Welcome to an exciting new year of learning at Colonel Irvine School
Chinese Bilingual Program
The Chinese (Mandarin) Bilingual Program provides students with the opportunity to acquire the basic skills for speaking, reading, writing, listening and communicating in both English and Mandarin at a young age. It is a program in which Mandarin and English are used as the languages of instruction, beginning in Kindergarten or Grade 1 and continuing to Grade 9.
Chinese (Mandarin) Bilingual Program Brochure
More information on the Chinese (Mandarin) Bilingual Program
Traditional Learning Centre
The Traditional Learning Centre is an alternative program within the Calgary Board of Education, committed to providing an excellent academic program and character education to students who are average and above average academically. The program at Colonel Irvine is Grades 5 to 7 and will continue through higher grades each year. Please contact us for further information.
Casino
A casino is scheduled for November 27 & 28, 2013 for the Colonel Irvine Parent Advisory Association. Please check these dates in your calendar as this is the biggest fundraiser for the school. Funds raised are used for educational resources and supplies to enhance the learning of our students. Please consider volunteering for this event. If you have a preferred position and/or shift, you may start now by contacting our new Casino Chairperson, Jennie Kwan, at mjneab@telus.net
The May Newsletter is now online
Please take a minute to check it out.
Important Information
Community engagement project
Message from Alberta Health Services
Seasonal Illness Information (pdf)
Next School Council Date
Please join us for the next School Council Meeting May 14th, 2013.
PMMA one pager to schools
Authorities renew warning about street drugs (pdf)
Stay informed!
Dear Parents and Guardians,
The best way to stay informed about school news is by reading the school newsletter. It is posted to the school website at the beginning of each month. To find it go to the Colonel Irvine home page. From there click SCHOOL INFORMATION and then SCHOOL NEWS. The actual link is http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b622/news.htm. Once you find it you can read it, save it to your desktop for later or print any pages you need in hard copy. By doing this you will have the information you need at your fingertips and minimize paper waste. Happy reading!
School food allergens policy
Please read the the School Food Allergens Policy under School Information Tab; School Policies and Information.
