Dear West Ridge Families,

Welcome to the 2024-25 school year!

We have been working hard to prepare for the upcoming year, and are excited to have your child(ren) return on Thursday, August 29. Details around what ‘Back to School’ looks like at West Ridge can be found here: https://westridge.cbe.ab.ca/back-to-school

Please note that on these first days of school we will have a staggered entry to enhance the transition for our Grade 5 students.

  • Grade 5 students will begin at the regular start time of 8:30 AM. 
  • Grade 6 through 9 students will only come for the afternoon (12:43 PM start). 
  • All grades (5-9) will end the day at the regular 3:10 PM dismissal.

Your child’s homeroom teacher will be reaching out to families to welcome them to their class, via School Messenger on Wednesday, August 28 at 3pm! In this message, you will learn who your teacher(s) are and where to go on Thursday.

If your family has moved out of the designated area for West Ridge School or have chosen not to attend West Ridge School in 2024-2025, please contact our front office staff at 403-871-3552 so we can properly adjust our student data. Thank you for your attention to this.

School & Home Communication

Please note that core teachers will be communicating home bi-weekly through a school messenger/email so parents will know what is happening in classrooms.

Complementary teachers will also be communicating with families through an online platform (Google Classroom, D2L) which will be shared with students during the first class. 

Extracurricular Activities & Sports Teams

West Ridge provides many different activities students will be able to choose from to become a strong part of the school community. Dates and times for these activities will be communicated to students at school through our website and through our Week Ahead Messages.

Our PE Team has been busy and details around tryouts, etc are already visible on our website.  https://westridge.cbe.ab.ca/athletics

Details around gym strip and athletic shirts can be found here: https://westridge.cbe.ab.ca/merchandise

School Supply Shopping

Students in Grades 5 and 6 will have their school supplies purchased for them by the school.

Students in Grades 7/8/9 can use the following as a guide to what they will need. Some variations will occur depending on the teachers the student has assigned.

  • Binders - 3, 2-inch binders
  • Paper – lined and/or coil notebooks
  • Paper – grid paper (graphing)
  • Dividers
  • Pencils and Pens
  • Erasers (2-3)
  • Pencil sharpener with collection section for shavings
  • Highlighter Pens
  • White board markers (thin)
  • Scissors
  • Pencil case
  • Fine tipped sharpies
  • Pencil crayons
  • Geometry set (protractor & compass)
  • Scientific Calculator (includes sin, tan, cps, x2, etc)

Do You Have a MyCBE Account? Have You Added Your Child(ren) To the Account?

Parents / Legal Guardians / Independent Students who have not already done so, must create a MyCBE account and add their child(ren) to the account to:

  • access your child’s program information (e.g., course assessments, daily attendance record, report card)
  • view your child’s learning using Brightspace by D2L
  • pay fees and request waivers
  • register for transportation and lunch ​supervision
  • book parent-teacher conferences
  • submit online school forms (required for 2024-25 school year)

You will need your email address on file at the school as well as your child’s CBE ID, which can be found on the:

  • SchoolEngage student profile, for families that registered their child using SchoolEngage. 
    Note | For a visual guide on how to find the CBE ID within SchoolEngage, refer to SchoolEngage CBE Student ID
  • CBE Report Card, beside the child's name
  • CBE ID card

MyCBE Account

For parents / legal guardians / independent students without a MyCBE account

  1. Sign in at www.cbe.ab.ca/mycbe
  2. Create the account; refer to MyCBE - Creating an Account
  3. Add child(ren); refer to MyCBE - Adding Additional Students

For parents / legal guardians / independent students with a MyCBE account

  1. Sign in at www.cbe.ab.ca/mycbe
  2. Add child(ren); refer to MyCBE - Adding Additional Students

School Forms

There are a variety of different forms parents are asked to complete at the start of each school year. The completion of these forms has been moved online to SchoolEngage. The following forms can be completed via SchoolEngage:

  • Demographic Verification Form
  • Annual Authorization Form, which includes:
    • School District Use of Personal Information
    • Consent for CBE Use of Student Information
    • Consent for Use of Student Information by News Media and Outside Groups (Third Party)

SchoolEngage can be accessed through the following link: SchoolEngage

Should you need any of the above forms printed for you, please contact our main office.


We are looking forward to seeing everyone!

- West Ridge School Staff