Belfast School Weekly Update

For those of you celebrating, we wish you a very happy Easter!  We know it feels like we just came back from a break, and here we are heading into another long weekend!  We hope you enjoy this time with your children, other family members, and friends.  We will see all of you on Monday. 

Follow us on Instagram @BelfastSchoolcbe. If you do not see your child on Instagram and would like to, please complete the annual authorization form on MyCBE.

Classroom Complexity Team 

Although Belfast was not originally identified as being assigned a Classroom Complexity Team from the Government of Alberta, we are now receiving one.  What this looks like for the remainder of this year is that we will receive an extra teacher to support teaching and learning at our school.  Next year, we will also receive an extra teacher and two Education Assistants.  More information about how this will look at the school will be shared in the upcoming weeks. You can learn more about these teams and their intent here. 

Reminder:  Field Trip Fees – Important Notice  

At Belfast, we are very lucky to have a generous Parent Fundraising Society who subsidizes a lot of field trip costs for our families.  We were also lucky to get a $5000 field trip grant that will heavily subsidize the PEW trips in April.  Last year, however, we were still short just over $4000 in field trip fees due to parents not paying for the trips.  

Our small school cannot afford to cover the cost of this significant deficit, and we are asking that all parents pay for the field trips before the end of the school year.  It is important for families to understand that the CBE does not erase fees at the end of each year; in fact, you will be given notice of the full amount owing before your child graduates in Grade 12.  If left unpaid, school fees continue to accumulate throughout your child’s time with the CBE.  If fees are not paid, the CBE does send balances to collections.  The school will always receive the money, it just may take years, and in the meantime, the school has less resources to support student learning. 

Please ensure we can continue to offer field trips for all students by paying your portion online through MyCBE.  If you cannot afford student fees, please apply for a school waiver here and communicate with your child’s teacher or the office.   

Reminder | Key Spring Dates 

Spring is always a very busy time at schools, so we want to ensure families are well aware of key dates.  As always, all important dates are on our school website and were sent out in the calendar in September.  Please save the date if you plan to attend any of these events: 

  • Thursday, May 7 – Pie-in-the-face Fundraiser, 10:00 AM 
  • Thursday, May 14 – Volunteer Breakfast (instead of tea!), 9:00 AM 
  • Thursday, May 21 – Kindergarten 2026-2027 Orientation, 6:00 PM 
  • Thursday, May 28 – Spring Production of Oz! 10:15 AM (doors open at 10:00) and 6:30 PM (doors open at 6:15) 
  • Wednesday, June 10 – Lunch with a Loved One, 12:15 PM 
  • Tuesday, June 16 – School Council AGM, 6:30 PM 
  • Thursday, June 18 – National Indigenous Peoples’ Day, AM (time TBD) 
  • Friday, June 19 – Summerfest, time TBD  
  • Thursday, June 25 – Grade 6 Farewell, 1:30 PM  

As always, please do not hesitate to reach out if you have anything you would like to share.