In Our House

We can't believe we are entering the fourth quarter of the school year. The snow is hopefully behind us! The students have been enjoying the time outside and it's great to see them all play.

Report cards for Grade 6-8 will be sent home with students on April 14, 2022. Continue to check PowerSchool for the most up-to-date information in regards to your child's learning.

You can reach out to our staff should you have any questions. You can find the staff directory here.

Over the past few weeks, we are noticing an increase in vandalism happening, especially in our bathrooms. For example, wet paper towels being thrown, graffiti on the walls, countertops, and stalls, broken dispensers, etc. While we continue to have conversations with our students about our Cougar Code and the expectations we have for the students In Our House, we ask that you have the conversation with your child at home also.

ECKS School will have a change in the administration team starting in August. Mr. Lloyd Mackenize has accepted the role of Principal for Hay Lakes School. We are happy for Mr. Mackenize and thrilled for him and this opportunity.

In August, Mr. William Klassen will join our team as Assistant Principal. Mr. Klassen is the current Principal in Hay Lakes and we are fortunate to have him join our school community.

On April 19, 2022, at 7:00 pm, we will host a hybrid school council meeting. We will host an in-person meeting in the Learning Commons. We will also welcome any parents virtually through Zoom.

Parents and guardians play an important role in student success. School councils allow parents to participate in decisions that impact student learning. By contributing knowledge, perspective, and ideas at school council meetings, parents actively contribute to the success of the school community.

If you are interested in joining virtually through Zoom, please email Pam Boyson, the Chair of our School Council at ecksparentcouncil@gmail.com to request the Zoom link.

Battle River School Division is looking for your feedback on what you think is going well for your child or children in Literacy, and what else our school division might do to support success.

Please take some time to fill out the survey here.

The survey is open until April 22, 2022. We thank you in advance for your thoughts.

The Junior HIgh Badminton season is well underway and on April 14, 2022, our junior high team will be participating in the divisional tournament

Permission forms were sent last week.

We are in the process of planning a school-wide fun track day on May 6 at Ecole Camrose Composite High School. Permission forms will be coming home in the near future.

We will be looking for parent volunteers to help us out. Any parents of students in Grade 6, 7, and 8 who would be able to volunteer to help out at our school track meet on May 6th at ECCHS would be welcome. We need help with running some events, helping out at the concession, and even helping out with rotating through events with your child's class.

Please contact Mr. Boyson at jboyson@brsd.ab.ca if you are able to help out in any way. Your help is greatly appreciated!

More information will be sent home once we have finalized more details.

Over the past month, our Administration team has been working in collaboration with Alberta Health Services about substance abuse and the dangers of vaping. On Thursday, April 14, 2022, our admin team will be meeting with our Grade 8 students to present the information we have received. While our plan is to only present to our Grade 8 students at this point, Alberta Health Services has provided us with the parent resource "Talking To Your Teen About Vaping" so parents of all of our students can have the information and engage in conversations with their children. Please see the file below.

If you are looking for specific support for your child. please reach out to the school administration and we will do our best to connect you with community resources.

ECKS Teacher, and long distance runner, Daylan Wizniuk, wants to help!

Mr. Wiz' dad's side of the family is of Ukrainian heritage, and his grandparents were part of the original committee that saw the creation of a giant perogy landmark created in Glendon. Growing up, Wizniuk was often surrounded by Ukrainian traditions.

So, when war broke out in Eastern Europe, Wizniuk felt the urge to do something. While he wasn't sure what type of response he would receive, Wizniuk felt the best way to draw attention to the cause would be through long distance running.

On the weekend of April 2 and April 3. Mr. Wiz ran a total of 168.8 km through the communities of Mundare, Vegreville, St. Paul and Glendon to bring recognition to his cause.

He acknowledges that there are many fundraisers taking place at the moment, and says he chose to fundraise through the Red Cross since the organization is well-known and has a good track record of getting funds where they are most needed. There is also an initiative taking place where businesses have committed to matching donations dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000.

Mr. Wiz spent time talking to all the students at ECKS about his cause and students were ecnouraged to bring money in to support Ukraine through Mr. Wiz' run. If you would like to donate also, please visit the link below. Funds raised will go to the Red Cross.

CLICK HERE TO VISIT WIZNIUK'S RED CROSS DONATION PAGE

ECKS School clothing is available to purchase from our Entripy shop. Please click this link to browse the options available and place your order.

At some point in our lives we all have stressful times. We can be impacted by such things as financial pressures, unexpected difficulties, unemployment, or stressful situations such as COVID-19.

Support is available from AHS Addiction and Mental Health.

Resources and services, such as Text4Hope and Togetherall to help you or someone you know including free virtual stress management workshops or AHS’ new online Wellness Exchange.

(Text directly from AHS Website)

Click here for more information

Email: charliekillam@brsd.ab.ca
Website: https://ckillam.brsd.ab.ca/
Location: École Charlie Killam School, 46 Street, Camrose, AB, Canada
Phone: 780-672-7785
Twitter: @ECKSchool