In Our House

Hello ÉCKS School Community,

It's great to connect with you again! It's hard to believe, but we are nearing the end of the school year. We have asked our students, our parents and our staff to be flexible all year and we can't thank our school community enough for all the support throughout the year.

The last instructional day for our students is June 28, 2022. Report cards will be issued to students on the afternoon of June 28, 2022. If you wish to pick up your child's report card, they will be available from 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm on June 28, 2022. In the event your child is not in attendance that day, we hope to have them mailed out before our staff leave for the summer break.

You can reach out to our staff should you have any questions or inquiries about your child's academic progress. You can find the staff directory here.

Tonight at 7:00 pm, we will host a hybrid school council meeting. We will host an in-person meeting in the Staff Room. 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.

Mr. MacKenzie will be spending some time speaking to current Grade 6 and 7 students about their option choices for next year. All students will have the opportunity to choose from a selection of options, including Band, Outdoor Education, JAM, Art, Leadership, STEM, French as a Second Language, Fitness, and CTS options at the COMP. For descriptions of our options, please check out our website.

Students will need to make their choices by Monday, June 20th. We ask our parents to take some time over the weekend to discuss this with your child. Students will be able to access the Google Form through their Grade Level Google Classroom.

Here is the schedule for the Grade 6 Provincial Achievement Exams:

English Program

English Language Arts - Part B - Thursday, June 16 - 9:00 - 10:00

Mathematics Part A - Friday, June 17 - 1:00 - 1:20

Mathematics Part B - Monday, June 20 - 9:00 - 10:10

Science - Wednesday, June 22 - 9:00 - 10:00

Social Studies - Thursday, June 23 - 9:00 - 10:00

French Immersion Program

English Language Arts - Part B - Thursday, June 16 - 9:00 - 10:00

French Language Arts - Part B - Friday, June 17 - 9:00 - 10:00

Mathematiques Part A - Friday, June 17 - 1:00 - 1:20

Mathematiques Part B - Monday, June 20 - 9:00 - 10:10

Science - Wednesday, June 22 - 9:00 - 10:00

Etudes Sociale - Thursday, June 23 - 9:00 - 10:00

Grade 6 students in our Late French Immersion program (6G) are not required to write the Math, Social, Science, or French Language Arts Provincial Achievement Test. Students in Late French Immersion will still write the English Language Arts Provincial Achievement Test on Thursday June 16 from 9:00 - 10:00

All exams will be written in classrooms with regular class teachers supervising. Students are encouraged to bring a snack to have along with a book available should they finish early.

The schedule for the June provincial exams is also posted in the school's public calendar.

Online applications for bussing for the 2021/22 school year opened on June 1. The deadline for applications is August 12, 2022. Applications received after Aug. 12 may not be processed until after school starts. Click here for answers to the most frequent bussing questions and for more information. Please note that ALL City of Camrose bus students must reapply for busing each school year.

Mr. Pat Finday (Hockey Academy) and Mrs. Kathryn Andrukow (Soccer Academy) have spent time talking to our current students and our incoming students about our Academy Programs. If you want more information or would like to register for the 2022-2023 school year, please visit the school website or use the following links:

Hockey Academy

Soccer Academy

June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day. This is a day for all Canadians to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. The Canadian Constitution recognizes these three groups as Aboriginal peoples, also known as Indigenous peoples.

Although these groups share many similarities, they each have their own distinct heritage, language, cultural practices and spiritual beliefs.

In cooperation with Indigenous organizations, the Government of Canada chose June 21, the summer solstice, for National Aboriginal Day, now known as National Indigenous Peoples Day. For generations, many Indigenous peoples and communities have celebrated their culture and heritage on or near this day due to the significance of the summer solstice as the longest day of the year.

We encourage our students to wear orange on June 21, 2022!

It’s coming! June 27th

Parents, we need your help!

This fun in the sun day of games will be all day long, Kids will be placed on multigrade teams - each team representing a country. Each team will participate in fun group games and challenges, working to earn points and take the Summer Games Title!

Parents, we need you! We are looking for volunteers to run stations. We have 27 different fun stations and opportunities to help serve a hotdog BBQ lunch to the kids.

Imagine yourself (and a friend or two if you’d like) at a station, sitting at your lawn chairs, outside, enjoying a beautiful sunny day and interacting with amazing students! Each team will be led by leadership students so the kids will come to you. Your job would be to explain the activity to the kids and then lead them though it. Each station is worth points and kids will earn a collective score for each event as well as a team spirit score. The leadership student(s) leading the team will run the score sheet to the score table. It will be so much fun!

Here is a list of the different stations:

1. Trash Can Pong

2. Obstacle course

3. Egg toss

4. Temple run

5. Hockey Shoot

6. Rest station

7. Football toss

8. Relay

9. Frisbee Golf

10. Parachute Games

11. Rest station

12. Corn hole

13. Basketball Relay

14. Ball throw

15. Free throw

16. Tricycle relay

17. Soccer slalom

18. Rest Station

19. Sled passing

20. Keep it up with beach ball

21. 50 yard dash backwards

22. Frisbee golf

23. Hula-hoop passing

24. Over-sized bowling

25. Equestrian event (no real horses)

26. Human Hungry Hippos

27. Bucketball

If you are able to volunteer to help out on this day, please email your child’s homeroom teacher. If you have a preference for running a certain station, please indicate in your email which one you would prefer, along with a phone number we can contact you at if need be. We will try to accommodate all of your requests.

All volunteers will receive an email notification of the station they will be assigned to and will receive a package providing further detail about the station activity and scoring. All equipment for the station will be provided, we just need you!

Events run all morning starting at 9am (set-up at 8:40), and then for an hour after our lunch break. If you are able to help out for only a part of the day, that is great too! Please indicate that in your email to the teacher. You can find the staff directory here.

We hope you will join us and make this a super fun day!

Thank you!

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

Treaty 6 Acknowledgement - We acknowledge that Battle River School Division is located on Treaty 6 territory, and we respect the histories, languages, and cultures of First Nations, Inuit and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to enrich our vibrant community.

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