Dear OSG Families, 

The Pancake Breakfast was a huge success on Friday! Thank you to Rotary International for providing this wonderful opportunity for our students. 

Open House 

On Thursday, September 26 from 4:00 PM-6:30 PM, we will be having an Open House for students in grade K-5. On Thursday, September 19, you will be able to sign up in your MyCBE account for a 30 minute time slot to meet with your child’s teacher and tour the classroom and the school. An email with more information about signing up will be shared in the coming days. 

Terry Fox Run 

We would like to announce that our school will be proudly taking part in the 2024 Terry Fox School Run, scheduled to take place on Friday, September 20. We are excited to share this community activity with the students of O.S Geiger.  

This year's fundraising goal is $800.00. We are encouraging each student to bring a ‘Toonie for Terry’ or any other donation amount to which it is greatly appreciated! If you do send a donation, please have the student give the money to their classroom teacher and the money will be donated to the Terry Fox Foundation to support finding a cure for cancer.  

We are also in need of parent volunteers to support staff and students during our run on September 20 at 10:00am. If you are interested in volunteering and have a valid police clearance and vulnerable sector search, please reply to this message.   

We look forward to this event every year and thank you for taking part to make it a success!  

Required Online Forms due by Sept 16 

Each year, schools have a variety of forms that parents / legal guardians are required to complete or review and update, some of which are paper and others online. In CBE, the forms in an online format (SchoolEngage) are: 

·       Demographic Verification - 2024-25 – This form includes your child’s personal information as well as parent / legal guardian contact information. 

·       Citizenship Information Update - 2024-25 – This form becomes available if you change your child’s citizenship information on the Demographic Verification form. 

·       Annual Authorization - 2024-25 – Combines the following forms: 

·       School District Use of Personal Information - explains how CBE uses personal information in providing education services. 

·       Consent for CBE Use of Student Information – provides an option to grant / not grant consent for additional use of student information by school/district and third parties. 

·       Consent for Use of Student Information by News Media and Outside Groups (Third Party) - provides an option to grant / not grant consent for additional use of student information by outside groups and third parties 

SchoolEngage is one of the applications found in your MyCBE account. This is the same account that you use to pay fees, view academic information, book school conferences, register to volunteer etc. 

If you do not have a MyCBE account, on the MyCBE page click on Create a MyCBE Account. For online help refer, to MyCBE - Creating an Account (includes instructions and a video). 

To complete these forms: 

1.     sign in to your MyCBE account 

2.     click on the SchoolEngage icon 

3.     select the form 

4.     complete or review and update the form 

5.     click on Submit to send the form electronically to the school 

6.     repeat steps 3-5 for each form 

Please submit the Demographic Verification and Annual Authorization forms in SchoolEngage for your child by Monday, September 16.  These forms are mandatory every year for Alberta Education to confirm student funding. 

Noon Hour Lunchroom Supervision Registration and Fee 

Students that stay at school for lunch must be registered for Lunchroom Supervision. Please sign in to your MyCBE account to register your child for this service.  

While you will register now for Noon Hour Lunchroom Supervision, the fees for this service will not be requested until October. The Lunchroom Supervision fee applies to all students in grades K through 6 who stay at school for lunch. Please call the office if you require assistance with registration or if you have any questions. 

Concerned That You Cannot Afford to Pay School Fees? 

No child is ever denied access to an education at the CBE due to their family's inability to pay. The CBE offers a Central Fee Waiver which is based upon income level and covers the following central fees: Yellow School Bus Transportation, Noon Hour Supervision Service and Student Supplies fee. Please log into your MyCBE account to complete the 2024/2025 Central Fee Waiver Application or contact the office for assistance. 

Upcoming Key Dates 

September 20: Mon/Wed kindergarten attends 

September 20: Terry Fox Run 

September 23-25: Grade 6 to Tim Horton's Camp

September 24 & 25: Photo Days 

September 26: Open House 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM (more information to come!) 

September 27: NO SCHOOL – non-instructional day

September 30: NO SCHOOL - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 

Thank you for your continued support! 

Sincerely, 

Mary Miller and Rebecca Ghelfi