🍀 🍀 Monday, March 17 - Theme day- Wear GREEN for St. Patrick's Day 🍀 🍀
Friday March 21 - School Closure Day
- World Poetry Day
March 24-30 - School closed for Spring Break
Sunday, March 30 - EID al-Fitr
- Last day to order hot lunch
Monday, March 31 - National Indigenous Languages Day
Wednesday, April 2 - Early Dismissal 2:15 p.m. (no PALS or Kinder Quest today)
Thursday, April 3 - Grade 3 field trip to Telus World of Science
Friday, April 4 - Hot Lunch
Wednesday, April 16 - Grade 1 - Creative Adventures Glass Workshop
Friday, April 18 - Good Friday - School closed
Monday, April 21 - Easter Monday - School closed
Tuesday, April 22 - Earth Day
Friday, April 25 - Theme Day - Hawaiian/Tropical Shirt day!
April 28 & 29 - Class and team photos
Monday, April 28 - Kindergarten Information Session for Parents & Guardians 4:30-5:30
The next 3 hot lunches are:
April 4, 2025 - barBURRITO
May 23, 2025- Nitza's Pizza
June 6, 2025 - Dairy Queen
Hot lunch relies on parent volunteers, if you can spare time that day, please make sure to click on the volunteer box when ordering. We cannot run this program without your help, and we enjoy meeting other Pine Street Parents. If you have any other questions, comments, or concerns, please contact us at pinestreethotlunch@gmail.com.
Is your child turning five on or before Dec. 31, 2025? If so, it’s now time to register for kindergarten. To register, simply complete the online registration form at eips.ca/kindergarten.
To help families prepare, Elk Island Public Schools has put together an online EIPS Kindergarten Tool kit to make the transition as smooth as possible. The kit includes information on registration, important dates, programming options, what to expect, eligibility, how to find your designated school, transportation and more.
We will be having our bottle drive to fundraise for Fit Kids, Friday, May 23, starting at 3pm at the Pine Street school parking lot. In April, students will be coming home again with a blue bag and details on prizes. As a parent council, to continue with the Fit Kids program, we need to fundraise 7,000 annually to cover the instructor time. As in prior years, parents can contribute through bottle donations, cash donations on the website through Healthy Hunger, or if you are part of a corporation that donates to registered charities or an individual that would like to donate, Elk Island Public School will provide a registered charity receipt for you for income tax purposes.
More details will continue to be posted on the Bear’s Blog, so please check it out!
Fit Kids Fundraising Team of Parent Council
Tracey Martin Woywitka, Kayleigh Chase and Melanie Butler
Lost and Found
The lost and found will be donated at 1pm on Thursday, March 20. If you are missing anything, please come take a peek!
It's Survey Season!
EIPS Annual Feedback Survey
Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS) wants to hear from you. Every year, EIPS conducts a feedback survey to gauge its progress toward meeting the goals and priorities outlined in its Four-Year Education Plan. Collectively, the Division uses the survey feedback to help guide future planning, decision-making and strategies—all aimed at enhancing student learning and better serving the wider community.
Complete the 2024-25 EIPS Annual Feedback Survey: For Parents and Caregivers by March 21.
Pre-Kindergatren
Is there a preschooler in your life experiencing developmental delays or challenges with speech-language or motor-skill development—big or small? If so, Elk Island Public School’s Play And Learn at School (PALS) program could help.
If you know a preschooler, born in 2021 or 2022, who could benefit from pre-kindergarten programming or want to book an assessment, fill out the PALS Program Request Form or call 780-417-8219. For more information, visit eips.ca.
Exciting news! Pine Street Elementary will be participating in RunWild this year on May 3rd!
RunWild is a fun-filled racing event supporting local charities, giving our youth a chance to focus on fitness, fun and philanthropy! The WildOnes MaraFun event is one part of the RunWild racing event led by Leading Edge Physiotherapy. It is a 1.2km race for 4-12 year olds and Pine Street Elementary will be organizing a team! Parents sign kids up online and the kids will run together as a school on May 3rd for a fun-filled event promoting health and wellness! When registering online, choose Pine Street School and race packages will be delivered to the school prior to race day! Please see link for more information and registration! BROCHURE
