Dear Auburn Bay Families, 

It is hard to believe that another summer is coming to an end. We hope everyone had a fabulous summer enjoying time with friends and family. We are excited to fill the school with learning, chatter, laughter and fun and see everyone’s smiling faces on August 29th! Staff are busy preparing for the arrival of Auburn Bay’s wonderful students and families.  

For the returning families, welcome back, and to the new families, we are looking forward to meeting you. We are excited to work together to create a welcoming, supportive, and safe learning environment for all of our students during the 2024-2025 school year. 

Enjoy the last few days of summer break and we will see you all soon! 

Lisa Thibeau, Principal 

Denean Langlois, Assistant Principal 

Important Dates 

Not Returning to Auburn Bay  

We know that changes and moves happen over the summer. If you have received this email and are no longer attending Auburn Bay School, please email the office as soon as possible.  

First Day of School 

We are looking forward to welcoming students back on Thursday, August 29!  

Grades 1-5 and EES families will receive an email from your child’s new teacher by end of day on Tuesday, August 27. This email will introduce your child’s teacher name and welcome video link, as well as first day of school information, including a map of what door your child will enter and exit from. For Kindergarten students, you received your package in the spring with information about the staggered entry.  

Open House 

Auburn Bay will be having an Open House on Thursday, September 12 from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM. This will provide an opportunity for families to meet teachers and see classrooms. School Council has kindly organized for food trucks to be here for the evening, also. Please mark your calendars, as we would love to see everyone! 

School Supplies 

All students need to bring to school are: indoor shoes; water bottle; lunch kit (if staying for lunch) and a backpack. Please make sure all items are labeled with your child’s name. All other supplies are purchased by the school using the mandatory school fee which will be added to your MyCBE account by mid October. 

School Website/Updates 

A monthly email will be sent from the school with updates. Teachers will share information in their welcome back email/video about their Instagram accounts where you can see what your child is learning about in class.  

School Calendar 

The school calendar can be found on the Auburn Bay website.  

Lunch Supervision 

If your child will be staying for lunch, please make sure to register for lunch supervision on your MyCBE account. The fee will not be added until mid October. If needed, applying for a waiver can be done through your MyCBE account.  

Supervision will start on the first day, even if you have not registered yet. If your child is going home for lunch, you do not need to register for lunch. However, please email the school and your child’s teacher to let us know. If you child goes home for lunch, they are to return at the end of their scheduled lunch time and not any earlier. 

Attendance 

If your child will be absent or late, please make sure to call or email the school. 

School Entry and Dismissal 

We will continue with the soft entry start and doors will open in the morning at 7:50 AM. Students are to enter through their grade doors (shared in the teacher welcome email). Instruction time starts at 8:00 AM, but grade doors will remain open until 8:05 AM (Note the change from 8:10 AM last year). Students that arrive after 8:05 AM will need to go through the front doors and sign in at the office. 

Students will be dismissed at 2:30 PM and will exit through their grade doors.  

School Council 

We have a wonderful School Council that supports and provides exciting learning opportunities and fun activities for staff, students and families! Our first meeting will be on Thursday, Aug. 29 at 6:00 PM. If you are interested in joining, please come to the front doors of the school at 6:00 pm. We are always looking forward to meeting new people who would like to join. No babysitting is provided.  

School Email - auburnbay@cbe.ab.ca 

School Phone - (403) 817-3540