MPS Community Event | May 29
We have combined two fantastic events into one for our whole community to enjoy! We are excited to host our First Annual ‘Beats on the Black Top’ Jazz Band performance and ‘MPS around the World’ gallery walk on May 29th, 2025. Please see our poster for more details.
Heritage Park Field Trip – June 9
Grade 7 Heritage Park field trip forms are due on Friday. If you are interested in volunteering for the field trip, please email Mr. Winn for more information!
Grade 9 Farewell | Save the Date
This year's Grade 9 Farewell Event will take place on the evening of June 19th at the school. A message is being sent home with details for the evening.
Registration Is Now Open for Yellow Bus Service for 2025-26
Families are now able to register for yellow school bus service for the upcoming 2025-26 school year. Transportation registration is available using your MyCBE account. Families must register by Sunday, June 22, 2025, for students to be added to routes for the start of the next school year.
Processing times for registrations submitted after the June 22 deadline will be delayed. Confirmed routes are posted in August. For those who register after the June 22 deadline, it may take until mid-October before your child is able to ride the bus.
Transportation can be cancelled with no financial impact by submitting the cancellation form by Sept. 30, 2025.
Track and Field Meet | June 10
Mountain Park School’s Track and Field Meet is fast approaching. The team needs parent volunteers to help run the meet which is occurring on June 10th from 8:30am- 4:00pm. No track and field experience necessary.
If interested, please email Mrs. Gaunt at brgaunt@cbe.ab.ca . We will need about 8 security-cleared volunteers to make this day a success.
Library News
Many students have overdue library books, and it would be great to get these books returned to the learning commons so others can enjoy the books before the end of the school year. If you are still reading the books, please renew your books with Mrs. Lybbert in the Learning Commons.
Believe in your-shelf and your ability to return your over dues! Please get these items to the library as quickly as you can.
SWAT Team | Update
Over the last couple of months, our SWAT Team members have been working with Ms. Takla and Ms. LeBlanc to examine our school data related to well-being. The Calgary Board of Education, including Mountain Park, recognizes that students and employees thrive in a culture of well-being. This is reflected in the CBE's 3 Year Education Plan, and Mountain Park's School Development Plan. Based on the data analyzed, our SWAT team determined that the best way to increase well-being at MPS is by looking at students' sense of belonging and connection within the school.
We are in the final stages of our planning of a school event titled “MPS around the World," with a specific focus on the question; "How do our unique experiences, histories, and cultures come together to form our shared Canadian identity?" We would like to highlight and celebrate the various cultures that make up the community of MPS. However, we cannot do this alone! We are asking students to continue the conversations at home about where their cultures, values, and beliefs come from. We understand that many of our students and staff come from a variety of backgrounds and we would like to honour and celebrate all of them. The majority of this work will take place during our homeroom time on Fridays with a culminating event on Thursday, May 29th (Please see our poster for more details).
If you are interested in supporting this initiative by sharing ideas/resources, volunteering, etc. there is still time to do so! Please contact Ms. LeBlanc at hlleblanc@cbe.ab.ca
Band Update
May Newsletter: Link
Beats on the Blacktop! May 29th, 5:30pm-7:30pm: Our Jazz band will be performing on the blacktop behind the school with the LBHS Jazz band. Special performances by Mac-Heney (Your favorite teacher’s favourite teachers), MPS Around the World displays, and Food Trucks! Everyone welcome! Bring a lawn chair or a blanket and enjoy. If it’s raining, we will move inside.
Summer Instrument Rental: Instruments are available for rent over the summer for personal use and for the Calgary Regional Summer Band Workshop. Forms are available from the band office. The cost is $30, and the fee will be applied to your PowerSchool Account. Forms are due: June 11th.
Ongoing Band Fundraisers
- TruEarth Laundry Strips: http://tru-earth.sjv.io/MPSMPS 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.
- 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!
MPS Learning Lounge
May is a great month to brush up on core subject areas to finish the school year strong! All students are welcome to make use of our in-person Learning Support Sessions each morning before classes in the MPS Learning Commons as follows:
- Monday - Thursday from 8:30-9:00 AM.
- Front doors will be unlocked for student entry from 8:25-8:35 AM only. Students must be here by 8:35 at the latest to make effective use of this support. Students arriving after this time will need to wait until the doors re-open at the morning bell.
- Students are welcome to attend as often as needed but must come prepared to learn with assignments, homework, test review or specific topics they require support with (ex. polynomials, persuasive essay writing, etc.).
- Students will be provided access to computers when required to utilize D2L and written assignment work only.
Upcoming Activities – May
May 26 – Monday
School Council Meeting @ 6:30 pm in the Learning Commons
May 27 – Tuesday
Jazz Band Rehearsal @ lunch
Dungeons and Dragons @ 4:00-5:00pm
Grade 6 Badminton wrap up party @ lunch
May 28– Wednesday
Grade 6 ELAL Part A PAT
May 29 – Thursday
Beats on the Blacktop @ 5:30 – 7:30
Grade 9 ELA Part A PAT
Chess Club @ lunch in Room 113
May 30 - Friday
Jazz Band Rehearsal 8:00-9:00am
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 out our MPS Calendar for key dates and upcoming events.
Angela Takla
Principal, Mountain Park School