Dear AFS Families,
What a wonderful week we’ve had at Annie Foote! Our week began with the Grade 6 classes going to Blackfoot Crossing. There, they learned about Treaty 7 and saw many sacred artifacts of the Blackfoot people. The students also got to sample fry bread – a real treat! A huge thank you to EducationMatters for their generous Field Trip Educational Opportunities grant that funded the trip. Please see the photos of our beautiful day.
Ms. Bruce’s Grade 2 class has been learning about sound in their science lessons. Students understand high and low pitch and how sounds are made with various materials. They had the opportunity to make their own instruments and they turned about great!
Thank you to the Grade 4 team for preparing such an informative Learning Celebration. These classes have been very busy and are looking forward to their field trips in June. Congratulations to our monthly book draw winners for demonstrating the virtue of Truth.
Spring Concert!
Mark your calendars! We are thrilled to invite you to our Spring Concert on Thursday, May 29 at 5:30pm. All of our students from Kindergarten to Grade 6 will be performing. We will be providing more detailed information in the coming weeks.
Are You Moving?
This is the time of year when we begin planning for the fall. If your family is planning on moving to another area or out of the city? Please let us know as soon as possible by contacting the main office at 403-777-6680.
Kindergarten Registration
A friendly reminder that Kindergarten registration is open! We welcome any students who are 5 years old on or after January 1, 2026. Please register online or come and see us in the office J
Reading Give It a Shot
We are so pleased to partner with the Calgary Flames to support Reading Give it a Shot! Students will receive a reading log from their teacher on Monday. Students may read books, articles, magazines etc. For every 50 minutes a student reads, they get a bookmark. Great Calgary Flames prizes have been made available from our Parent Council. The halfway point is May 16. Any students in Grades 1-3 who read 300 minutes and students in Grades 4-6 who read 600 minutes are eligible for the first draw.
Let’s get reading!!!
Casino
Our casino is fast approaching and we still need volunteers. You do NOT need police clearance or prior experience to volunteer for the casino. Please read the information below:
The Parents of Annie Foote Fund Raising Society is excited to share that we have been granted another casino event at ACE CASINO AIRPORT (40 Aero Crescent NE) on SATURDAY, MAY 31 and SUNDAY, JUNE 1. We are eligible for an event like this every eighteen to twenty four months; the funds raised from events like this is what enables us to provide students with field trips, in class speakers, new technology, school resources, and more, at little or no cost to families.
This is where you come in – WE NEED VOLUNTEERS! Volunteering at a casino can be a lot of fun, you’ll get a free meal (the food at this casino has been amazing in the past), and it’s a great way to meet other people from the Annie Foote School Community. We would love to see some new faces this year!
Information on the various positions will be available on the Annie Foote School website. Shifts each day will run from 11am-7pm, 6:30pm-3:30am, and 11pm-3:30am (this shift is only for the Count Room). We need nineteen volunteers (plus backups) each day. Please respond to this email, phone the office or reach out to Leslie at afsparentcouncil@gmail.com if you are interested in volunteering!
Parent Society – We Need You!!!
As we approach our final meeting in the year, our parent council would like to invite parents to join us for our final meeting of the year on May 22. Most of our members will be moving on at the end of this year, and without new additions to our council, the students of Annie Foote will miss out on all the amazing benefits our council provides. For only an hour or two of your time each month, all students will continue to enjoy low or no cost field trips, technology and resources. Thank you from your Parent Council.
The Week Ahead
- Monday, May 5 - Red Dress Day - Wear Red in honour of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Children
- Monday, May 5 – Wednesday, May 7 – “Teachers Pet” program with Kindergarten
- Wednesday, May 7 - Hats on for Mental Health. Wear a hat or your hoodie!
- Thursday, May 8 – Grade 3 Field Trip to the Zoo