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PK Blues News

October 2024

PK BluesNewsOctober 2024

ADMIN MESSAGE

The first month of school has been an incredible start to the 2024-25 year at Paul Kane. Thank you so much for your support and patience over the past month as we eased into the new school year. Once again, it was wonderful to host our Parent Summit which focused on building independence in our youth. Thank you to the parents that joined us! We also opened the doors for our meet the staff evening, and a back to school BBQ for our PK Blues! Our football, volleyball, cross country, flag football, swim and golf teams are thriving! Clubs day was also successful in promoting connection at PK. We would like you to encourage your child to check out the different clubs and activities that run everyday at our school throughout the year. This is a great way to get involved, meet new friends, to have an opportunity to try something new and experience our Blues school spirit!


On Friday , we recognized the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation with daily reflections and activities. Students and staff participated in our full school Walk of Healing today. We encourage all Paul Kane families to continue to LISTEN, LEARN, REFLECT, and RECONCILE.

Your Paul Kane Administration

Erin Steele, Colleen Anderson, Catherine Lajoie and Kris Horb

BLUES BLOCK

One hour each Wednesday afternoon of instructional support to our students from 12:55-1:55 pm. Blues Block will provide all students opportunities to receive additional help and guidance in all subjects. Whether a student is struggling with math, science, languages, or any other subject, they can turn to the Blues Block for assistance. This dedicated time will provide students seeking extra support, enhancing their learning strategies, and tackling challenging concepts with their teachers. Students will also use this time to catch up on assignments and to write missed exams.


As this is instructional time, all students in the building will be directed to a learning space. They WILL NOT be able to hang around in the Central Gathering Area. If they are waiting for rides they need to be in a class or picked up by 1:00pm!!! To help facilitate increased attendance the buses will be departing after Blues Block at 2:00 pm. If you have any questions about the support available, please contact your child’s individual teacher for each course. Lastly, as it is instructional time they are not to be on their cell phones as per the Ministerial Order.


Please encourage your child to take advantage of all that Blues Block has to offer.

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 evenings. The dates are as follows:


Wednesday, October 23 - 5:00 – 8:00 pm

Thursday, October 24 - 5:00 – 8:00 pm


Information is available on our website at pkhs.spschools.org. Appointment bookings for the October evenings will open on October 14th and will remain open until October 22nd. Follow the link to our Parent/Teacher Bookings page on our website to book your 10 minute appointment.

CELEBRATION OF EXCELLENCE - NOVEMBER

This celebratory event honours excellence in scholastic studies as well as outstanding achievement in specialised areas. The celebration for top awards and last year’s grade 12 recipients and their families will be held on November 14th @7:00pm. The celebration for last year’s grade 10 and 11 recipients will be held during block 1 on November 15th.

GRAD NEWSLETTER

This year we have attached a Grad newsletter to our Paul Kane website for our Grads and Grad families to access up to date information and upcoming events throughout the year. Click here to access the newsletter. The first Grad parent meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 8th at 6:30pm in the Theatre. Grade 12 parents please attend!

SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS

There are a vast amount of scholarships and awards available to students at Paul Kane. Visit the Scholarships and Awards section on our website to access the Detailed Scholarships and Awards list for this year or see Mrs. Wong in the Learning Commons for more information.

MYPASS

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.

EXAM SCHEDULE

Click here to go to our website to find out information about Diploma and Final exams.

YEARBOOK 2024-2025

Don’t forget to order one of these great keepsakes. Sign on to your PowerSchool Parent account in early October and click on the Student Fees “Additional Items” section. Click on the Yearbook 2024-2025 Icon to add it to your cart. You need to pay for the yearbook before exiting the screen in order for your order to be processed.

SCHOOL CALENDAR ADJUSTMENT

In addition to reviewing the January exam schedule, please refer to the high school division calendar, as there have been some changes to the start date for Semester 2. Semester 2 classes begin on January 29th. Click here to see the Division Calendar.

UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES:

October:

03 NAIT - lunchtime booth

08 Grad: Parent Meeting

11 No School: Staff PD Day

14 No School: Thanksgiving Day

15 Edmonton Police Service - lunchtime booth

17 Jostens: Grad ring ordering @ lunch

17 NorQuest College - lunchtime booth

17 School Council Meeting 7:00-8:00pm

23-24 Parent Student Teacher Conferences

28-31 Diploma Exams/Rewrites

31 PK Newsletter (for November)

PK CALENDAR
Click above for the direct link to go to our calendar
ATTENDANCE
Attendance can be viewed on PowerSchool. We encourage parents to use our online reporting system when students will be absent.
Click above for the direct link to our website and then click on “REPORT ABSENCE”
SCHOOL FEES
School fees for Semester 1 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.
Ecole Paul Kane High School