Dear families of King George School,

Thank you to our incredible School Council and all volunteers who helped in any capacity to organize and host our annual Pancake Breakfast. We are extremely grateful. This event is so important to bring our school community together and to help kick off our new school year in a good way. We thoroughly enjoyed seeing all the smiling faces and having the opportunity to connect with families. It was a great success!

Action Items -Important Documents to fill out and return

All families should have received an email from CBE School Improvement regarding mandatory forms to fill out online (School Engage) by September 18. Please refer to this email for more information on how to complete these mandatory forms.

The following additional form is to be returned with your child to school or sent electronically to kinggeorge@cbe.ab..ca

• Health Form: The Student Health Plan is required to be completed only for students identified with significant health issues.

Please remember to review the following letter:

• Walking Field Trip Letter under Resources

Parent/Guardian Viewpoint

You will be receiving a link to the Parent /Guardian Viewpoint (through Microsoft Forms) from your child’s classroom teacher in the upcoming days. This online questionnaire will allow us to get to know your child to better support them both academically and holistically at school.

Safety Week - Sept 11 - 15

It’s Safety Week at King George School! The purpose of this week is to increase awareness in King George community about safety as we navigate around the school. We will have parent volunteers monitoring high traffic areas throughout the week. This includes making safe decisions in the following high-traffic areas, such as:

• Patrol crosswalk: Respecting the patroller’s space, listening to their cues and using the crosswalk to cross the street.
• Kiss n Go drop off area: Using this as a quick drop off space and respecting the street signs. This is not a parking area.
• 10th Street Bus Zone: Leaving this space for buses only. This is not a drop off location.
• Staff Parking lots: Leaving this space for staff only. It’s not a pickup or drop off area.
• Use the crosswalks to cross 9th street and 10th street.
• Walk your bike on the school grounds.
• No parking within 5m of a crosswalk or stop sign. This 5m space is marked on 21 Ave by the painted curb.

We hope that Safety Week will provide our community with time to reflect on how we can work together to keep students safe at school, and to think about healthy alternatives and all of their benefits. Thank you to our School Council for their work in keeping our school safe!

If you’re interested in volunteering for safety week, please sign up here.

Picture Day – Wednesday September 13

Picture Day is on Wednesday September 13. Your child will have the opportunity to have an individual picture taken by Lifetouch. The pictures will be sent home with your child in the following weeks, and you can choose to order pictures! Ordering pictures is optional; however we do ask students to have their picture taken for school records. There will be a picture retake day offered on October 18.

King George Open House - Thursday September 21

We will be inviting you to meet your child’s teacher in person on September 21 to learn more about the academic, social, and well-being goals for this year. You will also have a chance to learn about your child’s classroom routines and expectations. Teachers will offer two presentation times, at 6:00 pm and 6:45 pm. Conference bookings will be available starting Thursday September 14 at 5 pm. Please sign up for a conference using the Conference Booking system in your MyCBE account.

Update to our Timetable

Our Division 2 (Grades 3 – 5) morning recess will be from 9:40 am - 9:55 am beginning on Monday. This adjustment in our timetable will allow for a longer transition time between our two morning recesses.

Upcoming Dates

Tuesday September 12: -Enkutatash (Ethiopian New Year). Wishing a Happy Ethiopian New Year to all who celebrate!
Wednesday September 13: Picture Day (Individual)
Thursday September 14: School Council Meeting at 7 pm (King George Learning Commons)
Friday September 15: PM Kindergarten attend (8:00am -12:10pm)

Have a wonderful weekend,
Allison Hull, principal & Renée Samson, assistant principal