August Welcome Back Message Dear Parents, Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year and a special welcome to those families that are new to our incredible school community. We hope that the summer was good to you and that you had the opportunity to rest, relax and spend time with your loved ones building memories. I know many parents/students are eagerly waiting to see their friends and to meet their new teacher and embark upon another year of learning. We cannot wait to see your kids again on Thursday, August 29. Each school year is new and exciting as we establish new teams that work thoughtfully to create warm, welcoming and inspiring learning communities for all learners at our school. At Royal Oak School, we will continue to design engaging tasks directed towards supporting students' level of positive well-being and inspires them to take risks in their learning. If you are driving to drop your child off at school, please be on the look out for students as they are sometimes distracted by all the excitement going on. We would ask that you do not park in the parking lot and remember to be considerate of our neighbours. First Day of School Message from Teachers - On Tuesday, August 27 late afternoon, teachers will be sending a school messenger message to welcome your child to their classroom. Please ensure you have signed up for School Messenger so you can receive this information https://calgary.schoolmessenger.com/cbe_subscribe This message will contain information regarding procedures for the first day of school, contact information, what to bring and any other relevant information that you might need. Please note, Kindergarten students will have a staggered entry on Thursday and Friday – see message coming from the Kindergarten team. Student supplies – there is no need to buy any school supplies other than ensuring your child has a backpack, indoor shoes, a snack, water bottle and a lunch if you have chosen to have your child eat lunch at school (fee for service applied to your MyCBE account by the CBE). At the elementary school level, pencils, scribblers, erasers etc. are purchased by the school through the fees applied to your MyCBE account by the CBE ($40 for grades 1- 4 and $20 for Kindergarten). Yellow school bus riders (registration done every school year) – if your child will be taking the yellow school bus (fee for service) and you have not registered yet, please ensure you do this right away as you cannot ride the bus until you are registered and the paper work is processed. Please register through your My CBE Account (see MyCBEbutton on the following link) -https://www.cbe.ab.ca/Pages/default.aspx. For more information about transportation, please see https://cbe.ab.ca/schools/busing-and-transportation/Pages/default.aspx. If you have registered for the yellow school bus, please ensure your child knows which bus they are on and where their home drop off spot will be. So far this year we will have three buses A, B and C. Please do not park in the bus zone. School Information – for the most up-to-date information, please always refer to our school website https://royaloak.cbe.ab.ca/ School Hours Grades 1 – 4 Mon. – Thurs. 8:37 – 3:19 and Friday 8:37 – 12:39. Teachers will invite students in at 8:32 so they can get settled before class begins. AM Kindergarten 8:37 – 11:28 PM Kindergarten 12:28 – 3:19 Alternating Fridays 8:37 – 12:39 Lunch 12:28 – 1:12 Mon. – Thurs. First Day of School, Thursday, August 29- Staff will be outside at 8:20 on Thursday morning (August 29) with name identification so you can locate your child’s teacher. We look forward to a wonderful 2024-2025 school year. Sincerely, Gord Hamby and Kim Dawson Principal and Assistant Principal - Royal Oak School | 