SABES QUE JAN 16, 2026
Parte de/Part of the Principal and Assistant Principal roles includes visiting classrooms to evaluate, supervise, and support teachers. We celebrate that our teachers at Glenmeadows School maintain high professional standards, as evidenced by their detailed planning and personalized teaching practices. Their love, care, and dedication to students and their learning are evidenced through engaging tasks, safe and respectful classroom cultures and environments, and collaborative practices. In our roles as supervisors, we provide feedback to enhance teaching and learning by meeting with teachers, as evidenced by professional discussions and reflections, to continue to improve our teaching practice. In the same manner, the school administrative team is frequently visited by the educational director to review all types of student data, which shows that our School Development plan is followed and that school structures are effective. Our school success is evidenced in our collective school data, including teacher classroom data, report cards, surveys (student, parent/guardian, teacher), Individual Program Plans, Provincial Achievement Test scores and effective school structures, to name a few. As we work through our students' data, one of our areas for attention and growth is students who are new to English as an additional language and have complex learning needs. To this end, we will provide professional development to increase our teaching capacity.
Nosotros/We are grateful to CBE for retiring old computers and iPads and for providing us with brand-new ones to best serve our students. We are also grateful to our School Society for purchasing a new cart to go with the new technology, as the old carts are not compatible with the new devices. Muchas gracias, families, por apoyar la escuela.
Tengan un lindo fin de semana/Have a nice weekend!
Ray Suarez
Principal
IMPORTANT DATES
NEXT WEEK
Wednesday, Jan 21 – Kinder in-school field trip
Thursday, Jan 22 – Jersey Day
Friday, Jan 23 – PM kinder attends
MONTH AHEAD
Jan 28 – Healthy Hunger Tim Hortons
Jan 30 – PD Day, no school
Feb 4 – Healthy Hunger Golden Bell Vietnamese
Feb 5 – Friendship Dance 5:30 – 7:30pm
Feb 11 – Healthy Hunger Subway
Feb 11 – Friendship Day
Feb 12-13 – Teacher’s Convention, no school
Feb 16 – Family Day, no school
SCHOOL UPDATES
MAKERSPACE UPDATE - THANK YOU
We would like to extend our gratitude to all the families who donated items to our makerspace this year. These donations help our students in learning and creating within the STEM program and help create excitement around science, technology, engineering and math. If you'd still like to contribute items, we are always in need of batteries (all varieties) and liquid thermometers.
Thank you as well to our volunteer, Kathleen, for taking the time to organize our space today.
DIA DE LA CAMISET DEPORTIVA/ JERSEY DAY
Students are invited to wear their favourite sports jersey or athletic shirt on Thursday, January 22 as we celebrate Día de la Camiseta Deportiva (Jersey Day)! This is a fun way to celebrate teamwork, movement, and school spirit. Athletic shirts, team jerseys, or Glenmeadows school sportswear are all welcome. We can’t wait to see everyone’s sporty style!
VOLUNTEERING AT GLENMEADOWS
If you would like to volunteer in the school, there are 2 steps required.
1. Annual Volunteer Registration Form
This form needs to be filled out annually. You can access it through your MyCBE account under Online Forms and Registration.
2. Current Police Clearance
To obtain a police clearance, our office will enter your details into the CBE volunteer database and send you a letter which you will need to obtain a police information check from the Calgary Police Service (CPS).
Please wait for an email from CPS to submit your request so you are not charged for the record check. CPS will email you a clearance document (this can take up to 2 weeks) which we ask that you share with the school (in person or email to algreenberg@cbe.ab.ca)
A CBE police clearance is valid for 5 years. If you’re unsure if your police clearance is still valid, you can reach out to the office.
For more information, you can visit the volunteer page on the CBE website.
SCHOOL COUNCIL & SOCIETY UPDATES
🌟 Parent Engagement Night
📅 March 5
⏰ 6:30 PM
🎤 Guest Speaker: Dr. Caroline Buzanko
🧠 Presentation Topic
Empowering Emotional Growth and Resilience: Strategies for Parents
👩⚕️ About Dr. Buzanko
Dr. Buzanko’s mission is to inspire and empower mental health professionals, educators, and families in supporting children’s and teens’ resilience and long-term success.
With over 20 years of clinical experience, she has developed proven systems and strategies that help children and teens build self-esteem, confidence, and resilience while capitalizing on their unique strengths.
🤝 Join us for an informative and engaging evening focused on supporting your child’s emotional development. Parents will gain practical tools and insights to:
- Strengthen emotional intelligence
- Improve communication with their child 💬
- Support healthy emotional regulation
- Foster resilience and confidence 🌱
✨ Empower your child with the skills they need to navigate life’s challenges with confidence and grace.
Please sign up here
🎉AMIGOS PARTY 🎉
WHEN: February 5th 5:30 – 7:30pm
TICKETS: Available on Healthy Hunger
FOOD: MUST BE PRE-ORDERED on Healthy Hunger
🙌 VOLUNTEERS: We are in need of 35 volunteers still. Please sign up by January 31st for the party to proceed. To ensure all students and families can attend, we will open multiple rooms in the school with different activities. This means we will need more parents to help out! Watch for the signups coming here.
🎶 Come dance, play, laugh, celebrate friendship and FUNDRAISE with us! 🎶
SKIP THE DEPOT
Save those empty cans and contribute them to the school instead! Create an account online or look up Escuela Glenmeadows School Society
LOST BUT FOUND!
Did you know your online label purchase can support the school? Select Glenmeadows School (Calgary) when checking out.
https://mabelslabels.ca/en-CA/category/school-labels
WEAR SCHOOL SPIRIT
It's a great time to show school spirit with our spirit wear store!
Select your style and colour with a portion of sales going back to the school.
https://barefernapparel.myshopify.com/collections/egs-school