17 Family Day Holiday No School
19 Skilled Trades Fair at Central Memorial High School and the Career & Technology Centre 6:00 – 8:30 pm
19 Deadline for Language Course Applications
19 Grade 10 Concert Band and Jazz 2 AIBF
20 Jazz 1 and Jazz Combo performance at AIBF
20 Spring Sports Meeting in Main Gym at lunch
22 St. Mary’s University Open House (14500 Bannister Rd SE) from 10 am – 2 pm
23 Robotics Tournament
24 Wind Ensemble Performance at AIBF
24 School Council and Friends of Scarlett Meeting
24 DELF Deadline to sign up
25 Symphonic Band Performance at AIBF
25 University of Calgary Information Session at lunch
26 Pink Shirt Day – Anti-Bullying Initiative
27 Vancouver Island University Info Booth at lunch
28 Non-Instructional Professional Development Day
28 Wrestling City Championships
March 1 - University of Calgary Application and Change of Program Deadline
Dear Parents & Guardians,
We hope you are enjoying the long weekend. We return on Tuesday, Feb 18 after the Family Day holiday.
Scarlett Music AIBF Performances
Our students are performing in the Alberta International Band Festival (AIBF). This is open to the public and our families. We hope you join us! On Feb 19 our Grade 10 Concert Band and Jazz 2 will be performing. On Thursday, Feb. 20 our Jazz 1 and Jazz Combo will be performing. On Monday, Feb. 24 our Wind Ensemble will be performing. On Tuesday, Feb. 25 our Symphonic Band will be performing in the morning. We are incredibly proud of our students and music instructors for your diligence, hard work and talents! We hope you enjoy the experience of performing with so many other schools. A huge thank you to Mr. Paul Brown and Mr. Kevin Willms for your leadership!
Alex Bus
The Alex Bus will be here Tuesday February 4 all day. If you need to see someone on the Bus, your teachers have the info sheet posted in their classes, also, here is the link The Alex Bus
DELF (Diplôme D'études en Langue Française) B2 Exam - Spring Session
The DELF B2 exam link was shared with us this past week. The DELF exam will be held on April 7, if there are enough students signed up at Dr. E.P. Scarlett the exam will be held for our students onsite. The link for registration can be found here - https://forms.office.com/r/f4pe8RFD6C. The exam is coordinated by our CBE Languages Team downtown, but if you have any questions or concerns you can direct them to Ms. Costa at - nahumenjuk@cbe.ab.ca and she will forward them to the team. Deadline for sign-up is: February 24 midnight. Preparation courses are offered by the school to support student success, those will be announced when registration closes. Thank you! Ms. Costa
Update from Student Leadership
Pink Shirt Day is happening on Wednesday February 26. Students and staff are encouraged to wear pink on this day to signify their support and commitment to creating a kind and caring environment at Scarlett. The first 200 students through the door wearing pink will receive a pink-themed treat!
Athletic Update
Please note there is a Spring Sports Meeting Feb 20 at Lunch Main Gym. Come learn about all the sports offered at Scarlett in the spring! March 10 spring sports kick off!
Language Course Challenge Applications – Deadline February 19
Language Course Challenge applications are now open for grade 12 students. The Winter 2025 languages offered are: Arabic 35, Cantonese 35, French 30-3Y, French 30-9Y, German L&C 30-3Y, Italian L&C 30-3Y, Japanese L&C 30, Mandarin L&C 30-3Y, Filipino L&C 35, Punjabi L&C 30-3Y, Spanish L&C 30-3Y and Ukrainian L&C 30-3Y. Students will be assessed on reading, writing, listening and speaking in their target language. Complete information on the Course Challenge process can be found in the Course Challenge Guide for Students & Family guide. Consent forms, found on the last pages of the guide, must be returned to the student’s guidance counsellor by Wednesday, February 19.
Course Selections for 2025-2026 School Year
Student Services did a live-stream presentation into classrooms on Friday, February 7 during period 3 regarding the course selection process for the 2025-2026 school year. A copy of this presentation is available on D2L for students to review. We reviewed graduation requirements, pathways and prerequisites. The course selection process opened on Friday February 7 at 2pm and will be open until Sunday, March 2 at 11:59pm.
Summer School
Student Services has been receiving a high volume of inquiries about summer school. Summer school information for CBe-learn (online) and Chinook Learning Services (in-person) will be available in late April, and communicated to students via classroom live-stream, email, website, D2L, Instagram, and weekly message.
Alberta Education Assurance Survey Open Online Feb. 18 – March 21
Every school year, Alberta Education surveys students, parents, and teachers to get feedback on schools. This helps us understand what’s working well and identify areas for improvement.
The Alberta Education Assurance Survey (AEAS) asks students in Grades 4, 7, and 10, along with their parents, to share their thoughts, feelings, and experiences in school.
Don’t miss this chance to have your voice heard! The AEAS is open from Feb. 18 to March 21, 2025.
Parents of grade 10 students will see information sent out shortly and we encourage all our grade 10 student families to respond.
Please see link for more details: Have Your Say! Share Your Thoughts on Alberta Schools for Students in Grades 4, 7 and 10 - Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School
Healthy Hunger – Message from Parents
This is an optional service for families and the decision to participate is up to each family. We have not reviewed the health standards at each restaurant, so we encourage families to make an informed choice.
To participate in fun lunches, create an account at www.healthyhunger.ca to register. Sign up to see the new vendors that are available to order from!
If you are able to help out with the distribution of Healthy Hunger lunches, please sign up!
Hope you have a great weekend.
Sincerely,
Carma Cornea
Principal