Knightly News

Clover Bar is going to try to stuff Mr. Shudra's office with donations!

We will be accepting donations for both the Strathcona Food Bank and the Strathcona Christmas Bureau and students will get to stack them in Mr. Shudra's office! I think their goal will be to trap him in there, so the more the merrier!

If you are able, please consider donating and sending that donation in with your student. We will accept donations until Tuesday, December 17. The link below is for the Food Bank and their list of highest need items. Thank you!

Strathcona Food Bank Donations List

Our student tutors are starting up! This means a leadership opportunity for our grade 9 students, and an extra learning opportunity for all students, including out tutors! Last week we had a ton of students who came for our peer tutoring. The atmosphere was very positive with lots of support from our tutors with the watchful eye of Mrs. Yeo.

If your student could benefit from some tutoring, and is interested they can connect with any of their teachers, or Mrs. Yeo.

On Thursday, December 19 we will be having a CLB Staff Luncheon. We are still looking for a few more parent volunteers to support us with some lunchtime supervision. If you are able to volunteer during our lunch time (12:20pm to 1:20pm, or half) please complete the form by clicking on the link below.

Thanks in advance!

If circumstances exist where you’re unable to pay school or transportation fees, you can apply to have fees waived by submitting an Application for a Waiver of Fees. The application deadline is Dec. 16, 2024. If you’re new to the Division, the deadline is the latter of Dec. 16, 2024, or 45 days after registration.

To access your fee information, simply log in to the PowerSchool Parent Portal and go to “Student Fees.” There you can view your fees and pay them online using Visa or MasterCard. All fees are due within 30 days of being posted.

Don’t forget to also log in to the PowerSchool Parent Portal regularly throughout the year. Fees are often added to your child’s account to cover the cost of various school activities such as field trips, class projects, extracurricular activities and more.

For more information about school fees, waivers and payment deadlines, visit www.eips.ca/schools/fees and https://www.cloverbar.ca/about/fees. Alternatively, contact Mrs. Lynette McElheran at lynette.mcelheran@eips.ca or at 780-467-2295.

Monday, December 16 - Day 2

9:00am - Staffing Interview

10:00am - CLB Admin Meeting

10:30am - Staffing Interview

11:30am - Front Office Stand up Meeting

Tuesday, December 17 - Day 3

10:00am - CLB Finance Meeting

Wednesday, December 18 - Day 4 - Locker Clean-up with HR

EIPS Leadership Meeting - Mr. Shudra and Mrs. Yeo away all day

Mr. Wooden Acting Assistant Principal

Thursday, December 19 - Day 5

12:20pm-1:20pm - CLB Staff Luncheon

Friday, December 20 - Day 6

CLB Activity Afternoon

December 18 - Locker Clean out

December 20 - Activity Afternoon

December 23 to January 5 - Winter Break

January 6 - School Resumes

To send a Knightly Kudos, you can click on the image above or the link below. Thank you!

Knightly Kudos Form

I wish to extend warm holiday wishes to all students, staff and families on behalf of the Elk Island Public Schools Board of Trustees.

As busy as we know this time can be, it’s nice to take a moment to look back with gratitude on the past year. We are thankful for the incredible parents and caregivers in the communities we serve, who consistently step up to support both students and educators—day in and day out. We appreciate our staff members, in schools and at Central Administration, for their commitment to excellence in learning. And we celebrate students across the Division, who work so hard and make us proud.

We hope you enjoy all the wonderful concerts, shows and festivities happening at your school, and that you get a chance for rest and reflection during the break. To all of you—have a joyous holiday season, and a healthy and happy New Year.

We look forward to seeing everyone back at school on Jan. 6, 2025.

Merry Christmas and happy holidays,

Cathy Allen
EIPS Board Chair

Alberta Education allocates funds to school boards to fulfill their delegated responsibilities of providing education programs for students in kindergarten to Grade 12. As part of Elk Island Public Schools’ (EIPS) commitment to stakeholder engagement and to continue allocating resources according to local priorities, the Division conducts an annual budget planning survey to seek input from staff, families Grade 12 students and community partners.

The survey is voluntary, anonymous and takes about five to 10 minutes to complete. The survey questions suggest possible budget areas for EIPS to focus its resources, which align with the Division’s current Four-Year Education Plan. If you believe there are other areas where the Division should concentrate its resources, you can also indicate what these are. EIPS will consider all budget planning input to guide future decision-making.

COMPLETE THE SURVEY NOW
Survey closes Dec 18, 2024
Grade 12 students will complete the survey at school.

Thank you for sharing your input to help inform Division planning.

Have you recently moved or has your contact information changed since the start of the year? Clover Bar encourages families to review the information the Division has on file to ensure it’s up to date. Using the Student Information Update available through the PowerSchool Parent Portal, families can review the current information on file for each student—including addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, parent and guardian information, emergency contacts, medical details and other related information—and submit any updates needed.

Reviewing and updating the form ensures the school and Division have the most up-to-date information regarding your child. Updates completed by December 10 are especially helpful as the Division prepares for 2025-26 registration processes beginning in the new year.

NOTE: Only submit updates for the changes that have already taken place. If you’re moving later this school year, you’ll submit the necessary updates to your information through the Student Information Update after you’ve moved.

If you have questions about the form or any trouble with your Parent Portal account, contact the school office at 780-467-2295.

Alberta’s publicly funded systems—public, Catholic and francophone—serve the educational interests of almost 720,000 kindergarten to Grade 12 students across the province. Funding diverted to alternative educational institutions, both for infrastructure and programming, negatively impacts the public system’s ability to provide comprehensive, equitable, accessible and mandated programming for 90 per cent of the province’s students.

The Caregiver Newsletter provides resources, sessions, and support to families on a variety of topics. Click on the link below to access to latest Newsletter.

EIPS has a partnership with Alberta Health Services to support students and families with coordinated health services. This includes immunizations, but also goes beyond that. Below is a resource page so that you are informed of what that partnership brings.

If you have any questions, please reach out to us at general.clb@eips.ca or 780-467-2295.

Community Supports

Family and Community Service

(FCS) call-in hours 780-464-4044

Monday, Fridays: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Kids Help Phone 1-800-668-6868

The Distress Line 780-482-4357

Strathcona Food Bank - 780-449-6413