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PK Blues News

APRIL 2025

PK BluesNewsAPRIL 2025

ADMIN MESSAGE

Hello Paul Kane Families,


Spring Break is upon us! It has been a busy March with our Open House earlier this month and many other exciting celebrations including events celebrating Black History Month and Ramadan and Iftar. We were also fortunate to host two parent-teacher conference evenings leading up to the break and have been busy with our registration workshops for the 2025-26 school year. If you have not registered your child, please do so. Please take time this upcoming week to rejuvenate and rest for the final stretch of the school year beginning on April 1st.


We wish all of you a fantastic week off from school and we will see you in April!


Your Paul Kane Administration

Erin Steele, Colleen Anderson, Catherine Lajoie and Kris Horb

BELL SCHEDULE

Reminder all classes start promptly at 8:00 am so please ensure you arrive/are dropped off before 7:50 am.

STUDENT PARKING

Students are only allowed to park in the student parking lot and MUST have a valid parking pass on display. Vehicles parked in the lot without a pass will result in receiving a ticket from St. Albert Bylaw.

REGISTRATION FOR 2025-26

All details for registration and course selection can be found on our website under the registration tab or in our 2025-26 Guidebook.

STUDENT SERVICES CORNER:

Career Planning:


We have our CAREER FAIR coming up on April 25. All students will get the opportunity to explore a number of amazing careers and speak first hand to people working in those fields!


If your student is looking for resources on career planning check out the two following websites!


https://degreehub.com/

https://alis.alberta.ca/occinfo/occupations-in-alberta/


Post Secondary Planning:


If you have questions about Admissions and Programs at the U of A, MacEwan or NAIT check out these links to book prospective student advising appointments directly through the universities to get all your questions answered!


https://www.ualberta.ca/en/admissions/support-and-advising/prospective-student-advising.html

https://www.macewan.ca/academics/advising/academic-advising-centre/

https://www.nait.ca/nait/contact/student-service-centre


If you are interested in other universities or have general questions, students can come down to student services for additional resources.

FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE

The June 2025 Final Exam schedule is posted on our website. Click here for the schedule and information about Diploma exams.

GRAD FUNDRAISER

TIP TOP PLEDGE PROGRAM


For every suit purchased by our students, Tip Top will give our school $25. That’s right, your style helps raise money to make prom even more special!


Let’s talk about what’s in it for you!

1. Exclusive Prom Discounts

  • Buy any suit jacket, and you’ll get the pants for free.
  • Complete the look and get a select dress shirt and tie combinations for just $20.25.

2. $10,000 Future Ready Contest for Students

  • Buying a Tip Top suit automatically enters you into the contest for a chance to win $10,000 for your future education needs.


Perks for Our School!

The more suits our students buy, the more money we raise for our school! Plus, there’s even

more we’re looking forward to:

1. $5,000 School Enhancements Contest

  • Just by participating in Tip Top’s Prom Pledge program, our school is

automatically entered into a contest for a chance to win $5,000.

2. Prom Experience Enhancements

  • The top three schools in suit sales will win a $1,500 cash prize for their prom.


Remember to add our unique school identified code SCHOOL-AB-00047 at checkout.

GRAD GALA - TICKET SALES

Grad Gala tickets go on sale the week April 28th.


All fees (including outstanding textbook and library fees) must be paid prior to buying tickets.


Details were shared at the Grad assembly and Grad Parents meetings in March.

TEXTBOOKS / LIBRARY BOOKS

Reminder to Grads: All textbook and library book fees must be paid in full prior to purchasing Grand Banquet Tickets. Parents Click here SCHOOL FEES to access your child's fees.

MARKS

Your account in the PowerSchool Parent Portal allows you to view grades. If you don’t have a Parent Login, please contact shirley.bowles@spschools.org or 780-459-4405. As soon as you have set up your account, you will be able to view Grades, Attendance, School Fees, Bulletins and communicate with teachers.

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.

SUMMER SCHOOL

Check out the St. Albert Public Summer School website for the most up to date information regarding courses and registration.

YEARBOOK 2024-2025

Don’t forget to order one of these great keepsakes. Sign on to your PowerSchool Parent account 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.

UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES:

APRIL

1-11 Diploma Exams - Rewrites

01 Grad: deadline for baby pics & quotes

03 French Immersion: Cabane à sucre

7-17 District Art Show

07 French Immersion: DELF Exam

09 District Bands Night of Music @ UofA

12 Reach for the Top – Provincials in Red Deer

14-17 Grad: bake sale

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

18 No School: Good Friday

21 No School: Easter Monday

22 No School: Staff PD Day

25 PK Career Fair

30 PK Newsletter (for May)

30 City One Act Competition
PK CALENDAR
Click above for the direct link to go to our calendar

ATTENDANCE

Can be viewed on PowerSchool.


If you need to report an absence please call the school 780-459-4405 and choose Option 1.


Please note: we have a large student population at Paul Kane and attendance will be updated by noon.

SCHOOL FEES
School fees are posted on your PowerSchool Parent account. For graduating families, all fees must be paid prior to purchasing your grad tickets. Payment options are cash, cheque or through your PowerSchool Parent account. Click on link above.
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