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The Bears' Blog.... June 23-2024
Pine Street Elementary School
The school year is almost over...
We hope everyone has a safe and wonderful summer! For those students leaving our school - we will miss you and wish you all of the best!
For those returning in the fall, you will find information below to help you plan for the upcoming school year!
The last few days
Tuesday, June 25 - Grade 1's to the Valley Zoo
Wednesday, June 26 - Grade 3 Bowling 9:30 a.m.
- Gr. 3-6 to Kinsmen Pool 1:30 p.m.
- Last day of school! Report cards published 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 27 - Operational day for staff
On Wednesday, August 28, teachers will phone families to introduce themselves so students will know who their teacher will be. We will be having a meet the teacher night on the first day of school, Thursday, August 29 from 3:30 - 5 p.m. Please click the links below for helpful information about the 2024-25 school year.
Parent parking and student drop-off zones
CALENDARS
Kindergarten small-group orientation sessions will be held on August 29 & 30 and September 3 & 4. Regular kindergarten classes begin on Thursday, September 5. Please contact Lisa Leitch if you did not receive your orientation date and time.
Student Transportation can be reached at 780-417-8151 or by email at st@eips.ca
• Transportation fees for existing EIPS students can be paid through the Parent Portal.
• Transportation fees for 24-25 pre-registered students must be paid through Student Quick Pay. Instructions for paying online for all families can be found on the Transportation website.
• Quick Pay requires a student ASN- Schools can give the ASN to families that reach out.
• Families who require a change to their busing schedule for the upcoming school year can be directed to fill out the 2024-25 Bus Address Change Form.
• Families who would like to cancel busing can be directed to fill out the 2024-25 Bus Confirmation Status Change Form- a Student Transportation staff member will respond to the completed form.
Summer Fundraising
First Nations' Fridays
Did you know that in the Northwest Territories cars can drive on lakes and rivers? They drive on an ice road created in the cold temperatures of the northern winter. Ice roads are a feature unique to Canada's northern climates. "Ice roads?" you may ask. "Cars are too heavy to drive on ice. Wouldn't they crash through the ice and sink?" For more than half of the year the ice on northern rivers, lakes and the Arctic ocean is thick enough for cars, trucks and even fully loaded eighteen wheelers to drive on! Car portages are built that connect different bodies of water so residents can drive on a great frozen network. This is something that residents of the Northwest Territories could not do in the summer months. They would have to drive boats to use the same road ways....or waterways...or "ice ways." In total, there are 1,300 km of seasonal winter roads in the Northwest Territories.
Yearbook!
Don't forget to order your yearbook online through TreeRing and use our unique school code (1014762959353462)
Your stuff misses you too!
The lost and found will be donated on Wednesday, June 26 at 3:15p.m.
School Advisory Council for 2024-25
Meeting Dates for 2024-25:
September 19, 2024 6p.m.
October 10, 2024 6p.m.
November 21, 2024 6p.m.
January 16, 2025 6p.m.
March 13, 2025 6p.m.
May 15, 2025 (AGM) 6p.m.
Attendance Email: pneattendance@eips.ca
General Email: general.pne@eips.ca