Pathways

🍎📚🎒 School starts in just 5 days!

School starts on September 8, 2026, and now is the perfect time for a final back-to-school check:

✅ Find your school's supply list
✅ Update your child's Student Profile
✅ Register new students
✅ Review transportation information

Find links and information below to help get your family ready for the new school year.

📄Supply Lists:
https://www.fvsd.ab.ca/our-schools

📝Student Profiles (Continuing Students):
https://myfvsd.ca/

📝 New Student Registration:
https://myfvsd.ca/enroll

🚌 Transportation Information:
https://www.fvsd.ab.ca/about-us/departments/transportation

We can't wait to welcome students back for another great year of learning! 🤩

👀🚌 Does your family use yard service? Contact Essential Services before the first day of school next week!

The rules have changed for the 2026-2027 school year, please review the updated requirements. 👇

✅ The home is more than 1.8 km from a safe road stop.

✅ A student has identified special needs requiring door-to-door transportation.

✅ There are serious safety concerns at the roadside stop, such as blind curves or hills that impede visibility for oncoming traffic.

Families who meet the conditions above can contact FVSD Essential Services to request a review.

📞 780-928-3860
📍 9705B-99 Street, La Crete

🔗 Find more details on our website: https://www.fvsd.ab.ca/about-us/departments/transportation-rural

👀🚌 Change to School Bus Eligibility for 2026-2027 School Year

The minimum distance required for K-6 students to be eligible for bus service has changed from 1 KM to 1.6 KM. The minimum distance for 7-12 remains unchanged at 2 KM. Letters have been mailed to families that are affected by this change.

🚌📍Check bus eligibility on My FVSD: https://my.fvsd.ab.ca/

📄Find more information about the Province of Alberta's updated transportation requirements here: https://www.albertaschoolcouncils.ca/about/news/post/school-transportation-amendment-regulation

🍎📚 The first day of school is just around the corner!

Our annual fall newsletter, The Education Connection, is now available and includes important back-to-school information about registration, transportation, school contacts, the 2026-2027 school calendar, and more.

The first day of classes is September 8, 2026.

📖 View the newsletter through the link in your email or on our website: https://www.fvsd.ab.ca/about-us/news/post/2026-2027-education-connection-newsletter

🤩 Only two weeks until the first day of school! 🍎📚🎒

School starts on September 8, 2026, and now is a great time to check a few items off your back-to-school list:

📄 School Supply Lists:
Find supply lists on your school's homepage: https://www.fvsd.ab.ca/our-schools

📝 Student Profiles (Continuing Students):
There's still time to update your child's Student Profile before the first day of class. Check your inbox for an email reminder or visit https://myfvsd.ca/ to review and sign.

📝 New Student Registration:
Registering a new student for the 2026-2027 school year? Complete our enrolment form here: https://myfvsd.ca/enroll

🚌 Transportation Information:
Have questions about bussing? Visit our Transportation page: https://www.fvsd.ab.ca/about-us/departments/transportation

We can't wait to welcome students back for another great year of learning!

👀🚌 Does your family use yard service?

The rules have changed for the 2026-2027 school year, please review the updated requirements. 👇

✅ The home is more than 1.8 km from a safe road stop.

✅ A student has identified special needs requiring door-to-door transportation.

✅ There are serious safety concerns at the roadside stop, such as blind curves or hills that impede visibility for oncoming traffic.

Families who meet the conditions above can contact FVSD Essential Services to request a review.

📞 780-928-3860
📍 9705B-99 Street, La Crete

🔗 Find more details on our website: https://www.fvsd.ab.ca/about-us/departments/transportation-rural

Still thinking about summer plans? ☀️

Our 3-Day Summer Workshops are underway, with a few spots still available in upcoming sessions! If your student is heading into Grade 10 or is a high school student looking to earn more credit, this is a great opportunity to build skills and confidence before fall.

Students can explore hands-on options like Photography, Graphic Design, Woodworking, and Recreation & Leadership (build confidence, teamwork and leadership skills).

📞 Registration is still open by phone or email. Spots are limited and filling up quickly, so don't wait! 👇👇👇

👉 Learn more: https://www.fvsd.ab.ca/parents/student-career-paths/summer-school