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   

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|   

  • 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 PowerSchool 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’ website page for updates.  

Mahogany 2024-25 Calendar 

  • The 2024-2025 Mahogany Calendar has now been published on our Mahogany School Website. 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 

Back to School

Thurs., Aug.29 

 First Day of Classes 2024-2025 

  • Grades 1-5: Regular Day (8:00am-2:30pm) 
  • Teachers will meet students on the compound, playground and field with grade signs and teacher names 
  • Kindergarten: Staggered Entry (see above)  
  •      Front door entrance 

Friday., Aug 30 

  • Grades 1-5: Early Dismissal 12:00pm  
  • Kindergarten: Staggered Entry (see above)   
  •        Front door entrance 

Mon., Sept. 2 

  • Labour Day Holiday- No School for Students 

Tues., Sept. 3 

  • Regular Day 
  • Flexible entry begins at 7:45am 

Wed., Sept. 4 

  • Regular Day 
  • Wellness Wednesday 

Thurs., Sept. 5 

  • Regular Day 

Fri., Sept. 6 

  • Early Dismissal – 12:00pm 
  • AM Kindergarten attends 

Upcoming

Mark Your Calendars 

September 26 & 27 

  • Meet The Teacher – Parent Led Conferences 
  • 3:30-8:00pm 

September 27 

  • Non-Instructional Day – No School for Students 

September 30 

  • Non-Instructional Day – No School for Students 
  • National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 

Fall Photos – October 21