Yellow School Bus Registration

Administration has released a report that provides information on plans to adjust yellow school bus service for elementary and junior high students. The report goes to the Board of Trustees tomorrow.

By mid-October students riding yellow school buses will be accessing stops in alignment with travel distances of 1.6 and 1.8 km for elementary and junior high schools. As we plan safe and accessible bus stop locations, there may be slight variances in these distances for some students.

If you have not already done so, it is important that you submit your transportation registration forms by Friday, September 25th. This will allow us to finalize our ridership numbers and continue working through solutions to change routes.

Registration can be completed online through your My CBE Account or forms are available at the school office.

Mulching Event

The City of Calgary 2014 tree disaster recovery program, is offering free tree mulch to communities throughout Calgary. A tandem of mulch will be delivered to the school and dropped off in the parking lot on the North (8th Avenue) side of the Westgate Community Centre. Westgate School will have a school wide event on Friday, September 11 where students and parents will spread mulch in designated areas of the school grounds. We are looking for parent volunteers to assist in this event. 

How can you help?

- Drop off wheelbarrows and shovels to the front of the school ON FRIDAY, with your name clearly labelled.

- Come and work with your child's class to spread the mulch. (See attached class schedule and check in with a parent in an orange vest when you arrive.) Come during the day to help with the spreading with mulch.

If you can volunteer at this event, please email Mme Heather White hcwhite@cbe.ab.ca.

PLEASE NOTE:  Due to the mulching event the Welcome Back Assembly for students has been postponed  to Tuesday, September 22nd.

Welcome Back

Dear Westgate Parents and Guardians,

This is a quick note to let you know that we had a great first day of school at Westgate! It was a real pleasure for all staff to see the bright smiling faces of our students this morning. Our Grade 1 students were outstanding as they experienced a full school day. Our Grade 1’s ate lunch at school for the first time and went out for recess! We welcomed a number of new students to the Westgate school community as well. Our veteran Gators did an excellent job of supporting them through the day! Thank you to all of our students for being such wonderful citizens of our school community. Please feel free to contact your child’s teacher, Sra. McCruden, or me if you have questions regarding your child’s education at Westgate. We wish everyone an enjoyable school year!

Warm regards,
Scott Fehr
Principal, Westgate School

Bus Maps

Please note that at the end of the day all busses pick up students at Westgate School first and then proceed to Rosscarrock School to pick up students.

Bus departure from Rosscarrock School is 3:00 pm, please calculate drop off times based on this.

A reminder, if you have not already done so, 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.

Welcome Back!

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.

Transportation and Noon Supervision Registration

Transportation and noon supervision registrations are due June 25, 2015. Fees do not need to be paid until September. Registrations received after June 25, 2015 impact route design and bus stop locations, and can result in delays to service in September.

Please register online through your My CBE Account or complete the forms and return them to the school no later than June 25th.

The Week Ahead: June 22 - 26, 2015

Thursday, June 25
Last day of school
8:15 - 11:15 Sports Day - All Kindergarten students attend in the morning
11:40 - 12:05 Grade 3 & 4 Hockey Club, Westgate Cup
Report Cards go home

Friday, June 26
No School
Appeals Day 8:00 - 12:00

French Summer Camps

If you are looking for a French Summer Camp, the following links provide information on the programs available in Calgary.

http://francozonecamp.com/en/about-us/

http://www.afcalgary.ca/events/summer-camp/

http://www.cpfalta.ab.ca/Students/camps.htm