Good morning MSS families,

Best wishes to you and yours on this Easter Weekend. The long range weather forecast says we will possibly get a bit of everything this coming week. As always, please ensure that your child is dressed for the weather.

Upcoming Dates

  • Monday, April 6:
    • NEW Grade 6 options (H5) start.
    • Trustee / MLA school tour.
  • Tuesday, April 7:
    • Spring Time Session 3-1-3.
  • Thursday, April 9:
    • Spring Time Session 3-1-4.
  • Friday, April 10:
    • Fire Drill #4.

MSS Classroom Complexity Team

Marshall Springs School has received Classroom Complexity Team (CCT) funding from Alberta Education and Childcare and the Calgary Board of Education to support additional staffing for our school community. This funding helps schools respond to increasing classroom complexity and ensure students receive the support they need for both learning and well-being.  We are pleased to welcome Mr. Ryan McCullough to the MSS team. Ryan is a veteran teacher with years of Literacy and Humanities experience.  Mr. McCullough has covered classes at MSS in the past.  Mr. McCullough will be working directly in classrooms to support teachers and students for the remainder of the 25-26 school year.

As always, our goal is to allocate staffing and resources in ways that best support student learning, well-being, and safety while remaining flexible and responsive to the needs of our school community.  If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out.

MSS School Council Meeting and Updates

Our next school council meeting will take place on Monday, April 27, 2026 at 500pm in the MSS staff room. This meeting will also be streamed online via Microsoft Teams.

Microsoft Teams meeting

Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/29602176414057?p=8bVSWSQSwCQZjPSaCZ

Meeting ID: 296 021 764 140 57

Passcode: 4v5fK7bG

MSS School Council is also proud to present an engagement session called "Mirror Mirror" featuring Alison Springer on April 16, 2026 at 6:30pm @ MSS. Food trucks will be available outside MSS starting at 5:00pm.

"Mirror Mirror is an entertaining presentation with a powerful message that inspires students to lead by embracing who they are and how they were made. Alison helps students expose the ‘lying mirrors’ in their lives and the three causes that distort how they view themselves (media, comparison and things that people say). Students will learn positive and helpful ways to protect their dignity and the dignity of others. Alison shares some of the struggles she faced being black, tall and loud, along with her academic struggles. Students will realize that their strengths and weaknesses serve a specific purpose." - https://youthspeakers.ca/speaker/alison-springer/ 

This is a free event for MSS community members, their families, and their children. Food trucks are an additional cost. If you plan on attending, please RSVP HERE.

MSS Athletics Update - Badminton

MSS will be running ONE Badminton Team, a one-day cut process consisting of 22 players total! To ensure fairness and equity in the tryout process, the following rollout plan will be implemented:

1. Tryout Structure
The tryout process will include a one-day-cut process. We already have additional volunteers organized who will support during the tryout days so that we have multiple evaluators present, allowing for more balanced and objective decision-making.

  • Tryouts: the link to sign-up is in your child's homeroom Google Classroom.
    • Tryout #1: Grade 8/9 ONLY - April 1, 2026 @ 800-900am. (complete)
    • Tryout #2: Grade 6/7 ONLY - April 2, 2026 @ 800-900am. (complete)
    • Tryout #3 INVITE ONLY - April 8, 2026 @ 800-900am.
    • Tryout #4 INVITE ONLY - April 9, 2026 @ 800-900am.

2. Development Opportunities
Badminton development days have also been scheduled on Mondays (Grade 8/9s) and Wednesdays (Grade 6/7s) to ensure that students still have opportunities to improve their skills and remain involved even if they are not selected for the competitive team.

  • Week After Spring Break:
    Open gym badminton time @ Lunch will be available and evenly distributed among grades.
  • Second Week After Spring Break:
    Mondays (Grade 8/9s) and Wednesdays (Grade 6/7s) will be designated Badminton Development Days. SIGN UP Only...This allows students from the first round of cuts to transition into development opportunities the following week.
  • Third Week:
    Badminton development will continue while the team roster becomes more solidified moving forward. Students not on the competitive can still participate in development.

All information for the badminton season of play can be found on the MSS Badminton Webpage.

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  • @principalKMG

Have a great Easter weekend!

Kevin Godfrey
Proud Principal & Public Educator
Marshall Springs School