Dear Lynx families/Chères familles Lynx, 

I wanted to start this week with huge congratulations to Ms. Ramos and our band students.  They attended a music symposium at the University of Calgary where they were adjudicated by professional conductors.  For the first time in recent memory, our band students obtained a score of excellent, the highest possible mark. 

Fees for the second semester are now available in PowerSchool, please log into your account to see if you have any amount owing.  More information on this can be found below. 

Today also marks the start of Ramadan.  I wish all our community who recognize this occasion the best and Happy Ramadan. 

I hope that everyone has a chance to get out this weekend and enjoy this current weather system. 

Bonne fin de semaine, 

Mr. Chad Edmonds – Principal Georges P Vanier School 

Grade 9 Fundraiser 

The Grade 9 French Immersion students are raising money for their upcoming Eastern Canada Trip in May.  We have partnered with Big Chief Meat Snacks which is a local Calgary owned and operated company.  We will be accepting orders between March 3 - 17.  Please order using the online platform. On behalf of the Grade 9 French Immersion students, we really appreciate your support. 

Parent-Teacher Conferences 

  • Due to the ongoing job action, Parent-teacher conferences are currently scheduled to all be online. They are scheduled for: March 20 (4:30pm - 8:00pm) & March 21 (9:00am – 2:00pm). 
  • Booking opens March 10 at 9:00am. 
  • Booking closes March 19 at 11:59pm. 

Learn more about Parent Teacher Conference information and how to book your conferences.

Fee Update

All Semester 2 Course Fees are uploaded to your accounts. 

Please be sure to pay all fees as this directly impacts the supplies/field trips and activities your students are able to do/be a part of in their classes. We are seeing a large amount of course fees not being paid. 

Please log in to your accounts to pay school fees. You can also send a cheque or cash to the school if this is easiest for you. 

If you are unable to pay your fees, please go onto the CBE website to see the options available to you. 

Any further questions, please feel free to call the school or email Beth Gilkes at eagilkes@cbe.ab.ca. 

GEM Program 

We are excited to participate in GEM this year. Girls Excel in Math (GEM) Calgary is a Saturday enrichment program for grades 6 - 8 students who identify as girls and want to have fun exploring some interesting mathematical topics with their teacher and schoolmates! 

Students will have fun exploring mathematical topics that they would not normally see in the classroom. 

Winter 2025 Dates: GEM will take place at the University of Calgary from 9 am – 12 pm on the following dates: 

  • Saturday, Mar. 8, 2025: Mathematical Card Tricks 
  • Saturday, Apr. 5, 2025: Taxicab Geometry 

If your child is interested, please email - Mme Shah at rashah@cbe.ab.ca 

In the email, please mention the full name of your child, their grade and their homeroom teacher. 

Thank you, 

Mme Shah 

Upcoming Sports Dates

  • Monday: Boys’ volleyball at Vanier 
  • Tuesday: Girls’ volleyball at Vanier 
  • Wednesday: no sports scheduled 
  • Thursday: Girls’ volleyball at Vanier 
  • Friday: no sports scheduled 

** please see the board outside the gym for new volleyball practice schedule ** 

Upcoming Dates 

Mar 5 – Band Camp parent meeting – online (5:30 pm) 

Mar 6 – Grade 7 Band to MRU 

Mar 6 – Tradba'dour school performance 

Mar 7 – Healthy Hunger – Jugo Juice 

Mar 7 – Coco Brooks order pick-up 

Mar 8 – GEM students to U of C 

Mar 14 – Cabane a Sucre 

Mar 19 – 20: Grade 8 Band Camp 

Mar 20 – Parent-Teacher Conferences (PM) 

Mar 20 – Last day of Classes before Spring Break 

Mar 21 – Non-Instructional Day 

Mar 21 – Parent -Teacher Conferences (AM) 

Mar 24-28: Spring Break 

Mar 31 – Students return to school