TARADALE SCHOOL TALK JUNE 23, 2024

Hello Taradale Families,

Whew! What an incredible last week at Taradale! On Monday, our EverActive Changemakers and Ms. Vandertoorn, Mr. Nguyen, and Mrs. Lock spent the day outside painting our pavement. This was made possible by a grant through Activate YYC and our year long residency with Ever Active Schools. We think they did an amazing job! On Tuesday and Wednesday, we were thrilled to have a visit by the Robotics Team from Nelson Mandela High School to work with our Grade 3 and 4 students! Our Taradale students were so excited learn and try out the robots! We look forward to continuing this partnership with Nelson Mandela! On Wednesday, we were also fortunate to have the Calgary Stampede Pancake Breakfast Committee provide our “Pancake Breakfast”. Thank you to all the volunteers who made this possible. On Thursday, we had our Grade 4 Send Off! It was amazing to celebrate all of our students’ accomplishments as we send them off to Middle School.

Staffing Updates:

June is always a bittersweet month. While we are finishing our school year, we are also looking ahead to the next year. We will have some staffing changes as some of our teachers are moving onto new adventures in CBE. We wish them the best in their new roles in CBE.

We are saying Farewell for now, Friend to:

Mr. Hoan Nguyen

Mrs. Katie McIntyre

Mrs. Nadia Lauder

Mrs. Janelle Ostafie

Ms. Joanne Rublee

Ms. Annie Tran

Ms. Michiko Brown

Ms. Mindy Hansen

Reminders and Updates:

Taradale Commitment to Truth and Reconciliation:

Each year, in recognition of National Indigenous Peoples Day and in alignment with the CBE Education Plan, Taradale School acknowledges and supports the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Calls to Action, and renews our own commitment to action. We invite you to read our renewed commitment for Truth and Reconciliation here

Report Cards:

Report cards will be available online through MyCBE Account/ PowerSchool on Wednesday June 25.

Kindergarten:

Last day of classes for AM Kindergarten is on June 25, 2025

Last day of classes for PM Kindergarten is on June 26, 2025-dismissal at 11:25 AM

Last Day of School:

Thursday June 26 is the last day of school. It is an EARLY DISMISSAL day with dismissal at 12:15 PM.

Early Pick up
If you are coming to the school to pick up your child early, you must come to the office. As a new process, we are asking parents to sign your child out. We have a sign-out book as you come into the office. Students will not be released from their dismissal doors. Please ring the bell and let the office know you are here to pick up your child.

Dismissal

Students are dismissed at 3:00 pm. The students must stay in their meeting spot with their supervisor until they see a parent. It is very important that families are on time to pick up students.

Safety 

Student and staff safety is one of the most important things we do at school. We recognize that the traffic is very busy at dismissal time. If you are driving to pick up your child, please ensure you are parking so that you are not obstructing the flow of traffic, and the crosswalk. We will not let the children to come to your car in the middle of the road. You must park and come and meet your child. The crosswalk supervisors are doing their best to ensure everyone is safe. Please be patient, and we will ensure we are being efficient with crossing the street. We all have a role to play in student and staff safety.

Thank you!

Karen Bose and Tara Vandertoorn