Dear Bayside Families,
We are so pleased to welcome our students and families to the 2025-26 school year at Bayside School. Like you, our staff have enjoyed their summer holidays with family and friends and we are excited to welcome our students on the first day of school, September 2, 2025. We look forward to hearing about your summer adventures!
Each week, on Friday, I will post a News Story here on our website to highlight the learning in our school and to remind families of important events coming up so check back regularly to stay up to date!
Please send us an email to bayside@cbe.ab.ca if your plans have changed and you will be starting school later than September 2 or if you have moved over the summer.
Homeroom Teachers and Class Assignments:
Teachers will be returning to work tomorrow, Wednesday August 27, and will be preparing their classrooms for students next week. Parents can expect to receive an email from your child's teacher on Thursday August 28, around 4:00 PM. In the email, teachers will introduce themselves and share all the things you need to know for the first day. We will also be asking parents to share information with your child's teacher (via email) to ensure a smooth start, including:
- How will your child get to and from school? (bus? walk with a parent? walk home on their own?)
- Are there adults, other than parents, who will be picking your child up at school? (e.g. daycare)
- Does your child have any medical needs or allergies? Does your child require any medication to be administered at school (such as an inhaler or Epi-pen)? If so, please fill out the Student Health Plan form and share it with the office at your earliest convenience.
- Will your child be staying for lunch?
Other detailed back to school information is available on our website here.
School Supplies:
Basic school supplies for all Bayside students will be provided (pencils, notebooks, scissors, glue, etc.). Grade appropriate student supplies are purchased by the school and provided as part of your school fees. Classroom teachers may send home lists of optional additional items once school begins in September. Items you will need to send with your child:
· A backpack large enough to hold a large library book
· Indoor shoes (these will stay at school)
· Before and After School Students will require an additional indoor pair
· Water bottle
· Lunch bag/snack bag
Please label everything you send to school - First and Last name are important so we can ensure clothing is returned to your child. We also ask that children leave toys, trading cards, and other similar items at home as they can be a distraction to learning.
Cell phones and digital devices should also be left at home. If a student brings a mobile device to school, the expectation is that it remain off and inside the student’s backpack during school hours. Click here to learn more about learning technologies and Digital Citizenship at Bayside School.
First Day Drop-off and Pick-up:
On the morning of September 2, staff will be outside to greet families and to help direct you and your child. If you are unable to find your child’s teacher, please ask a staff member wearing an orange vest and we will help you. Please plan to say goodbye to your child outside the school as parents will not be permitted to accompany children into the school.
With many new families joining us it will be important to keep the 'flow' moving smoothly in our drop-off area which is for drop-off and pick up only. If you plan to walk your child to one of the entrances, please park a short distance from the school and walk with them. There is parking available along the school side of Auburn Crest Way as well as on many of the nearby streets and cul-de-sacs.
Parking is not permitted in the bus zone on Auburn Springs Blvd, or in the Staff Parking Lot. Above all, please prioritize SAFETY over convenience and follow all traffic and pedestrian laws. Thank you all for your help keeping our transportation complexities in mind and helping to minimize traffic around our school and make things as safe as possible for our students. We appreciate you!
School Fees, Communication, Lunchroom, Transportation:
Please Check / Create your MyCBE PowerSchool account. All parents must have a CBE PowerSchool account to access and pay fees, book school conferences, see report cards, etc. Please go to the MyCBE using the link below. This link is also available on the CBE website and our home page. When signing up for emails please note that we send weekly updates from classrooms and the school. If you are not registered for commercial email, you will not receive any information that involves financial transactions (fun lunch, fundraising, school events).
- https://sis.cbe.ab.ca/public/
- This is also where you will register for Lunchroom
- Fees will be posted by the beginning of October 2025
- Important Reminder for Families requiring bus transportation: Please use the link https://sis.cbe.ab.ca/public/ to register for Transportation though MyCBE if you have not already done so. Bus registration is ongoing. CBE Transportation continues to accept registrations and students are added to the closest existing stop with available space. Please note: Processing times could be up to six weeks at the beginning of the school year due to volume. Families are responsible for transportation until their registration is confirmed.
- Visit CBE Transportation Webpage for more information.
Staff Update: A few changes occurred over the summer. Ms. Andrea Buist, who taught grade 1 that last two years at Bayside, has decided to move to another school board. Of course, we are sad to say goodbye and wish Ms. Buist all the best in her new school. We are very pleased to welcome Ms. Susan Hartmann to the Bayside team. Megan Barrow will continue with the grade 1 team and Ms. Hartmann will be teaching grade 3.
Ms. Olivia Finn, who is teaching grade three this year, will be having surgery September 3 and will require a short term recovery period. Ms. Alana Leusink will be covering for Ms. Finn in her absence. Students in Ms. Finn’s class will have an opportunity to meet both of their teachers on the first day of school and we are confident they will have a smooth beginning to their year.
Here is our up-dated staff!
Kindergarten Teachers: Karla Sanderson (LL), Meghan Veronese
Grade 1 Teachers: Christine Gannon, Sarah Dennis, Megan Barrow, Jena Walker
Grade 2 Teachers: Jody McNabb, Vicki Fernandez, Sheri van Runt, Tami Mumford, and Catharine MacKenzie
Grade 3 Teachers: Emily Mask( LL), Cameron MacLellan, Olivia Finn (Alana Leusink), Susan Hartmann, and Rachel Milburn
Grade 4 Teachers: Amanda Iafolla, Tony Marino, Heidi Morden (LL), Ioana Gartner, and Lisa Sorensen (covering for Paula Whitelaw who is continuing her leave for the year),
Grade 5 Teachers: Jennifer Secord, Jesse Corriveau (LL), Emily Curnew, and Jason Do
Music: Sarah McCune
Phys. Ed.: Amy Cassan
Principal: Darby McAsey
Assistant Principal: Vanessa Prestayko
Administrative Secretary: Carol Lee
Office Assistant/ Secretary: Melinda Shilton
Library Assistant: Tamara Tverkutes
*Educational Assistants: Candace Pettem, Shweta Singh, Corie Rachynski, Julia Taylor, Jessica King, Kukumina Sahoo (covering for Diana Gross who remains on leave), Muha Abbas
Lunchroom Supervisors: Farrah Zaidi (Lunchroom Lead), Sumaira Shaikh (currently on leave), Namita Bhatt, Sajina Kerral Kovilakam, Anjali Parashar, Jenny Noel, Manpreet Saroya, Diksha Vashisht, Raquel Dias Olivetti Gomes, Bailey Martin, Kunjan Soni
Facility Dream Team: Johnny Chang & Freddie Daranciang, Conie Galat has moved to another school. CBE facilities is working to find a replacement.
Kindergarten Staggered Entry
Kindergarten Families who were registered prior to the end of June will have received an email confirming their staggered entry day and time (September 2 OR September 3). Our Kindergarten team will be sending out a reminder email on August 28, confirming your staggered entry time and sharing first day information. If you have not received an email about your staggered entry time, please let us know by calling the office or emailing bayside@cbe.ab.ca.
Coming Up:
August 26 & 27: Bayside office open 9AM-2 PM
August 27: Teachers’ first day back
August 28-30: Regular office hours
September 2: First Day of School for grades 1-5
September 2 & 3: Kindergarten Staggered Entry
September 9: School Council and BSFA meeting, 6:00 PM
See you soon!
Darby and Vanessa