Dear Parents/Guardians,

Here are some updates for the coming week:

Athletics

Badminton

Badminton season is off to a great start. Our Grade 8 and 9 teams had strong showings in their exhibition matches against Vincent Massey earlier this week. Please remember that the musical will be set up in the Main Gym all of next week, so badminton practices will be happening in the Aux. Gym only. The badminton teams will have access to the Main Gym again starting on May 5.

Night of the Raptors

Thank you to the parents/families/businesses who have already donated items for our upcoming Night of the Raptors celebration. If you are unfamiliar with this event, Night of the Raptors is a celebration of all things athletics and is open to any student, coach, or volunteer that was part of an inter-school team throughout the school year. Additional information will be forthcoming about this evening in the weeks to come. If you are willing to donate door prizes for this exciting event, please get in touch with Mr. Dixon via email (tcdixon@cbe.ab.ca).

Track Day

Our school-wide Track Day is scheduled for May 15. We are looking for about 15-20 broken hockey sticks that we can repurpose as stakes to partition our athletic field during this event. If you have any broken sticks that you could donate, we would gladly accept them. Sticks can be brought to the school and dropped off in the PE office.

Attendance

If your child will be absent, please call 403-817-3552 and dial 1 to leave a message including the student's last name and first name, and reason for their absence. Alternatively, please feel free to email us at westridge@cbe.ab.ca  (voicemail OR email, please).

Fundraising

We are doing a perogies and sausage fundraiser they can be purchased using the QR code I have attached to this e-mail.

Learn more!

Volunteer Application Process

Should you wish to volunteer with us, please read the steps below:

  1. Log into your MYCBE Account (www.cbe.ab.ca/mycbe)
  2. Click on the School Engage icon
  3. Click on Volunteer form (+)
  4. Fill out the form and submit. This form is required yearly, for parents wishing to volunteer (optional).
  5. School will review it and either approve your form if you already have Police Clearance with the CBE or
  6. If you are not in our police check clearance database yet, we will enter your details. Next, you will receive an email from CPS within a few days. Please allow 7-10 days and also check your spam folders.
  7. Calgary Police Service (CPS) emails newly registered volunteers directly once a week, prompting you to start the process.
  8. Please follow the steps from their email, to guarantee your police check will be free – covered by the CBE and linked to our organization
  9. Once you have received your police clearance, please upload the letter to your CBE School Engage Volunteer form, or alternatively, show it to us at the school office (in person or by email).
  10. Final step: your status will change from “being processed” to “cleared” on our volunteer database. 

2025-2026 School Year

An email went out to all families a few weeks ago asking that you let us know if your child(ren) will NOT return to West Ridge School in the fall. Please let us know as soon as possible if they are not coming back. Please reply to siarezo@cbe.ab.ca with the following information:

  1. Full legal name
  2. Next year school (CBE, non-CBE, out of Canada, out of Province, private, etc).

Please email the office only if your student is NOT coming. If your student is moving on to High School, there is no need for you to email us either.

West Ridge Parent Council/Society

School Council Meeting

Thank you to all who came out to the meeting this week and stayed to learn from our guest speaker, Tracy Normandeau.  

JOIN the WRS School Council or Society!

We need the help of our parent community, to ensure the success of our students and school initiatives. Together we support the kids and staff at West Ridge School by building community, supporting learning, and adding as much fun as we can.

  • We are in need of volunteers to fill the vacant roles for the 2025-2026 school year! If interested, please email wrscouncil@gmail.com

Growing Smiles Flower Fundraiser

You have 2 weeks left to order some beautiful spring flowers!

Learn more about the fundraiser!

Stay in the Loop

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram!

Quick links for fundraisers and sign-ups at www.westspringswestridge.ca

Skip-the-Depot https://app.skipthedepot.com/westridgeschool

Send us an email

Council: wrscouncil@gmail.com

Society: infowrss@gmail.com 

Check out the school webpage https://westridge.cbe.ab.ca/school-council