Nov 27 - Dec 1, 2023

Again, it was so great seeing so many of our families come out to our second night of Parent-Teacher Interviews and thank you all so much for supporting our Book Fair! The proceeds we earn are put right back into our teachers, students and school, so thank you!

Now with Parent-Teacher interview season wrapped up we are rolling right into report card season! Please watch in your Parent Portal on Friday, Dec. 1 for your child's Term 1 report card! Please don't hesitate to reach out to your child's classroom teacher for any questions you may have.

Are you looking for ways to support numeracy at home? Try using playing cards. You can arrange cards from smallest to biggest, or vice versa, add, subtract, multiply or divide the cards. You can do single digit equations or multi-digit depending on your child's level! Make it fun!

We hope everyone had a great weekend and we look forward to seeing everyone again tomorrow!

• Please follow this link to watch our announcements: Le 26 novembre

What's happening this week at École Parc:

Nov 27 - Grade 3 Field Trip Ukrainian Village

Nov 29 - School Council and Fundraising Meeting 7:00 pm

Nov 30 - Hold and Secure Drill 9:50 am

Dec 1 - Report Cards posted on Powerschool

Upcoming Dates to be aware of:

Dec 4 - Class of the week: ECS A

Dec 6- Early Dismissal

Dec 6 - Tie Dye Day

Dec 7 - Monthly Assembly

Dec 7 - Grade 6 Immunizations

Dec 11 - Class of the week: ECS B

Dec 12 - Christmas concert ECS B, Grade 1, 2, 3

Dec 13 - Christmas concert ECS A, Grade 4, 5, 6

Dec 14 - PALS and Kindergarten Transitions Christmas concert

Dec 18 - Class of the week: Kinder Transitions

Dec 22 - Last day of classes

Dec 23 to Jan 7 - Christmas Break

Jan 8 - Classes resume

Jan 8 - Class of the week: PALS AM

Are you interested in lunch supervision at our school? We are currently looking for a lunch supervisor to work from 11: 50 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. Monday thru Friday. Please contact Jade Jordan at jade.jordan@eips.ca or call 780-998-3741.

At Ecole Parc, we continue to build positive citizenship through the guiding principles of the Seven Sacred Teachings. Each month, we encourage students to focus on one principle or teaching. Our teachers are looking for students who display great examples of this teaching in the classroom and throughout their day. These students may be recognized by earning the Citizenship award for their class. During the month of November, we are focused on the teaching of Love.

If your student is absent, being picked up early or will be arriving late, we ask that you please email our attendance email at EPEAttendance@eips.ca or call the school at 780-998-3741. Please send any DQ permissions to this email as well.

Our book fair was truly out of this world! Our community is so generous. We sold $8084.35 worth of products, which far outstripped our goal of $4000. That means, after we take off tax and shipping costs, we will be receiving almost $4000 in credit for the school. In addition to that, some people left us their change and we sold many of the wrapped, donated books for a total of $27.10. BUT the most amazing thing is that 81 books were bought for our teachers! You are all so amazing – you blew us away! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

The winners of the draw were Nate and Mlle Sass! Congratulations!

Jennifer Milanovic

Library Technician

With the winter season almost here, we want to remind families to dress children appropriately for the weather when getting ready for school or the bus. The weather often changes unexpectedly throughout the day, so please select suitable outerwear and ensure your child is prepared for changing conditions.

If inclement weather conditions occur, Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS) advises families of any bus cancellations using various communications tools—automated-telephone messages, email, SMS, alerts posted on eips.ca and school websites, Twitter, Facebook, local radio stations, and notification through both the Bus Status and the Ride 360 apps. Morning bus cancellations are posted on eips.ca by 6:30 a.m.

Decisions regarding bus cancellations are guided by EIPS administrative procedures that state, “school bus service may be suspended…when there is a forecast or current temperature of -40 C, including wind chill factor, in one or more regions.” Other reasons for suspending or delaying school bus services include adverse weather and poor road conditions. When school bus services are suspended, schools remain open to students. EIPS believes families have the right and responsibility to make choices for their children based on their beliefs and perceptions of safety during times of inclement weather.

For more information, contact EIPS Student Transportation at 780-417-8151.

School fee information for the 2023-24 school year will be posted on the PowerSchool Parent Portal in late September. All fees are due within 30 days of being posted. To access your fee information, simply log in to the PowerSchool Parent Portal and go to “Student Fees.” There you can view your fees and pay online using a credit card.

Don’t forget to log in to the PowerSchool Parent Portal regularly throughout the year. Fees are often added to your child’s account to cover the cost of certain school activities such as field trips, class projects, athletic-team fees and more. Additionally, junior high and senior high fees can change as courses are added and deleted.

If you’re unable to pay your school fees, you can apply to have certain fees waived by submitting an Application for a Waiver of Fees. The application deadline is Dec. 15, 2023.

For more information about school fees, waivers and payment deadlines visit eips.ca. Alternatively, contact Sherri Prince, Business Manager at Ecole Parc at 780-998-3741.

To view your student's photos please log in to www.mylifetouch.ca and use your student's ALBERTA STUDENT NUMBER as the password(this is the password your child uses to log in at school). If you do not know the ASN, it is listed in Powerschool when you click on Student Fees. If you have any questions, please contact Life Touch. Thank you.

If your child requires any medication, please click here to access the form. Please note we have 2 medical forms. We have a Personal Care Plan and an Administering of Medication Form. Please do not send medication with your child for safety reasons.

The health and safety of staff, students and visitors is a top priority. Continue to reinforce the following hygiene habits to protect staff and students from spreading respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19.

• Stay home if you’re feeling sick.
• Wash or sanitize your hands often.
• Cover your coughs and sneezes.
• Avoid touching your face.
• Clean and disinfect high touch surfaces regularly.
• Wear a mask if you get sick or develop symptoms while at school or work.

As per Alberta Health guidelines, staff, students, contractors and visitors who have symptoms of respiratory Illness or test positive for COVID, should stay home until:

• symptoms have improved,
• they feel well enough to resume normal activities, and
• they have been fever-free for 24 hours without using fever-reducing medications.

For anyone who has a respiratory illness or has tested positive for COVID, it is recommended that they wear a mask for a total of 10 days from the onset of symptoms—even if the symptoms have resolved or improved—when in indoor settings with other individuals.

Come join us for our last meeting of 2023!

The school council and fundraising society will be meeting on Wednesday, Nov 29th at 7 pm in the library. Everyone is welcome!

During the 2022/23 school year staff identified that the playground structures were not meeting the needs of all the students, both in type of structure, and space available for students to play. When the playground structure was first built in 2013 there were 180 students in the school. We now have 326. The population has doubled and we have a larger group of students in the PALS and Division 1 (K-3) age group. The existing play structure is designed for ages 5-12. We need an additional play area that meets the needs of students aged 4-8. The goal is to have the project completed within 3 years.

We are excited to hit the ground running with this and officially kick things off this year. We are always looking for more volunteers to join the committee. We meet once a month, time commitment is flexible and there is always lots to do and input needed.

If you are interested in joining the committee or would like more information please feel free to email us at ecoleparcplaygroundexpansion@gmail.com.