb. 26            Pink Shirt, Anti-Bullying Day  

Feb. 28            Losar  

                        Ramadan Begins 

Upcoming Events 

Feb 26 Pink Shirt Day 

Feb 28 Non-Instructional Day – No school 

March 17 Grade 3 Science Field Trip University of Calgary 

Mar 19 Special Lunch  

Mar 21 – 22   Parent Teacher Conferences & IPP  

Mar 24 – 28 Spring Break  

Apr 1 Spring Photos 

Apr 8 Field Trip - Heritage Park Grade 2 

Apr 10 Field Trip – Landfill Grade 4  

Apr 18 Good Friday – No School  

April 21 Non-Instructional Day – No school  

April 23 French Play – l'UniThéâtre, 9:30 in the gym 

April 28 - May 2  Scholastic Book Fair 

May 14 Special Lunch  

May 16 Non-Instructional Day – No school 

May 19 Victoria Day – No School  

May 30 Volunteer Tea  

Important Links  

  • Mabel’s Labels
  • Donations
  • Bottle Drive:  Manchester Bottle Depot – 410 – 38a Ave SE – Donate your bottles here for William Reid School  

If you have any questions, please call the school at 403-777- 6940 or email us at williamreid@cbe.ab.ca