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a small art gallery of student art

Love Lifts us Up at the MCAM

Posted on: Feb 6 2025

The Maude Clifford Art Museum (MCAM) is featuring its first gallery featuring student art. Students from 4/5K created artwork featuring feathers following these guidelines:  Feathers relate to eagles.…

poster advertising lunch dates

Pretzels and Booster Juice

Posted on: Feb 5 2025

Our February Munch-a-Lunch is a 3 day event! We are offering Mr. Pretzels and Booster Juice. This one is so popular we split it over 3 days so everyone gets their snacks fresh and on time.  Tuesday,…

calendar image with 2025-2026 on it

2025-2026 School Year Calendar

Posted on: Feb 5 2025

The 2025-2026 School Year Calendar is here! Get a head start on planning for the upcoming school year by checking out key dates like start date, PL Days and holidays. Click to get your copy here. To find…

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Trailblazers are Classroom Champions

Posted on: Feb 4 2025

Classroom Champions is a non-profit organization that connects classrooms with world-class, Olympic, and professional athletes. Each school that participates in the program is connected with an athlete.…

Ratification of Four-Year Agreement for Non-Instructional…

Posted on: Feb 4 2025

GPPSD and the GPPSD Employee’s Association are pleased to announce the successful ratification of a four-year agreement, effective September 1, 2024, through August 31, 2028. The division believes this…

Students eating pancakes in their classroom

School Council Fundraising Events

Posted on: Feb 3 2025

Each year in December, our school council hosts various fundraising events to pay for the Trailblazer Turkey Dinner. The dinner is a major highlight of our school year that provides an opportunity for…

Mark Your Calendar: Kindergarten Registration 2025-2026

Posted on: Feb 3 2025

Mark your calendars! 2025-2026 online registration for Kindergarten and all new students officially opens March 10, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. Kindergarten & KinderPAL will be open to children born in 2020.…

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Trailblazer Literacy Week 2025

Posted on: Jan 30 2025

Maude Clifford Trailblazers of all ages participated in Literacy Week. Our theme was Fractured Fairytales. A fractured fairytale is a traditional fairytale that has been re-written with a twist. We kicked…

Literacy Week: Tips for Families

Posted on: Jan 27 2025

January 27-31, 2025, is Literacy Week. Alberta Education defines literacy as the ability, confidence, and willingness to engage with language to acquire, construct, and communicate meaning in all aspects…

A poster with details about the upcoming family dance.

Trailblazer Family Dance

Posted on: Jan 23 2025

Maude Clifford School Council is proud to host the Trailblazer Family Dance. Doors open at 6pm. Clean up will begin shortly before 8pm.  Students must be accompanied by a parent. Admission is free! There…