Once again, we have quickly arrived at December! Staff and students have been working hard to prepare for our Winter Concerts and we are excited to see families joining in the concert fun. It will be an exciting month with lots of fun learning and activities happening in the classrooms. We would like to wish everyone a wonderful and safe Winter Break from Dec. 20 to Jan. 6 enjoying time with friends and family! 

Dates to Remember

November 28, 2024 

No school for Kindergarten 

Regular day for Grade 1-5 & EES 

 

School Council Holiday Dance – Jingle Bell Ball 6:15–7:15 pm OR 7:30-8:30 pm. Sign up!

 

Poinsettia & Purdy’s orders will be available for pick-up at the dances 6-8 pm or at the school 2:15 pm-3:30 pm 

November 29, 2024 

No School- PL Day 

December 5, 2024 

Healthy Hunger – Fun Snack – ALL Grades  Cinnzeo 

 

Winter Concert – Kinder & Grade 1: Hot Chocolate & Marshmallows (see information below) 

December 10, 2024 

Winter Concert – Grades 2 & 4 Party in a Pear Tree  

(see information below) 

December 12, 2024 

Winter Concert – Grades 3 & 5 Party in a Pear Tree 

(see information below) 

December 19, 2024 

Healthy Hunger – Fun Lunch – Opa, no kinder orders please, only for Grade 1-5 & EES 

December 20, 2024 

Last day of classes before Winter break  

December 23-January 3 

School Closed – Winter Break 

January 6, 2025 

Classes resume 

Winter Concerts 

Please see previous email sent about Winter Concerts. Teachers will be sending a reminder email to families closer to the concert dates.

Grade 

Concert 

Date 

Time 

Who 

K/1 

Hot Chocolate & Marshmallows 

Dress Rehearsal 

Dec. 5 

1:00 pm 

Friends and Family 

K/1 

Evening 

Dec. 5 

6:00 pm 

2 guests/student 

  

  

  

  

  

2/4 

Party in a Pear Tree 

Dress Rehearsal 

Dec. 10 

1:00 pm 

Friends and Family 

2/4 

Evening 

Dec. 10 

6:00 pm 

2 guests/student 

  

  

  

  

  

3/5 

Party in a Pear Tree 

Dress Rehearsal 

Dec. 12 

1:00 pm 

Friends and Family 

3/5 

Evening 

Dec. 12 

6:00 pm 

2 guests/student 

Healthy Hunger 

Please place your order online on Healthy Hunger, as no orders are handled at the school. You can order up to 5 days before the scheduled lunch/snack day.  

If your child will not be in attendance that day and you wish to pick up your order, please email the school auburnbay@cbe.ab.ca by 10:30 am to have it kept in the office for pickup. If we do not hear from parents, the item will be disposed of or given away. 

Volunteers 

We appreciate our volunteers that come in to support activities and field trips! If you do not have a current police clearance and are interested in volunteering, please contact the office to learn about the process.  

Winter Weather 

Please make sure your child is dressed for the weather with warm coats, hats, mitts and boots. It is important to have all items labelled with your child’s name.  

With the temperatures dropping throughout the week, we will be most likely implementing some "Blue Days".  

"Blue Days" are when we will be indoors and occur when the temperature is minus 20 (including wind chill) and below. We use the temperature reading on our school website to determine this. 

Patrols 

We have been approved by AMA to implement the Grade 5 Patrol Program for our school. The training session for this, will be set for a day in January. More information will be shared with Grade 5 families at a later date.  

We are looking forward to setting this up with Grade 5 students and thank students who have expressed interest in this leadership opportunity.  

The adults currently supporting the students and families crossing at the crosswalk is organized by parents, not the school. We appreciate the time and dedication these community volunteers have been putting in until our Grade 5 Patrol Program is set up. The program takes time to get up and running and we appreciate everyone’s patience. 

We have been working with the City of Calgary and have been approved for a RRFB (Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon) light for the “L” crosswalk. It will be installed in the New Year. Great news! 

We appreciate everyone working together to keep our students and families safe.  

Winter Break 

The school will be closed from December 21-January 5, 2025.  Classes will resume January 6, 2025. 

We wish you all a wonderful Winter Break! 

Contact Information

School Email: auburnbay@cbe.ab.ca 

School Phone: (403) 817-3540 

School Website: https://auburnbay.cbe.ab.ca/