Kindergarten Registration at Eric Harvie School

Kindergarten registration begins in January each year. The link above has the complete details about the process and also features a "calculator" to ensure your child is the correct age for Kindergarten next year. 

Process

Legal Guardians / Parents New to CBE

Legal guardians / parents new to CBE do not have access to the MyCBE / PowerSchool Public Portal. Therefore, they will:

1. Create a SchoolEngage account.
2. Log into SchoolEngage.
3. Add a student.
4. Complete the registration form.

Refer to SchoolEngage Support for detailed steps.

Current CBE Legal Guardians / Parents

Legal Guardians with one or more children already registered in CBE, who have created a MyCBE / PowerSchool parent account, will access SchoolEngage through the PowerSchool Parent Portal.

1. Log into MyCBE/PowerSchool
2. Click on the SchoolEngage icon in the left menu
3. Add a student.
4. Complete the registration form.

Refer to SchoolEngage Support for detailed steps.

If you have any questions, please contact the EHS office at ericharvie@cbe.ab.ca or 403-817-3532

Kindergarten AM & PM Classes

Kindergarten students are sorted into AM and PM classes. Decisions around who is chosen for AM and PM classes is a complex process and will be as follows:

• We try our best to accommodate parent AM/PM preferences, however we typically have a much higher percentage of parents wanting AM placement.  If this occurs, a lottery will be held to determine class placements for AM spots. As we will continue to have registrations after this date, their is the slight possibility of needing to re-organize our classroom organization as late as September or early October. Any possible changes to organization will be communicated to parents with as much advance warning as possible.
• Classes are balanced based on student needs, boy/girl balance, ELL needs and availability of Educational Assistants (EA) to support coded students.
• Unfortunately, placement cannot be prioritized based on childcare needs or that of before and after care organizations.

A Eric Harvie School calendar will be sent home with parents on the first day of school, and is also posted on the school website. This schedule will indicate which Fridays the AM and PM classes will attend.

We look forward to having you at our wonderful school!

Kindergarten Staggered Entry & Alternating Fridays

Kindergarten students are sorted into AM and PM classes. A schedule will be sent home with parents in the opening Kindergarten information package and will be posted on the school website as well. This schedule will indicate whether AM or PM classes attend on alternating Fridays.

There are two days designated during the first two days of school where new Kindergarten students are invited to attend for part of the school day in small groups to begin acquainting themselves with teachers and the Kindergarten environment at the school.  Times for staggered entry are mailed to families ahead of time so parents know when to bring their students to school. Classroom teachers are not assigned to particular students until the end of staggered entry to ensure all classes are balanced for gender, identified learning needs and visible aptitudes. Since our Kindergarten program employs a full team-teaching approach, all students work with all teachers and students in the program and share space and resources every day. All teachers will know and work with all students – the responsibility group assignment serves teacher assessment and parent communication primarily.

Regular Kindergarten programming occurs during the regular instructional hours of school Monday – Thursday, 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM or 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM. On Fridays, AM and PM Kindergarten classes will alternate attendance. Regular instructional hours on Friday's is 8:00am - 11:00am.