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Dear Cougar Families,
Autumn reminds us of what is to come - cold snowy days! It is that time of year when the mitten bin comes out of the closet and inventory of last year’s winter wear is taken. As we prepare for the colder weather, please ensure that your child is coming to school with weather appropriate apparel. Mittens, toques and a warm jacket are essential in order to feel cozy and comfortable outside during recesses. Labelling all items with your child’s name, helps us decrease the amount of articles that are sent to the lost and found bin.
École Corinthia Park will now be reporting formative and summative assessments on PowerSchool. This means that you will no longer be getting a paper copy of your child’s report card, but will be able to log into your parent PowerSchool portal and view comments and grades as they are published. Teachers will be adding comments and checking off outcomes as they are achieved, but term grades will not be posted until November 30th. Please visit our school website @ ecps.blackgold.ca for information regarding our ÉCPS Assessment Policy and Foundations. We are excited to be using this new program, as it will allow our parents to have their child’s academic progress at their fingertips.
Thank you to all of you who were able to come out and attend our “Meet the Family Night” in September. It was a huge success and attendance was outstanding! We appreciate our parent partnerships and the ongoing support we receive.
Wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving and a lovely autumn season.
Mrs. S. McCubbing
Principal: Mrs. S. McCubbing Telephone: (780) 986-8404
Assistant Principal: Mme Djordjevic Fax: (780) 986-8508
http://ecps.blackgold.ca
October 2, 2017
le 02 octobre 2017
COUNSELLOR’S CORNER:
Welcome back to another great school year at ÉCPS! Our school counsellors are Mlle. Mugford and Mr. Maron. They oversee whole-school mental health initiatives, connect parents to community services and talk to students when needed. If you have any concerns about your child, please talk to their homeroom teacher first, and they will help you figure out the best plan for your child!
BOOK FAIR:
Our Scholastic book fair is coming, October 23 to 26!
This is a great opportunity to buy books for your
family and to help the library at the same time. We'll
be open until 3:45 p.m. on the Monday and Thursday, but
the book fair will stay open through the evenings until
interviews are finished on the Tuesday and Wednesday.
If you'd like to volunteer, let the librarian know! We
really depend on our volunteers to keep our book fairs
running. Please call: 780-986-8404
Parent/Teacher Conferences :
Will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 24th @ 3:45 - 5:30 p.m. and 6:15 - 8:00 p.m. and
Wednesday, October 25th @ 3:45 - 6:00 p.m.
INTERVIEWS FOR ALL STUDENTS will be arranged ON-LINE ONLY, starting on
Monday, October 16th. Parents are asked to REGISTER AT: http://ecps.schoolappointments.com to
book an appointment. A full registration information sheet is attached to this newsletter. All
interviews will take place in the individual teacher’s classroom and will be set for 12 minutes each.
You must re-register each year. Thank you.
What a School Counsellor Does: What a School Counsellor Does Not:
Work with all students to create a safe, and positive
school environment.
Meet individually with students to do brief, solution
focused counselling.
Collaborate with parents, homeroom teachers and
administration.
Help create links between home, school and outside
services.
Help provide education and resources in regards to
our Mental Health programs (Mind Up and Zones of
Regulation)
Work with only “problem” children
Facilitate any type of therapy
Meet individually with students regularly to do long
term mental health therapy/counselling
Handle discipline or assign consequences
Collaborate with only one person. A team approach
always works best!
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PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION:
Our next Parents’ Association/School Council meeting will be on October 5th, @ 7:00 p.m. in the staff room. Everyone is welcome to attend.
CALLING IN FOR AN ABSENCE:
Please help us by phoning the school at
780-986-8404 if your child is going to be
absent. Our answering machine takes
messages from approximately 4:00 p.m.
each day to 8:00 a.m. the following day,
as well as on the weekends and holidays.
We will be contacting you using our call
out system after 9:10 a.m. and 1:05 p.m.
if we have not received a message and
your child is absent. Your cooperation in
notifying the school is appreciated, as it
simplifies the process.
EARLY DISMISSAL
Early dismissals are the first Wednesday of each
month, October – June. There will be NO
Kindergarten or Pre-K classes on these days.
The next Early dismissal is;
October 4th
School will be dismissed at 2:25 p.m.
SCHOOL PHOTO RETAKE DAY:
Retakes are scheduled for Tuesday, October 24th, 2017. If your child did
not get their picture taken on the original day and you sent back the form stating you wanted to have a
retake done, they will be called down to get it done. As well, if your child
was absent that day they will be called down, thanks.
ABSENCES & LATES:
The School Act is explicit in its expectations regarding the requirement that all students
under the age of sixteen shall attend school. Educational research is equally clear in its
confirmation that regular and punctual attendance benefit both individual students
and their classmates. In each of the three reporting periods, a student will be permitted
eight excused and/or unexcused lates for the morning or afternoon. Students surpassing
eight lates will be contacted following our order of events (please refer to the school
agenda). Our school is committed to assisting all students in experiencing successes at
school. Please help them arrive on time.
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ÉCPS Empower Rangers:
We’re excited for another wonderful year! The
Empower Rangers are students from grade
4 - 6 who are looking to change the world! We
are going to be organizing events to raise
awareness about local and global issues.
Watch the newsletters and listen to the
announcements to hear about what the
Empower Rangers are doing!
OCTOBER’S CHARACTER & CITIZENSHIP THEME
RESPECT
I will do what is necessary to respect myself, others, my surroundings,
and do what is necessary for others to respect me, as well.
PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION HALLOWEEN FAMILY DANCE:
Our Parents’ Association is hosting a Halloween Family Dance on Friday, October 27th, from 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Dress up, come out, and join the fun. Since this is a family dance, admission will only be allowed if a parent accompanies his/her child (Grades Pre-K to Gr. 6). If an elementary child is dropped off without a parent, he/she will be asked to phone home to get his/her parents to come back and pick him/her up. There will be pizza order forms sent home, as well, we will have a concession, so please feel free to bring money to purchase something. Come and enjoy the fun filled family night.
HALLOWEEN DRESS UP DAY & DRESS CODE:
When selecting a costume for your child, please remember that we do not want to promote violence. Please, keep the costume tasteful, and do keep
our school’s dress code in mind. No toy weapons are allowed.
Individual classroom Halloween parties will be held on Tuesday, October 31st, following the costume parade at 1:00 p.m. Speak to your
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FOOD BANK – FALL ROUND UP:
The Empower Ranger team is excited to host the Fall Food Bank Round Up! Bring
in a food bank item October 2nd - 6th, and get your name entered in the draw for a
classroom pizza party. Make sure to check out the sculptures created by the
Empower Rangers in the front foyer using all the donated food!
We encourage each student to bring one item. The following are examples: Kraft Dinner,
Mayonnaise, Cheez Whiz, Canned Soup, Canned Vegetables, Juice Boxes (small & large),
Pancake Mix, Powdered Milk, Long Grain Rice, Minute Rice, Cooking Oil, Canned
Meats, Canned Salmon, Peanut Butter, Jam, Hamburger Helper and
Soda Crackers.
Thank you for your donations!
Junior Health Champs:
"Comprehensive School Health is an important element for
the health and wellness of all our students, their families and
our school community. A partnership within our school
community will plan and organize school-wide events to help
make our community a leader in healthy living and
mindfulness. Stay tuned for our upcoming school events."
Please find below a link with additional information.
http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/info/school/csh/if-sch-csh-
oct-2017-healthy-children.pdf
VOLUNTEERS - PLEASE SIGN IN:
If you are volunteering at
École Corinthia Park School,
please sign your name in the binder in
the front office, and pick up your “guest
tag”. The name tag will identify you as a
guest in our school for students and staff.
By doing so, we will be sure to invite eve-
ryone to our Volunteer Appreciation Con-
cert every spring. Please remember to
return your tags to the office and sign
out, this way we know you have left the
building. Thank you.
PARENTS’ E-MAIL ADDRESS:
To ensure good communication,
if you have an e-mail address,
please provide it to your child’s
teacher or call the office. This
will enable him/her to keep you
aware of homework and any
other important information.
NEWSLETTER ON THE WEB:
The newsletter will be e-mailed home as well as the link at the start of each
month and you will be able to view it via the web. We will only be making a few hard copies to have at the school, if you
wish to pick one up.
The School Web Page is: http://ecps.blackgold.ca
NUT AWARE SCHOOL & CLASSROOMS:
In response to a couple of inquiries, a reminder of ÉCPS Peanut Allergy Policy is in order. ÉCPS may
have, “Nut Aware” classrooms. If no one in a classroom has a peanut allergy, peanut products are
allowed. However, if a student has a peanut allergy, his/her classroom is designated as a “Nut
Aware” classroom. In “Nut Aware” classrooms, families are discouraged from bringing peanut
products to school, a “Nut Aware Classroom” sign is posted on the door; teachers, parents, &
students work together to develop a reasonable & appropriate plan.
“Nut Free” classrooms cannot be guaranteed because schools cannot ensure that the classroom is completely free of nuts, & they also cannot guarantee other parents will not send peanuts/nuts to school. We believe it’s best to educate students and not give them a false sense of security - we may put them at a bigger risk because they may be complacent. Food allergies need to be respected. It’s a manageable condition - not something of which we need to be afraid.
2017 - 2018 SCHOOL FEES:
Kindergarten: $ 80.00
Recorder: (Grade 4’s only) $ 7.00
Replacement Agenda: $ 8.00
Method of Payment: School fees are due by September 30th, 2017.
We are now asking that all fess are paid on-line. Please refer to the
Acorn package for the online payment system. Any questions please
contact Mrs. Birch at the office.
**Lost or damaged library books will be added to your students
Power School account.
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EMERGENCY LUNCHES:
Once again this year, we are accepting donations
for our emergency lunch program. Some very
helpful items are; bread, jam, peanut butter,
granola bars, plastic spoons & forks. This
program will also be subsidized by our hot lunch
program. Any donations would be greatly
accepted.
TERRY FOX RUN/WALK:
On Thursday, September 14th, ÉCPS staff,
students and families participated in our annual
Terry Fox Run/Walk. Staff and students were able
to raise over $567.20 for cancer research!
Way to go, Cougars! Thank you very much for
your support!
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PARKING IN THE BACK ALLEY:
Neighbours living along the alley west of our school are having difficulty entering and exiting their property at
arrival and dismissal times because of the number of vehicles obstructing their passage. Even though the bylaw
allows one to load/unload passengers for a period not exceeding five minutes, they would appreciate it if you did not
park there at all because of the obstruction. I understand their concern for student safety. We do not have
crosswalks or safety patrollers in the alley, and the congestion will make it difficult for students to enter and exit
the alley safely. I too would like all of our families to use Corinthia Drive; this way our students can cross safely at
the crosswalks with the assistance of our safety patrollers. I’m anticipating your understanding on this issue. If
you wish to speak with me, please stop in at the office.
1. No person shall park a vehicle in an alley unless a sign otherwise permits except for the following purposes:
a) The loading or unloading of goods from a commercial vehicle for a period not exceeding thirty (30) minutes, or
b) The loading or unloading of goods or passengers from a vehicle other than a commercial vehicle for a period not
exceeding five (5) minutes.
2. Notwithstanding Section (a) and (b) above, no person while loading or unloading passengers of goods shall park
a vehicle in such a manner as may obstruct the passage of other vehicles.
BUS LOOP SAFETY/USE OF THE CROSSWALKS:
To prevent injury to members of our school family, single vehicle traffic will not be permitted in the loop between 8:00 a.m. – 8:40 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. This time represents the highest potential risk to
Students; only school busses plus 15 passenger vans will be authorized in the loop and students who require a disables parking spot at that time. Student pick-up may be made along the north and south sidewalks of
Corinthia Drive. Students and parents are directed to use the loop sidewalk to make their way to the waiting private vehicles. In order to ensure our students’ safety and in keeping with traffic regulations, please make
sure you park at least 5 meters away from the crosswalks. Also, if you are parked on the south side of Corinthia Drive when picking up your child after school, please ensure that he/she uses the crosswalk to cross the street. There is absolutely, NO STOPPING on Corinthia Drive to pick up your child. Our
Safety Patrollers are working diligently to keep your children safe. We appreciate your assistance.
CHOIR NEWS:
After a fantastic performance last year, the Grade 3 ÉCPS choir has once again been asked to perform the National Anthem on the ice at an Oil Kings home game at Rogers Place arena! We are extremely excited about this opportunity. We will be performing on Saturday, November 4, 2017.
A letter outlining information will be sent home after choir rehearsal on October 4th. Tickets will be available through your Power School portal account from October 5th to October 19th until midnight. Please see the letter sent home with your child for more information.
ADMAZING SAVINGS TICKET PACK:
Once again, we are excited to be selling the ADmazing Savings Ticket Pack, for $20 per book. This coupon book offers various savings at participating grocery, dining, leisure, shopping, home improvements, pampering, travel and auto care. These booklets can be purchased for Edmonton and Area, Red Deer and Area or Calgary and Area. You can come to the office and purchase the books or envelopes were sent home with each youngest or only student, and you can simply return them to the classroom teacher. We will call for the envelopes in every couple of days and fill the orders. The sale will take place between Sept. 26th to Oct.6th. Thank you for your support.
The Yarn Love Club
Calling all yarnies! If you know how to knit,
crochet or loom, or are looking to learn
how, please join Mme Schmidt
every Wednesday starting October 11th,
from 3:15 - 4:15 PM in the Learning
Commons. Meetings will not be held on
early dismissal Wednesdays. All level of
skills welcome! Please get a permission
form from Mme Schmidt. We can't wait to
learn and create together!
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MILK PROGRAM:
Milk cards may be purchased on-line through the Power School Portal. Ten milk cost
$9.00 and twenty milk cost $18.00 The students who run the milk program will not accept
cash for milk. We do not allow students to purchase more than one milk at a time.
Wristband Challenge: For the months of October to May, there will be a
wristband box in the school office, where
students can drop off their used LRC wristbands
on which they have written their name and grade.
Wristbands will be drawn at the end of the
month, and those students whose names are
drawn will win a,
Leduc Recreation Centre Pass
for themselves and a parent!
We would like to thank the Leduc Recreation
Centre for supporting our students’ efforts to be
active and healthy.
ART ROOM DONATIONS:
Our art room is in need of a few items, if you have any of the following
at home and would like to donate them, we would appreciate it.
Paper Plates - of any size Magazines Newspapers
Pine Cones Pom Poms Flyers
Popsicle Sticks Ribbon Material
String / Yarn Toilet paper & paper towel tubes
CROSS COUNTRY NEWS: The ÉCPS Cross country team participated in the
LDAA Meet on Sept. 26. The Cougars did an awesome job at this meet. We had 12 top ten
finishes, and they were fantastic ambassadors for our school We have one meet left; Tuesday,
October 3rd is the Coloniale Classic X-Country meet in Beaumont. Mrs. Weatherby and
Mrs. Huber want to thank all the runners for a fantastic X-Country season!
Go Cougars Go!
POPCORN DATES:
Thursday, October 26th
Thursday, November 23rd
Thursday, December 14th
Thursday, January 18th
Thursday, February 15th
Thursday, March 8th
Thursday, April 26th
Thursday, May 31st
Thursday, June 21st
50cents per bag - Max 2 per students
A huge Thank you to C.J. Metal for donating a
Popcorn Machine to our school.
We truly appreciate it.
2017-2018 Parent Association Executive:
Chair: Sarah Slater Vice-Chair: Angela Fox
Secretary: Julie Warner Treasurer: Heather Blain
Committee Chairs:
Popcorn: Corinne Boyle
Bake Sale: Genalle Ehrstein
Special Events: Lisa Kruk
Fundraising: Michelle Mack
Bingo: Josephine Dodman
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REMINDER:
The office is a very busy place, and our front office staff work incredibly hard to keep the school running smoothly. If
possible, please write any reminders in your child’s agenda or tell them before they leave for school in the morning.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
HOT LUNCH/HOT DOG - REMINDER:
If you have not already checked out how to order hot lunch or hot dog items online, please go to:
https://ecolecorinthiaparkschool.hotlunches.net/admin/
Enter our school access code: ECPHL
The program then guides you through entering your information. Our hot lunch and hot dogs are pre-ordered and
pre-paid, with strict deadlines and no exceptions. The monthly orders always open on the first of the month and close
ÉCPS BINGO:
This year we are going to have each bingo assigned to a particular Grade. Below you will see the dates and which Grade is responsible to work the Bingo’s. Parents are free to sign up for dates outside of the ones assigned to the grades if they want. Please contact Josephine Dodman if you can help out with any of these Bingos. You can reach her at the following e-mail address: [email protected] Thank you for you help, we appreciate it.
ÉCPS Parents’ Association is happy to share the results of the Bingo Survey. We were delighted to receive feedback from 97 parents. Your input is greatly appreciated. Based on this, we are proceeding with Bingo as a form of fundraising for the students at ÉCPS! f you have any questions or concerns, please contact Josephine at [email protected]
October - Thursday, Oct. 26 at 5:30 ~ Grade 6’s - 11 volunteers April - Sunday, April 22 at 5:30 ~ Kindergarten - 11 volunteers
November - Saturday, Nov 18 at 11:45 ~ Grades 4 & 5 - 14 volunteers May - Saturday, May 19 at 5:30 ~ Grades 5 & 6 - 14 volunteers
January - Wednesday, January 24 at 5:30 ~ Grade 3 - 11 volunteers June - Friday, June 1 at 11:45 ~ Grade 4 - 11 volunteers
February - Saturday, Feb 24 at 11:45 ~ Grade 2 - 11 volunteers July - Saturday, July 7 at 5:30 ~ Grades 2 & 3 - 11 volunteers
March - Thursday, Mar 1 at 5:30 ~ Grade 1 - 11 volunteers
NEXT HOT DOG DAY:
October 11, 2017
BAKE SALE:
Please remember that our bake sale offers “NUT FREE BAKING”. If you are bringing
store bought baking, be sure that it is “nut free” and deliver it in its original packaging.
Each item will be 50 cents. Please bring in 24 baking items. Thank you.
BAKE SALE DATES & CLASSES:
Tuesday, October 17th - Gr. 4 Mugford & Gr. 2 Harry
Tuesday, Nov. 7th - ECS-PM Traverse, Gr. 5 Taphorn & 6 Creurer-Barber
Tuesday, Dec. 12th - Gr. 3 Cyre & Gr. 1 Yakimoski
Tuesday, Jan. 16th - Gr. 4 Ostapek & Gr. 2 White
Tuesday, Feb. 13th - ECS-AM Traverse, ECS-AM Weatherby & Gr. 5 Baulkham
Tuesday, Mar. 20th - Gr. 6 Côté, Gr. 1 Huber & Gr. 6 Sims
Tuesday, Apr. 24th - Gr. 3 Schmidt & Gr. 2 Lange
Tuesday, May 15th - Gr. 1 Boisvert & Gr. 4 Devine
Tuesday, June 5th - Gr. 5 Desjardins & Gr. 3 Jackson
STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
Division 1
1H - Angus McLean
Brooke Paquet
1B - Erica Delaroche
Savannah Nykiforuk
1Y - Owen Brewster
Alyssandra Motum
2W - Deacon Engelage
Jayden Tanner
2H - Cole Lawrence
Brayden Nelson
2L - Ibrahem Jooya
Lawrence Simpson
3C - Destini Calahaisn
Thatcher Moore
Jacob Widmark
3J - Emily Baker
Deklan Bouvier
Keenan Watson
3S - Shillah James
Karys Mack
Shaimis Sawyer
Division 2
4D - Preston Gerry
Arrianna MacCuish
4M - Danika Bier
Kaitlin Fowler
4O - Mackenzie Macdougall
Chloe Penner
Ethan Welch
5T - Bella Davies
5B - Gillian Barron
Addison Kerr
5D - Brynn Huber
Ryder Hogan
6S - Austin Calahaisn
Georgia Moore
6C - Kayley Jackson
Mark Seath
6CB - Jackson Kruk
Katelyn Laverdiere
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
Leduc Food
Bank Drive Oct. 2nd - 6th
2 Monthly
Assembly
@ 8:45 a.m.
3 X-Country
Coloniale
Classic in
Beaumont
After School
4 NO ECS Today
Early Dismissal
@ 2:25 p.m.
5 PA/SC Meeting
@ 7:00 p.m.
6 Hot Lunch
Pick up for
Food Bank
7
8
9 Thanksgiving
Day
NO
SCHOOL
10
11 Hot Dog Day
Author Visit PM
Crochet Club
starts today
3:15 - 4:15
12
13
Hot Lunch
14
15
16
17 Bake Sale -
Gr. 4 Mugford
& 2 Harry
18
19 Hot Lunch
20
PD Day
No School
21
22
23
24
Re-Take Day
25
26 Popcorn Day
Bingo - Evening
27 Hot Lunch
Halloween
Dance
6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
28
29
30
31
1
PD Day
No School
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Halloween
Parade @
1:00 PM
Classroom
Parties in PM