Cougar Chronicle

Here we go!

We hope you enjoyed the last weekend of August. With the new school year starting, we understand that there is a wide range of emotions, from excitement to anxiety and everything in between. It is our goal to be intentional and thoughtful in settling our students into the school year with activities geared to students getting comfortable in their surroundings with a sense of belonging.

Speaking about surroundings, our school community is ecstatic about the construction underway with the new Sherwood Park replacement school. With that, there will be adjustments we will need to make with the safety of our students at the forefront. For example, we have a number of students who ride their bikes to school. Our previous location of the bike racks has moved to the back of the school near the basketball courts.

Shifting gears, pardon the pun, to academics, students will be able to see their timetables in Powerschool or guardians can access timetables in their Parent Portal on August 27th. Student cohorts for core classes have been collaboratively created, considering numerous criteria that provided best conditions for all students. We will take requests for option changes for semester one. We ask that students try their option for the first six day cycle before requesting a change. There are limited spaces in options so not all requests will be accommodated. Guardians, please discuss option requests with your student before emailing an administrator to request a change. Administration will accept option change requests until September 8th.

Grade 9 option requests: sunny.sandhu@eips.ca

Grade 7 and 8 option requests: angela.sonnenberg@eips.ca

As a reminder,

• August 27, 2024: All student timetables and schedules are live through PowerSchool. Please click here to sign in to your Parent Portal account. For more information about the PowerSchool Parent Portal or assistance setting up your account, please contact the school office.

Grade 7 and new student Orientation Details:

• Date: August 28, 2024

• Time: 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.

This afternoon is for all grade 7 students and any new students to SWH in grade 8 and 9. During the orientation, your child will have the opportunity to:

• Meet their teachers and classmates

• Familiarize themselves with the school layout and facilities

• Learn about school expectations

• Get their locker and lock

August 29 - The staff at SWH are very excited to have all of our students returning for their first day of school on Thursday, August 29. Doors will open at 8:20 a.m.

We will have class lists posted in the hallway, and all staff will be available to assist in helping students that morning. Students will report to their homeroom class where they will receive all information needed for an amazing first day of school.

In closing, we hope you have an awesome back to school experience this week. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

Sunny Sandhu