February 24-28, 2025 

CUPE Local 40 Strike 

During the CUPE strike our facilities personnel will not be at school, but in-person classes will continue. There are some changes to how things are operating at school, and they are outlined in detail in an email sent from the CBE to families and on this page. 

CBE CUPE Local 40 Strike Information

One of the important differences is that there are no spectators at athletic events, except for parents and siblings of players. Siblings must be supervised by their parents/guardians. 

Traffic Safety 

We have noticed an alarming increase in unsafe behavior at pick up and drop off. Parents stopping in the middle of the road without pulling over to drop off students; Parents stopping in the middle of the road to pick up students; Parents driving through the crosswalk while students are trying to safely cross; Parents performing U-turns in the middle of the road; Parents double parking in the road and blocking traffic; Parents blocking the driveway of the staff parking lot. Most concerning are the parents who call their children to walk through the traffic to pick them up, sometimes even between the buses. There have been numerous near misses and close calls. We are extremely concerned there will be a tragic accident. We understand it can be frustrating with the level of traffic but saving a few minutes of time is not worth the potential for tragedy. We suggest choosing a meeting spot with your child that is a little farther away if you must drive them. Better yet, if you live in the walk zone you can get your children to dress warmly and have them walk which would reduce the traffic significantly.  

It is very important that families at Peter Lougheed School are made aware of the safety issue around crosswalk safety, for example: 

-Wait for vehicles to stop before crossing 

-While crossing, continue to watch approaching vehicles to make sure they are stopping 

-If possible, cross as a group, you are more visible 

-Walk through the crosswalk, do not run 

ATTENTION PARENTS OF STUDENTS TAKING A MUSIC CLASS:  

As we approach the beginning of March I understand that many students will observe Ramadan during the month. I also understand that for some students, this means that they are unable to listen or make music during Ramadan. I am reaching out today so that you can let me know if your child is unable to listen/create music during this month. I have alternate activities for them to do during this time that don't involve listening to music, but unless I hear from parents directly, the students will be expected to participate fully in class.  

If your child is unable to listen to/create music during Ramadan please send an email to giramage@cbe.ab.ca with their full name and their class and let me know that they will need an alternate activity during that time. 

ORDER THE YEARBOOK NOW! 

ATTENTION PARENTS: The deadline to order a Yearbook is February 28, 2025 

To purchase your yearbook, please click the yearbook website link here: Jostens Yearbooks  

Athletics 

Our junior girls lost both of their games against Harrison playing strong volleyball.  Our senior girls split their sets versus Harrison.  The junior boys won their first game of the season splitting their sets with Harrison and our Senior boys won both of their sets.  Our teams will be very busy next week playing multiple games during the week. 

Athletic Schedule

Please ensure that if your child is planning to try out for an athletic team that they have turned in their athletic tryout purple form to the phys ed office.  If students still need this form, they can pick one up from the pe office in the gym. 

Physical Education 

We will be carrying on with the modules we worked on this past week.  -1 & -2 classes will be doing low organized games and health classes.  -3 & -4 classes will be learning juggling and racquet sports including badminton and pickleball and finally –5 & -6 classes will be doing outdoor games and health so students need to be prepared to go outside with warm clothes and gloves/mitts if the weather permits.