MPS Weekly Update | June 19, 2026
Physical Education
As the school year comes to a close, we are accepting donations of gently used MPS gym clothing. If your student is moving on to Grade 10 and no longer needs/wants their gym clothes, we would greatly appreciate any donations to support future students.
Gym clothing can be sent to school with your student or dropped off at the office.
With the warm weather, we are seeing more students wearing summer footwear to school. Please remember that students need proper running shoes for Physical Education classes. Thank you for your help in keeping students safe while being physically active.
IPPs
Individual Program Plans (IPPs) were sent home on June 15th for your review. Thank you for taking the time to carefully look through your student’s plan and support their learning goals. If you have any questions or would like to discuss the IPP further, please reach out to your student’s IPP advocate. Signed IPPs are due back by Monday, June 22.
Library News
We still have 68 library books outstanding. If your child has any overdue library books at home, please return them as soon as possible.
Let's see how quickly we can reduce that number and get our library shelves ready for next year. Ready, set, return!
Spring Reminders
The beautiful weather we have long awaited is finally here. With it, we want to remind students of a few expectations that will help keep our school community clean and safe while focused on learning in the remaining weeks of the school year.
Bikes, Scooters & Skateboards
We are happy to see so many students choosing active transportation to and from school. For everyone’s safety, students are asked to walk their bikes, scooters, and skateboards while on school grounds. The City of Calgary strongly recommends helmet use for all wheeled activities, and helmets are required by law when riding bikes and e-bikes.
Beverages
To help keep our school clean and support healthy choices, students are encouraged to bring non-spill water bottles to school. Slurpees, iced-cap-style drinks, open pop, and energy drinks should not be brought into the building. Sealed beverages may be stored in student lockers until lunchtime or after school.
Provincial Achievement Tests
Students in grades 6 and 9 are in the midst of writing PATs and they have been going smoothly. Teachers have worked with students in advance to ensure they are familiar with both the format and technology used, along with helpful test-writing strategies that can be applied across subject areas. We recognize that this can be a stressful time for students and frame this assessment as one snapshot among many throughout the year that informs what students understand. Simple strategies at home such as getting sufficient sleep and having a good breakfast, are great ways to support students the day of the test. A reminder that classes run as usual on all days with scheduled PATs and attendance in the afternoons is expected.
Preliminary PAT results will be sent home with students between June 24 and June 26.
Report Cards
Final report cards will be available to families through the PowerSchool Parent Portal beginning June 25.
Action Required | Next Year Registration
If families with students in grade 6-8 are not returning to MPS next year, please send an email to naduffy@cbe.ab.ca as this information is critical to our planning related to resources and staffing.
School Fees
As we wrap up the final weeks of the school year, we are asking all parents and guardians to check their MyCBE PowerSchool account for any outstanding fees. These are located under the Student Fees & Service Registration tab and include field trips, option course fees, noon hour activity fee and athletics.
MPS Learning Lounge | Final day June 17
The MPS Learning Lounge is officially closed for the school year.
Band
June Newsletter: Link
Summer Instrument Rental - Instruments are available to rent over the summer. Forms can be picked up from the band office. The cost is $30 and will be applied to your PowerSchool account. Instruments will be ready to pick up early next week.
Instrument Return - All instruments are now due back for cleaning and inventory. Please return your instruments to the band room
Ongoing Fundraisers
- TruEarth Laundry Strips: A true eco-friendly product. No plastic jugs, just compressed soap strips that clean your laundry, toilet bowls, laundry stains, kitchens, and dishes! This is an ongoing fundraiser. June 23-26: 20% off with code PRIME20.
- Bottle Drive – Drop off your empties and support the band!
- South Pointe Bottle Depot (behind The Home Depot on 130th Avenue SE) 5126 126 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2Z 0H2. Please let them know the funds go to the Mountain Park School Band.
- Deerfoot Bottle Depot (near Douglasdale Professional Centre) 11440 29 St SE, Calgary, AB T2Z 3V5. Please tag the bags as LG782.
We appreciate your support!
Upcoming Activities
June 22 – Monday
- Grade 9 Social Studies PAT
- Grade 7 and 8 Social Studies Final
June 23 – Tuesday
- Grade 9 Science PAT
- Grade 7 and 8 Science Final
- Yearbooks will be distributed in the afternoon
June 24 – Wednesday
- Grade 9 Picnic
June 25 – Thursday
- Sports day | afternoon
June 26 – Friday
- Last day of classes for students
CBE Days of Significance
The CBE is committed to building a culture of appreciation and inclusion, where students and staff can see themselves valued, respected and celebrated. For more information on key dates, please visit the CBE Dates of Significance webpage.
Don’t forget to check our MPS Calendar regularly for key dates and upcoming events.
Thank you for your support,
Angela Takla
Principal, Mountain Park School
Natasha Duffy
Assistant Principal, Mountain Park School