Dear Andrew Sibbald families,  

I hope that all our families had a wonderful spring break! My staff and I are looking forward to seeing our students back at school and hearing all about their time off. 

As we launch into spring and the last few months of this school year there is lots of learning, field trip opportunities and guest speakers planned. We are grateful for these opportunities to enhance our student’s classroom learning.  Our volunteers and parent association are instrumental in their support for these school events. Thank you! 

As we start planning for the 2026-27 school year, I would ask all families with children currently in kindergarten to Grade 4 to complete the following form.  This will allow us to best plan, staff and schedule. Please complete this form by April 6, 2026.  

This Week: 

  • March 31 – Glee Club at Lunch 
  • April 1 – Intermurals at Lunch 
  • April 2 – Grade 3 Teachers Pet In-School Field Trip 
  • April 3 – No School 


Upcoming Dates: 

  • April 8 – Lockdown Drill #2 
  • April 9 - Parent Association School Dance, 6-8pm
  • April 10 – Mon/Wed Kinder Attend 
  • April 13 – Grade 1 Teachers Pet In-School Field Trip 
  • April 13 - Fun Lunch
  • April 14 – Grade 5 Hangar Museum Field Trip 
  • April 14 – Fire Drill 
  • April 16 – Kindergarten Teachers Pet In-School Field Trip 
  • April 17 -Angela Murphy, Author Visit for Grade 1-3 
  • April 17 – T/T Kinder Attend 
  • April 24 – No School 
  • April 27 – M/W Kinder Zoo Field Trip 
  • April 30 – T/T Kinder Zoo Field Trip  
  • May 1 – Volunteer Tea (stay tuned for details) 
  • May 1 – M/W Kinder Attend  


Grade 5 Farewell & Transition Planning 

Save the date! Our grade 5 farewell will be held on June 23, 2026, at 1:30pm.   

Grade 5 parents, please note that school enrollment is based on home address and for our Lake Bonavista families, Nickle School is our designated school for middle years. Their open house is on the evening of May 7, 2026. To further support the transition to middle school, students will have the opportunity to visit Nickle, and our teachers will be working closely with the Nickle staff to ensure a well-supported transition. We will share dates and details as we know them.    


Some updates from our School Council & Parent Association:  

School Dance 

This year’s school dance will be held on April 9 from 6-8pm.  Families can choose from a 6pm or 7pm time slot; tickets will be first come, first serve. If you would like to attend, please sign up for a time slot at the following link: Superhero Spring Dance Sign Up.  

Website for Council & Association Updates 

Our School Council and Parent Association encourage you to check out their website, sibbaldparents.ca  

The Council and Association are presently looking for a volunteer to maintain this website. If you can share your skills and support, please email info@sibbaldparents.ca 


Classroom Blogs      

Mrs. Hayes – Kindergarten       

Miss Craik – Grade 1       

Mrs. Kosior – Grade 1      

Mrs. Gordon – Grade 2      

Ms. Hatchette – Grade 2       

Mrs. Swanson – Grade 3        

Miss Herget – Grade 3       

Mrs. Patry – Grade 3  

Mrs. Pols – Grade 4       

Mrs. Colhoun – Grade 4       

Ms. Chen – Grade 5       

Ms. Braat– Grade 5       

Mrs. Odegard – Music       

Mrs. Bauman & Mrs. Odegard – MakerSpace   


All the best,  

Mary-Elizabeth Kaiser 

Principal, Andrew Sibbald School