Mahogany Messenger: February 9th, 2026

Dear Mahogany Families,

Thank you to those who were able to stop by to connect with each other at the From the Heart event last week. We hope you enjoyed connecting with new and familiar faces. We look forward to seeing all of you in March for Parent Teacher Conferences. Teachers will be hosting these on the evening of March 19th and on March 20th.

It’s a short week of school for students this week, as teachers and support staff will be engaged in the Teachers Convention & Support Staff Convention. There is no school for students on Thursday or Friday this week. We hope that your families all enjoy the Family Day holiday on Monday, February 16th.

Lottery Information for the 2026-27 School Year

Parents, please note, the 2026-2027 lottery deadline to submit a registration form is this Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, noon. Lotteries across CBE will take place the next day. Parents & guardians will be informed of lottery results for Mahogany School during the week of Feb 16th. Please see here for more information from the CBE. Please know that all current Mahogany students entering Grades 1-5 for the 2026-27 school year will be automatically enrolled into a classroom. If you know that your student will not be attending Mahogany in Grades 1-5 next year because you are moving or have moved out of Mahogany, please contact the school’s inbox. Thank you!

School Council & Mahogany School Fundraising Association

Thank you to the parents who joined us for our February meeting. Mrs. Hewitt and I valued your input around school fees and the updates around our partnership with CBE Transportation. Mrs. Murphy spoke about targeted intervention strategies to support students at Mahogany School. We look forward to connecting again in March! Thank you to our MSFA for all of your efforts around fundraising for our students.

Offsite Learning This Week

Thank you to the Grade 1 parents volunteering this week to attend the field trip at the Calgary Zoo. The Grade 1 students and teachers are excited to extend their learning of science outcomes & visit the penguins. We couldn’t offer these types of learning opportunities without your support and volunteer hours. The fee for this offsite learning experience has been uploaded in PowerSchool for Grade 1 parents.

Shrek Musical Update

Congrats to all students who auditioned for a role in the spring musical this week. It takes a lot of courage for students to audition; we are proud of them for this! We are also grateful to all of the teachers who invested their time during the auditions as well as the many hours spent after making decisions. Parents, if your child was selected for a role, thank you in advance for supporting them in their preparations.

Upcoming Read-a-Thon

It is with great excitement that we share our 2nd Annual Readthon is right around the corner! From February 23rd - March 5th, Mahogany School will be hosting a Readathon to motivate students to read daily and meet their reading goals! 

Please start the conversation with your child(ren)/students and let them know we will have prizes, special guests, and the readers with the most reading minutes could win Principal or Assistant Principal for the day at our school! Last year we raised $29,000! This year we are hoping to keep the momentum going and raise $30,000! All of this money goes directly to supporting our library, field trips, technology, playground equipment, etc. Stay tuned for more details to come. Thank you to our amazing School Council & MSFA members for helping us organize this event!

Jill Scarrow & Christine Hewitt 

This Week at Mahogany   

Monday – February 9  

  • Regular day of instruction
  • Intramurals  

Tuesday – Feb 10 

  • Regular day of instruction
  • Choir  
  • Intramurals
  • Grade 1 Field Trip to the Calgary Zoo 

            (Mrs. Heidebrecht & Mrs. Kalanchey) 

Wednesday – Feb 11  

  • Regular day of instruction
  • Intramurals

 Thursday – Feb 12  

  • Teachers Convention & Support Staff Convention
  • No school for students

Friday – Feb 13  

  • Teachers Convention & Support Staff Convention
  • No school for students

Coming Up at Mahogany    

Feb 16 – Family Day Holiday – no school for students or staff    

Feb 18 – Gr. 1 Field Trip to the Calgary Zoo (Mrs. Ries & Mrs. Lewendon)   

Feb 19 – Gr. 1 Field Trip to the Calgary Zoo (Mrs. Cautley & Miss Whelan)  

Feb 19 – Fun Lunch   

Feb 19 – Calgary Opera performance – 9:15 – 10:30 (Gr. 3, 4, 5) 

Feb 23 – Read-a-thon Begins! Runs from Feb 23 – March 5  

Feb 24 – Report Cards available for viewing in MyCBE PowerSchool   

Feb 26 – All Gr. 4 classes to Telus Spark  

Feb 27 – Professional Learning Day – no school for students