Important Dates
September 16 - School Council Annual General Meeting at 7:00pm in the Learning Commons. All parents are welcome. If you need an ASL Interpreter, please reach out to the main office.
September 27 – Non-Instructional Day (no classes for students)
September 30 – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (no classes for students)
Meet the Teacher Night
Meet the Teacher will be on Thursday, September 12th, from 6-8pm.
Grade 7 and 8 students will be filling in a blank timetable so that their parents know where
to go. Grades 9-12 will be following a mini-Thursday schedule, so please know
your child’s Thursday schedule, teacher name, and classroom #.
6:00 – 6:20 – Admin presentation in senior gym
6:20 – 6:30 – Move towards your child’s Period 2 class
6:30 - 6:40 – Period 2 class
6:45 – 6:55 – Period 1 class
7:00 – 7:10 – Period 4 class
7:15 – 7:25 – Period 3 class
7:30 – 8:00 – Mix and mingle in SGA (Student Gathering Area)
GATE Parent Association
Welcome back to our new and returning GATE families!
The GATE Parent Association will be hosting our Annual General Meeting on Monday September 23rd at 7:00 pm, on Zoom. We will be discussing the work of the GPA in prior years and goals for the upcoming year, and presenting our audited financials for the previous year. We will also be voting in a new Vice President and Treasurer. Please register at: https://gatecalgary.ca/meeting-registration/.
All parents and guardians of GATE students are automatically members of the GATE Parent Association. The GPA is a great way to stay connected to the GATE community and receive updates on GATE-specific matters. Please sign up for the newsletter here: https://gatecalgary.ca/
Quebec Trip Initial Meeting
All parents interested in registering their child for our 2025 Quebec trip, please attend our after school informational meeting @5pm on Thursday, September 26, 2024 in the Learning Commons. Your child must be enrolled in French class this academic year AND be in Grades 8-12.
Business Office
All outstanding textbooks from previous years must be returned, lost textbook fees will be removed automatically.
Lockers are optional for Gr 10-12 students and may be requested at the Business Office.
Optional course fees will be assigned at the beginning of Oct, but please watch for early athletics, field trips, clubs, etc. Fees are added throughout the year; please check your account regularly.
Families who need financial support with school fees must submit a Central Fee Waiver application through their PowerSchool account.
Student Parking is by registration only in the designated student parking lot. Please register at the Business Office to receive a parking pass. Passes are free but insurance and registration information will be needed. Students without a parking pass or found parking in
guest/staff parking may be subject to ticketing and/or towing. Parking will be on a first come first served basis, if all spots are full, students will need to find alternative spots. No student parking in the visitor or staff parking lots.
There are no refunds at the Business Office for incidents with the drink or snack vending machines. If your student has an
issue with one of the machines, they are directed to call the number on the vending machine.
There is no cash exchange or bank machine/cashback at the Business Office. Please ensure your student has appropriate
denominations for the vending machine, bus, cafeteria, etc.
You can access your PowerSchool account at https://sis.cbe.ab.ca/public/home.html
Terry Fox Run
Once again QEHS will be raising money and supporting cancer research with the Terry Fox Run. Friday Sept 20th.
Students will meet in their Learning Communities (Jr. High) and Home Rooms (Sr. High) to learn about Terry Fox and participate in a run/walk through the community.
Toonies for Terry and other cash donations will be collected on the morning of September 20 in class and through the week in the front office. If you would prefer to donate online our school has a donation link on the Terry Fox Foundation
website https://schools.terryfox.ca/QueenElizabethHigh
Fashion Studies
Thank you to all parents who reached out regarding donating fabric! If you have any unused fabric or sewing
notions taking up space in your home then the Queen E fashion program is still looking for
donations! We would appreciate for the following:
· Embroidery thread - any colour
· All sewing thread
· Buttons
· Elastic
· Ribbon
· Cording
· Beads (pony, seed, and anything in between)
· Cotton - fat quarters, quilting cotton, etc. (no jersey knit
at this time)
· Flannel
· Crafting felt
At this time, we do not need gently used clothing. We will look to complete an upcycling project at some point in the year and will put out a call for that once we are more established and running. Please email Ms. Hynes at adyanko@cbe.ab.ca to touch base!
Yearbooks
This year, yearbook sales will go directly through Josten's website. Yearbooks will be for sale from August 28, 2024 to February 23, 2025 on Josten's website for $40.00 per book.
https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A09700494
Outdoor Ed Fundraiser
Did you know that our outdoor education program spent over 40 days on field trips last year? To offset the cost of bussing for these opportunities, the Grade 7 EOE program is running a coffee fundraiser through Rebel Bean. There will be several “runs” throughout the year. Our first coffee run is for the month of September. You can support
our program by ordering your coffee or tea through the following link: https://rebelbeanfundraising.com/?sca_ref=2735575.isot68tH3b.
When you check out, specify “knights”. Thanks in advance for your support.
Snack Drive
Miss Preteen Universe Canada, Khaliah M., has organized a Back-to-School Snack Drive for Brown Bagging for Calgary’s Kids. BB4CK is an amazing local charity that gives lunches to 7500 students in 270 schools every day. You can donate non-perishable, nut-free, individually packaged snacks (such as Goldfish, Made Good products, Bear Paws, Fruit to Go, GoGo Squeez, Ritz, granola bars, etc.). Drop off donations in the box inside the Main Office before Friday, October 11.