Good afternoon families of Dr. E. W. Coffin School, 

As I write this message, we are enjoying a busy Fresh Air Friday after starting our day with Family Groups. Yesterday, we had an assembly that celebrated some student achievements, addressed the importance of “acts of kindness”, and recognized support staff appreciation week.  We are very fortunate to have a wonderful support staff at Dr. E. W. Coffin School. This group of people is very special to our community as they make a difference every day to ensure that each student has a strong sense of belonging at our school. To add to our efforts in creating a strong sense of belonging, this morning’s Family Group discussion questions were based upon the acts of kindness topic introduced in our school assembly. Lastly, students are quite excited about the Family Dance later today and seem to have lots of energy. We hope to see everyone at 6pm. Below is some additional information on the events around our school.     

Key Dates    

  • Apr 26 – Family Dance 
  • May 7 – School Photo 
  • May 8 – Kindergarten Orientation 
  • May 14 – School Council Meeting Join the meeting now (7-8 pm) 
  • May 17 – Non-Instructional Day – no school for students 
  • May 20 – Victoria Day – no school for students 
  • May 21-24 – SOGO Adventure Running Program 
  • May 24 – Kindergarten field trip to Calgary Zoo 

Family Dance 

Dont forget the Family Dance is happening TONIGHT!! Thank you to our School Council for organizing this fun filled night! 

$1 concession items $2 cake walk entry $1 raffle tickets 

Family Dance

​​​​​​​Fun Lunch 

All fun lunches for 2023-24 school year are scheduled.  They can be ordered in advance, or orders can be placed any time before each one prior to the ‘Friday before’ deadline. To order, go to https://healthyhunger.ca 

  • June 19th – Panago Pizza 

Kindergarten News 

Dr Coffin’s kindergarten orientation is fast approaching, if you have a K student starting in 24/25 school year and have not registered yet, please complete and plan to attend the upcoming orientation day (May 8). Registration is completed online at www.cbe.ab.ca. 

Family & Community 

A wedding band was found in our schoolyard, if anyone knows who this may belong to, please contact the school office. 

PATs (Grade 6s only) 

Alberta Education has announced that Grade 6 English language arts and literature (ELAL) and mathematics provincial achievement tests will not be administered in the 2023/2024 school year. Alberta Education will instead offer field testing between April and June 2024. We will explore these optional field tests for Grade 6 English language arts and literature and mathematics and provide more information to parents when it becomes available.  It is important to note that Social Studies 6 (June 18, 2024) and Science 6 (June 19, 2024) PATs will still be administered for all Grade 6 CBE students in June 2024. 


Have a great weekend. 

Sincerely,  

Chris Hooper 

Principal