Welcome to Renfrew’s Parent Lounge—a place for parents to stay up to date on the latest news, policies, volunteer opportunities, events and activities at Renfrew. You’ll also find links to helpful resources that can enhance the classroom learning experience from home.
What to Expect
At Renfrew, we believe it’s important for parents to be actively involved in their child’s learning. After all, you are your child’s first teacher and daily role model, and you know your child best.
We encourage you to visit or volunteer in the classroom, accompany children on field trips, or help in any other capacity. Your insights and perspectives provide us with a deeper understanding of your child’s unique qualities and provide a richness to our learning programs. We also look to you to help evaluate and communicate how your child’s program is working for your family.
Thank you for being our partner in learning!
Upcoming Events
Throughout the year, Renfrew hosts many workshops and info sessions for parents and guardians. Learn more about these and other upcoming events in our online calendar and keep an eye out for announcements and reminders in the Treasures parent newsletter.
Treasures Family Newsletter
A backpack, indoor running shoes and a complete change of clothes (all articles of clothing must be labelled with a permanent marker), diapers if necessary.
If your child requires medication to be administered at school and you have not completed a Medication Consent Form (short term or long term), please download one (scroll down on this page) or call the school and ask that a form be sent home to you. Please have your doctor fill in the appropriate section of the form. All medication must be in the original prescription bottle and the information on the bottle must match the information written on the consent form.
If payment arrangements have not been put in place, please contact the Manager of your child’s site. Your fee payments must be arranged prior to your child starting school.
If payment arrangements have not been put in place, please contact the Manager of your child’s site. Your fee payments must be arranged prior to your child starting school.
It is very important that we have the most up-to-date information about your child, including contact numbers, email addresses and medical information – if there are any changes please contact your child’s school with this information.
Early Childhood Services (ECS)
- Morning: 8:20 am to 11:35 am
- Afternoon: 12:40 pm to 3:55 pm
Elementary Education & Jr High:
- 8:20am to 3:55pm Monday-Thursday and on alternating Fridays (EEP & Jr High Friday Schedule)
If you need to cancel your child’s busing for a day please call 403-291-5038 extension 1377 and leave a message.
Quick Downloads
Handbooks
School Policies
Consent Forms
Fire Evacuation and Lockdown Drills
Renfrew buildings are regularly inspected for fire safety. Evacuation and lockdown drills are practiced on a regular basis.
Helpful Resources
The Family Resources page of our website contains hundreds of helpful resources just for you—from playdough recipes and classroom songs to links and contact information for local organizations and specialized services.
Volunteer Opportunities
Parent volunteers help ensure we’re able to continue providing best-in-class learning programs that help children soar. Please check out the volunteer opportunities below and contact your child’s classroom teacher or school manager for more information. You’ll also want to look out for notices sent home inviting you to volunteer for field trips!
In the Classroom
You can volunteer in your child’s classroom on a drop-in or recurring basis. Recurrent volunteers will need to complete a Police Information Check (including Vulnerable Sector Check) and Intervention Record Check with Alberta Children’s Services. Please contact your child’s classroom teacher to coordinate a schedule.
Please note: Siblings cannot be accommodated in our classrooms or on field trips. Parents are asked to arrange for childcare.
Parent Advisory Council
Each of our school locations has a Parent Advisory Council (PAC) which sets its own direction for the year with support from teaching staff and the school manager or principal. Most often the PAC plays an important role directing resources for special school learning experiences, such as field trips, special classroom visitors, after-school activities, and equipment. Each PAC meets monthly and all parents are invited to get involved by contacting the Manager at your child’s site.
Committees
Parent support of fundraising activities is essential to keeping Renfrew’s school fees as low as possible. These major events and projects require many volunteers and we simply couldn’t do it without the help of our parents.
Throughout the year, you will receive information about upcoming fundraisers and opportunities to get involved in our Treasures newsletter, as well as on Facebook, Twitter and through special flyers.
Please talk to the manager at your child’s school or contact us if you’re interested in helping out with fundraising activities or have a fundraising idea of your own. Charitable tax receipts are issued for all cash donations of $20 or more.
Your support is essential and extremely appreciated!
