Cardston Elementary School - Westwind School Division

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Sep 1 - Back to School Night / Parent Council Elections

Back to School Night and Parent Council Elections will be held in the Library at 7:00 pm all parents welcome. (read more)

Sep 1 - Picture Day

Picture day will be this Friday September 3rd. (read more)

Sep 1 - Divisional Volleyball Opening Tournament

The Divisional Volleyball opening tournament will be held in Raymond at the Junior High School beginning at 1:00 pm. (read more)

Aug 31 - Student Elections

Campaigns will begin on Wednesday Sept. 7th and run until the elections on Friday Sept. 10. (read more)

Jun 21 - Year End for 2009-10

On June 25, Cardston Junior High School will close for the summer. Student final report cards and next year's schedules (for CJHS students) will be mailed to all students on Monday, June 28. The first day of school for the 2010-11 school year will be Mo... (read more)

Jun 17 - Love and Logic: Teen Behavior

You Don't Trust Me Charles and Jim Fay recently presented a seminar at Fairchild Air Force Base on June 9th where they visited with parents and teachers about teen behavior. Does this scenario sound familiar? "The trouble with you is that you just d... (read more)

Jun 17 - Grade 9 Year End

Due to the weather, we have made changes to our year-end activity for grade 9 students. Instead of having a fun day in the sun and the traditional waterslide--we will stay indoors. If this seems lame to you -- we are sorry, but we don't control the weather... (read more)

Jun 17 - FINAL EXAM WEEK -- Gr 7 & 8

FINAL EXAMS for GR 7 & 8 Please be advised of the following schedule for Gr 7 & 8 final exams scheduled for June 22-25: Tues, June 22 @ 9:00 am (Social Studies) Wed, June 23 @ 9:00 am (Language Arts) Thurs, June 24 @ 9:00 am (Science) June 25 @ 9... (read more)

Jun 17 - PROVINCIAL TESTS -- Gr 9

GRADE 9 Provincial Achievement Tests Please be advised of the schedule for provincial tests for ALL Gr 9 STUDENTS. Wed, June 16 @ 8:40am (Social Studies) Wed, June 23 @ 9:00 am (Language Arts, Part B) Thurs, June 24 @ 9:00 am (Science) Fri, June... (read more)

Jun 3 - Diabetes Walk -- RESCHEDULED

The First Nation's Diabetes Walk has been scheduled for Thursday, June 3. Diabetes is a widespread health concern for our First Nation's students and their families. We look forward to having our student participate in this event and learn how to protect t... (read more)

Jun 3 - GRADE 9 TRIATHLON

On Friday, June 11 all grade 9 students will be involved in our first TRIATHLON event. This is a special event reserved for our grade 9 students -- all student will participate in either the "Ironman" event or the "team" competition. We invite parents and... (read more)

May 17 - CJHS TRACK MEET

Our annual school track meet will be held on Tues, May 18 at the Lion's Park Field (Walker Field). Students are expected to come to school and then after attendance is taken, students will be dismissed to go to the Lion's Park. ALL SCHOOL STAFF are n... (read more)

May 13 - REMEMBER -- EMPATHY!

Dr. Charles Fay of the Love and Logic Institute asks: “What's the most important Love and Logic skill?” The answer is -- Empathy! During the 1970's his father, Jim Fay and and co-founder of the Love and Logic Institute, Dr. Foster Cline, discovered tha... (read more)

May 10 - GETTING KIDS TO THINK

Recently, Dr. Charles Fay of the Love & Logic Institute shared the following message: Have you ever stopped to think about what a blessing it is to be a good thinker? Now I'm not necessarily talking about being a genius or intellectually gifted. I'm mostl... (read more)

May 5 - NEW MATH CURRICULUM

Hello Everyone The Southern Alberta Professional Development Consortium (SAPDC) has planned an evening to share basic information on the new Mathematics curriculum primarily with the parents of students in our area. These sessions will be presented b... (read more)

Apr 29 - SCHOOL CLOSED - SNOW DAY

School is closed on Thursday, April 29 -- due to power outages and poor weather. Please listen to the radio for more information. Please do not attempt to get to the school as there is NO ONE THERE! (read more)

Apr 22 - Parenting with Love and Logic

Would You Like to Become a Love & Logic Parent? Here is some advice from Jim Fay, co-founder of the Love and Logic Institute. Would you like your life as a parent to be complicated? Would you like to live in a constant state of confusion and anxiety... (read more)

Apr 20 - Random Acts of Kindness Month

April is the month we recognize the importance of random acts of kindness. Much of what we do in our busy day-to-day lives is forgotten soon afterwards. But when someone in his or her own way is genuinely kind to us, we are touched in a way that makes... (read more)