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Mark your calendars: My First Ride Event - Monday August 24th!

Join us for our My First Ride Event presented in partnership with Southland Transportation! My First Ride is a FREE event open to kindergarten students and all other first-time bus riders who would like to learn about the school bus prior to the first day of school, and even participate in their first school bus ride!

The event is offered to all MHCBE students and no registration is required to attend. 🚌

Learn more: https://www.mhcbe.ab.ca/transportation/my-first-ride-program

An evening for parents, guardians and caregivers!

Join Michael Chiasson, speaker and international bestselling author of Things We Wish Our Parents Knew, for an evening focused on strengthening connections and navigating the realities of parenting today.

From parenting in a digital age to handling conflict, stress and those difficult moments, Michael will share practical insights informed by stories and conversations with students across Canada, all with the goal of inspiring courageous conversations between kids and the adults who care for them.

📅 August 27
📍Holy Family Parish
⏰ 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Register today: https://trst.in/XeZLSH

We are so excited to see all our amazing families at our Meet the Staff night in a short few weeks! Reminder to bring school supplies on this evening📚✏️

Mark your calendars: My First Ride Event - Monday August 24th!

Join us for our My First Ride Event presented in partnership with Southland Transportation! My First Ride is a FREE event open to kindergarten students and all other first-time bus riders who would like to learn about the school bus prior to the first day of school, and even participate in their first school bus ride!

The event is offered to all MHCBE students and no registration is required to attend! 🚌

Learn more about our My First Ride Event: https://www.mhcbe.ab.ca/transportation/my-first-ride-program

Bus Maps for 2026 - 2027 will be updated on Southland Transportation’s website by August 21, 2026. Find information more school bus information on our website: https://www.mhcbe.ab.ca/transportation

Congratulations to Leni Lybbert as she is the recipient of the Gord Earl scholarship for St. Francis Xavier for the 2025/2026 school year!

“When reflecting on the Chief Earl Leadership Scholarship and the values that are required, Leni Lybbert, easily exemplifies all four values on a daily basis. First off, Leni is one of the kindest humans I have had the pleasure of teaching and demonstrates respect towards all abilities and ages. Leni is accountable by being extremely hard working and organized while taking on the responsibility of a grade 6 student and Deputy-Prime Minister of our school. She demonstrates courage by standing up for others when needed and is fully trusted as an honest person that truly cares for everyone she meets. I feel honored to have taught Leni and know that she is fully deserving of this scholarship and she will continue to change the world for the better!”
- Mr. Derek Whitson (Homeroom Teacher)

Congratulations Leni!

Calling all parent volunteers in ANY capacity for the 2025/2026 school year. We invite you all to a special event next Friday, June 12. Simply RSVP to your homeroom teacher or to Mr. Irving by Wednesday, June 10 to allow us to plan for numbers. Prepare to stay as long or as short as you would like. We thank all our volunteers for all the wonderful things you do to help support us here at St. Francis 🙏💙🥰

Thanks so much to our Grade 3's for cleaning up our community trails!! This was such a great way to show God our love for him by caring for the earth he gave us! 🌍🥰

Happy Administrative Assistant Day to the very best adminstrative assistant ever!! We love you Mrs. Finlay!! St. Francis would not be running so smoothly without you!🥰🥳🤩❤️❤️

Thank you to for spending some much needed time with us this week. Kwesi told us stories from his life about feeling anxious, unsure and being overwhelmed. He provided us strategies to battle through these feelings and the importance of being RESILIENT! 💪🏽👏✝️