December

5 – 6 Scarlett Basketball Tournament

10 – 17 Drama Performance

13 Robotics Tournament

18 French Café

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We had a wonderful winter concert last week at the Bella Theatre at Mount Royal University. We would like to congratulate all our music students for their dedication, hard work and teamwork in performing many memorable numbers of music on Thursday evening. The music was wonderful! We also would like to thank our Band Director Paul Brown and our Choir and Jazz Director Martijn van Galen for their excellent leadership of our music program. We could not do it without our parents on the Band Association. We want to say a big thank you to our parents on the Association who support our students and teachers!

Semester 2 Course Request Change Deadline

Over the past couple of months, the Student Services team has been actively meeting with students to make Semester 2 schedule changes.  As we draw close to the winter holiday, we ask that any remaining requests for changes be submitted by January 7, 2026. 

Due to the high volume of requests, we are shifting to an online Course Change form. We are asking that any remaining course change requests be submitted through the form below.

Semester Two Course Change Request Form 2025-2026

If you still require a meeting with your Guidance Counsellor to discuss the complexities of the course change, please ensure you have this meeting booked before winter break. 

Semester 2 CBE-Learn Online Course Requests

The Virtual Form for requesting an online course with CBE-Learn for second semester will be available next week (December 5).  Please check D2L, Instagram, and the Student Services Centre to find the link. 

Please keep in mind that:

•     Priority goes to grade 12 students
•     Availability is limited
•     Submission of a course request form does not guarantee you a spot in the course
•     Once course requests have been entered and accepted, notifications will be emailed to students/guardians in January

Lifetouch – Fall Photo Ordering

It's not too late to order your fall photos at mylifetouch.ca using your child’s Student ID number (found in your student’s online profile, e.g. PowerSchool)

How to Order Online

1. Go to mylifetouch.ca
2. Log in to your account or continue as a guest
3. Select “Student ID”
4. Enter your school’s name, province, and postal code
5. Click the blue “Continue” button
6. Enter your child’s: Full name/ Student ID number/ Your relationship to the student
7. Click “Find Student”
8. When the photo appears, click “Yes, this is my student”
9. Choose from available photo package options
10. Complete your order online

Need Help? Lifetouch Customer Care Line: 1-866-457-8212

French Immersion Update

All French immersion students are invited to a traditional French breakfast and enjoy the sound of traditional French music. On Thursday morning December 18, come to room 286 from 8:15 to 9:00 and enjoy a complementary traditional French breakfast and enjoy the sound of traditional French music. Poster - French Café - 2025 

Drama Performances

The EPS Drama program will present Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare. This is a Christmas play about mistaken identities, twins, and whatever happens when a romantic triangle has more than 3 sides.

There is very limited seating available for this show. Reserve seats here

• Wed Dec 10 7pm Show 1
• Thu Dec 11 7pm Show 2
• Mon Dec 15 7pm Alternates Show
• Tue Dec 16 7pm Show 3
• Wed Dec 17 7pm Show 4

Student Leadership Initiatives

Helping Hampers officially kicked off on Thursday November 13th and are extending the donation deadline to December 3rd. This is one of Scarlett’s largest and most important fundraisers. All donated money will be put towards building hampers of essential house-hold items, clothing, gifts, and gifts cards for families in need, right in our school community. Students can donate in their Period 1 classes. With every $2 donated, students will be eligible to win some really awesome prizes, including the grand prize of a $100 Amazon Gift Card. Let’s rally to ensure these families have what they need over the winter months. Thank you for your support.

As another cool incentive to collect donations for the Helping Hampers fundraiser, Leadership is putting on a super fun event where students will have the opportunity to tattoo their teachers! Don't  worry - they are temporary tattoos! From Monday November 24^th - Wednesday December 3rd, students can purchase various temporary tattoo(s) (sizes and designs) and assign them to teacher(s) of their choice. On Friday December 5th  teachers must wear their temporary tattoos all day. All proceeds generated by this event will go directly to our Helping Hampers families. Have fun! 

Scarlett Leadership is looking to revive the Menstrual Movement initiative. The purpose of this project is to end the stigma surrounding periods, provide education for alternate products such as menstrual cups, period under wear and sustainable pads and tampons. In addition we are hoping to provide free products in bathrooms. If you would like to make a donation of pads or tampons, there is a red box located in the main office for donation drop off. Thank you for your support.

Parent-Teacher Conferences

If you have a question for your teacher still, please know that you can reach out to teachers by emailing them at any time throughout the semester. A staff contact list is on Our Staff page.

School Fees

Please check your MyCBE account on a regular basis to ensure your fees are paid up to date including fees from previous school years and CBE schools.  Full payment of all fees is required for students to participate in optional school activities, i.e. athletics, optional trips and the graduation banquet & dance. 

Student Lockers

All students who registered for a locker have received their locker information.  If there were delays or issues with registrations, students were contacted directly.  Students who registered more than one week ago and have yet not received an email from the business office can send an email to Ms. Popp, Business Manager at kedpopp@cbe.ab.ca.  Please do not register a second time as duplicate can create significant delays with the locker assignments.  If students are having issues or difficulties opening their locker, they can reply to the email that was sent to them with their locker information stating the exact issue and Ms. Popp will provide assistance as soon as possible. 

We have some unassigned lockers on the second floor where math, languages and art classes are held.  If students are sharing a locker with another student and wish to have their own locker, Ms. Popp can assign one which will be located on the second floor.  If they wish to do so, they can send Ms. Popp an email directly to kedpopp@cbe.ab.ca.

 Career Centre Updates

University of New Brunswick

On the spot admissions!  The UNB Recruiter will be available in the Learning Commons from 9am – 1pm.  UNB’s admission fee will be waived and students will learn if they have been accepted by the end of the day.  Students must bring their Detailed Academic Record (DAR) with them.  Their DAR is available through MY PASS. 

MY PASS

Grade 12 students who have not signed up for a MY PASS account should see Mrs. Smith-Myrthu, our guidance secretary, to sign up.  MY PASS allows students to access diploma grades and transcripts. Students must have an email other than their @educbe.ca account.

Calaway Park

Interested in a job at Calaway Park over the summer?  Stop by the information booth at lunch on Dec 4 for more information.

Message from Parents

Thank you to everyone who came out to our November meetings! We will meet again next on Monday, January 19 at 6:30 p.m. Until then, you can catch up with our minutes:

• Minutes for council meetings are posted School Council page.
• Minutes for parent society (Friends of Scarlett) meetings are posted Parent Society page.

If you have any comments, questions, or ideas to share with our parent community, feel free to email epscarlettschoolcouncil@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you!

Healthy Hunger Update

Healthy Hunger lunches will resume Thursday, November 13th.  This program raises funds for school student leadership events and activities. Order online at www.healthyhunger.ca.

We’re looking for parent volunteers to help distribute orders – if you're approved as a CBE volunteer and available during the day, please sign up here.

Sincerely,

Carma Cornea

Principal