Hello FEO Families,

Week at a Glance Sept. 28 - Oct. 2


As we approach the end of CBE Truth and Reconciliation Week, I would like to emphasize that Truth and Reconciliation remains a key priority for F.E. Osborne School and the Calgary Board of Education. FEO continues to advance the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action, recognizing the importance of ongoing learning, meaningful action, and building respectful relationships with one another and our community. Our school, along with all CBE schools, made a Truth and Reconciliation Commitment to Action this past June 21st. I would like to share our renewed commitment with you for the 2026–2027 school year.

Orange Shirt Day will be on September 29th at FEO. Additionally, FEO will be closed on September 30th to observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Please see the links below for ways to engage through community events.

Learning Interventions at FEO

We are committed to ensuring that every student receives the support they need to be successful in literacy and numeracy. Over the past several weeks, teachers have been collecting student achievement data through a variety of screening assessments, including number sense, spelling, reading fluency, and reading comprehension measures.

This week, staff are reviewing the data and identifying students who may benefit from additional targeted support. Beginning next week, we will be starting our literacy and numeracy intervention blocks.

For students participating in an intervention cycle, support will be provided through 20-minute small-group pull-out sessions led by one of our intervention teachers. These sessions will focus on targeted mini-lessons designed to address each student's area of need. Intervention cycles will run for six weeks, after which student progress will be reviewed and future supports determined as needed.

To ensure students continue to receive strong classroom instruction while also benefiting from targeted support, students will participate in either literacy or numeracy intervention during a given cycle, not both.

Our intervention teachers are:

  • Mrs. Rishaug
  • Mme Daher
  • Mme Midyette
  • Mrs. Sutherland

We believe these focused learning opportunities will help strengthen foundational skills and build confidence in literacy and numeracy. If you have any questions about the intervention process, please contact your child's homeroom teacher.

Thank you for your continued partnership in supporting student learning.

-Dr. Michael Cutler (Principal) & Ms. Sheena Abboud-McKenzie (Assistant Principal)

Sept. 30 Community Events in Moh’kins’tsis  (Calgary)

All CBE staff, students, families, friends, and neighbors are invited to continue learning and show support at the fifth annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation & Orange Shirt Day event taking place at the Confluence Historic Site on Wednesday, Sept. 30 from 9-10:30 a.m.

This important community gathering is a collaboration between the City of Calgary, CBE, Calgary Catholic School District, Calgary Police Service, Calgary Fire Department, and The Confluence.

Looking for more ways to engage? Check out these community events:

FUN LUNCH | Introductions!

Our school and the Fun Lunch Team are very excited to continue this year with the online program called Healthy Hunger!

This program has been running for the past few school years with great success. It is the only fundraiser for the school which runs throughout the year and the funds gathered are used for helping the school, students and parent council in many ways.  

It also gives parents a break from making lunches by having food brought into the school.

If you are new to the school or to Fun Lunch you will have to sign-up your child at www.healthyhunger.ca.  If you have been a part of Fun Lunch before then login with your email and password.  

To order lunches, add your student and select this year’s grade and homeroom teacher!

Every time a new lunch form is posted you will get a notification from the website and then reminders to order until the deadline. The first Fun Lunch is Oct 7. The order deadline is Oct 2 at midnight.  

Thank you for all your support!

INFORM | Annual Volunteer Registrations

To ensure the security and safety of our staff and students, all volunteers in our schools need to be registered. This form must be completed annually. The information collected on this form will be held in strict confidence.

A volunteer is someone who assists schools and/or students either in curricular or extra-curricular activities including volunteer drivers and students volunteering outside their school.

You must be 13 years or older to register as a volunteer. CBE students are not required to apply to volunteer in their own school. Students wanting to volunteer in another school are required to apply to volunteer.

LINK: Volunteer Registration

Save on Student Study Guides & Digital Resources - Until October 2, 2026

We are excited to share a special offer for educational resources through a new partnership between EducationMatters and Castle Rock Research. You can purchase valuable study materials at a significant discount and help raise funds for EducationMatters.

This is a great opportunity to get supplementary resources to support your student’s learning this school year, especially in preparation for unit tests and PATs.

How to Order:

  1. Visit CBE’s unique online portal: CBE Site Sale — Castle Rock Research
  2. Select our school’s specific ordering page.
  3. Place your order and pay directly online.

All print materials will be delivered to the school and distributed to students.

*Order here* https://castlerockresearch.com/cbe-site-sale

FEO SCHOOL COUNCIL | October 7th

Don't miss out on opportunities to stay connected and support FEO's students, staff and school community! Sign up for FEO Parent Council/Association emails. Our next meeting will on on October 7th at 6:30 PM both in-person and online via MS Teams. A link to the meeting will be shared closer to the meeting date.

Follow the FEO School Council on instagram

FEO Calendar

For the most up-to-date information regarding the happenings at FEO, I would encourage you to see the FEO Calendar. The calendar will continue to populate as events are announced and athletic calendars become available.