Hello Rideau Families!
Thank you for joining us for Parent Teacher conferences this week. I really do enjoy seeing our halls filled with families, knowing that important connections are being made with teachers about student learning. This is an important check-in point; we have quite a bit of runway left in the year to collaborate on learning strategies for our students and to celebrate growth that is already occurring.
Parents, please know that you can always connect with your children’s teachers when concerns emerge or if you have questions about progress between key contact points like conferences or report cards. Teachers are committed to providing you regular updates – through D2L, Google Classroom or School Messenger – to keep you informed about learning activities. We thank you for checking in on your students’ progress and keeping the lines of communication open!
Thank you, Athletes, Coaches and Families!
Well, it was a short but exciting basketball season for our Jr-Sr girls and boys Rideau Rams. We were proud to host 2 evenings of exhibition games, hosting both Elboya and Robert Warren schools. Our athletes demonstrated excellent sportsmanship, dedication and perseverance. Thank you for coming out to support us!
Winter Concert! – Dec 10,2025 (6:00pm – 7:00pm) ; Grandparents’ Dress Rehearsal (10:30am)
Our K-6 and 7-9 Band Winter Concert is quickly approaching, in the spirit of community support, Rideau Park will be collecting non-perishable food donations for The Calgary Food Bank.
Please deposit any physical non-perishable food donations in the boxes as you enter the concert. Further, if your family would prefer to provide a monetary donation, please use the QR codes and follow the prompts. This code is included here if your family wishes to donate early.
As many of us know, this time of year can be tricky for some families. We have also included a wishlist shared from the Calgary Food Bank.
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Reminder! - Education Matters
Did you know that Education Matters can accept donations that go directly to our school at any time? If you would like to learn more, please visit: https://www.educationmatters.ca/
Our school-specific donation page can be found at: https://www.educationmatters.ca/project-matters/rideau-park-school/
School-based Fundraiser – Winter Greenery and Poinsettia
Winter Fundraiser Order Pick-up: Tuesday, December 2, 1:00 – 4:15 pm
The Winter Fundraiser was very successful with our plant sales total going well over our goal. Thank you to our Rideau Community for your support. Orders can be picked up on December 2 from 1:00 – 4:15 pm. Please use the front doors to pick up orders.
If you cannot pick up your order during the pick-up window, please email Ms Cochrane to make alternate arrangements.
Rideau Park Parents Association – School Council Update
Thank you to our RPPA for your generosity this month! With your support we are able to purchase:
- Additional literacy and numeracy learning subscriptions for our elementary classrooms
- A 10-day spring Latin Dance Residency
- New dishwasher for our Foods program
- Additional resources for our library collections (Book Fair “top up”)
Healthy Hunger
Regular fun lunches are back! Please login to healthyhunger.ca to place your orders.
- Dec 4 - A&W
- Dec 18 - Little Ceasar's Pizza
Parent volunteers continue to be needed to assist with the organization and distribution of the student orders. Sign up to volunteer!
We appreciate you and your support! Sincerely,
Andrea Riquelme
Principal, Rideau Park School
Key Dates
- Dec 1, 2025 Photo Retakes
- Dec 2, 2025 Winter Fundraiser Pick Up
- Dec 9, 2025 Middle School Well-Being Symposium (MRU)
- Dec 10, 2025 Winter Concert -6 pm, K-6, Gr 7-9 Band, Grandparents Dress Rehearsal – 10:30 AM
- Dec 18, 2025 Hot Lunch – Little Caesars
- Dec 19, 2025 Last of classes
- Dec 20 – Jan 4, 2026 Winter Break
- Jan 5, 2026 Back to School!