Congratulations Erin Williamson on filling out the feedback form in last month's Colts Connection! Erin won a $5 Tim Horton's Gift Card. Stay tuned for other chances to win a prize this year.

On April 14 Inspiration Republic will be joining our classes virtually to give an Anti Bullying Presentation. There will be one presentation for our Kindergarten to Grade 2 students and one for Grade 3-6 students. Below are the subjects covered in each of the presentations.

K-2

• Define What Bullying Is: Bullying vs. Conflict

• The Different Types of Bullying: Physical, Verbal, Cyber, & Social Bullying

• Resiliency Training

• Teach Students to Reach Out to Adults for Help

Gr. 3-6

• N - Never Give Up: Empower the Students Through Resiliency Training "Block and Build"

• E - Embrace Diversity: Encourage Students to Embrace Their Peers From All Backgrounds

• R - Reach Out to Others: Encourage Students to Reach Out to Peers, Teachers, & Parents

• D - Do It! Inspire Students to Take Action in Building Safe and Inclusive Schools

The next PES School Council meeting is on Monday, April 25th at 6:30 pm. All meetings are now in-person. We are fortunate enough to have a very active School Council and they do an amazing job at supporting our school in many different ways. Joining School Council is a great way to be involved in the school as well as another way to support our school community. If you have any questions about School Council, please contact the School Council Chair - Angie Taylor.

Cilantro and Chive selected our school to be a part of their ice cream sandwich fundraiser. They created an amazing Mini Egg ice cream sandwich that is available at their Lacombe restaurant. $1 from each ice cream sandwich sold will be donated to our school to replace and update our recess equipment (soccer balls, footballs, frisbees, etc).

Cilantro and Chive is also doing a scaled down version of the ice cream sandwich for us to sell at school. These sandwiches are $4 each, can be ordered online through your Parent Portal (deadline to order is today, April 4th). All proceeds from the school sale also go towards updating and replacing our recess equipment. We are extremely excited and grateful to be able to partner up with Cilantro and Chive to help raise funds for our school.

Swimming lessons at the Ponoka Aquaplex for all of our Grade 1-6 students starts after Easter. Each class will receive 8 lessons. Students DO NOT need to bring in their old report cards as they will be assessed in placed in appropriate groups on the first day. Click here for the complete swimming schedule. Swimming lesson fees are $40 and are charged annually as a part of the yearly school fees. Please ensure these fees are paid as soon as possible.

March Book Madness wrapped up right before Spring Break and we have a winner! See the video below for the "great reveal". The winner was announced at our March Assembly and one class from each grade will have the opportunity to win a copy for their classroom library.

April 8- Disney Character Day

April 15- No School - Good Friday

April 13 - Parent Presentation - Self Regulation: Childhood Emotions Out of Control. How do I Help?

April 18 - No School - Easter Monday

April 22 - Earth Day

April 25 - School Council Meeting

April 29 - No School - PD Day