ÉPK Weekly
Challenge Accepted
Le 5 au 9 mars, 2018
Cette Semaine à ÉPK
Mardi
- ATB Banque ÉPK - open at lunch for deposits (make a deposit and get to guess how many jelly beans)
- Playground March Silent Auction Planning meeting at 6:30pm Email epkplayground@gmail.com for address
Mercredi
- Early Dismissal (classes are over at 2:09pm)
- Journée d'esprit (spirit day) - Twins/Triplets day
- French Mass at OLPH Church (10am) - Everyone is welcome to meet us at the church
Jeudi
Vendredi
- Tuesday/Thursday Kindergarten has classes today
- Daylight savings begins, don't forget to add an hour to your clocks before bed Saturday night.
- Faith in Action (8:53 in the gym)
Faith, French, Family!
La Foi, Le Français, La Famille!
Library Help
School Council Corner
- Tuesday, March 27th at 7:00pm
- needs volunteers. Can you spare 30 minutes on Tuesdays and Thursdays to deliver milk to the classrooms (with the help of some awesome students)? Please contact our Club Moo coordinator, Natalie Lavigne at pchefnatalielavigne@outlook.com or parent council at epkparentcouncil@gmail.com
- Playground March Silent Auction Planning meeting Tuesday, March 6th, 6:30pm. Email epkplayground@gmail.com for address
- Silent auction/Pub night March 16. We need volunteers! Please let us know if you can offer up a shift to help during our Pub Night and Silent Auction! Sign up here: EPK Pub Night and Silent Auction or email us at epkparentcouncil@gmail.com
Ensure your voice heard!
EICS Board of Trustees has decided to move forward with Option 5 for the Reconfiguration in Sherwood Park. They want the community to provide further input prior to a final decision which will be made on March 21, 2018, at the EICS Board of Trustees public meeting. Up until March 19, input can be provided in two ways:
- Short questionnaire: click here
- written submission via email to eicstalks@eics.ab.ca
For additional information, please click here
School Houses: What house is your child in?
We believe in family and building community. We also know that when children have positive connections with multiple adults and have positive friendships with students outside of their grade, these connections are the strongest factors to help build resilient kids. Relationships and connections prevent mental illness and build confident kids.
One of the many ways we as a school community work to accomplish these goals is our house system. Every child and staff are in a house. Last year, a committee of parents, staff, and students selected the names of the houses and they are loved by the students:
- Maison d'espoir (House of Hope)
- Maison de paix (House of Peace)
- Maison de joie (House of Joy)
- Maison de cœur (House of Heart)
Students receive jetons (tokens) for their house when they participate in spirit days, receive lavez les pieds coupons, speak French and many, many, more great things they do. There is some friendly competition between the houses and the winning house each month enjoys an extra recess where they get to spend even more extra time playing together and building relationships with children from different grades who are also in their house. Various events throughout the year are also organized by houses. It is a yet another way to build cross-grade connections and to connect with staff outside of their grade level.
What are the houses working on now? The houses are now working together to vote on their house colour. This will be great for spirit days or event days where we are participating in our houses. What house is your child in?
Champions de la Santé (Health Champions)
After School Snacks
- Try to offer snacks at least 2 hours before a meal to prevent your child from being too full at meal time.
- Aim to choose foods from 2 of the 4 food groups from Canada’s Food Guide at snack time.
- Wash and slice vegetables and fruits; store them in a container in the fridge so they are easy to grab on the go.
- Keep a small supply of non-perishable snacks such as un-salted nuts, pretzels, or whole grain crackers in a sports bag so your child can have a quick snack before activities or sporting events.
Help your child win points for their house! Any time they celebrate their birthday and bring in a healthy or non-food treat to share, they will win 10 in points for their house!
Upcoming Events
11 mars
- Daylight Savings Starts (move your clocks ahead an hour at 2 am this morning)
12 mars
- Faith in action (8:53am in the gym) - everyone is welcome to join us
- Peer Partners (at lunch)
16 mars
- Wear Green today to celebrate St. Patrick's Day
- Silent Auction/Pub Night (7pm at Average Joe's)
17 mars
- St. Patrick's Day
- Faith in Action (8:53am in the gym)
- English Scholastic Book Fair (8:45-3:00 & 5-8pm in the library)
- 3-Way-Conference (5-8pm)
20 mars
- English Scholastic Book Fair (8:45-3:00 in the library)
- ÉPK ATB Bank open at lunch for deposits
21 mars
- English Scholastic Book Fair (8:45-3:00 & 5-8pm in the library)
- 3-Way-Conference (5-8pm)
22 mars
- English Scholastic Book Fair (8:45-noon in the library)
23 mars au 2 avril
- NO SCHOOL - Spring Break & Easter
3 avril
- Faith in Action (8:53am in the gym)
15 avril
- Parenting in the Digital Age (5-7pm ERLC Office at Elmwood School: register here)
École Père Kenneth Kearns Catholic School
Email: epk@eics.ab.ca
Website: epk.eics.ab.ca
Location: 8 Sandpiper Drive, Sherwood Park, AB, Canada
Phone: 780-467-7135
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/epkkschool.eics.ab.ca
Twitter: @EpkSchool