Health and Safety Reminders
A few gentle reminders for both students and families:
- Please respect the bus zone in front of the school. We have 6 large buses - 4 of them have room to park in front of the crosswalk, but 2 of them need space behind the crosswalk, and are sometimes late. Please do not park/stop in front of the fence by the staff parking lot. CPS encourages a “walk a block” meet up spot for families who pick up their children to ensure the front of schools remains a safe place for students. Thank you for helping with this!
- In the interest of both healthy food choices and mess prevention…SJF is a slurpee/can free zone!!! We encourage students who wish to buy a slurpee from 7-eleven at lunch to buy the small size to allow them time to finish it before returning to school.
- As the nice weather returns, students can expect to be spending increasing amounts of time outside!! Please make sure you remember hats/sunscreen/water bottles/comfortable shoes as you plan for the day!
Bake Sale!
Sir John Franklin will be hosting a Bake Sale at lunch on Wednesday May 8, 2024 to fundraise for our 2024 Grade 9 Celebration of learning. The goal of this bake sale is to help raise funds to purchase decorations and snacks for the ceremony, and to hopefully lower costs on the grade 9 year end field trip.
If you wish to donate any baked goods to this cause, please visit our Microsoft Form. All baked goods must be individually wrapped, and a full list of ingredients must be provided.
We greatly appreciate your support in helping our Grade 9 students celebrate an exciting moment in their academic careers.
If you have any questions, please email Mr. Thompson (rothompson@cbe.ab.ca)
Cafeteria
The cafeteria has been a huge success in its opening 2 weeks! Ms. Sue is adjusting amounts every day based on sales, so if your first choice wasn’t available this week…keep trying! And we are excited to announce that we now have access to Debit/Credit! Daily specials will be added as we continue to grow!
Week at a Glance
Day | This Week Only | Recurring Weekly Student Activities |
Monday 6 | Level Up Calgary Season 3 Minecraft Challenge sign up at Lunch in the Library | |
Tuesday 7 | Grade 8/9 Band Rehearsal- 8am (April 30, May 7, May 14) | Backstage and Grade 8/9 Humanities Help at Lunch in Room 9 Sewing Club foods room at lunch |
Wednesday 8 | Bake Sale!! (See info above) | GSA in Room 15 Boys Soccer at second half lunch break |
Thursday 9 | Badminton Tournament!! Good luck, Firebirds! | Girls Soccer at second half lunch break |
Friday 10 | A1 ACL tour: Partial Improv team and grade 7 band, 9 AM - 11AM. | Volleyball club am |
*Please note: all athletics practices/games are listed below
Upcoming Dates
May 13 - Grade 9 ELA PAT Part A
May 15 - SJF Parent Council 6:30 PM
May 16 - Spring Band Concert 6:30 PM (and Growing Smiles pick-up!)
May 17 - Non-instructional day for students
May 20 - Victoria Day (no school)
June 6 - Celebration of Learning and Welcome to SJF! (6-7:30 PM)
June 7 - Semester 2 showcase (12:30 PM)
June 12 - Grade 9 ELA PAT Part B
June 13 - Grade 9 Math Part A PAT
June 13 - Grade 9 Farewell (evening)
June 18 - Grade 9 Math Part B PAT
June 19 - Grade 6 and 9 Social PAT
June 20 - Grade 6 and 9 Science PAT
June 21 - National Indigenous People’s Day
June 21 - Grade 9 Farewell Field Trip
June 27 - Last day of school - 1:30 PM dismissal
June 28 - Appeals Day
Firebird Athletics
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | |
AM (Before School) | Badminton Girls Doubles and Mixed Doubles-A Practice | Badminton Boys Doubles and Mixed Doubles-C Practice | Badminton Singles Practice and Mixed Doubles-B | Volleyball Club | |
Lunch | Boys Soccer Club | Girls Soccer Club | |||
PM (After | Badminton Singles Practice and Mixed Doubles-B | Badminton Girls Doubles and Mixed Doubles-A Practice | Badminton Boys Doubles and Mixed Doubles-C Practice | Badminton Tournament |
Resources
- Families with questions/feedback about bussing, can reach out directly to Southland 403-726-5966 and/or reach out to CBE Transportation here: t | 1-403-817-7433,
e | transportation@cbe.ab.ca
- The CBE Community Resource Guide contains a great list of community resources
- How to be an Ethical Online Citizen
- Mental Health Resources - Please reach out if you need help: Call the Distress Centre at 403-266-HELP (4357). Call the Kids Help Phone at 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868. Call the Mental Health Helpline at 1-877-303-2642 or the addiction line at 1-866-332-2322.
- MyCBE Account (Grades, Attendance, Fees, Transportation, Booking Interviews, etc).