Welcome to Glen Allan School
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.
Glen Allan TV
Under the leadership of our amazing students, GLN TV Ltd. is busy creating magic! Our innovative students produce, direct and air our awesome TV News Show, highlighting Glen Allan's exciting, upcoming events. Original, incredible episodes will be broadcast at the beginning of each school week. To check out these thrilling stories on a regular basis, click on: GLN Goes LIVE!
Kindergarten Registration for 2012-2013
Do you have a child who will start Kindergarten in fall 2012? Registration for the 2012-2013 school year will begin on January 9, 2012. Your child is eligible to enroll in Kindergarten for the upcoming school year if he/she will be five years old on or before March 1, 2013.
Elk Island Public Schools' Boundary Exemption Request Process for 2012-2013
It is common practice within Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS) for families to register their children at their Designated School, as all schools in the division provide quality educational programming. You can find your Designated School by using the Versatrans e-Link tool on EIPS' website at www.eips.ca/versatrans-e-link.
In the event of extenuating circumstances, parents/guardians/independent students may wish to apply to a school other than the designated school (School of Choice). Please note the following processes and timelines if you are requesting a School of Choice:
- January 9 to February 15, 2012 - The Boundary Exemption Request form available on EIPS' website at http://www.eips.ca/boundaries must be completed in full and submitted to the principal of the designated school.
- March 9, 2012 - Principals will contact families regarding the decision about their requests.
- March 16, 2012 - Last day to submit written appeals to Bev Fleming, Associate Superintendent.
- March 23, 2012 - Appeal decisions made and communicated to families.
Boundary Exemption requests made after February 15, 2012 must be submitted directly to Bev Fleming, Associate Superintendent at Central Services (683 Wye Road). Families are dissuaded from this practice unless they move into the division after this date.
Standard EIPS' practices allow students who have been granted a boundary exemption to continue attending their School of Choice until they move to a grade not offered at that school. At that point, should they choose to explore another School of Choice option, they must again submit a Boundary Exemption Request form for the new School of Choice.
Parents/guardians/independent students who are interested in School of Choice busing are responsible for contacting Student Transportation. School of Choice busing is not guaranteed, and families are responsible for the associated transportation fees, if applicable, which are due June 30, 2012. For further information or to make transportation arrangements, please contact EIPS' Student Transportation department at 780-417-8151 or by e-mail using our online contact form.
If you have questions regarding the boundary exemption process, please contact the Principal, Mrs. Bonnie Hunka, at 780-47-5519 or Bev Fleming, Associate Superintendent at 780-417-8227.
School Closure Days
Glen Allan School will be closed on the following dates:
February 9 and 10 - Teachers' Convention
February 17 - School Based Professional Learning Day
February 20 - Family Day
March 2 - Division PD Day
March 23 - Day in Lieu
March 24 to April 1 - Spring Break
April 6 - Good Friday
April 9 - Easter Monday
April 27 - School Based Professional Learning Day
May 11 - School Based Professional Learning Day
May 18 - School Closure Day
May 21 - Victoria Day
Teaching Children Mathematics
Our parent math workshop, November 30th with Deb Duvall, EIPS Math Consultant, provided our parent participants with the opportunity to try their hand at some math activites. Ms Duvall led the group through some of the rationale behind the shift in instructional strategies in Mathematics. Using examples and acitivites parents completed some tasks, then were encouraged to discuss and justify their reasoning.
Check out the following link for the full power point presentation - Teaching Children Mathematics. *****Please note - click on the link and save the document "Teaching Children Mathematics" to your desktop (rather than opening it), and then click on open in order to view in Power Point format.*****
Counsellor's Corner
To access interesting and informative articles from our Counsellor, Liz Holt, please click here.
Student Enrichment/Parent Opportunites Through Next Step Continuing Education
The following is a course that may be of interest to parents of EIPS students which is being offered this fall through Next Step Continuing Education, proud to be a part of Elk Island Public Schools:
Tech Savvy for Parents
This course is an introduction to the social networking technologies that students are using (for example Facebook, Twitter, Google, etc.). A discussion about digital citizenship and internet safety will also be provided.
$35 +GST | 2.5 Hrs
Mar 5 (M) 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. Location: Salisbury Composite High School
Registration is easy with our new Online Registration system. Find details about how to register and other courses offered by Next Step Continuing Education at eipscontinuinged.ca. Registrations are also accepted by phone (780-467-7292), by fax (780-449-3530) or in person at our office, located in Salisbury Composite High School.
