Dear Escuela Canyon Meadows Families | Estimadas familias,
Tomorrow, June 26 is the last day of classes for the 2024-2025 school year, and we are excited for the summer break. We value the unconditional trust, love, care and on-going support from Escuela Canyon Meadows families and the commitment, hard work. dedication and professionalism of our staff. Thank you so much! “¡Muchas gracias!”
In May and June, our grade one to five students had swimming lessons at Canyon Meadows Pool. We greatly appreciate the support of our School Council to subsidize the lessons.
On June 19th, we bid a fond farewell to our grade five students and celebrated their accomplishments. We paid tribute to our talented students through our Farewell Celebration. Their performance showcased their growing skills in singing, dancing and writing. Their thoughtful and heart-felt reflections on their years at ECM demonstrated the positive impact that ECM staff has had in them. The beautiful decorations transformed our gym into a magical venue. Thanks for the donations, efforts and creativity of the parent volunteer group that went above and beyond. It was a memorable event for our grade five students and families. We could tell our students and families enjoyed taking pictures in the beautiful Learning Meadows Garden after the celebration.
It has been an honour to see our grade 5 students grow during their first six years of schooling. We now send them off to middle school with incredible second language skills and wisdom. We are certain they will make us all proud! ¡Bravo estudiantes de quinto grado! ¡Felicitaciones!
Staffing Updates
June is the time of the year we say goodbye to some staff members and welcome new and returning staff.
We bid a fond farewell to:
Sra. Kim, Grade 3 Teacher
Sra. Mooney, Grade 5 Teacher
Sra. Abboud, Grade 2 Teacher
Sr. Aranguiz, Education Assistant
Sra. Pathan, Education Assistant
We extend a warm welcome to:
Srta. Reinhardt Romero and Srta. Martin Caballero who will join our teaching staff in the fall. We welcome back Sra. Chandler May.
Grade Configuration for 2025-2026
We anticipate that we may have the following grade configurations:
Kindergarten 4 classes (2 morning, 2 afternoon) – class average 18 students
Grade 1 4 classes – class average 22 students
Grade 2 4 classes – class average 19 students
Grade 3 3 classes – class average 27 students
Grade 4 3 classes – class average 22 students
Grade 5 2 classes – class average 30 students
Please note that our grade configurations are dependent on the ECM student enrollment for Fall 2025. Therefore, we may change class configurations in the fall for the 2025-2026 school year.
School Hours for 2025-2026
Soft Entry Schedule for 2025-2026 is 7:55 am.
School Hours:
Kindergarten
AM Class
7:55 - 10:45 AM (Monday to Thursday)
PM Class
11:35 AM - 2:25 PM (Monday to Thursday)
Fridays
7:55 AM - 11:55 PM (Kindergarten classes attend on alternating weeks)
Grades 1-5
Monday to Thursday
8:00 AM – 2:30 PM
Lunch
11:00 AM – 12:12 PM (staggered lunch of two 36-minute periods)
Fridays
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM (no afternoon classes on Friday)
Feel free to access Canyon Meadows School Calendar 2025-2026 posted on our school website.
Gratitude
Thanks to our amazing school council for their extensive fundraising efforts. The money they have raised has provided many enrichment learning opportunities for our students such as dance, sports, and Indigenous Education residencies. We are grateful for the support of our volunteers throughout the school year. Fieldtrips and other activities could have not taken place without you!
Welcome Back
The week of August 27, our teachers will welcome students via email to parents/guardians. The email will state who your child’s teacher is for 2025-26.
We are looking forward to the 2025-2026 school year. We wish every family a delightful summer. Note the first day of school next school year will be Tuesday, September 2, 2025, for Grades 1 to 5, and Wednesday, September 3 for Kindergarten.
Stay informed by checking our school website. You may review the Back to School page and the 2025-2026 school calendar for detailed information.
See you Tuesday, September 2, 2025 (first day of school for Grades 1 to 5), and Wednesday, September 3, 2025 (first day of school for Kindergarten)! ¡Los esperamos con toda alegría!
Saludos cordiales,
Sra. Lilien Perera Pérez, Principal and Sra. Cecilia Gutiérrez, Assistant Principal