Important Dates
Wednesday, August 27 – Office opens; staff return to work
Monday, September 1 – School closed; Labour Day
Tuesday, September 2 – First day of school; kindergarten staggered entry; 8:30 parent coffee & cookies on the playground
Thursday, September 4 – Welcome Back BBQ, 5:00-7:00 PM
Thursday, September 11 – Terry Fox Run & Communities
Tuesday, September 16 – School Council Meeting, 6:30 PM
Monday, September 22 – Picture day
Thursday, September 25 – No school for kindergarten; Meet the Teacher 6:00-7:30
Tuesday, September 30 – No school; National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Dear Belfast Families,
Thank you for a wonderful 2024-2025 school year! As always, our community came together this year and supported our students: from donating to Ed Matters, to volunteering at the casino; from attending the winter concert to supervising field trips; from handing out freezies at Summerfest, to cheering students on at “The Aristocats” production, our Belfast families always show up! Thank you for all that you do to support our school each year!
Please see the important Back-to-School information below. If you are not returning to us next year, we wish you the best of luck at your new school! To those of you who are returning or coming to us for the first time, we will see you September 2!
Follow us on Instagram!
We encourage all our families to follow our school’s Instagram account (@BelfastSchoolcbe) and visit our school website to see pictures from the week. If you do not see your child on Instagram, it may be because they do not have clearance. Please call the office if you have any questions about clearance.
Communication over the Summer
Our staff have worked so hard this school year and are ready to spend time relaxing and reconnecting with their families and friends. To ensure staff well-being, our staff members will not respond to emails over the summer; if you send them anything, they will reply when they return to work on August 27. If there is an urgent matter over the summer, please email me at mllundgren@cbe.ab.ca and put “URGENT” in the subject line.
First Day of School Information
All Grades 1-6 students begin on Tuesday, September 2 at 8:30, with doors opening at 8:25. Kindergarten starts the same day, but has staggered entry: your child will attend either 8:30-9:45 OR 10:30-11:45 that first day. The kindergarten teacher will let you know your child’s time at the end of August. Thanks to School Council, there will be coffee and treats on the playground for parents, starting at 8:30.
Back-to-School Information
All updated information is posted on our Back-to-School page on our website here
- School hours
- Monday – Thursday: Doors open at 8:25; school is 8:30-3:15
- Friday: Doors open at 8:25; school is 8:30-12:15
- Kindergarten – Monday-Thursday only, doors open at 8:25; school is 8:30-11:45
- School supplies
- Supplies are provided for students in K—6. Families provide a backpack, indoor running shoes (velcro if the students cannot independently tie shoes), a water bottle, lunch, and snacks. Please ensure all items are labelled with your child’s name
- Update SchoolEngage
- Parents should update SchoolEngage with their information and their child’s information if the registration is not from this year. Parents will also receive a reminder to do this in the fall
- Lunch Supervision
- Unless you tell the school otherwise, it is assumed that all students will be staying for lunch next year. There is a cost associated with lunch supervision, so if your child plans to leave with you at lunch, please let the school know
2025-2026 School Calendar
Attached is the school calendar for next year. You can also find key events on our website here.
Grade Doors
Just like this year, students will enter and exit through grade-specific doors:
- Kindergarten – compound door (on the left of the compound, facing south)
- Grades 1-4 – playground door
- Grades 5/6 - back door (west side of the school in the back field)
- LEAD – front door (bussed)
Supervision – AM/PM
For the first week of school, teachers will be doing AM supervision, starting at 8:15, and will be outside for PM supervision each day until 3:30. Please note that there is not supervision at any other time of the year before or after school. Students should be supervised by parents until the doors open each morning at 8:25.
Kindergarten is hand-to-hand dismissal (teacher waits with students until their approved person picks them up); however, all other grades are dismissed at the bell. Please pre-determine a meeting spot by the playground/on the compound with your child so they can find you easily.
Bus Zone
Our LEAD students are bussed to school on two buses. There are pylons in front of the school to mark the bus zone. Families should not be parking in the designated bus zone.
Volunteering at the School and on Field Trips
We love and depend on volunteers for school events and field trips. All volunteers who work with students must have a security clearance through CPS. Please consider beginning your volunteer process over the summer so that you are able to get started in the fall. You can read more about the steps involved with getting volunteer clearance here
Welcome Back BBQ
We invite all next year Belfast families to our Welcome Back BBQ on Thursday, September 4, from 5:00-7:00. The Belfast Parent Fundraising Society generously pays for the food, and the Belfast staff prepare and serve it. We will have all-beef/Halal/veggie dogs, chips, fruit, and drinks. Families are encouraged to come, bring a blanket, and enjoy the sunshine and an evening where you don’t have to plan or cook dinner! If families wish to bring their own food for the evening, they are more than welcome. The evening is about meeting or reconnecting with staff and other families, while students run around, play, and have fun!
2025-2026 Calendar Belfast - External.pdf
On behalf of the Belfast staff, I wish you and your family a happy, healthy, fun, and safe summer!
Meagan Lundgren