We made it! What a fantastic 2024-2025 school year. Thank you to all our families, volunteers, community members, staff and students for a fabulous year. It has been an honour to serve as your Principal…
Thank you to CTV National News!!! We were thrilled to have CTV National News here on Monday to do a story about our song, A Single Seed. Students shared their thoughts and ideas about the project and…
How our BES students are taking part in the G7 Summit. Omar Sachedina has the story of a group of students at Banff Elementary School who found a unique way to contribute to the G7 Summit. Click this…
Banff Elementary School is pleased to present A Single Seed, an original song created and performed by more than 300 students from Kindergarten to Grade 8. This heartfelt project was developed as a message…
A Single Seed Continues to Garner Attention!We are so proud of the BES created song, A Single Seed, and the attention this has gotten from the community. This week, it was featured on CBC Radio! You can…
A huge thank you to the Town of Banff for organizing the Banff Bike Bus on Wednesday. It was wonderful to see so many people participating in this event. We would also like to send our thanks to the Right…
Principal’s Post"A Single Seed" continues to shine in our community! This inspiring project was recently featured by Global News and Mountain FM, giving our students even more opportunities to share…
We hope everyone had a fantastic May long weekend! While many were enjoying the break, our dedicated staff spent Friday collaborating in preparation for the upcoming school year. We engaged in team-building…
We’re sure many of our families have heard about the exciting G7 project that our students have been working on over the past month. This included some truly inspiring work with Banff’s Poet Laureate,…
We were incredibly fortunate to collaborate with Heather Jean Jordan, the Banff Poet Laureate, over the past week. The song she co-created with our students is both powerful and deeply moving. On Monday,…
Welcome back! I hope you all had a wonderful spring break. It was wonderful to see so much energy and excitement as our students and staff returned to BES. We are looking forward to a great couple of…
It has been a wonderful Education Week at BES! We celebrated literacy and numeracy in so many ways. It was also great to see so many families at our Open House. We had Mayor DiManno, Trustee Callahagn,…
We are thrilled to be hosting Education Week next week at BES. We have a variety of activities planned including a book swap, special guest readers, math bingo, scavenger hunts and our Open House on Thursday…
Excitement filled the gym at Banff Elementary School (BES) on April 2 as students proudly showcased their projects at the school’s first Science Fair in five years. More than 35 enthusiastic students…
We are thrilled to share our BES/CRPS Shared Vision of Learning Board! At CRPS, we are committed to Inspiring Hearts and Minds. This Shared Vision of Learning defines our collective beliefs about learning…
Thank you very much to our families and students who joined us for our Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences! These opportunities to connect and share student successes and areas for growth ensure our lines…
We are looking forward to the upcoming Parent/Teacher/Student conferences next week. These conferences are a vital part of a child’s educational journey, providing an opportunity for open communication…
Stories hold a unique power to teach, connect, and inspire, and at Banff Elementary School (BES), students in Gr. 2 and 3 recently had the privilege of experiencing this firsthand. As part of a Language…
Last week, our Grade 8 students had the opportunity to head outdoors to do some snowshoeing and team building with students from Lawrence Grassi Middle School and Exshaw School. The purpose of this experience…
On Wednesday, we celebrated Pink Shirt Day at BES. Pink Shirt Day started in 2007, when a group of teenagers organized a high school protest to show support for a student who was being bullied for wearing…
This week, we had the privilege of welcoming our Knowledge Keepers, Tracey and Cassandra, to our Grade 2 and 3 classes. During their visit, they shared with our students the significance of stories and…
It was great to finally have winter come back for a visit! It was a very cold week here with lots of indoor recess times. It looks like some of the cold weather will be sticking around for the next little…
Happy Lunar New Year to those families at BES that are celebrating this wonderful time of year!It's hard to believe that we're already wrapping up our first semester of the school year! It has been such…
It’s been an incredible week at BES, and one of the standout moments was for our Grade 7 students! We were thrilled to collaborate with Banff and Lake Louise Tourism this year to showcase our students'…
Looks like the cold weather is on its way!!! We are definitely ready for some snow. Temperatures on Monday look like they will be well below what we have experienced so far this year, so please ensure…
Welcome back to a new year! We hope everyone had a wonderful break. There has been a lot of energy and excitement as our students are back in the swing of learning. January is certainly a busy time in…
Principal’s PostWhat a fantastic final week of 2024! It has been a busy week with Spirit Days, Door Decorating, School Council, Kindergarten Christmas at the Castle, and our Winter Assembly. I think…
Spotlight on LearningGrade 7 SpotlightLast week, grade 7s ventured to the Outdoor Learning Centre in Kananaskis as part of their science unit on Heat & Temperature. As part of their learning leading up…
It is certainly a busy time of the year at BES! Students have been working very hard to prepare for our Winter Concert at the Banff Centre next week. We have rehearsals on December 9 and 10 and our performances…
We were thrilled to host the CRPS Board Meeting and our School Council Meeting at BES this past week. A major highlight for us was getting to tour our Trustees and School Council members through our new…
This week has been Bullying Awareness Week at BES. Each day during announcements, we’ve shared a letter from the word THINK to encourage kindness and mindfulness in our words and actions. T stands for…
This week at BES, we have been celebrating Métis Week. Each morning, our announcements have highlighted various aspects of Métis culture, including the significance of the Métis flag, fiddling, the…
We had a wonderful assembly Thursday morning to commemorate Remembrance Day. The 878 Banff/Canmore Squadron joined us and we recognized this special day with a student drama performance, a song from our…
Halloween is in the air!!! We had an incredible assembly and parade today as the annual tradition at BES continued! Lots of excited students sharing their costumes and getting ready for trick or treating!…
Parent/Teacher/Student ConferencesNovember 6 Evening conferences 4:00 - 7:00 pm - regular classes during the dayNovember 7 Evening conferences 5:00 - 8:00 pm - regular classes during the dayNovember 8…
On October 17, we had the pleasure of welcoming Eli Snow, Ollie Benjamin and Ethan Hunter, who hosted our Truth and Reconciliation Assembly. Eli and Ollie shared information about the importance of September…
Our volleyball season is in full swing! Our teams have been working hard and each player continues to improve each day. We hosted our first Grade 7 Girls Mini Tournament yesterday. All players showed…
Staff at BES had a wonderful professional learning afternoon on Friday last week. Our teachers were engaged in Building Thinking Classrooms activities. This involved staff working in groups on rich math…
We are celebrating a couple of special days this week at BES! On Oct. 2nd, we shared our appreciation to our custodial staff on Custodian Appreciation Day! Our custodial staff work so hard each day to…
Principal’s PostTomorrow we will be commemorating the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation by participating in Orange Shirt Day and hosting a short assembly for our students. Orange Shirt Day is…
Principal’s PostWe are looking forward to our Terry Fox Assembly and Run tomorrow morning at 9:30am. We hope parents will join us for this great event. Don’t forget to get your donations in at BES…
Principal’s PostIt has been a very wet week at BES! Thanks to families for making sure their students have the appropriate gear for the weather. We go outside in almost all weather conditions, so having…
Principal’s PostIt has been a wonderful week at BES with our students settling into their classes. They are working very hard to get the routines and procedures in place to support their success in…
Principal’s PostWelcome back to a new school year! It was wonderful seeing so many smiling faces on our first day! There has been lots of energy and excitement as we visited classrooms and welcomed…
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