Andrew Sibbald School

1711 Lake Bonnavista Dr SE Calgary AB T2J 2X9

t | 403-777-6830 f | 403-777-6833 | andrewsibbald@cbe.ab.ca

Welcome Back to School!!

From Administration
Welcome back from what I hope was a fantastic summer, filled with a mix
of relaxation and adventure and lots of time with family and friends. As
you may have heard, it looks like we will not have to share our school to
start up the year as Auburn Bay is scheduled to open on time. Our school
is looking fabulous thanks to the hard work of our facility operator, Mr.
Bert Zhai. Staff are feeling rejuvenated and excited about the school year
ahead. We can hardly wait until students arrive next week!

I have enclosed some information to make your first day at school a
success. Please do not hesitate to contact Admin Assistant Pat Summerton
(pysummerton@cbe.ab.ca ) or myself, Kim Manser (kdmanser@cbe.ab.ca )
if you have any questions. The office will be open beginning Aug 29th from
9:00 3:00. We are also available by phone or email.

Classroom Teacher
At Sibbald we know that finding out who your new teacher is going to be is
an important part of the excitement of coming back to school, and we
wanted to share this information with you in advance of your return. You
will receive an email by Friday morning indicating who your childs teacher
will be.

First day of school Sept. 6
All teachers will be outside at 8:05 am to welcome families. Please make
your way to your childs entrance door where teachers will be there to
greet you. Students in Kindergarten, and Grade 3/4 will use the doors on
the back of the school (west side). Students in Grade 1/2 will use the
entrance doors on the east side. Once the bell rings at 8:20 am students
will enter the school with their teachers. Students can be picked up from
their designated doors at 2:52 pm.

Kindergarten Staggered Entry
There is a staggered entry for Kindergarten students on the first day of
school. Students will either attend school from 8:20 9:35 or from 9:50
11:12 the first day only. After that they will resume their regular hours.

An email will be sent home later this week reminding Kindergarten

families of their scheduled staggered entry times.

School Hours 2016-2017
Grades 1 4
Monday Thursday - 8:20 11:20, 12:15 2:52
Friday 8:30 12:05
Lunch students eat from 11:20 11:45, then they go outside to play from
11:45 12:15

Kindergarten
Monday Thursday - 8:20 11:12 and alternating Fridays 8:20 12:05

Online Agendas - Blogs and Twitter
Teachers and students will be using electronic agendas (also referred to as
classroom blogs) as one way of communicating with parents. Twitter will
also be used to enhance communication. These can be accessed soon on
our school website. More information about this will be sent home from
your childs teacher.
I will also be using an agenda blogs to post updates from admin. My
updates will include school celebrations and information regarding
upcoming events.

Subscribe to stay informed
Due to Canadas Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL), you will need to subscribe
online if you want to continue receiving email or text messages on
commercial school topics such as picture days, student fees, field trip
costs, yearbooks, fun lunches and more. Starting Oct. 1, 2016, if you have
not subscribed, you will no longer receive these messages. You will
continue to receive messages on non-commercial school topics such as
absence and emergency notifications.

In addition, if you want to be able to receive any text messages from your
school or the Calgary Board of Education, you need to opt-in for texts.

To ensure you can receive messages from the Calgary Board of
Education and our schools, please do the following:
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1. To subscribe to receive commercial messages, go to

www.cbe.ab.ca/subscribe to enter your email address and click
Subscribe. Use the primary email address on file at the school.

2. To opt-in to receive text messages, text the word YES to the six-digit
number 724665.

If your contact information changes, please:
Tell the school
Subscribe online again, if your email address changes
Opt-in for text messages again, if your cell number changes

Please note:
Your subscription and opt-in will apply to any Calgary Board
of Education school that your children attend; however, if
you provided different contact information to different
schools, you will need to subscribe and opt-in for every email
address and cell number.
Your subscription and opt-in will continue indefinitely
unless you withdraw your consent.
You can withdraw your consent at any time. To unsubscribe
for commercial electronic messages go to
www.cbe.ab.ca/unsubscribe. To opt-out of receiving any text
messages, text STOP to 724665.

School supply lists
The instructional fee you pay covers classroom supplies such as pencils,
journals, crayons etc. We ask that you provide your child with the
following:
A backpack large enough to hold a library book
A pair of indoor runners that can be securely fastened (Velcro,
laces) and left at school (labelled with their name)
A nutritious snack each day (e.g. fruit, cut up veggies, yogurt, cheese
and crackers)
If enrolled in noon supervision then you will also need a lunch in a
lunch kit labeled with your childs name
Please label everything!!


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Forms
An envelope with all required forms will be coming home in the first week
of school. All coloured forms will need to be returned in the envelope, with
white forms being for your information only. All fees can be paid online at
your CBE account. If you have any questions about forms or fees please do
not hesitate to contact administrative assistant, Pat Summerton.

Safety
All doors will remain locked during the day. When the bell rings at each
entry time, teachers will be there to open doors and welcome students to
the building. If you drop your child off LATE in the back of the school
please remind them to walk around to the front door and ring the buzzer,
as all doors will be locked.

Staffing
Currently this is what our staffing looks like for the fall. Once we have our
student numbers on the first day of school we will review our funding
allocation and make any necessary adjustments.
Kindergarten (am only)
Leann Deisting
Grade 1/2
Tasha Craik
Laura Howden
Erin Manes
Grade 3 / 4
Jaime Hatchette
Lori Bonanno (Learning Leader)
Music
Leann Deisting
Mental Health
Syrena Oswald
Roxanna Patrascu (Behaviour Support Worker)
Administration
Kim Manser (Principal)
Pat Summerton (Admin. Assistant)
Education Assistants
Sandra Eckland
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Library Assistant
Jennifer Norman
Meal Supervisors
Janae Wickhorst (Lead)
Jennifer Norman
Maureen Bartolome
Kelly Charbonneau
Facility Operator
Bert Zhai
Night- time Cleaner
Deb Ryan
Temporary Extra Support
The following staff will join Andrew Sibbald School temporarily in the fall.
Charlotte Kosier (Teacher)
Wendy McEwen (Education Assistant)
Amy Magnan (Education Assistant)

Please dont hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,
Kim Manser
Principal

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