Dear Families

Thank you to the many parents who joined us at our first School Council Meeting (Parent) this school year. School Council provides many enriched opportunities for our students’ educational experiences, such as supports for field trips, in school events and resources.

Thank you to the parents who are willing to help us with the traffic flow and safety around the parking near crosswalks. We greatly appreciate you volunteering your time to ensure the safety of our students and school community. Your HEART is immensely appreciated!

Terry Fox Run

On Monday, September 16, the students will be participating in our annual Terry Fox Run. We will have a short assembly followed by a whole school run from 2:15pm-3:00pm around the Richmond School field and the adjacent Richmond community center field.

We ask all students to participate in the run and show true Richmond HEART on this special day! As well, if there are any families wish to donate to the school’s fundraising, you can donate online at https://schools.terryfox.ca/71691/donate Last year we raised over $1600 as a school and we hope to match or beat this amount!  Alternatively, you may wish to send a ‘Toonie for Terry’ with your child on Monday to raise money for cancer research.  

​​​​​​​Thank you for your support!

Meet the Teacher Conferences 

This is an opportunity to meet ‘one on one’ with your child(rens) classroom teacher and share information that will be helpful in supporting your child for the school year. There will only be one time block (spot) available for each family, we look forward to collaborating together in support of your child’s education.

Meet the Teacher/Conferences will be in person. They will be held on Thursday, September 26 from 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm and Friday, September 27 from 8:00 am - noon. Please sign up through the My CBE/PowerSchool Account. Online Bookings open on Tuesday, September 17 at 9:00am and closing on Monday, September 23 at midnight. 

Please use this link to set up your MyCBE Account if you have not already done so: https://cbe.ab.ca/support/Pages/MyCBE-PowerSchool-Creating-Account.aspx.  If you need assistance setting up your MyCBE account, you can reach the helpline number at 403-817-6373. 

Important Reminders: Please take the time to update this information ASAP, it is imperative that the school has the most current information needed about your child and contact information.

  • The Richmond School Information Package for 2024-2025 was sent home the first week of school is now due. Please ensure that this information is updated on MyCBE | Power School and other pertinent information returned to the student’s classroom teacher.

Next Week

  • Monday, September 16, Terry Fox Run
  • Tuesday, September 17, Parent-Teacher Conference Online Booking opens at 9:00am
  • Wednesday. September 18, Picture Day
  • Friday, September 20, early dismissal, PM Kindergarten attend 8:25am–12:16pm

Looking Ahead

  • Monday, September 23, Parent-Teacher Conference Online Booking closes at midnight
  • Thursday, September 26, Orange Shirt Day
  • Thursday, September 26, Parent-Teacher Conferences, 4:00pm – 8:00pm
  • Friday, September 27, Parent-Teacher Conferences, 8:00am – 1:00pm
  • Friday, September 27, No school for students
  • Monday, September 30, School Closed, National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
  • Friday, October 4, early dismissal, AM Kindergarten attend 8:25am–12:16pm

Richmond School Council Update

The Parent Council would like to extend a huge thank you to those parents and caregivers who came out to our first school council meeting of the year last night. It is the biggest turnout we have seen in years and we so appreciated seeing all the new faces! We are also excited to have had a few parents eager to help with some new initiatives this year to continue to enrich the lives of the kids at the school, as well as our community. If you were unable to make it last night, or if you ever have any questions for Parent Council, we would love to hear from you at: richmondschoolcouncil@gmail.com

In the meantime, we are gearing up to bring back Fun Lunches with Healthy Hunger for this school year! In preparation of the upcoming lunches - which will be released soon - all parents who have children who would like to participate in the school's fun lunches will have to visit the webpage Healthy Hunger and follow the instructions on that page. Please note you will choose RICHMOND SCHOOL (not Richmond Elementary) from the drop down. Even if you have registered/ordered in previous years, you will need to register again to select your child's new class in order to place an order. Once registered you will also receive an email notifying you every time a new fun lunch is posted.

If you have any questions regarding fun lunches, please reach out to Denise Wanchulak at denisewanchulak@gmail.com

On behalf of the School Council,
Nadine Griffith & Melissa Frankiw (Co-chairs)

Richmond School has Heart!

Mary Ann Fullerton, Principal
Chris Southworth, Assistant Principal
Bernice Gocal, Administrative Assistant
Diane Chorney, School Secretary