Welcome back to a brand new school year! It sure is an exciting time!
School starts on Tuesday, September 1st at 8:15.
We do not provide school supply lists. Supplies are provided by the school and parents are charged a flat fee for them later on. All students need to bring is a backpack, indoor shoes, a snack and lunch if they will be staying at school over the noon hour.
Teachers will be contacting families by noon on Monday, August 31st to let you know about class placement and where to meet on the first day. If for some reason you do not hear from us by noon on Monday, you can give the school a call Monday afternoon, or come to the office on Tuesday morning. Please remember that we do not take teacher requests unless you have important information about your child that we did not have when making class lists in June.
Bussing students: Bus maps are now available on the Westgate website at
http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b140/. They will be available at the school on August 27th.
Please email westgate@cbe.ab.ca with your bus information before September 1st. We require the bus route letter and the bus stop number to school and home for each of your children as soon as possible. We also need their name(s) and grades(s). We need this information before your child can take the bus home.
Students who go to childcare after school: Please email westgate@cbe.ab.ca with your child’s name, grade and provide the name of the childcare provider that will be picking up your child.
Students who do not take the bus: Please email westgate@cbe.ab.ca with your child’s name and grade and indicate that your child does not take the bus.
Providing this information helps us enormously.
Fees: If you have already paid your transportation and/or lunch fees thank you very much. If you registered online in June but have not yet paid, you can now check your
My CBE Account to see if you are able to pay your fees online (4-6 weeks after registration). If you have not yet registered, you can register online through your
My CBE Account. You can access your account from the CBE website
www.cbe.ab.ca/fees and register using the same email address the school has on file for your family. If you are unable to register online, paper forms can be found on the CBE website at
http://www.cbe.ab.ca/registration/forms-you-need/Pages/default.aspx or at the school.
Forms outlining school-based fees for supplies etc. will be sent out shortly after school starts.
Welcome Back Picnic: Parents and families are invited to join Westgate staff and students at lunch for a Welcome Back Picnic on Friday, September 4th from 11:40 until 12:28. If you are able to come, bring your own lunch and a picnic blanket! This will be a very informal chance for those who can come to meet teachers, other students and parents. All children will participate, regardless of whether their families can come or not.
Please enjoy your last few days of summer vacation.
