Good afternoon, Falconridge families!
What a wonderful week it has been! One of the highlights was our Community Night, where we had the joy of coming together to celebrate as a school community. It was heartwarming to see families connecting through student performances, engaging with local community agencies, playing games, and simply enjoying time together.
A heartfelt thank you goes out to our incredible Parent Council for their generous support—especially for organizing raffle prizes and working alongside staff to help make the evening such a success. Events like these truly show the strength and spirit of our school community.
Please read on for important updates.
Parent Council AGM – June 4, 2025
Please accept this as your invitation to join us for the Falconridge School Council Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled for 6:30pm on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 being held at Falconridge School in the Learning Commons.
Did you know that as a Parent, Guardian or Custodian of a student of Falconridge School you are automatically a member of our School Council?
Did you know that the objective of our School Council is committed to supporting opportunities for each student to maximize their intellectual, physical, social, emotional and creative growth and encouragement in a safe and caring environment?
Did you know that the fundraising we normally do throughout the year pays and supports initiatives such as computers in classrooms, sports and school programs that could not be funded by the school budget itself?
Did you know that our Council needs your HELP! We will have opportunities to take on mandatory positions for Council vacant and will need those positions filled in order to continue with our Fundraising Society! The work of many helps lighten the load. The Council commitment is only about 2 hours per month. Please consider holding a position on our School Council and/or our fundraising society. If you are unable to hold a position, please still consider attending our meetings. The perspective that we can bring as individuals is valuable and allows us the opportunity to support the needs of all Falconridge students.
EverActive Schools – Family Travel Survey
This survey helps us understand any changes in travel behavior and measure the impact of the project that our grade 6 classes have undertaken this year. Please see the survey link below.
Falconridge School: Follow-Up Family Travel Survey
Falconridge School Community Dance – May 29, 2025
With spring arriving in Calgary, the Falconridge Parent Council would like to welcome the warmer weather with a Family Dance held on May 29, 2025, from 6:00 - 8:00 pm. Children must be accompanied by parents with the $5/ Child entry fee going to support our school community. Children 4 and under are free.
Please see the attached poster for details.
May 29 Family Dance Poster.pdf
Nations Vision
Nation’s Vision is a portable multidisciplinary eyecare clinic which provides services to priority populations throughout the Calgary region. During the 2023/2024 school year they provided free portable eye exams to over 5,000 students across 48 schools in the CSSD and CBE.
Nations Vision will be at Falconridge School at the start of June 2025.
Nations Vision will have a 3-phased process:
- Phase 1- Ophthalmic testing; identifies students most in need of further assessment by an optometrist or ophthalmologist.
- Phase 2- Optometric/Ophthalmic Assessment; children undergo comprehensive exams and those who require glasses are provided a prescription and opportunity to select frames.
- Phase 3- Portable optician dispenses glasses directly to children, in the school.
More information will be sent to families in the coming month.
Healthy Hunger
Our Parent Council has setup a number of Healthy Hunger/ Fun Lunch opportunities for Falconridge School. Our next Fun Lunch will be May 28.
See below for the remaining dates for the year. You can pre-order for any of them by logging into the Healthy Hunger website at any time.
- May 28 – Pizza 73 (Orders Due Friday, June 6)
- June 11 – Panago (Orders Due Friday, June 20)
- June 25 – McDonald’s (Orders Due Friday, June 20)
To place an order, please log into your Healthy Hunger account and add your children’s names for Falconridge School. You will need to do this again every year even if you ordered food last year. Please ensure you choose the correct grade and teacher when registering your child and then order lunches.
Important Dates
- Non-Instructional Day – May 16
- Grade 4 Composting Field Trip – May 22
- Kindergarten Assembly – May 27
- Grade 6 ELAL Part A PAT – May 28
- S4 Presentations – May 28/29
If you have any questions or concerns, please call the school office.
Regards,
Falconridge Administration