Knights' Notes - Thursday, February 26 - Queen Elizabeth High School

Posted on 2026-02-26 18:34:09.702 +0000 UTC

Dear QEHS Parents and Guardians,

Please join me in congratulating our grade 9 and high school concert bands that participated in the Alberta International Band Festival last week. Both bands represented QEHS exceptionally well with the grade 9 band earning a gold medal!

Next week students will be completing the Alberta Education and Childcare Assurance (AECA) survey (grades 7 and 10) and the CBE Survey (grade 8, 9, 11 and 12). The surveys allow students to voice their feedback on their experiences in school, the school environment and school improvement. Based on feedback, students have the opportunity to be involved in action plans fostering increased student engagement.

Parents also received random access codes from Alberta Education and Childcare to participate in the AECA survey. I have received an update from Alberta Education and Childcare that only 10% of parents/guardians have completed the survey so far. I would greatly appreciate your time and support with increasing parent/guardian voice in our school improvement. Please consider completing the survey if you have not done so already.

There are several important updates in this week’s Knights’ Notes. Please read below.

With gratitude,

Jennifer Edmondson-Neily
Principal

Non-Instructional Day- February 27- No School

All QEHS staff will be working with our high school Student Wellness Action Team (SWAT) on our non-instructional day. The SWAT has prepared a day of learning for teachers to engage in student perspectives on learning, culture and mental health to increase student engagement in learning.

Parent/Teacher/Student Interviews- March 19 and 20

Parent/Teacher/Student interviews will be held on March 19 from 5-8 pm (in-person) and March 20 from 8:30 am – 12:30 pm (online). The online booking system, accessed through your MyCBE account, will open on Monday, March 9 at 7 am.

Use of Educational Technology- Parent Notification

As part of our commitment to keeping you informed about your child’s learning, attached is a list of the educational technology applications that students are using in our classes that require students to create an account and sign in. Please review the attached letter and contact Jason Stroh at jtstroh@cbe.ab.ca if you have any questions.

International Women’s Day and Women in Science

In celebration of International Women’s Day and Women in Science, all girls who are curious about science, technology, engineering, or math are invited to join us for a lunchtime movie showing of Hidden Figures!

Dates: March 10–12
Time: Lunch hour
Location: Ms. Freeze’s room (A303)

Hidden Figures tells the inspiring true story of brilliant women whose work helped shape space exploration and broke barriers in science. Whether you already love science or are just starting to explore your interests, this is a great chance to be inspired, connect with others, and celebrate women who changed the world.

Popcorn and candy will be provided! Just bring your lunch, bring a friend, and come be part of the celebration.

Art Room

We are requesting donations of items for observational drawings/painting: glass marbles, glass items, old toys, shiny things, and white fabric. If you have any of these items, we would love to take them off your hands!

Grad Quotes and Baby Photos

We currently have only a handful of baby photos and quotes for this year's yearbook. If there is not a significant change in the contributions by the end of next week, March 6, we may need to change the plan for the yearbook and NOT include quotes and baby photos. Please send your quotes to the yearbook email at qehsyearbook202526@gmail.com. Reach out to Ms. Gallant if you have any questions at nlgallant@cbe.ab.ca.

Yearbook Sales

This is a reminder that you must reserve your copy of the yearbook by the end of this week to guarantee that you receive one.

GATE Parent Education Session & General Meeting

GATE Calgary will be having a Parent Education Session on Monday, March 2, 2026 at 7:00pm entitled "Giftedness Beyond Grade Levels: Understanding Growth and Challenge in Schools" presented by Dr. Karen Rambo-Hernandez, Professor, Fulbright Research Chair, University of Calgary.

This will be a virtual meeting on Google Meet and is open to GATE and non-GATE parents. This parent education session will be followed by a short general meeting for members of the GPA. If you have a student registered in GATE for this current school year, you are a member of the GPA.