EPE Gazette November 21 - November 25 , 2016
November 4, 2016
8:34 AM
Over the break I had a chance to slow down and do a few things that I love including reading, visiting
with family and friends and watching a movie or two. I also had a chance to be inspired by watching a
few TED talks. Of the various videos that I watched, one in particular stood out and caused me to
think about my role as a parent in my home. I invite you all to take 15 minutes and listen to Julie
Lythcott-Haims talk about raising successful kids.
Ryan Layton
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Merci beaucoup à:
M Levesque and Mme Goshawk for organizing our poignant Remembrance Day assembly!
Mme Gay for organizing the important activities that students will participate in during Bullying
Awareness week!
Mme Galenza for continuing to run Art Club!
Mme Jeffery for continuing to run the hand bells and hand chimes clubs!
Jen Milanovic for her continued help in the library!
Mme Davidson for her consistent hard work in the office!
Updates:
Upcoming Dates
Nov. 25 Communicating Student Learning Report Cards Released on PowerSchool (Make sure your
PowerSchool account is working! Please call or stop by the office if you have any questions!)
 Mme Lipkewich will be distributing an alternate report card for students in Kindergarten for
the first 2 terms.
Don't miss any events, field trips etc. going on at EPE.. Click here to go directly to our EPE Calendar
online.
Bullying Awareness Week
November 21-25, 2016 has been designated Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week throughout
Elk Island Public Schools. Students at Ecole Parc will have the opportunity to take part in a variety of
activities surround the theme of Showing Kindness to Others. Ecole Parc has partnered up with The
Boys & Girls Club to present Peacekeeping Circles to each classroom. Lindsay Bowness is the
Community Conference Program Coordinator with the Boys & Girls Club in Fort Saskatchewan. She
has been trained in the area of Restorative Justice. These interactive presentations are scheduled
throughout the week to help introduce Peacekeeping Circles to the students and focus on what each
student brings to the classroom.
Resources:
Kids Help Phone is Canada’s only free, 24-hour, bilingual and anonymous phone counselling, web counselling
and referral service for children and youth. If you are a young person who needs help, contact Kids Help Phone
at 1-800-668-6868 or online at www.kidshelpphone.ca.
Health Canada recently announced the launch of the First Nations and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help
Line (1-855-242-3310), which is available 24-7. The helpline provides immediate, culturally
competent, telephone-based, crisis-intervention counselling to First Nations and Inuit people
experiencing distress. All calls are answered in English or French by experienced crisis-intervention
counsellors. Callers can also ask if service is available in Cree, Ojibway and Inuktitut.
School Education Plan - Year Two Update
Our three-year school education plan has been updated on our website. If you would like to have a
look at this document, it is available at the following link: http://ecoleparc.ca/download/86840
If you have any questions about our goals or results, please contact Ryan Layton in the office.
Looking for a Lunch Hour Supervisor
We are looking for another member of our community that can assist in supervising students during
our lunch hours. Please have a look at the job description at the end of the Gazette. If you are
interested please contact Margie Davidson in the office to complete an application.
EPE Tree in the DOW Enchanted Forest
Our Parent council has secured a tree for us at the DOW Enchanted Forest! This Thursday and Friday
EPE students will be creating ornaments to decorate this tree. Please stop by the DOW once the tree
is decorated to see the handiwork of our students! Visit the following link for more information
about this event: http://www.fortsask.ca/residents/culture/special-events/festivals/enchantedforest
French Books at Home
We are proud to announce to our parent community that Jennifer Milanovic (EPE parent
extraordinaire!) has partnered with L'école des loisirs to offer our parents a book subscription plan to
get good quality French books into our homes. There are many levels of books for students ranging
from kindergarten to grade six (Even higher if you have a student in Junior high or high school).
Please look for an email that will be sent out this week with ordering information and contact
Jennifer Milanovic at [email protected] if you have more questions.
Spirit Days
Here is the list of Spirit Themes for the remainder of the year. They take place during the first early
out Wednesday of every month.
Month
Spirit Day Theme
September
Show Your Colors
(Each Class Assigned A Different Color)
October
Cultural Heritage
November
Moustache Day - Movember
December
Festive Sweater (Does not necessarily have to be Christmas but should be
intentionally silly)
January
Pajama Day
February
Crazy Hair Day
March
Jersey Day
April
Crazy Sock Day
May
Hat Day – Hats Off for Mental Health
June
Flip Flop/Sandal Day
Visiting the School
We would like to remind parents of EPE students that we love having you join our school for field
trips, classroom activities/festivities, school-wide events and for help around the school. Please
communicate with your child(ren)'s teacher and look in the weekly Gazette for opportunities to help
out in the classroom or at the school. As a reminder, before visiting any area of the school and school
grounds parents are required to check in at the office as per Elk Island Public Schools Administrative
Procedure 169. If you have any questions please direct them your child(ren)'s teacher or the office
staff.
Books for Christmas Hampers
The Fort Saskatchewan Public Library, in partnership with the Food Bank, is again asking for
donations of NEW books for the Christmas hampers. Every year we have given each child two books,
along with the toys they receive. Weekly hamper requests have increased 30% in recent months and
we anticipate that there will be a greater need for Christmas hampers this year.
We are inviting the local schools to help us with this campaign. The campaign is running from
November 01 to December 01; the food bank needs the donations by December 05.
Communication between the school and home
Just a reminder to families that personal communication devices (such as phones and tablets) are not
to be use by students during the school day. If parents need to communicate with their child they
need to call the office and we will assist in passing along information. For more information please
visit the following link: http://www.eips.ca/about-us/administrative-procedures/145
Video Announcements from this past week:
Monday- https://youtu.be/X9JFJTVTfoY
Tuesday- https://youtu.be/DtKdM-HY1xk
Wednesday- https://youtu.be/cddFgC8lj1g
Thursday- https://youtu.be/b1NAT-s7eME
This week at École Parc:
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Monday:
Art Club @11:45 (Grades 4, 5 & 6)
Mme Flynn is away at a French literacy specialist committee meeting
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Tuesday:
Mme Gay is away today at a counsellors' meeting
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Wednesday:
M Layton away (am)
Handchimes club
Book Club in the library
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Thursday:
Handbells Club
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Friday:
M Layton and Mme Flynn are meeting with EIPS superintendent Mark Ligouri (1:00-3:30)