What's New
- Free Webinar - Keeping Your Kids Healthy and Happy During the Pandemic
- On Feb. 22, the University of Calgary will host a free webinar exploring how to keep your kids healthy and happy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Winter Weather Days
- On days winter weather conditions are too severe, Rocky View Schools (RVS) may decide to close schools to keep students and staff safe. While this is rare, it is important families know what will happen and where to go for information.
- Parent Webinars for New Online Students
- To support families with students switching to RVS Online Learning for the second half of the year, RVS held two parent webinars on Feb. 2.
- Don't Forget to Download Rocky View Schools' App
- RVS’ app provide quick and easy access to a wealth of information about the jurisdiction. The RVS app can be downloaded from the App Store (apple) or Google Play (android).
- Supporting Our Students as They Transition Back Inside Schools or Online
- Rocky View Schools (RVS) provided families with the option to switch their child’s learning method part-way through the 2020/21 school year. We understand it will be an adjustment for those students re-entering schools or moving to online learning for the first time this February.
- Temporary At-Home Learning Parent/Student Guide for Gr. 7 to 12
- RVS has created a guide outlining additional information on what parents and students can expect as well as how they will be supported throughout this temporary online learning period (Nov. 30 - Jan. 8).
- Kindergarten Registration
- Kindergarten registration for the 2021/22 school year opens Jan. 18.
- Parent Letter - Jan 8
- The period to decide the learning method (in-school or online) for students in Grades 1 to 9* this spring is quickly approaching. SchoolEngage will open at 8 a.m. on Jan. 11. Families will have until 5 p.m. on Jan. 15 to commit your child to a learning method from Feb. 8, 2021, until the end of the school year. If no selection is made, those students will remain in their current learning method.
- Temporary At-Home Learning Parent/Student Guide for K-Gr. 6
- RVS has created a guide outlining additional information on what parents and students can expect as well as how they will be supported throughout this temporary online learning period for K to Gr. 6. (Jan. 4 to Jan. 8).
- Parent Letter - Dec. 3
- In preparation for your decision regarding the learning method (in-school or online) you will commit your child to from February 2021 for the remainder of the school year, more information has been provided on our website.
- Parent Letter - Nov. 30
- Given the current transition many Rocky View Schools (RVS) families are experiencing this week as Grades 7 to 12 students move to temporary at-home online learning, we are extending the deadline for families to decide if they will change their child’s learning method (in-school or online). This change would be effective Feb. 1, 2021 and students would be committed to that mode of schooling for the remainder of the school year.
- Parent Letter: Gr. 7 to 12 - Nov. 25
- The Government of Alberta announced that as of Monday, Nov. 30, the province will shift to Scenario 3 for students in Grades 7 to 12 across the province. This means all Rocky View Schools (RVS) students in Grades 7 to 12 currently taking classes in-person will begin learning at-home through temporary online learning using a variety of digital means.
- Parent Letter: Kindergarten to Gr. 6 - Nov. 25
- Kindergarten to Grade 6 students engaging in face-to-face learning in RVS will continue in-person learning until Dec. 18, which is our scheduled last day prior to winter break. Bus transportation for students in Kindergarten to Grade 6 will continue as planned.
- Parent Letter - Nov. 13, 2020
- As you are likely aware the Government of Alberta announced new COVID-19 public health measures that will come into effect Friday, Nov. 13. We wanted to inform you of some temporary changes that may affect your child(ren).
- Change in COVID-19 Positive Notification Process
- As the number of COVID-19 positive cases continue to climb across our province and region, we are seeing an increase in the number of cases impacting our schools and buses. The safety and well-being of our students and staff continues to be our number one priority. In support of this, we are changing our COVID-19 positive case notification process to inform close contacts/families of close contacts faster.
- AHS Releases a New COVID-19 Checklist for Students
- In an effort to reduce the number of students required to isolate without sufficient cause and to address the growing demand on the health system, AHS has developed an updated daily checklist for students.
- Trustees Approve Spending Plan for Safe Return to Class Fund
- At their Oct. 8, 2020, meeting, RVS Board of Trustees approved the spending plan for the $9.2 million allocated to Rocky View Schools through the federal government's Safe Return to Class Fund.
- Windsong Heights Launches Book in Support of Sanctuary Wolfdog
- A neglected Irish Wolfhound named Horton was rescued in 2015 and brought to the Yamnuska Wolf Dog Sanctuary. To fundraise, two students from Windsong wrote a book 'Horton Hears Our Howls' with proceeds going towards Horton's continued care.
- Today is World Teachers' Day
- Since 1994, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has celebrated World Teachers' Day. Today, let's celebrate the wonderful teachers in Rocky View Schools!
- Parent Letter - Sept. 25, 2020
- As we come to the end of September, the Board of Trustees would like to take a moment to thank each and every one of you for your part in Rocky View Schools’ (RVS) successful return to school.
