Email and Phone Message Sent: January 26. 2010
This call was made to all households today:
On Wednesday, February 8, Education Minister Lukaszuk will host a conference call with all Albertans. Please check our website or, if you've provided an email address to the school, your email inbox for information about participating in the call.
Tomorrow is pizza day! Thanks to our wonderful parents for providing this service.
Next Tuesday is Tacky Tourist Day. Students can wear their tackiest tourist outfit and earn Pride Points.
On Wednesday, February 1 our grade one classes will host our Spirit Assembly. Students are invited to wear their pride colors and get ready to roar.
Have a wonderful Friday!
Conference Call With the Minister of Education
Parent representatives on School Councils are invited to participate in a conference call with the Honourable Thomas Lukaszuk, Minister of Education to continue the discussion on priorities for Alberta's education system. Parents play an important role in their child's learning and the Minister is interested in directly hearing their ideas and perspectives.
The call will begin at 7:30 PM on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 and will take approximately 1.5 hours. When participants dial in they will be greeted by a conference operator asking for the participant pass code, the person's name, and school.The Minister will open the conference call. He will make his remarks which will be followed by a question and answer session with callers.
All questions and responses will be heard by all participants and the Minister will answer as many questions as possible in the time allotted. If you experience any problems during the conference call, please stay on the line to speak to the operator.
Due to the number of telephone lines that are available, school council members are encouraged to assemble together and call in as a group. For parent groups participating on the call, please have one member register on behalf of the group.
To participate on the call, individuals and groups must register in advance online at http://education.alberta.ca/apps/Registration/TeleConference/. A call in number and participant pass code will be provided to the representative by email once registration is complete. If participants have any questions regarding the teleconference, please contact Maureen Melnyk, Education Manager, Learning Supports & Information Management, at maureen.melnyk@gov.ab.ca or by telephone at 780-415-8324, or by calling toll free at 310-0000.
Our School Newsletter
Click here to read our January, 2012 newsletter, Click here for our January and February calendar. Click here to access the grocery card order form. Please note that an electronic copy of the newsletter will be sent to all families who have provided an email address to the school. If you have not provided an address and would like electronic notices and copies of newsletters, please contact us at school and provide the necessary information. Save a tree!
Boundary Exemption Process
School boundaries will be changing in Fort Saskatchewan for the 2012 - 2013 school year. Click here to see the new (and old) boundary maps. Students currently in grades 1 - 5 who now reside outside of our boundaries are grandfathered and may stay in the school for the remainder of their elementary grades. No forms need be completed or submitted. Busing, however, will be at the expense of parents. Kindergarten and younger students may apply for a boundary exemption to our school but must first register in their designated school.
If parents would like to submit a request for a child to attend our school please refer to the boundary exemption process, timelines, and form available at www.eips.ca/boundaries. Boundary Exemption Request Forms must be submitted to our school by February 15, 2012.
If you have questions regarding the boundary exemption process, please contact Principal Deb Weir at 780 998 7771 or Bev Fleming, Associate Superintendent at 780-417-8227.
ECS Registrations
We are very pleased to accept kindergarten registrations for the 2012-2013 school year. Initially, we will only be able to confirm acceptance of students who live in our boundary areas. Parents who wish to apply for boundary exemptions have until February 15, 2012 to do so. Links to boundary maps and other important registration documents can be found at www.eips.ca or on this site.
School Education Plan Report
The School Education Plan and Results Report for Fort Saskatchewan Elementary School is now available. It can be viewed by clicking here.
Accountability Survey for Parents
Information for parents:
As an annual check-up on the education system, the Accountability Pillar provides an opportunity for Alberta Education and school authorities to ensure that we're equipping students for success.
The Accountability Pillar uses a set of 16 indicators consisting of surveys of students, parents and teachers on various aspects of quality; student outcomes such as dropout and high school completion rates; and provincial assessments of student learning.
From January to the end of February, Alberta Education will be conducting the annual Accountability Pillar Survey. In January, parents of students in grades 4 will receive a survey from Alberta Education. In February, students in grades 4 and all teachers will be completing their surveys online at school.
All surveys are anonymous and ask questions about experiences with the school. In addition to English and French, the parent survey is available in Chinese, Punjabi, Arabic, Blackfoot, Cree, Korean, Spanish and Tagalog.
Your participation in the survey helps provide important information on the quality of education your child is receiving, so we encourage you to return your survey promptly.
Survey results will be available to school authorities in May 2012, and will be reported publicly as part of their 3-Year Education Plans and Annual Education Results Reports
FSETV Is On The Air
Under the leadership of Mr. McKay, our grade six students produce and direct this amazing weekly TV news show. As of Monday, September 26, another stellar year of amazing shows has begun. Episodes will go to air on the first day of each school week. To check our work click on: FSETV IS ON THE AIR!
Fort Elementary is now on Twitter!
Fort Elementary has joined the Twittersphere. Come follow us for the latest and greatest from Fort Elementary.
