10th Anniversary Celebration

You're Invited

Who: You and your Family— Former students, staff, and, colleagues. Current families

What: The school is Ten Years Old!! Come play and see what has happened over the last ten years.

Where: Early Education & Family Wellness Centre and Queen Elizabeth Junior High School

When: Thursday May 17 @ 4:30 pm– 6:30 pm 

RSVP appreciated: Jane Carlson 780-352-7182

Lynn: hestbakl@wrps.ab.ca

Principal’s Message:

As most of you know, we are moving the Early Education & Family Wellness Centre at the end of this school year. Our new location for the 2012-2013 school year will be the Lynn Lauren school located at 5606 – 47 Street. Our administration telephone number, 780-352-0224, will be the only number you need to dial to reach all staff. The new phone system will have extension numbers for each person and there will be a general mailbox as well as individual mailboxes to leave voice messages.

Until we move, it is business as usual! Everyone is looking forward to the Easter Break (hopefully it will coincide with spring weather) and when we return there will be only 10 and ½ weeks of school remaining. There will be lots of activity to keep us busy!!

 Going to The Zoo

Our theme this month is Zoo. Our vocabulary words for the month are gorilla, zebra, lion, tiger, elephant, giraffe  cage, camel and hippo. Our concepts are first and then

Registration:

The Wetaskiwin Regional Public Schools “Getting Ready for Kindergarten” registration and information packages are now available at our schools.  If you have a child who is eligible to attend kindergarten this fall (5 years old on or before December 31, 2012) now is the time to pick up a package, fill in the forms, then come to the kindergarten registration night at your school. Please check out the link under Parent Resources or go to the school district website.
w.wrps.ab.ca/kindergarten 

Registration for 2012-2013 School Year.

We held our annual registration drop in for new families on Tuesday March 27, 2012, for community children or families not familiar with our program. If you were unable to attend and still wish to register your child for the fall please contact   Lynn Hestbak : 352-0224 

Spots are filling up quickly so please let us know as soon as possible.

 Inclement Weather:

 Please take note of the inclement weather brochure. Schools will remain open in the event of inclement weather, school bus services may be suspended due to adverse road or weather conditions that jeopardize the safety of students, however, schools will remain open.

Parents are not required to send their children to school if, in their judgment, weather conditions are detrimental to the safety or well-being of their children

For further information refer to AP 132 and corresponding documents: Transportation Handbook and Inclemen Weather Brochure or refer to WRPS website.

Class Start Times:

Morning: 8:45 am - 11:45 am

Afternoon: 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm 

Please arrive at 8:35 am  & 12:20 in pm.

We also require that you walk your child to their cubbies & assist them in getting ready.

Illness:

We have several children  who have immune compromised systems and can become quite ill if exposed to viruses. Please make sure to keep your child home until he/she is feeling better and call the school to let them know they will be away. Classroom number: 780-352-7479

If your child is a bus student you must call the bus driver to let him/her know that your child will not be on the bus. Please inform them if you are dropping off or picking up your child from the centre as well, or if there is a change in location. Phone: 352-2239

Thank you.

 April Seeds of Empathy

This month our theme was Who Am I. The children read The Way I Feel and Skin Again in their literacy circle with Brianne and Lisa. We discussed how we all have the same feelings even though we may look different.

Heart Felt Moment:

While placing all of their hands together in the circle to see the different skin colors, the teacher  remarked on the differences, but one child said “Nope, we are all the same.”