The Falcon's View

2025-2026 Issue #6

Mar. 3: Gr. 5/6 & K/1/2 Skating

Mar. 6: Gr. 4-9 Ski Trip to Alliance

Mar. 10: Gr 5/6 & K/1/2 Skating

Mar. 12: Dress as a classmate/staff day; K/1/2 Skating

Mar. 13: Gr. 4/5 & 5/6 Curling; Pi(e) Day

Mar. 13/14: Sr. High Basketball Zones

Mar. 16: FCSS Pro Parenting Night 5pm

Mar. 23: Parent Council Meeting 7pm

Mar. 25: Student-Led Conferences

Mar. 27: PD Day - No School

Mar. 30-Apr. 6: Spring Break - No School

During the week of Teacher’s Convention, our Kindergarten to Grade 12 students took part in an exciting and engaging SOAR Week!

Monday – Literacy Day: Students teamed up for cross-grade partner reading in the gym, building connections while sharing great books. We wrapped up the day with a fun, school-wide game of rock-paper-scissors that had everyone cheering!

Tuesday – Numeracy Day: Our SOAR groups put their math skills to the test with interactive math games that made learning both challenging and fun.

Wednesday – Sock Hop: We ended the week with an epic Sock Hop! It was heartwarming to see our older students dancing with the younger ones and everyone having such a fantastic time together.

Thank you to everyone who helped make SOAR Week such a memorable experience for our school community!

On February 20th, students from Kindergarten to Grade 6 came together for our exciting SOAR Olympics! Working in their cross-graded SOAR groups, students participated in a variety of fun, winter-inspired events including skeleton racing, bobsled races, biathlon, curling, hockey, and even Olympic-themed colouring.

The day was a fantastic way to recognize and celebrate our Canadian athletes preparing for the 2026 Olympics, while also building connections across grade levels. It was wonderful to see students of all ages encouraging one another, showing school spirit, and enjoying time together.

Events like these truly highlight the strength of our Forestburg School community!

On Thursday, February 26th, we were honoured to welcome Brad Rabbit, a First Nations Elder and Knowledge Keeper, who presented to our Grade 4–8 and Grade 9–12 students about Indigenous culture, history, and traditions. Students gained valuable insights and appreciated the opportunity to learn directly from his knowledge and experiences.

In the afternoon, our entire student body from Kindergarten to Grade 12 gathered in their cross-graded SOAR groups and rotated through four engaging sessions. Students created Métis Dot Art, participated in a gallery walk featuring Indigenous artwork, played traditional Inuit games in the gym, and made and shared bannock together.

It was a wonderful afternoon of hands-on learning, reflection, and community-building as we deepened our understanding of Indigenous cultures together as a school community.

All field trip supervisors, coaches, and classroom volunteers must be approved as an Agent of the Board before participating in school activities. If you plan to volunteer, please contact Mr. Anhorn or Mrs. Freadrich to complete the required process. Thank you for your support!

The Junior high girls basketball season has wrapped up. They had a great season making it to a playoff game for a spot at regionals. Unfortunately the girls ended up in a tight loss that finalized their season. It was a great year with a lot of skill building and welcoming new players! I enjoyed coaching these girls every year as it is a group of amazing young athletes. I was also grateful to be coaching along side Kristin Kells this year who added her valuable knowledge and love of the game. Thank you ladies for a fabulous year! Leah Hays

The JH boys had a fun season of learning and growing on the basketball court this winter. The boys ended up narrowly missing a trip to Regionals, but had fun in representing our school in league and tourney play. Huge thanks to all of the boys who played and to Spencer Woody for doing a great job in coaching them.

Our Senior Girls Basketball Team will be competing at Zones in Castor on March 13–14.

The team has worked incredibly hard this season, showing dedication, teamwork, and true Falcon spirit. We wish them the very best as they represent our school at this next level of competition. Good luck, Falcons!

The SH boys have concluded their regular season with an overall record of 20 wins and 7 losses. Our final regular season game was a nailbiter that we won 95-91 in overtime over our rivals from New Norway. We have won a couple of tourneys this season in Stettler and Vegreville in addition to finishing 3rd in our central league. The boys have qualified for Central Zones in Bawlf on March 13-14. There they will fight for a spot in 1A Basketball Provincials in Breton at the end of March.

For the safety of all students and staff, we kindly remind families that the staff parking lot is reserved for staff only. When dropping off or picking up your child before or after school, please park on the street rather than pulling into the staff lot.

Thank you for your cooperation in helping us keep everyone safe!

Semester 2 Reminder

As per Alberta Education’s Ministerial Order and Battle River School Division’s Administrative Procedure cell phone and personally owned device use is restricted during class time.

• Students are required to store personal mobile devices during instructional time.

• Social media use on school networks and devices is restricted.

• Purpose: To create focused learning environments by reducing distractions/promoting positive mental health.

Cellphones should be kept in lockers or in backpacks for instructional time. Any student caught using their cellphone during instructional time (by any staff member) will be asked to take their cellphone to the office where it will remain until a parent is able to pick it up.

In order to transport other students in your vehicle for school events, you must be an approved driver. Forms are available from the school office.

On our PowerSchool Parent Portal you will have access to real-time assessment regarding your child's learning. In the first link below you will find written instructions as well as video tutorials to guide you to creating an account, downloading the app for your phone, as well as navigating throughout the program so you can become familiar with the platform. Here are instructions for signing up:

PowerSchool Sign Up
1. Go to https://brsd.powerschool.com/public/home.html
2. Click on "Forgot Username or Password".
3. Your username will be Firstname.Lastname
4. An email will be sent to the email we have on file.
5. PowerSchool Mobile app is available for download (free), enter code: NTPH.

Please contact the school if you have any difficulties or click the link below:
https://forestburg.brsd.ab.ca/families/powerschool-parent-sign-in-instructions

All school and sports fees are posted and are now DUE! Payments can be made by cheque at the school or by using the online payment system at: https://www.brsd.ab.ca/families/online-payments-ordering

To make sure that you’re receiving alerts in the ways that work best for you, Battle River School Division has two methods to communicate with you: SMS Text or with the SchoolMessenger App. Click https://www.brsd.ab.ca/families/alerts for how to sign up.

Kindergarten marks the start of an exciting adventure for your child.

In Battle River School Division, our Early Learning programs foster an enthusiasm for learning through a play-based approach. Children are immersed in a literacy and numeracy rich environment that encourages social interaction and independence.

BRSD programs are open to all children and we are committed to embracing every student in a safe and welcoming environment.

*To register for Kindergarten please follow the link https://www.brsd.ab.ca/learning/pre-k-and-kindergarten

*All other Registration is now open as well: https://www.brsd.ab.ca/families/registration

A huge thank you to the following families for either donating supplies for the Elementary Citizenship Cookie Sale or helping to bake the cookies for the event. Thanks to so much help we were able to sell cookies to the whole school population and raise $335 to buy new games/activities for each of the K - 6 classrooms for Inside Recess Days. Ella Buchholz, Skylar Reynolds, Paige Kuefler, Bennett Jackson, Aayan Muhammad, Emileah Moffat.

Thanks to a generous grant from Forestburg Recreation, Arts & Culture grant we were able to purchase 14 new helmets to be utilized by our K - 12 students in a variety of our sports activities.

The Senior High foods class has started working in the kitchen after theory and practice tests. Students are making creations such as omelettes, cookies, muffins, and baked macaroni and cheese.

The Hot Lunch Program in our school allows us the opportunity to not only provide our

students with a fun meal at school, but also to run fundraisers and work casinos. It is in these

fundraisers and casinos that we raise money to support various programs throughout the

school. The Hot Lunch Society has helped to fund sports jerseys, music equipment, and class

room supplies such as chrome books. We have also contributed to live shows and guest

speakers who have come to our school. Your support helps us to be able to contribute to these

very important programs in our school, so thank you!

Ordering is for the months of February to May. You will have the option to pay in one lump sum or pay month to month. Please note the due dates for payments and ordering are as follows:

April orders must be paid by March 30th.

May orders must be paid by April 27th.

Go to forestburg.hotlunches.net to order your hot lunch!

K Division Proactive Recruiting and Indigenous Policing are proud to announce two upcoming RCMP Youth Camps.

These dynamic camp experiences offers participants a behind-the-scene look at policing in the RCMP while building confidence, discipline, and community awareness. Participants will engage in hands-on activities including:

• Physical fitness activities
• Demonstrations by specialized RCMP Units
• Hands on training experience
• Scenario based training
• Career Information

The RCMP Youth Camps are designed to inspire and nurture young leaders to lead with integrity, build confidence and serve their communities through teamwork, mentorship and positive experiences with the RCMP for future career aspirations.

Build-a-Skill connects youth (ages 14–24) with hands-on learning experiences across the Flagstaff

Region.

Through short-term, real-world placements, youth can explore career paths, develop practical

skills, and gain insight into different professions.

Click the picture to see what our school clothing shop has to offer!

Email: forestburgschool@brsd.ab.ca

Website: https://forestburg.brsd.ab.ca/
Location: Forestburg School, 4914 46 Ave, Forestburg, Alberta, Canada
Phone: 780-582-3792

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