From the Principal

What a welcome I have received here at this wonderful school! I feel so fortunate to have landed in such a great community and I am so excited about the 2024-2025 school year. You could certainly feel the enthusiasm yesterday as our students returned to Dr. Coffin. There was a palpable sense of nervousness and excitement throughout our hallways and in our classrooms. As you will see below, there are new rules in place this year for personal mobile devices. The hope is that these new rules will allow for a less distracting and more focused learning environment. Thank you for your support related to this.

I look forward to working with all our families this year for the benefit of our students. Educating children in 2024 truly is a team effort and the home-school partnership is crucial to achieving success.

Personal Mobile Devices

You may have heard that cell phones and other devices will be restricted in schools this year.  Personal mobile devices include any device that can be used to communicate with or access the internet, such as a cell phone, tablet, gaming device, laptop or smartwatch. This also includes devices capable of communicating with a mobile device such as headphones and bluetooth devices (e.g. earbuds and speakers.)

These new rules will apply to all students, with exceptions for students using devices for health and medical needs, to support specialized learning needs and for educational purposes. 

CBE will block student access to known social media platforms on school networks and school devices for all grade levels.

K-9 Students: will not be permitted to use personal mobile devices during the school day. Student devices brought to school must be out of sight and either powered off or set to silent. They should be left in backpacks, lockers or areas designated by teachers or better yet - simply left at home.

If a student is found to be using a personal mobile device in class without permission from the teacher, the CBE will work with the student to ensure the rules are understood. We rely on good communication and other existing processes to ensure students know what is expected.  

Positive results have already been seen within schools that have implemented similar measures in recent years. Our goal is to improve student achievement and well-being with a focused and supportive learning environment.  

The Student Personal Mobile Devices policy will be in place for the first day of school. However, it is set to be reviewed in December, 2024. At that time, any feedback from schools will be considered before the AR is finalized as of Jan. 1, 2025.  

Thank you for helping us to make this transition successful. For more information, please visit our website or contact your school directly.

MyCBE Account

Do you have a MyCBE account? Registering is extremely important as this is how you will pay fees and view your student’s report card. Learn more about creating an account!

Volunteer Clearance

Are you interested in volunteering at our school this year or supporting a class on a field trip? To do so, you must have a current police check on file with the office. The CBE has partnered with Calgary Police to streamline the application process at no cost. To get started, please stop by the office with your driver’s license. Thank you!

Coming Up at Dr. E.W. Coffin School

September 2 – Labour Day – No-School

September 6 – Eric Walters Author Visit

September 11 – School Council Meeting #1

September 23 – Meet the Teacher/Family BBQ (4:00 pm – 7:00 pm)

September 26 – Terry Fox Run

September 27 – Non-Instruction Day

September 30 – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

October 1 – Orange Shirt Day