Glen Allan Elementary

Welcome to the Glen Allan Elementary School website! Information on our home page will be changing on a regular basis.  Please check here for new information bulletins.  

When:  February 23

Where:  Glen Allan School

Time:  7:00 - 7:30

Jennifer Beyer from the KEYS Program at F. R. Haythorne and Liz Holt, Counsellor at Glen Allan School, will co-present a session addressing transition to Junior High.  Topics will include many of the fears youth have about junior high school and ideas for assisting youth in making the transition to junior high school.  Our focus is to build resiliency in youth and give them tools to face change and challenges in their lives.

We are currently accepting registrations for Kindergarten for the 2010-2011 school year.

If your child will be 5 years old by March 1, 2011 you are eligible to enroll him or her in Kindergarten.  Please feel free to drop by the school for a tour or to pick up a registration package.

There will be no school on the following days:

Friday, January 29th- EIPS Development Day

Thursday, February 4- Teacher's Convention

Friday, February 5- Teacher's Convention

Friday, February 12- School Closure Day

Monday, February 15- Family Day

Track try outs will be held on Monday afternoons (3:25 - 4:15 p.m.), Tuesday mornings (8:00 - 8:35 a.m.) and Wednesday afternoons (3:25 - 4:15 p.m.) for January.  Cuts will then be made and the practices will be set to accommodate the team.

It's that time of year again... the staff at Glen Allan has volunteered their time to share some of their many interests and talents through a smorgasbord of noon hour activities. Students have a variety of activities to choose from to help stave off the winter doldrums!

To view the schedule of activities click on Division I Winter Lunch Clubs for grades 1 - 3 students and Division II Winter Lunch Clubs for grades 4 - 6 students.

Click on Grades 4 - 6 Intramural Scheduleto view the intramural schedule.

You may have recently seen newspaper articles on Provincial Achievement Tests (PATs) or changes to the Grade 12 Diploma Exams. Both PATs and Diploma Exams contribute to the Accountability Pillar, a tool used by Alberta Education to evaluate how well the education system is meeting the expectations of parents and the public. All parents want to know that their children are receiving a quality education.  Grades are important but there is more to it than that.  A quality education helps all children make the most of their talents and abilities.

The Accountability Pillar uses a set of 16 indicators consisting of surveys of students, parents and teachers on various aspects of quality; student outcomes such as dropout and high school completion rates; and provincial assessments of student learning.

From January to the end of February, Alberta Education will be conducting the annual Accountability Pillar Survey. In January, parents of students in grades 4, 7 and 10 will receive a survey from Alberta Education.  In February, students in grades 4, 7 and 10 and all teachers will be completing their surveys online at school. 

All surveys are anonymous and ask questions about experiences with this school. In addition to English and French, the parent survey is available in Mandarin, Cantonese, Punjabi, Arabic, Blackfoot, Cree, Korean, Spanish and Tagalog. 

As an annual check-up on the education system, the Accountability Pillar provides an opportunity for Alberta Education and school authorities to ensure that we're equipping students for success. Your participation in the survey helps, so we encourage you to return your survey promptly.

Survey results will be available to jurisdictions in May 2010, and will be reported publicly by jurisdictions as part of their 3-Year Education Plans and Annual Education Results Reports.

Click on Your Voice to view the poster regarding the Accountability Pillar Survey.

To access interesting and informative articles from our Counsellor, Liz Holt, please click here.

Click here for the Approved 2010-2011 School Calendar.

Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS) continues to work with government and health agencies to monitor influenza (both seasonal and H1N1 strains) in our schools and to implement appropriate protocols. All EIPS' schools have been provided with our Division Pandemic Plan and Flu Surveillance Protocol.

With the H1N1 virus now circulating in the community, it is expected that all students and staff with influenza-like illness will stay home until they are symptom free and feeling well enough to return to school and participate in normal activities.  Alberta Health Services advises there is no requirement for people who come in close contact with cases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza virus to stay home from school or work if they remain free of symptoms. 

Visit the Parents section of our website for up-to-date information about EIPS' H1N1 preparedness plans. The H1N1 Resources for Parents section also includes specific information for parents and families about H1N1 and influenza including some Frequently Asked Questions.

Click here to check out our monthly newsletters. 

Please click on How can literature support mathematics?for parent infortmation about the new Alberta mathematics curriculum.

The Curriculum Handbooks for Parents, Curriculum Summaries for Kindergarten to Grade 9 and senior high school and the Curriculum Express for Parents, Kindergarten to Grade 3 are now available on the Alberta Education website at www.education.alberta.ca/parents/resources/handbook.aspx.  

They may be downloaded for viewing and printing as required.  The handbooks are also available for purchase from the Learning Resources Centre at 780-427-2767 (toll-free by first dialing 310-0000).  An order form can be found on the website.

When times get tough, it's time to pull together.  Everybody can.  For important information from Strathcona County on:  children, seniors, seasonal information, clothing/household goods, employment and immigration, food, recreation and leisure, legal assistance and mediation, health and safety, housing and transportationplease visit the Strathcona County website http://www.strathcona.ab.ca/everybodycan.