Hello Mahogany Families!
What an amazing year – Chapter two of our Mahogany Story has been an amazing tale filled with laughter, and celebrations which make it hard to say farewell. Thank you to all our Mahogany students and families for being a part of our story this year! We have had so many moments to cherish so we will hold these close to our hearts and in place of goodbye, we say farewell and look forward to seeing you all again in August for an incredible new school year ahead. We wish you all a safe and fun summer filled with fabulous tales to share when you return on August 29, 2024.
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Farewell 2023-2024 and Welcome Back 2024-2025
The first day of classes for students is Thursday, August 29, 2024. This will be a full day of classes for Grades 1-5 and staggered entry for all kindergarten students.
Inspiration
“Goodbyes are not forever; Goodbyes are not the end. They simply mean I’ll miss you until we meet again!” - unknown
Weekly Wonder
How will you keep your memories close and bid farewell to this past year?
Acknowledgement
Thank you all for being a part of our Mahogany Story! We look forward to the next chapter ahead and can’t wait to fill the pages.
Updates and Administrivia
School Fees
Please Check your MyCBE account for 2023-2024 fees. All fees must be paid by June 27, 2024
Report Cards – Online Access
Online report cards will be enabled for viewing from June 26, 2024- July 28, 2024 (8 a.m.) in MyCBE. During this window, legal guardians / independent students are welcome to view K-12 report cards online. For additional support (e.g. videos, guides etc.) with Attendance, Assessment and Reporting, click on Technical Support for Students & Parents.
Back to School Updates
Please check out our Back to School page page for updates.
Mahogany 2024-25 Calendar
- The 2024-2025 Mahogany Calendar has now been published on our Calendarpage. It contains an overview of all the key dates for the upcoming school year. It also has our school bell times (no changes), lunch times and a breakdown of when alternating Friday Kindergarten groups will be attending school. Information on specific events such as Healthy Hunger, assemblies and field trips will be communicated to families as they are scheduled throughout the year.
Summer Closure
Our school will be closed for the summer from July 1 – August 26, 2024. Please note that staff emails, the main school email and voicemails will not be monitored over the summer. Our office will open again on Monday, August 26. We hope you all have a wonderful summer.
Grades 1-5
You will receive an email by end of day August 28, 2024 from your child’s new teacher.
School Hours
- Monday-Thursday
- 8:00am-2:30pm
- Lunch: 11:50am-12:28pm
- Friday – Early Dismissal
- 8:00am-12:00pm
Grade 1-5 Students enter through any door (except the front door). Flexible entry begins when the bell rings at 7:45am. All students to be seated for learning to begin at 8:00am. Parking is not permitted in the Hug n’ Go area, in front of the school or in the Staff Parking Lot.
Kindergarten
August 29- Staggered Entry
AM student last name beginning with A – K attend 8:15am – 9:30am
AM student last name beginning with L– Z attend 9:45am – 11:00am
PM student last name beginning with A – K attend 11:45am–1:00pm
PM student last name beginning with L– Z attend 1:15pm – 2:30pm
August 30- Staggered Entry
All AM students attend 8:00am-9:45am
All PM students attend 10:15am-12:00pm
August 30-Kindergarten will receive an e-mail from your child's teacher after 4:00pm on this day
Sept 3- Regular classes begin
All AM students 8:00-10:50am
All PM students 11:40am-2:30pm
Kindergarten School Hours
- Monday-Thursday
- AM Kindergarten: 8:00am-10:50am
- PM Kindergarten: 11:40am-2:30pm
- Friday (alternating weeks- please refer to the Mahogany School calendar)
- 8:00am-12:00pm
Kindergarten students will enter and exit the building through the front doors of the school. At the end of the day, a teacher will ensure hand-off of students to an approved adult.
Please note: there is no parking out front of the school, in the hug and go or in the staff parking lot. There is parking alongside the school on Mahogany Way.
Hug n’ Go
This area is for dropping off your children. Please pull up to sidewalk in inner lane, allow your children to exit your vehicle and proceed to the door. Do NOT Park and escort your child (ren) to their doors. There is parking available along Mahogany Way.
Farewells
We are always sad to say farewell to staff but look forward to hearing about their new adventures. As we know, once a part of our Mahogany Story, always a part of our Mahogany Story!
Please help us in wishing the following staff an amazing farewell and best wishes for their next chapters:
- Trish Ross heading to Midnapore School
- Kennedy Armstrong heading to Pineridge School
- Lisa Moe heading to Auburn Bay School
- Christine Farnan heading across the pond to England
- Annette Sawers retirement
Welcome 2024-2025 Staff
As we head into the 2024-2025 school year, we are growing again, and we are excited to welcome back many of our Mahogany Staff as well as extend a huge Welcome to many new staff.
Principal Tracy Kohan
Assistant Principal Christine Hewitt
Administrative Assistant Julie Davidson (Congratulations!)
Secretary TBA
Kindergarten
Karen Part
Kallie Hingston
Elisa Escobedo
Grade 1
Nicole Hoye (Learning Leader)
Megan Cautley
Jessica Kalanchey
Michelle Ries
Brittany Sander
TBA
Grade 2
Janice Murphy (Learning Leader)
Casey Irving (Welcome to the team)
LeeAnn Maronese
Bronnie McCormick
Kelly Lawrence
Naomi Bell
Grade 3
Kristi Holmes (Learning Leader)
Alex Black
Laura Maria
Carissa Henry
Jade Lewendon
Jessa Wilson (Welcome to the team)
Grade 4
Laura Smith
Kendal Majdell
Jessica Davies
Jennifer Walburger (Welcome to the team)
Grade 5
Angela Quilley (Learning Leader)
Jennifer Young
Kimberly Spiller
Colin Harney (Welcome to the team)
Resource
Geoffery Soulliere
Allison Henderson
Music
Heather Bourgeois (Learning Leader)
Phys. Ed.
Sonia Theberge
Education Assistants
Nicki Wengzynowski
Teodora Toth
Tricia Hendrata
Parminder Brar
TBA
Behaviour Support Worker
Naushin Thawer (Welcome to the team)
Lunch Supervisors
Jackie Bristow (Lead Lunch)
Treena Peterson
Aqsa Rehman
Solange Perrin
Sarah Jaffer
Ashley Cotton
Jenifer Neill
Melody Koyata
Ina Tsarkouskaya
Nicola Greaves
Chantall Byers
Stacey Wilkinson (Welcome to the team)
Meera Ebrahim (Welcome to the team)
Happenings
Welcome Back! 2024-2025
https://mahogany.cbe.ab.ca/back-to-school
Hello Mahogany Families! What an amazing year – Chapter two of our Mahogany Story has been an amazing tale filled with laughter, and celebrations which make it hard to say farewell. Thank you to all our Mahogany students and families for being a part of our story this year! We have had so many moments to cherish so we will hold these close to our hearts and in place of goodbye, we say farewell and look forward to seeing you all again in August for an incredible new school year ahead. We wish you all a safe and fun summer filled with fabulous tales to share when you return on August 29, 2024. Mahogany - that is a wrap! Parents...Tag, you're it!
Farewell 2023-2024 and Welcome Back 2024-2025 The first day of classes for students is Thursday, August 29, 2024. This will be a full day of classes for Grades 1-5 and staggered entry for all kindergarten students.
Inspiration| “Goodbyes are not forever; Goodbyes are not the end. They simply mean I’ll miss you until we meet again!” - unknown
Weekly Wonder| How will you keep your memories close and bid farewell to this past year?
Acknowledgement|
Updates and Administrivia| School Fees
Report Cards – Online Access
Back to School Updates| Please check out our ‘Back to School’ website page for updates. Mahogany 2024-25 Calendar
Summer Closure| Our school will be closed for the summer from July 1 – August 26, 2024. Please note that staff emails, the main school email and voicemails will not be monitored over the summer. Our office will open again on Monday, August 26. We hope you all have a wonderful summer.
Grades 1-5 You will receive an email by end of day August 28, 2024 from your child’s new teacher.
School Hours
Grade 1-5 Students enter through any door (except the front door). Flexible entry begins when the bell rings at 7:45am. All students to be seated for learning to begin at 8:00am. Parking is not permitted in the Hug n’ Go area, in front of the school or in the Staff Parking Lot.
Kindergarten August 29- Staggered Entry AM student last name beginning with A – K attend 8:15am – 9:30am AM student last name beginning with L– Z attend 9:45am – 11:00am PM student last name beginning with A – K attend 11:45am–1:00pm PM student last name beginning with L– Z attend 1:15pm – 2:30pm
August 30- Staggered Entry All AM students attend 8:00am-9:45am All PM students attend 10:15am-12:00pm
August 30-Kindergarten will receive an e-mail from your child's teacher after 4:00pm on this day Sept 3- Regular classes begin All AM students 8:00-10:50am All PM students 11:40am-2:30pm
Kindergarten School Hours
Kindergarten students will enter and exit the building through the front doors of the school. At the end of the day, a teacher will ensure hand-off of students to an approved adult. Please note: there is no parking out front of the school, in the hug and go or in the staff parking lot. There is parking alongside the school on Mahogany Way.
Hug n’ Go: This area is for dropping off your children. Please pull up to sidewalk in inner lane, allow your children to exit your vehicle and proceed to the door. Do NOT Park and escort your child (ren) to their doors. There is parking available along Mahogany Way.
Farewells| We are always sad to say farewell to staff but look forward to hearing about their new adventures. As we know, once a part of our Mahogany Story, always a part of our Mahogany Story!
Please help us in wishing the following staff an amazing farewell and best wishes for their next chapters:
Welcome 2024-2025 Staff As we head into the 2024-2025 school year, we are growing again, and we are excited to welcome back many of our Mahogany Staff as well as extend a huge Welcome to many new staff.
Principal Tracy Kohan Assistant Principal Christine Hewitt
Administrative Assistant Julie Davidson (Congratulations!)
Secretary TBA
Kindergarten Karen Part Kallie Hingston Elisa Escobedo
Grade 1 Nicole Hoye (Learning Leader) Megan Cautley Jessica Kalanchey Michelle Ries Brittany Sander TBA
Grade 2 Janice Murphy (Learning Leader) Casey Irving (Welcome to the team) LeeAnn Maronese Bronnie McCormick Kelly Lawrence Naomi Bell
Grade 3 Kristi Holmes (Learning Leader) Alex Black Laura Maria Carissa Henry Jade Lewendon Jessa Wilson (Welcome to the team)
Grade 4 Laura Smith Kendal Majdell Jessica Davies Jennifer Walburger (Welcome to the team)
Grade 5 Angela Quilley (Learning Leader) Jennifer Young Kimberly Spiller Colin Harney (Welcome to the team)
Resource Geoffery Soulliere Allison Henderson
Music Heather Bourgeois (Learning Leader)
Phys. Ed. Sonia Theberge
Education Assistants Nicki Wengzynowski Teodora Toth Tricia Hendrata Parminder Brar TBA
Behaviour Support Worker Naushin Thawer (Welcome to the team)
Lunch Supervisors Jackie Bristow (Lead Lunch) Treena Peterson Aqsa Rehman Solange Perrin Sarah Jaffer Ashley Cotton Jenifer Neill Melody Koyata Ina Tsarkouskaya Nicola Greaves Chantall Byers Stacey Wilkinson (Welcome to the team) Meera Ebrahim (Welcome to the team) Happenings
UpcomingMark Your Calendars September 26 & 27
September 27
September 30
Fall Photos – October 21 |