Fort Saskatchewan students create their own "I Have a Dream" statements as part of a project inspired by Martin Luther King Jr. Carole Bossert, a Grade 1 teacher at SouthPointe Elementary School has committed to celebrate Black History Month with her students, believing that ...
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Fort Saskatchewan Christian students are raising money to build a playground in the Ukraine. The Grade 3 students took on the fundraising project with the goal of improving the lives of children in the village of Prostore, Ukraine. While the study of Ukraine culture and ge...
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Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS) registration for returning students begins February 1. EIPS families will be notified via email asking to confirm their child's enrolment for the upcoming school year. Parents/guardians can do so by filling out an online returning student regi...
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A copy of the Canadian Geographic Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada will be handed out to every junior high and high school in Alberta. This initiative by the Alberta Government was announced on Friday, January 18th, as part of their commitment to the Truth and Reconciliatio...
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Interested in volunteering with Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS) in a financial capacity? The school board is currently looking for two volunteer community members to serve on its audit committee. This committee reports to the Board of Trustees, which consists of three electe...
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Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS) is seeking volunteers to help grow its wee read program, which is an early literacy program created by the Alberta Reads Network. This is an eight week program for students in kindergarten and grade 1, that gets them excited about reading ...
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Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS) would like the community's input on renaming the Wye Elementary replacement school. They have narrowed it down to three names after collecting suggestions from the public. The possible names are: Heritage Hills (School or Elementary)He...
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Professional soccer play, Tosaint Ricketts dropped by Clover Bar Junior High to talk students in the soccer program. Ricketts told students about how he became a professional athlete and answered questions about his life as a soccer star. "It was a great experience to lear...
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Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS) Board of Trustees approved the renaming process for the Wye Elementary replacement school at their December 20, board meeting. This decision came after a recent survey conducted in the division showed 67 per cent were in favour of renaming the...
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Mills Haven Elementary students found a creative way to collect items for the Strathcona Food Bank. They went out within their community to collect food items and relying on the generosity of their neighbours. “I think the food drive was a great opportunity for us to help t...
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