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JANUARY

Jan. 21 - Sunridge Ski Trip Grade 4- 7

Jan. 21 - School Council / PAS Meeting @ 6:30pm -View Agenda Here

Jan. 23 - Bev Facey Advanced Placement Information Night 6:00pm

Jan. 23-25 - LLR Howler Basketball Tournament

Jan. 28 - Linking Generations Visit

Jan. 28 - Elementary Hot Lunch - Nitza's Pizza

Jan. 29 - PL Day - No School

Jan. 30 - Semester 2 begins

FEBRUARY

Feb. 1 - Kindergarten and New Student Registration Opens

Feb. 3 - Gr. 9 Immunizations

Feb. 5 - Early Dismissal; Theme Day: Bring a Stuffy!

Feb. 6 & 7 - Teacher's Convention - No School

Feb. 10 - Returning Student Registration Opens

Feb. 11 - Bev Facey Open House 6:00pm

Feb. 12 - Salisbury Composite Open House 6:00pm

Check our school website for the most up-to-date information.

We are pleased to announce that we will be offering a hot lunch for all elementary grades in January! The lunch will be from Nitza’s Pizza and will take place on January 28th.

Please create an account through healthyhunger.ca in order to place your order.

Is your child considering the Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS) Junior High Honours program for the coming school year? The program is designed for students in grades 8 and 9 with high achievement in their core courses and who enjoy a challenging academic environment.

Applications for the 2025-26 EIPS Junior High Honours program are open Jan. 13-26, 2025.

When applications open, the parent/guardian on file in PowerSchool identified as the Permission Click contact for all current grades 7 and 8 students will receive an email through Permission Click outlining the application process for the program—including a link to an application form.

Refer to the EIPS Junior High Honours program information page for details about specific courses within the program and eligibility requirements.

The minutes from our November School Council and PAS meetings can be found on our school website. Please join us at our next meeting on January 21st at 6:30 either in person or virtually.

At the January 21st School Council meeting we will be asking for feedback on our school fees that will inform decisions for the 25-26 school year.

Our Wellness Wednesday regulation practice for this week was a focused attention game.

Easy as 1-2-3

This is a simple attention exercise that can be adjusted for different difficulty levels. Here's how it works:

1. Round 1: Grab a partner. You’ll alternate saying the numbers 1, 2, and 3. For example:
• You say "1," your partner says "2," you say "3," and then your partner starts again with "1."
• Keep repeating this sequence as long as you can without making a mistake.
2. Round 2: Instead of saying "3," you’ll clap your hands. The sequence now becomes:
• You say "1," your partner says "2," you clap on "3," and then your partner starts with "1" again.
• Try to keep it going without any errors.
3. Round 3: This time, instead of saying "1," you raise both your hands. The sequence looks like this:
• You raise your hands for "1," your partner says "2," you clap for "3," and then your partner starts again with "1."
• Continue until someone makes a mistake.

Try to do each round if you can! This focused attention strategy builds teamwork, allows you to focus in on one specific task and resets your brain!

To try out previous week's regulation strategies, check out the Regulation Strategies page on our school website.

Elk Island Field Trip Policy (AP260) states that all students shall be transported to and from a field trip using school provided transportation when provided. If there are extenuating circumstances where your child needs to have alternate transportation, it must be approved prior to the day of the field trip by the Principal.

Please reach out to the school if you have any questions about the policy or procedures.

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Are you interested in learning more about EIPS Advanced Placement (AP) program? You are invited to the AP Informational Night in Bev Facey’s Library on Thursday, January 23 at 6:00 pm. There will be testimonials from AP students, guidance from the AP Coordinator, and Administration to help answer questions and guide the discussion. Parents and junior high students welcome to attend.

Please click on the link below to RSVP:

Bev Facey Advanced Placement (AP) Information Session Event

Is your child turning five on or before Dec. 31, 2025? If so, it’s almost time to register for kindergarten.

Kindergarten registration opens for the 2025-26 school year on Feb. 1, 2025. 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.

The Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS) returning student registration process for 2025-26 takes place Feb. 10-24, 2025. Through the online form, all families will confirm the school and program their child will attend next year or advise the Division if they aren’t returning. For students who want to attend a non-designated school next year, these requests must be submitted through the returning student registration process—acceptance is based on available space.

On February 10, the parent/guardian on file in PowerSchool identified as the Permission Click contact for each pre-kindergarten to Grade 11 student will receive an email through Permission Click with a link to the form. If your family hasn’t received any Permission Click forms this school year, contact the school office so we can investigate any technical issues before registration season.

To help students and their families make informed decisions about next school year, senior high schools across the Division will host open houses throughout the upcoming registration season to share information about specific courses, programming and extracurricular opportunities available.

Plan to attend one or more of the open houses near you.

· Ardrossan Junior Senior High – February 10 at 6-7 p.m.

· Bev Facey Community High – February 11 at 6-8 p.m.

· Fort Saskatchewan High – February 11 at 5-7 p.m.

· Lamont High – February 12 at 6-7 p.m.

· Next Step Fort Saskatchewan – January 15 at 6-7:30 p.m.

· Next Step Sherwood Park – January 22 at 6-7:30 p.m.

· Next Step Vegreville – February 13 at 6-7:30 p.m.

· Salisbury Composite High – February 12 at 6-8 p.m.

· Strathcona Christian Academy Secondary – January 20 at 6-7 p.m.

· Vegreville Composite High – February 13 at 6-7:30 p.m.

For those who were unable to attend the Division High School Information Session on January 13, a copy of the presentation and recording of the information will be available on eips.ca later in January.

Email: general.llr@eips.ca
Website: https://www.lakelandridge.ca/
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Phone: 780-416-9018
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