Dear Rosemont School families,

What a wonderful start of the 2023-2024 school year! Students were excited to come back to school, especially to see their friends and to learn who their new teachers were. Our new students are settling in and are starting to make connections already! The staff who are new to us are incredibly positive and thrilled to be at Rosemont – especially your new administration team of Principal, Acting Assistant Principal, and Learning Leader. The energy in the school is amazing! It is wonderful to see the profound sense of community that is characteristic of Rosemont School.

We are looking forward to a wonderful year with plenty of opportunities to create new memories and friendships. These weekly Admin Messages are a terrific way to stay up to date on events and information that impacts your student’s time here with us. Please continue to read the message for important information regarding our school year. We will be posting this on our website and encourage all parents to read our school website for important messages from the school and from the CBE News Centre. Rosemont School (cbe.ab.ca)

This weekly update will be sent to you each week prior to the beginning of the next week. We encourage you to reach out to us anytime- call the school or email us if you have anything you would like to discuss. Here is to a wonderful 2023-2024 school year!

Andrea Robichaud – Principal
Sherry Goldenberg – Acting Assistant Principal

Bussed Students

Parents/Guardians can track their child’s bus. Information is found using your MyCBE Account using the following link:
https://www.cbe.ab.ca/schools/busing-and-transportation/Documents/MyBusStop-App-Quick-Start-Guide.pdf

If your child takes the bus after school, and will NOT be riding the bus school, please be considerate to other riders and contact the school at 403-777-6230.

Subscribe to School Messages/Communication/SchoolEngage

Please ensure that you complete the Demographic Verification, Annual Authorization, Citizenship information forms in the MyCBE > SchoolEngage for your child by Monday, September 18.

If you do not have a MyCBE account, please create one with the following link to complete the above forms.

MyCBE Account for your reference: https://www.cbe.ab.ca/Pages/de....

If you have any questions, please contact our school at: 403-777-6320

Do not miss school messages! To ensure you receive important information from our school and the Calgary Board of Education.

• To receive commercial electronic messages on school topics such as student fees, picture days, field trips and fun lunches. (The link will open into a separate website managed by SchoolMessenger, our mass communication tool.)
• In addition, to receive any text messages sent by your school or the Calgary Board of Education, opt-in by using your cell phone to text the word YES to the six-digit number 978338.

For more information, go to our Subscribe page, read the Questions and Answers or visit the government’s CASL website at fightspam.gc.ca.

If your contact information changes or needs updating, please:

• Email our administration secretary Ms. Taylor at kartaylor@cbe.ab.ca
• Subscribe online again if your email address changes
• Opt-in for text messages again if your cell number changes.

Student Fees

All fees must be paid online via your MyCBE account or by credit/debit card at the school. We do not accept cash or cheques.

Central Student fees (lunch and transportation) will be allocated around October 16, 2023, in your MyCBE accounts.

Field trip fees must be paid prior to the field trip taking place.

Final Notices will be sent out to families with outstanding previous year fees on September 19. Unpaid fees will be sent to collections in February 2024.

Central Fee Costs & Applying for Fee Waivers

Please click on the link below for 2023/24 central fee costs and the process for applying for a fee waiver.
https://www.cbe.ab.ca/registration/fees-and-waivers/Pages/default.aspx

Lunch Supervision Registration – Deadline Sept. 30

All students remaining at school during the lunch hour MUST be registered for Lunch Supervision via your MyCBE account, Fees, Lunch Supervision.

Litterless Lunches

Thank you for your continued support of Litterless Lunches and how we are working to decrease our environmental footprint at Rosemont School. Any wrappers, juice boxes and other disposables will be sent home in your child's lunch kit.

Student Medication

If you require medication to be stored at school, please complete the attached form along with the medication in a zip lock bag containing the child’s name.
https://www.cbe.ab.ca/FormsManuals/Student-Health-Plan.pdf

Severe Medication Conditions

If your child has been diagnosed with a severe medication condition, please complete the attached form, and return to the office ASAP.
https://www.cbe.ab.ca/FormsManuals/Student-Health-Emergency-Response-Protocol-Form.pdf

Medical forms must be revised annually.

Rosemont Parent Volunteer/Communication Sign Up Sheet

Rosemont School is fortunate to have the support of many parents/guardians who have offered to organize volunteers, fundraise, supervise field trips, be a classroom helper, and share their expertise. To communicate volunteer opportunities effectively and efficiently at the school, those parents/guardians who wish to volunteer please provide the volunteer form that was sent home with your child on Tuesday, September 5. Our Rosemont School volunteer coordinator, Amy Cooper, will use this contact information to communicate opportunities to volunteer, at a school level. Additionally, you will also be made aware of volunteer opportunities specific to your child’s class from the parent volunteer “room parent.”

Reporting Absences / Lates

If your child is going to be late or absent:

• Call the school office 403-777-6230 and press 1
• Speak clearly and slowly when leaving a message and include:
• Your child’s name
• Teacher's name
• Reason for the absence or late

Pick- Up and Drop Off

Parents/Guardians who drop off their child(ren) at school. Please see map below for pick and drop off students.

Orientation in Your Child’s Classroom

We are excited to invite you to an orientation in your child’s classroom. Teachers will be sharing the year plan, exciting opportunities including field trips, discussing new curriculum information along with other essential information. There will be two sessions offered; 4:15 - 4:45 and 5:00 - 5:30. If you have three children, we will connect with you regarding your schedule. Stay tuned to information on how to book this time through MyCBE.

Terry Fox Spirit is Alive at Rosemont

The excitement is building around our Terry Fox School Run on the morning of September 20 in our beautiful school yard.  Families are welcome to volunteer to run with the students and teachers.  Please contact your child’s teacher if you would like to volunteer and you have an up to date police clearance in place.

Donations to the Terry Fox Foundation can be made for our school online at https://schools.terryfox.ca/Rosemont . A tax receipt is issued for amounts over $20.  We are also collecting ‘Toonies for Terry” in our classrooms until the day of the run. 

Please take time to check out the campaign posters, photos and t-shirts in our hallways during our Open House on September 21st. Cash donations can be left in the office that night.

Thank you,

Andrea and Sherry

Key Dates

September 20         Terry Fox Walk/Run
September 21         Orientation in your child’s classroom
September 22         Non-instructional day for students - No School
September 25 -29   Truth and Reconciliation Week
September 28       Orange Shirt Day
September 29         National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - No School
October 3                Picture Day