Hawk's View
February 1-5, 2021
Up Coming Dates and Events
February 1- Start of semester 2
February 1- Registration OPENS *please ensure you register your child for the upcoming school year
February 3- Early dismissal/Staff meeting
February 3: Winter Walk Day
February 4&5- Teacher's Convention (No School for students)
February 10- Hot lunch
February 10- Bev Facey Virtual Open House (see Bev Facey's website)
February 11- Salisbury Virtual Open House (see Salisbury's website)
February 15- Family Day NO SCHOOL
February 15- School and Transportation fees due
February 16- Black History Virtual Guest Speakers (Overture of the Arts)
February 24: Pink Shirt Day
February 24- Hot lunch day
February 28: Returning student registration closes
Semester 2 starts February 1st
We are so proud of the students for the amazing projects they were able to complete this semester.
Hot lunches in February
We are going to be offering 2 hot lunch days this month. Hot lunch will be provided by Nitza’s Pizza! All orders will be individually packaged and delivered to cohort rooms
Hot lunch days will be February 10th and February 24th.
Individual 8” pizzas will be offered for $6.50 per individual pizza. We will be offering pepperoni, ham and pineapple, cheese, and gluten-free cheese.
All orders must be completed online through PowerSchool. Please log into the PowerSchool Parent Portal and select the Hot Lunch form to place your order. Payment must be made upon completion of this form by clicking on the shopping cart icon and proceeding as directed. If you are using an account credit to pay for this order, you must click on the shopping cart icon and select "confirm" to complete your order. Orders will not be submitted unless confirmation has been submitted.
Orders are due no later than Wednesday, February 3rd for the two orders this month. No late orders will be accepted.
School Council Update
Minutes from all meetings are posted on our website.
A reminder that everyone is invited to attend any meetings at any time. We look forward to your input as we begin planning for next year. Our next meeting is on March 17, 2021.
Thank you to everyone who was able to attend on Wednesday.
Food Bank Support
Thank you to our amazing community for supporting the food bank. Our donations weighed a total of 471.5 lbs.
Choose Kind
Although our journeys are unique, and we all face individual challenges, genuine connection is key especially during difficult and stressful times. We need one another now more than ever. Every day we have a choice on how we show up in our communities and for ourselves. Choosing kindness is appreciating and celebrating the beauty around you and in others.
Kindness begins with practicing self-compassion. Self-compassion involves being kind to yourself, accepting your mistakes and shortcomings and showing the same understanding towards ourselves as we would a friend experiencing a tough time or setback.
There are many ways to participate in the kindness movement, including:
- Crack the Kindness Code! For the month of February, look for interactive signs with fun code cracking activities around Strathcona County. Do you have what it takes? To get started, visit: www.strathcona.ca/choosekind **On January 27th, the webpage will have specific information on Crack to Code to Kindness (there are 6 different virtual break out rooms that are engaging, interactive focused on kindness)
- Self Compassion: Re-filling your emotional cup on Feb 3 from 12 – 1 p.m.
- Cyberworld: What happens when you press send? on Feb 9 from 12 – 1 p.m
- Creating safer spaces for 2SLGBTQ+ people on Feb 22 from 12 – 1 p.m
Learning & being curious together at FRH - Alex Janvier
You may be more familiar with his work than who he is. Perhaps his most well-known piece to most Edmontonians (& surrounding communities) is his Tsa Tsa Ke K’e (Iron Foot Place) in Ford Hall in Rogers Place. This massive 1600 ft2 piece of art symbolizes the city in its 4 seasons. One of his more recent pieces of art, “Sunrise, Sunset” now hangs in the Alberta Legislature. Alex Janvier is Denesuline First Nation, born in Cold Lake, Alberta & has become one of the most influential Indigenous artists anywhere in the world. He is an internationally respected artist who is also a residential school survivor. If you’re curious to see more of his work: https://www.alexjanvier.com/artist/
School and Transportation Fee Waiver Applications: Deadline extended
Application for a Waiver of Fees. Because of the pandemic, the new deadline is Feb. 15, 2021—if you’re new to EIPS, the deadline is the latter of Feb. 15, 2021, or 45 days after registration.
Fees are posted on the PowerSchool Parent Portal.
Returning Student Registration (2021-22 school year) from Feb 1-28, 2021
Families of all returning students must complete the process to confirm the school their child plans to attend in the 2021-22 school year. Additionally, students who want to attend a non-designated school need to make that request through the returning student registration process—acceptance is based on available space.
FR Haythorne is an open boundary school for the upcoming school year.
Access to the Returning Student Registration Form is provided through the PowerSchool Parent Portal. If you don’t have a PowerSchool Parent Portal account, you need to set one up before Feb. 1, 2021.
Caregiver Education Series
Alberta Health Services is hosting a series of caregiver information sessions focused on ways to support students’ mental health. The sessions are free and geared toward parents, caregivers, teachers and community members who want to learn more about challenges impacting children and adolescents. This year, session topics include anxiety, ADHD, depression, self-harm, technology, teens and teaching leadership skills, and more.
Visit Caregiver Education for the Edmonton Zone for more information and session dates.
High School Information Nights
To help you make an informed decision about high school, senior high schools throughout Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS) are hosting virtual information sessions for all Grade 9 students and their families. The sessions allow students and families to meet the staff; virtually tour the school; learn about the curriculum, course offerings and alternative programming available; discuss diploma requirements and various career paths; plus, more. Make sure to take part to learn everything you need to know about the Division’s senior high programs and courses.
Dates and times for each senior high open house are available at eips.ca/registration/senior-high. For general information about EIPS senior high programming visit eips.ca.
Hawk Wear
See the Hawk wear store. There are some great items available!
If you have any suggestions please let us know and we will do our best to add them to our site.
Important EIPS Links
About Us
Email: general.frh@eips.ca
Website: frhaythorne.ca
Location: 300 Colwill Boulevard, Sherwood Park, AB, Canada
Phone: 780-467-3800
Twitter: @FRHaythorne