PSS Family Week Ahead Sept 14 - 18 

DIVERSITY. CREATIVITY. COMMUNITY. 

TOGETHER WE SHINE 

Prairie Sky School Vision 

Prairie Sky School is a diverse learning community where creativity and well-being empower every student to grow 

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School Information 

• Website: https://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/prairiesky/Pages/default.aspx     
• Address: 201 Skyview Ranch Rd NE  
• Phone: 403-817-3452  
• Attendance Line: 403-807-8029  
• Email: prairiesky@cbe.ab.ca 

Prairie Sky News  

Message from the Principal 

Dear Prairie Sky School Families, 

As we wrap up our second week of the school year, it has been wonderful to see students and staff settling into their routines. The positive energy throughout the building continues to grow, and classrooms are busy with learning, relationship-building, and new experiences. 

One of the highlights of these first weeks has been seeing the excitement and wonder in our students' eyes each day. It has also been great to see so many students arriving early in the morning and staying after school to participate in team tryouts and extracurricular activities. Their enthusiasm, commitment, and school spirit are helping to create a vibrant and welcoming school community. 

As is common at the start of a new school year, we use September to evaluate how our spaces and procedures are working. We have identified a few pinch points during arrival and dismissal times, particularly around some of our elementary entrances. To help improve traffic flow and ease congestion, we have made adjustments to some elementary students' entry and exit doors. 

If this change affects your child, you will have received an email from both your child's teacher and the school administration. If you have not received an email, please assume your child's entry and exit location remains the same. 

Thank you for your flexibility and support as we continue to refine our routines. We are looking forward to another great week of learning at Prairie Sky School. 

Warm regards, 

Peter Rowe 
Principal 
Prairie Sky School 

CBE Offerings 

The Calgary Board of Education invites all parents and guardians to join a live online series on supporting child and youth well-being. The series is hosted by the Recovery Alberta Community Education Service (CES) Program in collaboration with local experts from the Calgary community. 

Attached to this email is a poster with sessions designed to provide families with knowledge, tools, and strategies to help navigate the challenges and opportunities of raising children and teens today. Along with the poster, additional session details are available on our corporate website: Child and Youth Well-Being Family and Caregiver Series. 

Safety 

At Prairie Sky School, the safety and well-being of our students is always our highest priority. As students establish their school routines and travel to and from school each day, we ask families to take a few moments to review important safety expectations. 

• Students should always use designated crosswalks and follow all traffic signals when crossing streets. 
• Please remind children to stay alert, avoid distractions, and make eye contact with drivers before crossing. 
• Students should avoid crossing mid-block or between parked vehicles. 

Note from the Office 

Please be advised that school pick-ups after 2:00 p.m. will not be accommodated. If your child needs to be picked up early, please ensure that the pick-up takes place before 2:00 p.m. 

All early pick-ups must also be communicated to the school in advance. Please notify us at prairiesky@cbe.ab.ca. Last-minute requests may not be accommodated, as they can disrupt the school day and our regular routines. 

We kindly ask for your cooperation in providing sufficient notice and planning all early pick-ups accordingly. 

Book Study: The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt 

• We are excited to continue our bi-weekly book study with parents and guardians. There is still time to get the book and read along with us.  
• We will pick up where we left off by reading chapter 5 and I will provide a summary next week 

School Council  

Next School Council Meeting: 

The next school council meeting will be at 5:45 pm on Monday, September 21st at Prairie Sky School, in the Learning Commons. We will continue to incorporate a 'live stream' Teams meeting options, if you would prefer to join remotely, please click the link below to join. All parents and guardians are welcome! We hope to see you then. 

Microsoft Teams meeting 

Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/240918158524972?p=lWoVYJDlyT1Lz1WgRr 

School Council Meeting Dates 2026-27  

• September 21, 2026 
• October 26, 2026 
• November 23, 2026 
• December 14, 2026 
• January 18, 2027 
• February 22, 2027 
• March 15, 2027 
• April 19, 2027 
• May 17, 2027 
• June 14, 2027 

Volunteers Needed  

In a school of over 1200 students, you can imagine that it takes some hands-on effort to provide this extra support for the students’ experience. We can’t do it without families who want to be involved and help out. Involvement is quite minimal with opportunities a couple of times a month, typically for short durations. You don’t have to be available to help every single time, but if more people can help once in a while, then it makes it possible for us to continue providing these extras which the students and staff appreciate so much. Please reach out to us at prairieskyschoolcouncil@outlook.com to get involved.  

Fun Lunch - Healthy Hunger 

 Our first Fun Lunch will happen on September 23 (Grades 1-3) and September 24 (Grades 4-9) and will be provided by Subway. If this is your first time, then you will need to create a profile for your child/children. If you are returning to the Healthy Hunger platform and have a profile already, then you’ll just need to select your child’s teacher/class for this year. You’ll do both things at the following link: www.healthyhunger.ca 

Once you have their profile set up then you will be able to place and pay for your orders for any upcoming Fun Lunch dates. We will get the following months set up shortly. 

Kindergarten students will have other treats and opportunities provided simply because the Fun Lunch delivery times do not work for the kindergarten class hours. 

PSS Athletics  

September 14 

• 7:00 – 7:45 am – Gr 8 & 9 Boys Basketball Tryout #2 
• 2:45 – 4:00 pm  
• Gr 6 & 7 Boys Basketball Tryout #2 
• Girls Soccer Practice 

September 15 

• 7:00 – 7:45 am – Senior Girls Basketball Tryout #3 
• 2:45 – 4:00 pm – Junior Girls Basketball Tryout #3 
• 4:00 – 6:30 pm – Cross Country Meet #2 
• 4:30 – 5:30 pm – Girls Exhibition Soccer Game at Peter Lougheed School 

September 16 

• 7:00 – 7:45 am – Junior Boys Basketball Tryout #3 
• 2:45 – 4:00 pm  
• Senior Boys Basketball Tryout #3 
• Girls Soccer Practice 
• 4:30 – 5:30 pm – Boys Exhibition Soccer Game at Peter Lougheed School 

September 17 

• 7:00 – 7:45 am – Junior Girls Basketball Practice 
• 2:45 – 4:00 pm  
• Senior Girls Basketball Practice 
• Boys Soccer Practice 
• 2:45 – 3:45 pm – Cross Country Practice 

 Key Dates: 

• Sept 18 – PSS Terry Fox Run 
• Sept 21 – School Council PSS (5:45 – 6:45) 
• Sept 23 – Fun Lunch (Gr1–3) 
• Sept 24 – Fun Lunch (Gr4-9) 
• Sept 24 – Meet the Teacher Night (Grades 1 – 9) – 5:00 – 6:30 pm 
• Sept 25 – NI Day 
• Sept 29 – PSS Orange Shirt Day 
• Sept 30 – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 
• Oct 1 - Meet the Teacher Night (Kindergarten) – 5:00 – 6:30 pm 

This Week We Celebrate  

• Sept 8 - 16 - Paryuṣhaṇa   
• Sept 10 - 19 - Welcoming Week  
• Sept 11 - 13 - Rosh Hashanah  
• Sept 11 - Nayrouz; Enkutatash  
• Sept 13 - Anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 
• Sept 14 - Ganesh Chaturthi  
• Sept 16 - 23 - Bisexual Awareness Week  
• Sept 18 - International Equal Pay Day