Just for Parents
Westbrook Parents
You are very important to us. We have designed a page just for parents to get information on different educational sites and school news and events. Please feel free to contact us if there are any sites that you would like to share with other parents.
- HomeLogic Website: Click here to access your child's current grades and assignments if they are in Grades 5 to 8.
- Westbrook Parent Handbook 2009-2010: Click here to access our school's Parent Handbook. This is a valuable resource for the Parents to access our school policies.
- Westbrook 2009-2010 Newsletters. Click here to see an electronic version of our school newsletter. Please note that our newsletters are password protected. You can contact our office at 403-932-5443 for a parent login and password.
- Becoming the Best You Can Be at Westbrook School. Click here to see Study Skills for students in Grades 5-8.
- Elementary and Middle Levels Curriculum Handbooks for Parents: Go to Alberta Education .
- High School Curriculum: For more information on Bow Valley High School and Cochrane High School .
- Internet Awareness Tutorials for Students: Passport to the Internet. Click here to access the site for Passport to the Internet - an interactive site that assists children with internet safety tips.
- Internet Safety: Livewires website, created in conjunction with the RCMP and Attorney General of Canada, teaches children age 11 and up how to safely use the Internet through its interactive game, Missing. LiveWires
The Media Awareness Network teaches media awareness as well as internet safety. Media Awareness Network
For tips on safeguarding your family online, go to CyberBreach
- Bullying: For information on what to do if your child is being bullied, go to Bully-free Alberta and check out the link to S-Team Heroes.
- Brain Gym: Brain Gym is a result of applied kinesiology research that uses a system of targeted activities to develop the brain's neural pathways. Click here to learn more. Brain Gym
- Books and Reading: For an acclaimed website from the University of Calgary devoted to books and reading, click here.
To access an online book club for ages 4 to young adult, go to Wired for Words.
- Other Useful Links: For other links that are useful for parents, please click here