SWH Cougar Tracks 2022-2023

To help parents and students stay in the loop as far as all things Sherwood Heights, our Cougar Tracks newsletter will be our weekly communication tool. Be sure to watch for email notifications at the end of each week and you can also find each of the latest and greatest Cougar Tracks newsletters posted on our website!

Mar 10: EIPS Round Dance 7:00-9:00 p.m. at F.R. Haythorne Jr. High School

Mar 12: Daylight Savings, Clocks move ahead 1 hour

Mar 15: EIPS Summer School Registration opens

Mar 16: Parent/Student/Teacher Interviews

Mar 21: School Council Meeting at 6:30 p.m.

Mar 21: Parent/Student/Teacher Interviews

Mar 23: Deadline to complete the Annual Feedback Survey

Mar 24: No School - Spring Break begins

Mar 24 - 31: No School - Spring Break!

Mar 7 & 10: No School - Good Friday & Easter Monday

Apr 3: Classes resume after Spring Break

Apr 5: Early Dismissal

Apr 6: Smudge in Library

Apr 7: Good Friday - No school

Apr 10: Easter Monday - No school

Apr 18: SWH Information Night (formerly called "Open House")

Apr 25: School Council Meeting

• Thursdays are $3.00 Pizza slice day at lunch!!

The next round of Parent-Student-Teacher interviews will take place on March 16th and March 21st from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Teachers can be booked for 8-minute time slots. Please use the link below to book times with the teachers you would like to speak with. The booking link will open at 1:00 p.m. this afternoon, Thursday, March 9, 2023.

For this round of interviews, we will have an assistant principal from Salisbury and Bev Facey for parents and students with questions about high school registration. Liane Schultz (SAL) will be here on the 16th and Brandon Salyzyn (BFH) will be here on the 21st. As they are unable to each attend both nights, the information they will provide families will be less around information specific to Facey/SAL and more about general questions on high school programing.

If you have any questions, please call the school office at 780-467-5930.

Sherwood Heights Jr High is seeking an experienced Dungeon Master and Dungeons and Dragons guide who could volunteer their time for one lunch hour a week to teach, train and play D&D with some interested students!

Students’ levels range from complete novice (having no experience with the game and no character developed) to more experienced players.

If you know someone who would be a good fit or you yourself are a good fit, please contact Chantal Harry at chantal.harry@eips.ca.

This week our junior B teams wrapped up their seasons at the tournament against FRH and ARD. It was a super fun weekend and all teams played amazing!

Our senior boys played against SAB last night and lost a great game. The boys fought in a really talented league this year and had a season filled with really awesome moments!!

Junior girls take on FRH next Monday in their first play off game. Junior boys take on ARD and senior girls take on RHJ on Tuesday!! Good luck guys!!

And for those interested in handball, be sure to stay tuned to the athletics schedule for the most up to date times for tryouts :)

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Any parents or guardians interested in coaching or assistant coaching any sports in the 2022-2023 year please contact Kristin Alexander (Davies) at kristin.alexander@eips.ca.

The vending machines now accept TAP Debit and requires students to press "COMPLETE" to finalize the transaction. There will also be a $0.25 added charge for use of the debit portion for purchases.

**Important note: In banking transaction records, each purchase will initially be charged for the highest priced item, even if student/staff has purchased something of a lesser value. Once the "COMPLETE" button is pressed during purchase of item, the value of the difference will be refunded to purchaser card within 24 hours.

If the complete button IS NOT pressed, the difference between the purchase and the highest priced item will not be refunded to the student and could be credited to the next purchaser.

Example: Student purchases chips for $1.75, the highest price item in the machine is $3.00, the machine will temporarily charge the card the $3.00 and reimburse the card the $1.00 within 24 hours as $0.25 is the cost of using the debit card in the machine.

For inquiries please see the images below:

Our next School Coucil meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 6:30 p.m.

Elk Island Public School Division takes pride in hearing and honouring the voice of our children within our division. In doing so, we are proud to host our first Round Dance.

Being a first, we have chosen to make this Round Dance where people (Indigenous and non-Indigenous) can come to learn and understand the meaning behind the round dance.

The Round Dance will take place on the evening of March 10th, 2023, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at F.R. Haythorne Jr. High School. The evening will be interactive with dancing, storytelling, laughter and learning together. There will be a pipe ceremony the morning of as well.

There will be soup, bannock and beverages as well and a small giveaway. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Dear Elk Island Public Schools families:

Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS) wants to hear from you about your experience with the Division and your school. Share your thoughts by completing the 2023 EIPS Annual Feedback Survey: For parents and caregivers—open March 1-23.

Annually, EIPS conducts the survey to gauge its progress toward meeting the goals and priorities outlined in its Four-Year Education Plan. Families are asked a series of questions about their experiences with EIPS and the school their child attends, the overall performance of the Division, the quality of education being provided to students and areas for improvement. The survey feedback helps the Division develop new strategies to better serve students and the wider community.

TAKE THE SURVEY NOW!
Survey closes March 23, 2023
Open to all EIPS parents and caregivers

NOTE: The survey is anonymous and only takes a few minutes to complete. If you want to share the experiences of more than one child, or if you have a child who attends classes at more than one EIPS school—such as Next Step and an EIPS senior high school—simply complete the survey again.

The Division is also conducting a similar survey with students in Grade 9 and Grade 12, who are completing the survey in class between March 1-23. Like the parent and caregiver survey, the questions focus on the student’s experience with the Division and their school. EIPS will share the results from the 2023 EIPS Annual Feedback Surveys before the end of the school year.

Thank you,
Elk Island Public Schools

Registration for EIPS Summer School opens March 15, 2023. The Summer School program offers a number of senior high courses that allow students to earn credits, upgrade marks, lighten workloads for the year ahead or finish pre-requisite courses.

Registration is open to:
- current EIPS students (grades 9-12)
- students who will enter an EIPS high school for the 2023-2024 school year, as of Sept. 1, 2023.

Pre-requisite course requirement: ​​In consultation with Alberta Education and senior administration at EIPS, if there is a pre-requisite course needed for the student’s summer class (for example, Social 20-1 to prepare for Social 30-1), that pre-requisite must have been successfully completed by June 25, 2023.

NOTE: Students are only able to register in one course for summer school as all classes run at the same time. The only exception is a student taking self-paced CALM 20, students could then register in one other course, or the classes are taught in different sessions. For example, taking CALM 20 in session 1 and Phys. Ed 10 in session 2.

PDF available

Volunteering for shifts in our SWH Canteen with Mrs. Braun is an excellent way to help prepare our students for the world of work. These opportunities help students build confidence, increase skill range, and feel successful as they work towards entering post-secondary or the workforce.

Also being served on Thursdays is $3 pizza slices! Pick from pepperoni, cheese and ham & pineapple.

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2022-23 Bell Schedule

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Email: general.swh@eips.ca
Website: www.sherwoodheights.org
Location: 241 Fir Street, Sherwood Park, AB T8A 2G6
Phone: 780-467-5930
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