January 26 - IB virtual Open House for Salisbury Composite High @ 6pm

January 28 - AP virtual Open House for Bev Facey @ 6pm

January 29 - Professional Learning Day (No Classes)

February 3 - Early Dismissal (Wear Red, Pink & White)

February 4 & 5 - North Central Teacher's Convention (No Classes)

February 9 - PAS Meeting 6:30pm & School Council Meeting 7:30pm

February 9, 10 & 11 - Parent-Teacher Conferences

February 10 - Bev Facey Virtual Open House @ 6pm

February 11 - Salisbury Composite Virtual Open House @ 6pm

February 15 - Family Day Stat. Holiday (No Classes)

We want to thank all parents, students, and staff for doing their part to ensure everyone is safe and healthy. Every morning before coming to school all students must complete the daily COVID-19 Screening Questionnaire. Parents are reminded that they need to make an appointment to enter the school, as non-essential visitors and contractors are not permitted in the school or workplace without an appointment. Please call or email the school ahead of time to book an appointment. Individuals should not enter an EIPS building if feeling unwell or have COVID-19 symptoms—fever, cough, shortness of breath, sore throat, runny nose, loss of smell or taste, nausea, pink-eye. Visitors must sign in at the office (after having made an appointment), practice physical distancing while here and wear mask. The Stay_at_Home_Guide_for_Parents.pdf is a good resources that provides parents with information on what to do when children exhibit COVID symptom.

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Springing Back from 2020 with Resiliency

Registration for the 2021-22 school year begins Monday, Feb. 1, 2021.

To register for kindergarten in the 2021-22 school year, your child must be five years old on or before Dec. 31, 2021.

For full instructions and tips on filling out the form, refer to How to Register a New Student.

For more information about the EIPS kindergarten program, see the EIPS Kindergarten Toolkit or contact the school.

Returning Student Registration 2021-22

The returning student registration process for all current EIPS students who are returning in 2021-22 takes place Feb. 1-28, 2021. On February 1, at 9 a.m., all current EIPS families will receive an email with the link to complete the Returning Student Registration Form available through the PowerSchool Parent Portal.

If your child currently attends school within EIPS and is returning next year, you will go through the returning student registration process to confirm your child’s enrolment in a school for the upcoming school year using the online Returning Student Registration Form. At that time, families indicate the school their child plans to attend and apply to attend a non-designated school, if applicable.

To be considered for enrolment in a non-designated school in the upcoming school year, families must make that request during the returning student registration process. Acceptance at a requested non-designated school is based on available space. Some EIPS schools have closed boundaries because of high enrolment numbers and are not accepting registrations from non-designated students.

NOTE: All requests to attend a non-designated school or out-of-boundary program for returning students in grades 1-12 must be completed during the returning student registration process to be considered for the next school year. The only exception: students who move into the Division from outside the geographic area, or another community within the Division, following the deadline. The Division will contact all families who apply to attend a non-designated school to advise of the outcome during the week of March 8-12, 2021.

In November and December, we sent out a short survey to get sense of how families were doing during the pandemic. Here is a summary of what we heard. Thank you for your input.

School Education Plan and Results Report 2019-2022

If circumstances exist where you are unable to pay your students fees you can apply to have certain fees waived using the:

Application for Waiver of Fees (505-1) (Parents)

If parents/independent students are not eligible to have fees waived, payment options may be made with the school’s administration and/or the Director of Student Transportation.

A completed application form with supporting documents, marked CONFIDENTIAL, can be sent by:

1. Scan and email PDF files to fees@eips.ca, or
2. Deliver to any EIPS school office in a sealed envelope addressed to the Secretary-Treasurer, or
3. Mail to Elk Island Public Schools
   Attention: Secretary-Treasurer
   683 Wye Road
   Sherwood Park, AB T8B 1N2

Phone: 780-417-8200 for questions relating to your application.

Allow three weeks to process your application.

For the 2020-21 school year, the deadline for receipt of applications is extended to Feb. 15, 2021, or if new to EIPS, the latter of Feb. 15, 2021 or 45 days after registration.

No applications will be accepted after this date.

An extension will be granted for students transitioning from out-of-school learning to in-school classes.

K-9

If you know your child will be absent, late, or leaving early from school, please send a note in their agenda, email or phone the school explaining the reason for that day.

Brightspace platform

All staff and students will be using the Brightspace online platform. Students will require a digital device with a camera and should have received instructions from teachers on how to log on and navigate the learning platform.

Brightspace Support Videos

Please see the links below for both student and parent guides.

Student Brightspace page:

https://eips.brightspace.com/

Username: Use the EIPS student email address

Password: Use the EIPS student password

If a student needs help with a password reset, contact the school for assistance.

Watch this video to learn how to navigate the Brightspace environment

Parent/Guardian Brightspace page: This is GREAT information to help your children.

https://eips.brightspace.com/d2l/local

Brightspace Parent/Guardian guide Click here