PK Blues News

March 2023

Admin Message

We continue to offer several activities in the school, so please keep an eye on our website for upcoming events.


Our school continues to thrive and prosper. A huge part of this success are the programs that we offer. In February we began our junior high visits and grade 9 recruitment. We are very excited to showcase our new building at our grade 9 open house on March 8th. There has been a lot of interest for next year already. We invite and encourage anyone interested in PK to call 780-459-4405. More information will be available on our website in March.


Registration for all students for the 2023-24 school year opens on March 1 in the PowerSchool Parent Portal. If you require assistance with your login information or password, please contact the front office for support. Registration is a two part process. The second requirement to complete registration is to choose preferred courses. Students will be provided with a course selection form in mid-March and will meet with administrators and counsellors prior to spring break to have their course selections submitted. Please note, registration is not considered complete until both steps in the registration process are fully completed. Please refer to the Registration 2023-2024 link on our website for more information. If you require more assistance completing the registration please refer to the Parent Instructions Sheet link on our website.


We are partners in education so if you have any questions, please feel free to call the office.


Your Paul Kane Administration

Erin Steele, Colleen Anderson, Kris Horb and Ruby Solomon

OUR DOORS ARE OPEN!

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OPEN HOUSE - March 8

Gr. 9 students and families join us to find out why PK is a great place to belong!!
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PST Conferences

Parent Student Teacher (PST) Conferences serve as a way to communicate with all concerned in a student’s progress. PST Conferences for this semester will take place over two separate weeks. The dates are as follows:


Wednesday, March 15 - 5:00 – 8:00 pm

Wednesday, March 22 – 5:00 – 8:00 pm


Information is available on our website at pkhs.spschools.org. Follow the link to School Appointments Online pk.schoolappointments.com to book your appointments

GRAD FUNDRAISER

Perogy Sale: Our perogy fundraiser will start around March 6. Please see our Grad page on our school website for updates on how to order and when to pick up your order.

CHANGE FOR HUMANITY

Our club will be running a food drive from March 13-22 with all proceeds will be given to the St. Albert Food Bank.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Please encourage students to start applying for scholarships. All applications are available on our website . Last year, Paul Kane handed out over $33,000 in scholarships. The deadline for most of the applications is May 1st, 2023.


TEXTBOOKS / LIBRARY BOOKS

Outstanding textbook/library book notices are emailed separately. All books from Semester 1 are now overdue. Payment for lost textbooks must be made at the office.

FINAL MARKS FOR SEMESTER 1

Can be viewed on the PowerSchool Parent Portal anywhere you have Internet access. If you do not have a parent login, please contact our office for instructions.

SUMMER SCHOOL

St. Albert Public Summer School registration opens on March 15. Please refer to the summer school website for the most up to date information regarding courses and registration. https://summerschool.spschools.org/

MARCH IMPORTANT DATES

01-07 Grad Photos

07 Grand Opening Celebration - Public Tours 4-7pm

08 PK Open House for Gr. 9 students and families 5:30-8pm

15 Parent Student Teacher Conferences

15 Personalized Registration for Gr. 9s going into Gr. 10 at PK

22 Parent Student Teacher Conferences

22 Personalized Registration for Gr. 9s going into Gr. 10 at PK


NO SCHOOL

24 Lieu Day for PST Conferences

25 - Apr 2 Spring Break

ATTENDANCE

Can be viewed on PowerSchool. We encourage parents to use our online reporting system when students will be absent. Go to our website at pkhs.spschools.org and click on “REPORT ABSENCE

SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS

There are a vast amount of scholarships and awards available to students at Paul Kane. Check out the Student Handout: Detailed Scholarships and Awards section on our website for a list for this year.

myPass.Alberta.ca

To check credits, diploma marks and to order transcripts your child needs to register on myPass. You can find your child’s Alberta Student Numbers (ASN) on PowerSchool.

Click Here to Pay Your School Fees

School fees have been applied and can now be paid through your PowerSchool Parent account. Click above for the direct link to the PowerSchool Parent Sign In screen.