AJS Weekly Bison Tracks

Please use this link to access the AJS June 2024 Exam Schedule

The last day of scheduled classes for high school students will be Thursday, June 13, 2024.

The last day of new instruction for grades 7, 8 and 9 will be Tuesday, June 18, 2024. After this time, students can continue to attend classes to access teacher-led review sessions, small group review or rewrite opportunities that are planned out with the teachers. This is a time for students to continue to master their learning before their final sitting to show their best stuff.

These final assessments are to be written as per this schedule.

Please contact the below if you have any questions.

Mr. Kelly Ferguson (Grade 7, 9 and 11) Kelly.Ferguson@eips.ca

Mrs. Trudi Williamson (Grade 8, 10 and 12) Trudi.Williamson@eips.ca

• June 7, 9:00 a.m. - Social Exam - 10-1, 10-2 (Vanderland Kitson)
• June 7, 9:00 a.m. - FLA Partie A Exam - 76, 77, 86
• June 7, 12:21 p.m. - Social Exam Part A - 10-1 (Purdy), 20-1, 20-2
• June 7, 12:21 p.m. - ES Exam Partie A - 10-1, 10-2
• June 8 - Graduation Celebration
• June 10, 6:30 p.m. - Grade 8 French Immersion Meeting - Quebec Trip 2025
• June 10, 7:15 p.m. - Grade 11 French Immersion Meeting - Quebec Trip 2025
• June 11, 5:30 p.m. - Bisons Blue and White Awards
• June 11, 8:42 a.m. - ELA Part A Diploma Exams - 30-1, 30-2 (Bring photo ID)
• June 11, 8:42 a.m. - FLA Partie B Exam - 96, 97
• June 12, 8:42 a.m. - Social Studies Part(ie) A - Diploma Exam - 30-1, 30-2
• June 12, 8:42 a.m. - ELA Part B PAT Exam - 91 AEP 92, 93
• June 13, 8:42 a.m. - FLA Partie A Diploma Exam - 30-1
• June 13, 8:42 a.m. - FLA Partie A Exam - 30-2, 20-1, 20-2
• June 13, 8:42 a.m. - Math PAT Part A - 92
• June 13, 8:52 a.m. - Socials 9 Exam Partie A - 96FI, 97FI
• June 14, 8:42 a.m. - FLA Diploma Exam - Partie B - 30-1
• June 14, 8:42 a.m. - FLA Partie B Exam - 30-2, 20-1, 20-2, 10-1, 10-2
• June 15, 11:00 a.m. - Ardrossan Parade
• June 13, 12:21 p.m. - Social Exam Part A - 91AEP

AJS student, Taylor D. has been accepted into the WISEST summer research program 2024! This is a program that is run through the University of Alberta that gives women or gender-diverse grade 11 (going into grade 12) students the opportunity to learn about and gain experience in STEM fields where their gender is underrepresented. This program had over 200 applicants this year, and Taylor was lucky enough to be selected along with 41 others! For this program Taylor have been tentatively placed in a mechanical engineering lab. This is also the same program Bailey A. participated in last year.

Congratulations Taylor!

Grad tickets were sent home with students this week. Please stop by the office if you have not picked them up. Each family will receive the tickets they ordered, plus a ticket for the graduating student. Tickets must be presented at the graduation ceremony in order to gain admittance.

We look forward to celebrating with our grads on Friday, June 8. If you do not have tickets you can still see the commencement ceremony through our livestream.

2024 Ardrossan High School Graduation Commencement Ceremony

Trudi Williamson - trudi.williamson@eips.ca

Nadine Stefiuk - nadine.stefiuk@eips.ca

Chrissy Parker-Young - christine.parker-young@eips.ca

Ray Basaraba - raymond.basaraba@eips.ca

A huge thank you to everyone who attended and volunteered at the 2nd Annual Show & Shine on June 1st!

There were many positive comments regarding the event, the band and the prizes! We had 50 volunteers help us and we couldn't have done it without you!

Make sure to check out all the photos in this week's edition of Sherwood Park News, We made the front page!

We look forward to seeing everyone marching in the Ardrossan Parade on June 15th!

Is your child graduating from or leaving EIPS at the end of the school year? If so, they must ensure any information they want to retain from their school cloud accounts is downloaded onto a personal device before leaving.

· Google account – Students must download any wanted content before August 6—download files either individually or in bulk using Google Takeout.

· Microsoft account – Students must download any wanted content from their OneDrive account before August 6.

After Aug. 6, 2024, EIPS will deactivate the account

School fees for the 2023-24 school year are posted on the PowerSchool Parent Portal. All fees are due within 30 days of being posted. Throughout the year, fees are often added to cover the costs for various activities, such as field trips, extracurricular activities, and late, damaged or lost textbooks.

To access your fee information, simply log in to the PowerSchool Parent Portal and go to “Student Fees.” There you can view fees and pay them online using a Mastercard or Visa credit or debit card. Make sure to monitor your child’s account on an ongoing basis.

For more information about school fees, waivers and payment deadlines, visit eips.ca/schools/fees. And, if you have questions, think there is an error or need help creating a PowerSchool Parent Portal account, contact your child’s school directly before the summer break.

NOTE: Pursuant to Board Policy 23: School Fees and Administrative Procedure 505: School and Administrative Fees, EIPS will forward any unpaid 2023-24 fee amounts to a collection agency. To prevent this from happening, remember to pay your fees before Aug. 31, 2024

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Courses are designed for preparing students to write their Grade 12 diploma exams. The material presented is based on a 12-hour schedule over a weekend. Courses will run from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with a half-hour break for lunch. For additional info see: https://www.eipsnextstep.ca/

June 1/2 (ELA 30-1 & Social 30-1)

June 8/9 (ELA 30-1 & Social 30-1)

June 15/16 Math 30-1, Math 30-2, Chemistry 30, and Biology 30 (Waitlist)

June 22/23 Physics 30

June 22 Science 30

If you have questions regarding Diploma Exam Prep sessions, please reach out to nextstep@eips.ca or 780-992-0101.

The cost is $125 per course, or $75 for Science 30. Space is limited. Register early! Current EIPS families will register and pay for Diploma Exam Prep courses through their existing PowerSchool Parent Portal account.

Have you recently moved or has your contact information changed? Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS) encourages families to review their 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 their 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.

NOTE: Only submit updates for the changes that have already taken place. If you’re moving this summer, you’ll submit the necessary updates through the Student Information Update after you’ve moved at the start of next school year. The form is open—for current-year updates—until June 14 at noon. It will reopen for families at the start of next school year.

Planning to use Student Transportation in the 2024-25 school year? If so, make sure your child is registered so Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS) can plan routes and send your child a bus pass before the first day of school.

All students who indicated needing transportation services through the returning student or new student registration processes are now registered. Those families have also received tentative route schedules and invoices—fees are due June 30, 2024.

For those students who did not indicate needing transportation services during the registration process and want to now register, contact EIPS’ Student Transportation office at 780-417-8151.

For more information about EIPS Student Transportation, visit www.eips.ca/transportation.

NOTE: Families can pay fees online using the PowerSchool Parent Portal. To pay in-person, visit the EIPS Student Transportation building during its office hours—Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on school days and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on non-school days.

Congratulations to AJS students Ashleigh and Ava G. and Maya R. for their award winning performances in their dance competition last week!

• June 3 to 7, 4:00 p.m. - AJS
• June 8, 9:00 a.m. - Beaumont Turf

Canada Summer Jobs is a government program that helps employers create jobs for young Canadians across the country. These jobs are then posted on the federal Job Bank for a limited time to help young people find them. New jobs will be added regularly as they’re approved for funding by the Canada Summer Jobs program. To apply for one of these jobs, you must be:

• Between 15 and 30 years of age and
• Legally entitled to work in Canada—which means you must have a valid Social Insurance Number.

In addition to the Canada Summer Jobs program, there are several other resources available to young Canadians, including government work placements, paid internships and volunteer opportunities.

Student Scholarships

Friday is the start of the reduced menu.

The last day of service is June 21, 2024.

Alberta Health Services hosts a variety of virtual caregiver information sessions throughout the year focused on ways to support students’ mental health. The sessions are free and geared toward parents, caregivers, teachers and community members who want to learn more about challenges impacting children and adolescents. Session topics include anxiety, ADHD, depression, self-harm, technology, teens and teaching leadership skills, communication, resiliency and more. Visit Caregiver Education to see the monthly caregiver sessions.

Email: general.ajs@eips.ca
Website: https://www.ardrossan.ca/
Location: Ardrossan Junior Senior High School, Range Road 222, Ardrossan, AB, Canada
Phone: 780-922-2228
X : @ArdrossanJrSr