Dear Parents/Guardians of HDC students
Welcome to the 2025-26 school year at HD Cartwright School! We hope that you all had a restful summer and that students are ready to have a fantastic and successful year of learning. We are excited to welcome back students on Tuesday, September 2!
We have been busy with new registrations and as such have still been making changes to our class lists for the upcoming year. We are also still in the final process of hiring staff for the upcoming school year. A more detailed list of staff will be shared in our first Weekly Message that will be distributed to families over the upcoming long weekend.
You will receive a welcome email from your student's homeroom teacher indicating their class placement for the year on the afternoon of Friday, August 29. Please note, we will not accepting student class/homeroom change requests. Students have been placed into classes through a thoughtful process by last year's teaching teams and included getting input from students regarding positive peers / friends who they work well with.
School hours are 8:20 AM to 3:07 PM Monday to Thursday and 8:20 AM to 12:00 PM on Fridays. Doors will be open to students at 8:05 AM.
On the first day of school morning, Grade 7 students will meet their teachers on the tarmac at the back of the school OR in the main gym if weather isn’t conducive to meeting outside. Grade 8 and 9 students will go directly to their classrooms and meet their homeroom teachers there. There will be lots of school staff around on the first day of school to help students find their way if they are unsure of where to go.
School supply lists are available on our school website in the "Back to School Information" section. For the first few days of school, each student will need a binder/notebook with lined paper and something to write with. We are planning on beginning our options/complementary program on Monday, September 8th.
Other than our students in our ACCESS class, students who take the bus to HD Cartwright use Calgary Transit for busing. City transit bus passes can be purchased at your local grocery or convenient store. For all busing inquiries, please go to CBE Bussing & Transportation | Calgary Transit where you can find information about routes and schedules.
Our school office is now open and happy to help you out with any questions you may have about the upcoming year at HD Cartwright. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to respond to this email or give the office a call at 403-777-7420. We are looking forward to a wonderful 2025-26 school year!
Jim Parent Brandie Ferrell
Principal Assistant Principal