Location
Address:
5037 - 48 Ave
Vegreville , AB T9C 1L8
Phone: 780-632-3113
We had great fun with Disney Spirit Day this past Friday. This week is Education Week - “Learning is a Journey” - and Mental Health week. Watch our daily announcements on Youtube to see what students are learning from Miss Kastyn and teachers about mental health.
On Wednesday, May 4, students can have Hats On for Mental Health and/or they can have fun with “May the 4th be with you” and Star Wars Day!
Students have been doing lots of reading and writing in all subjects and have been sharing their thinking in the math classroom. Check out our social media accounts to see new photos from classes each week.
Thank you to the Friends of A.L. Horton Fundraising Society for May’s Build a Playground fundraiser. Participation, prize, and recognition of donors information came home on Friday with pledge forms. Please send pledge forms and “blocks” back to school as they are completed and we’ll get them posted in the school and shared on our Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts.
VESNA - UKRAINIAN CULTURAL EVENING
We look forward to seeing students and families on the evening of May 11 for Vesna! So far, requests for 200 tickets have come in. All are welcome!
Volunteers will be getting tickets out to students and their families this week. We will draw names for 10 RESERVED front row tickets on Thursday, May 5!
Didn’t get your ticket yet? Please call the office at 780-632-3113. Tickets are $2 and can be purchased online via the Parent Portal or we can accept cash at the office. Please RSVP this week so we can ensure there is seating for everyone in attendance.
*Students in the Ukrainian Language Program K-6 do not require a ticket.
FIELD TRIPS MAY and JUNE
Upcoming field trips include the Telus World of Science, the dental office, the Fort Saskatchewan Precinct Tour, and Fort Edmonton!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR HOT DOG WEDNESDAYS
Do you have 2-3 hours on Wednesdays to help out with preparing hot dogs and condiments for classes? Our students and parents appreciate Hot Dog Days. It’s a surprisingly yummy smell in the school halls and who doesn’t love not having to make children a full lunch one day a week?
SAFETY AT SCHOOL - REMINDERS
Student, staff, and visitor safety is paramount at our school and at each site within Elk Island Public Schools. Do you know the following safety information about our school?
JOIN YOUR CHILD FOR LUNCH DAY - MAY 25
If parents or caregivers would like to join a child at school for lunch, our first Family Lunch Day is on Wednesday, May 25! This opportunity to meet other children in the class and enjoy a meal together has been popular in the past, and might look a bit different after the two-year-long hiatus. Here is the information you’ll want to know.
FEES and NOTICES
Some questions have come in regarding school fees, field trip fees, and overdue library notices. Here’s the summary of key information.
BUS DRIVER APPRECIATION DAY - MAY 2
Join us on May 2 as we recognize and thank our school bus operators for keeping the safety of our students their first priority. We encourage you, and your children, to take a moment to say thanks to our bus operators—who go above and beyond to provide safe and timely transportation to our students.
MENTAL HEALTH WEEK - MAY 2-8
Mental Health Week takes place May 2-8. To mark the week, our school has a series of activities and lessons planned for students, all centred on Mental Health Week’s theme, “This is Empathy”—particularly fitting, especially this year. Empathy helps connect us, feel less isolated, and shows us how we can help others.
Collectively, students will learn when we do something good for others, we lift both their spirits and our own. In addition to school activities, students and staff can also share messages about empathy and kindness on various social media platforms using the hashtag #GetReal.
For more information:
Mental Health Week Mental health and well-being
Supports and resources available through EIPS
Alberta Health Services: Help in Tough Times
EDUCATION WEEK
Education Week takes place May 2-6. The theme of Education Week continues to be “Learning is a Journey”, highlighting the progression and growth of students over time and the multiple facets of an educational experience—including core subjects, fine arts, school teams, citizenship education, extracurricular activities and more.
STUDENT TRANSPORTATION - FOR 2022/2023
Planning to use Student Transportation in the 2022-23 school year? If so, make sure your child is registered so Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS) can plan routes and send your child a bus pass before the first day of school.
All students who indicated needing transportation services through the returning student registration process are now registered. Families registered will received tentative route schedules and invoices by the end of the month—fees are due June 30, 2022.
For those students who didn’t indicate needing transportation service through the pre-enrolment process and want to now register, simply contact EIPS Student Transportation at 780-417-8151 or email st@eips.ca .
For more information about EIPS Student Transportation visit www.eips.ca/transportation .
NOTE: Families can pay fees online using the PowerSchool Parent Portal. To pay in-person contact Student Transportation to make an appointment.
OPPORTUNITIES
SUMMER OUT OF SCHOOL CARE AT A.L. HORTON
Are you needing childcare this July and August from 7:15 AM to 5:15 PM? The popular Out of School Program, run by Miss Jenny and her team, will be operating out of the west wing of the school again this summer.
Registrations are due June 1, 2022. A minimum number of children will be required to operate this program.
KINDERGARTEN INFORMATION NIGHT
Do you have a child registered in Kindergarten next year? If so, make sure to attend our upcoming Kindergarten Information Night on May 17. You’ll get to:
Doors open at 5:15 PM and the presentation begins at 5:30 PM in the school library.
Families of children who are not yet registered are asked to call the school office to confirm their attendance on May 17.
CAREGIVER SESSIONS
Alberta Health Services, in collaboration with The Mental Health Foundation, offers free online programming for parents and caregivers of children and youth. Sessions are offered through Zoom. Topics include structure and routines, building resiliency, mental health, anxiety, mindfulness, understanding depression, technology, body image, sleep and more. The list of May 2022 sessions is now available.
UPCOMING EVENTS
May 2 - 13 - Book Sale for students in the school library (4 books for $1 and get an additional book free!)
May 4 - Early dismissal 1:55 PM; Staff Meeting day
May 4 - Hot Dog lunch day
May 4 - Star Wars Spirit Day and Hats On for Mental Health Day
May 5 - Grade 1 Arbor Day presentation
May 5 - Grade 5 classes to Fort Heritage Precinct in Fort Saskatchewan
May 6 - No School; Professional Learning Day for Staff
May 11 - “Vesna” Ukrainian Cultural Evening - 5:30 doors open; program begins at 6 PM
May 11 - Hot Dog lunch day
May 11 - Grade One virtual Zoo field trip
May 13 - Chins Hot Lunch Day
May 17 - Kindergarten Information Night 5:30 PM
May 17 - Grade 3 and LINKS field trip to Telus World of Science
May 18 - Grade 6 English Language Arts Achievement Test - Part A
May 18 - Hot Dog lunch day
May 20 - School Closure Day
May 23 - No School; Victoria Day
May 25 - Lunch with Parents/Guardians - outdoors or indoors
May 25 - Hot Dog lunch day (parents can order on the Parent Portal, too)
May 26 - Grade 6 field trip to Telus World of Science
May 27 - Boston Pizza Hot Lunch Day
May 27 - Grade 4 field trip to Fort Edmonton
May 30 - School Council and Friends Fundraising meetings 6:30 PM
Your journey begins here!
Keri Busenius & Rita Lal
Principal & Assistant Principal
Address:
5037 - 48 Ave
Vegreville , AB T9C 1L8
Phone: 780-632-3113