Hello Tom Baines Families,
We hope you all had a wonderful break. We are excited for 2025 and what it will bring. The first week has been a success and we were excited to welcome all of our students back. Great learning continues to happen. Please see below for important information.
Important Dates:
January 13 – Grades 7-9 Film Plaza Trip
January 13 – Churchill Presentation to Grade 9 students (last period of the day)
January 16 – Grade 9 Churchill Tour
January 17-18 – Wrestling Tournament
January 20 – School Council at 7:00 pm in the Learning Commons
January 27 – Report Cards go live – no printed copies, online only
January 28 – Semester 2 starts for Grades 7-9
Parking – we continue to have issues with parents parking in no parking zones in our lot. Parents are not permitted to park in the staff lot, or in no parking zones like in front of our dumpster. We are working with transportation, Calgary Police and Calgary Parking to find a solution. We have ordered sandwich boards to place in no parking zones, which will prohibit parents from parking there. Thank you for your cooperation.
School Council – our next meeting is on Monday, January 20 @ 7:00 pm in the Learning Commons. All parents are invited and encouraged to attend. See you there!
School Development Plan – we continue to work on our goals as a school which include, improving vocabulary comprehension and development for all students in all subjects, and continuing to foster an environment of belongingness to improve student well-being. Thank you to all of our staff who focus on this each and every day.
Report Cards – Report Cards are available online on Monday, January 27. No printed copies are given out to students, you are able to print them off yourself if you want a hard copy. Please check out your MyCBEAccount to find this information.
Athletics – volleyball tryouts are in full swing. All information regarding dates and times are available on our d2l announcements. We are ready for an exciting volleyball season. We also have our wrestling tournament here at Baines on January 17-18. Go Boas!
Thank you all for your continued support. We appreciate everything you do for the students at Tom Baines. It’s a wonderful place to be.
Derek Siakaluk, Principal
Chelsea O’Leary, Assistant Principal