SWH Cougar Tracks 2022-2023
Monday, June 12, 2023
Cougar Corner
To help parents and students stay in the loop as far as all things Sherwood Heights, our Cougar Tracks newsletter will be our weekly communication tool. Be sure to watch for email notifications at the end of each week and you can also find each of the latest and greatest Cougar Tracks newsletters posted on our website!
June 21: National Indigenous Peoples' Day
June 27: Last Day of Classes for Students
June 28: Last Operational Day
**"Pizza Days" are now over for the remainder of the school year.
Performing Arts 9
Extending a huge CONGRATULATIONS to Performing Arts 9 on their performance of Goldilocks on Trial! It had been a few years since students had been on stage and they did GREAT! What a way to end junior high! Congrats to them all!
Thank you to @salperformingarts for letting us use their theatre all week!
Time to Start Returning Library Books, Calculators, Headphones, etc.
The month of June is the time of the year when students are heavily encouraged to look for and return their overdue, lost and borrowed library items to Mrs. Todoschuk in the library. All textbooks are to be returned following each respective final exam.
- Grade 9 students and students not returning to SWH in September: any outstanding items will be uploaded to PowerSchool as fees/fines at the end of June
Athletics Corner
Our athletics season is all wrapped up for the year! Congratulations to all of our teams this year and to all of the recipients of the Sherwood Heights Athletic Awards! You all worked so hard and we are so very proud of you! Go Cougars!
Grade 9 Students - Tutoring Opportunity
If you are a current Grade 9 student, and you are interested in tutoring next year, please provide the following information to Mme. Harry:
- Your full name
- The subject and grade level (7, 8, or 9) you would be interested in tutoring.
- Contact information (email and phone number)
- Parental approval before submitting your name
You can submit the information by email at chantal.harry@eips.ca or come and speak to Mme. Harry directly 😊
Curious and want to know more before deciding? Come and chat with Mme. Harry. She is available on Mondays and Tuesdays!
School Council
Our last School Council meeting of this school year took place on Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 6:30 p.m.
Recognize a SWH Staff Member!
School Fees
School fees for the 2022-23 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 credit 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 2022-23 fee amounts to a collection agency. To prevent this from happening, remember to pay your fees before Aug. 31, 2023.
If you have any questions please reach out the Business Manager – Mrs. Lyles at candace.lyles@eips.ca
Tools for School
Sherwood Heights Junior High School has once again partnered with the United Way for the 2023-24 Tools for School campaign. Annually, Tools for School provides backpacks and school supplies to students in Kindergarten through Grade 12 whose families have limited resources. If you’re a parent or know a parent who needs access to the program, contact the school directly. Staff will discretely provide the backpack to the child at the beginning of the 2023-24 school year.
Alternatively, if you’d like to donate to the program, you can pick up a few extra supplies when you’re out shopping for back to school in August. Drop-off boxes are located at the EIPS Central Services office, all Staples locations and various businesses in the community. Any supplies donated within the community are invested back into the region.
For more information about Tools for School, contact our SWH Business Manager, Candace Lyles at candace.lyles@eips.ca or call EIPS Central Services at 780-464-3477.
Student Voice - Library Book Requests
EIPS Summer School Registration
Registration for EIPS Summer School opens March 15, 2023. The Summer School program offers a number of senior high courses that allow students to earn credits, upgrade marks, lighten workloads for the year ahead or finish pre-requisite courses.
Registration is open to:
- current EIPS students (grades 9-12)
- students who will enter an EIPS high school for the 2023-2024 school year, as of Sept. 1, 2023.
Pre-requisite course requirement: In consultation with Alberta Education and senior administration at EIPS, if there is a pre-requisite course needed for the student’s summer class (for example, Social 20-1 to prepare for Social 30-1), that pre-requisite must have been successfully completed by June 25, 2023.
NOTE: Students are only able to register in one course for summer school as all classes run at the same time. The only exception is a student taking self-paced CALM 20, students could then register in one other course, or the classes are taught in different sessions. For example, taking CALM 20 in session 1 and Phys. Ed 10 in session 2.
Canteen Volunteers and Menu
Volunteering for shifts in our SWH Canteen with Mrs. Braun is an excellent way to help prepare our students for the world of work. These opportunities help students build confidence, increase skill range, and feel successful as they work towards entering post-secondary or the workforce.
Also being served on Thursdays is $3 pizza slices! Pick from pepperoni, cheese and ham & pineapple.
Canteen Volunteers Schedule
Canteen Menu
Student Transportation
Student Transportation: 2023-24 registration
Student Transportation: 2023-24 registration Planning to use Student Transportation in the 2023-24 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, 2023.
For those students who didn’t indicate needing transportation services during the registration process and want to now register, simply fill out this registration form.
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
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Resources for Families & Students
Alberta health Services Addiction and Mental Health Newsletter
The June edition of the Alberta Health Services Addiction and Mental Health Newsletter focuses on emotions. Newsletter
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