Thursday June 25

Happy almost last day of school!

 IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES

June 25 – Report Cards open to parents – PLEASE DOWNLOAD YOUR CHILD’S REPORT CARD SO YOU HAVE A COPY

June 26 – Last day of classes for Grades 1-5 – If your child will be ending the year early, please let the homeroom teacher know in advance

🌟 A FOND FAREWELL TO OUR CARRINGTON FAMILIES 💙

As we look ahead to the coming school year, we want to take a moment to acknowledge an important change in our school community. With the recent redesignation, students and families from Carrington will be joining another school.

While we understand that this transition brings new opportunities, it also comes with mixed emotions. Carrington families have been an important and valued part of our school. Your involvement, spirit, and support have helped shape the caring, inclusive community we are so proud of today.

We are truly grateful for the relationships built, the contributions made, and the many memories shared. You will always be part of our school’s story.

To our Carrington families, we wish you all the very best as you begin this new chapter. We are confident you will bring the same warmth and positivity to your new school community.

💛 Thank you for being part of our journey, and we wish you continued success and happiness.

STAFF UPDATES FOR 2026-2027

As we prepare for the upcoming school year, we’d like to share several staffing updates.

Teaching Staff Changes
We will be saying farewell to a number of our teachers as they move on to new opportunities:

• Mrs. Mazurak – Crescent Heights School
• Mrs. Desai – Auburn Bay School
• Miss White – Eric Harvey School
• Mrs. Read – Rocky View School

We also thank and say goodbye to our temporary staff members this year:
Ms. Mundy, Ms. Oshokoya, Mrs. Allen, and Miss Hildebrandt.

Support Staff Changes
We are grateful to the temporary Education Assistants who supported our students this year. We wish the very best to:

• Mr. Singh
• Ms. Meenu
• Ms. Hardeep
• Ms. Innhee

We also say goodbye to members of our lunchroom team:

• Ms. Syeda
• Ms. Purvi
• Ms. Zahra

We sincerely thank all of these staff members for their contributions to our school community and wish them continued success in their next chapter. 🌟

🕒 SCHOOL HOURS (2026-27)

Monday – Thursday

• AM Kindergarten: 9:11 – 12:05
• PM Kindergarten: 12:50 – 3:44
• Grades 1–5: 9:11 – 3:44

Lunch Schedule

• Grades 3 and 5: 11:30 – 12:10
• Grades 1, 2 and 4: 12:15 – 12:55

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Fridays

• Kindergarten (AM or PM – 11 assigned Fridays): 9:11 – 1:14
• Grades 1–5: 9:11 – 1:14

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📅 Important Dates

• First Day of School: Monday, August 31
• Welcome Back Emails:
  On the afternoon of Thursday, August 27, teachers will email families with classroom information, first-day reminders, and where students will meet on the school grounds.
• Optional Open House:
  Friday, August 28 | 9:30 – 10:30 AM
  Families are welcome to visit the school, meet their teacher, and see the classroom. This is optional and designed to help students feel comfortable before the first day.

🍎 FOOD SHARING 

As we approach year-end celebrations, we’d like to remind families that food sharing between students is not permitted at school.

This includes:

• Sharing snacks at recess or lunch
• Sending treats or food items to share with the class
• Bringing food for year-end celebrations

Our school community includes many students with a wide range of allergies (including wheat, dairy, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, legumes, fruits, mustard-family foods, dyes, chocolate, honey, and more). Even small amounts of shared food can pose a serious risk.

To help keep all students safe, we ask that families do not bring or send any food intended to be shared.

We truly appreciate your understanding and support in helping us maintain a safe environment for every child.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Mrs. Brinson at mlbrinson@cbe.ab.ca.

💛 Thank you for helping us keep everyone safe!

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER! 

On behalf of the full Northern Lights School staff, we want to thank you for an amazing year!  We feel truly thankful to be part of such a caring and kind community. 

For families moving to other schools, towns/cities, provinces, or countries, we wish you all the best next year!

Have a relaxing and fun summer!