The PAW Print
Wed, June 24th, 2026
Another school year is quickly coming to an end, and we would like to extend our sincere gratitude to our entire SAM community for your support throughout the year. It has been a year filled with both challenges and growth, and we are grateful to have shared the journey with all of you by our side.
As we head into our final few days before Summer Break, we would love to invite you to our End-of-Year Farewell Assembly, where we will celebrate our graduating Grade 6 students and reflect on the many accomplishments and memories from the year.
We wish all of our students, families, and staff a wonderful summer break - hopefully with a little more sunshine in the upcoming forecast! For those who are ready to start thinking about next year, please see this edition of The Paw Print for important school start-up information and updates.
Have a safe, relaxing, and enjoyable summer!
Week of June 22 - 26
- Wed, June 24 - Division Track & Field Meet
- Thurs, June 25 - Year End Grade 6 Farewell Assembly (SAM Gym 1:15pm)
- Fri, June 26 - Last Day of Classes & Report Cards (on PowerSchool at 4pm)
Summer Break: Mon, June 29 - Mon, Aug 31
- Wed, Aug 26 - First Rider's Night (Use link to register)
Week of August 31 - Sept 4
- Mon, Aug 31 - Staggered Entry for Students Grades 1-6 (Surnames A-K) & Kinder Group 1
- Tues, Sept 1 - Staggered Entry for Students Grades 1-6 (Surnames L-Z) & Kinder Group 2
- Wed, Sept 2 - First Day of Regular Classes for Students in Grades 1-6 & Kinder Group 3
- Thurs, Sept 3 - First Day of Regular Classes for all Kindergarten students
- Fri, Sept 4 - Regular Classes for all students
SAM Fundraising Society is collecting pre-orders for 2025-26 yearbooks! We will only be printing what is ordered, so be sure to get your pre-orders in before the deadline. Extras will not be available!
Yearbook pick-up will take place in September at the beginning of the 2026-27 school year. For current students, orders will be sent home with your child. If your child will no longer be attending SAM in the fall, you can pick up your yearbook from the office. Thank you for your continued support!
Orders MUST be submitted and paid by the final day of classes on Friday, June 26, 2026.
A huge thank you to our SAM School community for supporting the food drive organized by our Grade 6 Leadership students. Students were challenged to bring in donations for the St. Albert Food Bank to earn a class Yes Day.
We are proud to share that our school donated more than 1,300 pounds of food! The response from our students and families was truly outstanding.
Representatives from the St. Albert Food Bank expressed their sincere gratitude, sharing that food supplies were running very low and that these donations arrived at a critical time. Thanks to the generosity of our school community, many local families will receive much-needed support.
Thank you to everyone who donated and supported this effort. Your generosity made a real difference, and we are so proud of what our school community accomplished together.
Our Grade 5 Leadership students came up with a fantastic idea to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation! Wanting to do something fun and unique, they worked together to organize a school-wide garage sale.
Thanks to the incredible generosity of our students, families, and staff, the event was a huge success. We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who donated items and to those who came out to shop and support the cause.
We are thrilled to share that the SAM School community raised an amazing $2,305 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation! Amazing!!! This money will help make a real difference for children facing serious illnesses by helping bring their wishes to life.
We are so proud of our Grade 5 Leadership students for their creativity, initiative, and commitment to making a difference.
Our grades 1 - 6 students will also have a staggered entry on the first few days of school according to their surname. Students with surnames beginning with A - K will attend school on Monday, August 31 (but not Tuesday, Sept 1). Students with surnames beginning with L - Z will attend school on Tuesday, Sept 1 (but not Monday, August 31).
All students grades 1 - 6 will attend school for their first day of regular classes on Wednesday, Sept 2nd.
We are excited to welcome all our new students to SAM! All our kindergarten students will be assigned to a group. All kindergarten families will receive an email before the end of June informing them of what group their child will be in for staggered entry.
- Group 1 - Monday, August 31
- Group 2 - Tuesday, September 1
- Group 3 - Wednesday, September 2
- All Kindergarten students attend - Thursday, September 3
Our website has been updated with the most recent lists of school supplies organized by grade.
Class placements for 2026/27 will be shared on PowerSchool on Wednesday, August 26th at 4pm.
Click here to read a letter from the Minister of Education and Childcare: Celebrating a successful 2025/26 school year.