September

22 School Council and Friends of Scarlett Meeting at 6:30pm

22-25 Welcome Week and Club Fair

24 Keynote Speaker Sam Demma on Student Leadership

25 Terry Fox Run and Food Trucks

26 Orange Shirt Day

29 Non-instructional Day

30 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Dear Families

Please find information below to assist you. Please note our website has the entire yearly calendar with most major events on it for you to see and download if you would like. We have some exciting news to share about next school year in terms of modulars. 

Modular Classrooms 

We are happy to share that the Government of Alberta has approved modular classrooms for our school.  The CBE is currently working with Alberta Education and Childcare to determine the final cost to confirm how many modular units can be installed at our school, as well as the timing for installation. 

Final costing for the modulars will be available in December. By the new year we will be able to confirm the number of modulars to be installed next spring. Should the modulars not be placed this school year, CBE will re-request modulars as soon as possible under the Modular Classroom Program.  More information will be shared as it becomes available. 

Student ID Cards

If you have not yet received your student ID card for this school year, please visit Ms. O'Bray in the Library to have one printed.

Ms. O'Bray is available to assist you before school, at lunch and during your spare.

Having your student ID card is important for accessing school events, signing out textbooks and more. Be sure to stop by soon! 

AP Exams

Students who wish to challenge an AP exam in May should email Mr. Brandt at dmbrandt@cbe.ab.ca   Students have to be enrolled at Dr. E.P. Scarlett. The deadline to register for an exam is October 30. 

Terry Fox Run

Our Terry Fox Walk/Run is fast approaching. On Thursday September 25 students will be participating in this fundraising event with their period 1 class. If you would like to make an online donation please use the following link -https://schools.terryfox.ca/97618. Classroom teachers will also be collecting change in their classroom. All funds will be donated to the Terry Fox Foundation in support of cancer research. 

Club Fair and Welcome Week

Welcome Week will be taking place Monday September 22-Thursday September 25. There will be fun dress up days with a chance to win a $50 Amazon Gift Card, daily activities and contests, food trucks on the 25 and a Club Fair! Show your school spirit and get involved! Please view information on dress up days on our Instagram account.

Clubs will be placing trifolds up in the main foyer and information on our clubs can be found on our school website: https://drepscarlett.cbe.ab.ca/clubs. We encourage parents to discuss our clubs with your child to encourage them to get involved and meet new friends. 

Student Leadership – Speaker Sam Demma

On Wednesday September 24 Dr. E.P. Scarlett is pleased to welcome a keynote speaker, Sam Demma, who will be giving a presentation to our entire student body. Sam Demma is a keynote speaker in education focused on helping students and schools cultivate hope and student leadership. He focuses on kindness and student service as major topics. Sam Demma is a best-selling author and one of the most in-demand keynote speakers today. He has delivered nearly 700 performances across Canada, the United States, and Kenya.

He delivered two TEDx talks, co-founded PickWaste—an organization that mobilized volunteers to pick up over 3000 bags of litter—and was awarded the prestigious Queen's Platinum Jubilee Award for his national contributions. In his spare time, you can find Sam reading books, dancing the bachata, or travelling the world with his giant red backpack. We are excited for Sam to work with our students!  

Orange Shirt Day

On Friday September 26, we as a school will be recognizing Orange Shirt Day (and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - Sept. 30). Students and staff are encouraged to wear an orange shirt on Friday, September 26 to honour the survivors and victims of residential schools, and their families and communities. National Day of Truth and Reconciliation is a day to foster education, truth-telling, and to reflect on the legacy of these institutions.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – the City of Calgary will be hosting a series of events at various locations around the city on Tuesday September 30, in recognition of National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.

Please follow this link to find out more - https://www.calgary.ca/events/orange-shirt-day.html

Simple Acts of Reconciliation you can do with your child - https://schools.healthiertogether.ca/en/get-the-latest/resources-for-families/articles-for-families-with-children/acts-of-reconciliation-you-can-do-with-your-child/

Alberta Yamate Japanese Exchange - Information Meeting 

Monday, Sept. 22 at noon

Room 161

Contact Mrs. Kramer

Email: yamatecalgary@gmail.com

Lancers Athletics

The regular volleyball season was off and running this week, with both our girls’ and boys’ teams having their home openers!  Our Senior Boys and Junior Boys teams had a strong showing at the Dino’s Volleyball Tournament on the weekend, with our Senior Boys winning 3^rd place in the consolation bracket and our Junior Boys finishing in the Top 10 overall. Both boys’ volleyball teams had strong wins against Bishop McNally on Thursday! Our girls have been playing strong and working well as a team!

Cross Country had their first meet, with an impressive 9^th place finish as a team.  Our Lancer Golf team represented our school this week at the CISAA Golf Zones Championship with some strong scores.  The Girls Soccer team had a hard-fought battle with Ernest Manning ending in a 0-0 tie and then played Western Canada on Thursday where they fought hard but came up short. Football had no games this week but will be facing Father Lacombe next week! Go Lancers!

Scarlett Swim Team Information Meeting on October 1 at lunch in the Main Gym. All levels welcome. Please register using the following form: https://forms.office.com/r/f7iZmRBe61

Student Photos

Questions about packages, ordering, or photo access? Call: 1-866-457-8212

Live Chat: Available at www.mylifetouch.ca

Accessing Your Child’s Images Online

Families can now access photos securely using their student ID number.

Steps:

1. Go to www.mylifetouch.ca
2. Sign in or create an account
3. Select “Student ID” tab
4. Enter student information to view photos

Alternatively, families can use their portrait ID and access code.

Yearbook

Yearbook sales for the school year have opened up!  If you purchase before October 24, you can choose free icon images to personalize your yearbook.  All purchases go directly though Jostens and can be completed using the following link: https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A09700519

School Fees

Fees for first semester optional courses have now been added to student PowerSchool accounts in addition to fall athletics fees.  All fees are due immediately.  Please check your account on a regular basis to ensure your fees are paid up to date including fees from previous school years.  Full payment is required for students to participate in optional school activities, i.e. athletics and trips.  If your student is in the following courses this year, the following fees have been added to your student’s MyCBE account:

Textbooks, Novels & Loaned Materials

There are many outstanding textbooks, novels and other loaned materials that have not yet been returned to the school from the 2024-25 school year.  The cost of those materials was added to MyCBE accounts in June 2025.  Parents/guardians, please log into your account and check to ensure your student has returned those materials to the school. If those materials were lost or damaged, full payment is required.  All textbooks and novels are to be returned directly to Mrs. Miller, our Library Assistant where she will scan the textbooks/novels back into the system and they will automatically be removed from MyCBE accounts.  Please remind your student those materials will not be accepted at the main office. 

Student Lockers

Most students who registered for a locker during the summer have received their locker information.  If there were delays or issues with registrations, students were contacted directly.  Students who registered by September 2 and have 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 registrations make the assignment process more cumbersome and 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.  

Student Absences

When your child is absent, please call the school at 403-281-3366. Dial 1 to leave a message on our absentee line. Please provide the reason for absence and, after saying the student's name, spell the last name for the message.

This is our way of ensuring that absences have been excused by parents or guardians. We cannot accept email notice of excused absences; please provide notice over the phone only to excuse a student's absence. 

Calgary Transit Express Bus Concerns

Administration has received a number of complaints this week regarding student behaviour on our community express buses. Please remind your child that the same code of conduct applies to students on the bus as in school, and that the school will use the CBE progressive discipline policy and, if necessary, involve our School Resource Officer to ensure the security of students on the bus.

If you have concerns about transit operations, such as bus lateness, delays, or other problems, please feel free to contact Assistant Principal Jason Wutzke: jbwutzke@cbe.ab.ca.

If you have concerns about specific events or specific behaviours of students on our express buses, please contact your child's specific assistant principal for help. Thank you for helping us ensure that our students get to and from school safely.

Calgary Bridge Foundation for Youth

The Calgary Bridge Foundation for Youth will begin to meet weekly on Thursdays from 3:30 to 5:00 pm in Room 141.  Parental consent forms will be available at the first meeting.  This is a great opportunity for newcomer youth to make friends, gain leadership skills, access resources and support, and find a sense of belonging.  For more information email MJfelescoso@cbfy.ca www.cbfy.ca

Students, if you have a period 1, 2 or 4 spare this semester, and you enjoy language and reading, please consider volunteering in Scarlett's English as an Additional Language class.  Please see Ms. Crealock in Room 141 for details. 

Fall Language Course Challenge Form due September 26

If you are interested in the Language Course Challenge, please pick up the Consent form at the Student Services Centre

• Grade 10, 11 and 12 students are eligible, however priority will be given to grade 12 students.
• Consult with your Guidance Counsellor for a list of languages offered and if you have questions around eligibility

 Career Centre Updates

Please visit our Career Centre page for Post-Secondary Institution visits and Open House information.

Message from School Council & Parent Society

Our first School Council meeting of the year will be held on Monday, September 22, in-person at the school. The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. It will be followed by a meeting of the Parent Society (Friends of Scarlett) at roughly 7:30 p.m.

All parents/guardians of students are welcome to attend these meetings! We hope to see you there. If you have any questions, please email epscarlettschoolcouncil@gmail.com  

Healthy Hunger

This is an optional service for families and the decision to participate is up to each family. We have not reviewed the health standards at each restaurant, so we encourage families to make an informed choice.

To participate in fun lunches create an account at Healthy Hunger to register. You will be notified when new lunches are posted and be able to view up-coming lunches, place orders and pay for orders online.

If you are able to help out with the distribution of Healthy Hunger lunches, please click on the following link to sign up.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090C4AACAC2EA2FD0-58334451-eps2026

**Please note all volunteers must have a valid police background check and a completed annual CBE volunteer registration form. **

Hope you have a great weekend.

Sincerely,

Carma Cornea

Principal