April 28 BUZZ
Happy Monday!
With the nicer weather upon us a friendly reminder that supervision at the end of the day ends at 3:20 p.m. Thank you for staying to supervise your children if they want to play longer.
Do you love to garden? Glen Allan has two courtyards that are in need of some TLC! If you would like to come and share your green thumb with us, please reach out to the school office at 780-467-5519. Thank you!
It's a great week for a great week!
Action
Information
- Bus Driver Appreciation Day
- Educational Assistant Appreciation Day is May 14!
- Kindergarten Information Night
- Thank you to our Volunteers!
Opportunity
WEEK AT A GLANCE
|
Monday |
|
|
Tuesday |
|
|
Wednesday |
|
|
Thursday |
|
|
Friday |
|
- May - Asian Heritage Month
- May 5 - Bus Driver Appreciation Day
- May 5 - Red Dress Day
- May 7 - Early Dismissal and Hats on For Mental Health Day - Wear Hats!
- May 10 - Bear Witness Day
- May 5-11 - Mental Health Week
- May 12 - Class Photo Day
- May 14 - Educational Assistant Appreciation Day
- May 15 -Moose Hide Campaign Day
- May 19 - Victoria Day (schools and Central Services closed)
- May 22 - School Council AGM
- May 26-30 - Alberta Rural Health Week
- May 28 - Red Shirt Day
- June 26 - New Playground Construction Begins
ACTION
Write On Stationary
If you would like to purchase next school year's school supplies through Write On Stationary, please follow the instructions below to order. Orders placed before June 1 will be delivered to the school the third week in June, so you have them for the summer.
https://www.write-on.ca/shop/
FOR ONLINE ORDERS:
• Go to www.write-on.ca
• Click on “PARENTS – Order Here”
• School Name: Glen Allan School – SHERWOOD PARK
• Choose your grade and place your order.
• Complete your order by clicking ‘PLACE ORDER’
• You will receive an automatic email confirmation to confirm your order has been received
• We accept VISA, MC, AMEX, Visa/MC Debit.
INFORMATION
THANK YOU! Bus Driver Appreciation Day is May 5
Join us on May 5 as we recognize and thank our school bus operators for keeping the safety of our students their first priority. We encourage you, and your children, to take a moment to say thanks to our bus operators—who go above and beyond to provide safe and timely transportation to our students.
On behalf of Glen Allan Elementary THANK YOU to all of our school bus operators for a job well done.
Educational Assistant Appreciation Day is May 14!
On May 14, we recognize the dedication, hard work and compassion of educational assistants in our school community and across Elk Island Public Schools. Educational assistants play an integral role in education, from one-on-one student support to larger classroom dynamics. Thank you to all our educational assistants—you make a difference in the lives of students every day, and we are so grateful to have each one of you in our school.
This Educational Assistant Appreciation Day and beyond, we encourage students, families and staff to take a moment to tell an educational assistant how they’ve impacted you and to share your appreciation with them.
Get Ready for Kindergarten
Do you have a child registered in kindergarten next year? If so, make sure to attend Glen Allan's upcoming Kindergarten Information Night on Monday, May 12 5:00-6:00pm. You’ll get to:
- tour the school;
- meet the teachers;
- gain insight on play-based learning; and
- see what a typical day looks like.
Kindergarten Information Night 2025:
Date: May 12
Time: 5 - 6 p.m.
Location: Glen Allan Elementary School
To make the transition to school as smooth as possible, Elk Island Public Schools has put together a toolkit for families. The kit includes information about registration, important dates, programming options, what to expect, eligibility, finding your designated school, transportation and more.
A big THANK YOU to EIPS Volunteers
National Volunteer Week takes place April 27 to May 4. On behalf of the Board of Trustees at Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS), I want to say a giant thank you to all EIPS volunteers. This year’s theme is Volunteers Make Waves, and that’s certainly true in our Division. No matter whether you’ve chaperoned a field trip, helped out at a hot lunch day or provided support in a classroom—every time you’ve stepped in a school—you’ve made a ripple effect that washes over your community. These waves of positivity, hard work and dedication build up and make a momentous impact on a student’s experience at school.
So, thank you again for being a part of our ocean at EIPS. The waves you’ve made—and will continue to create—all contribute to our collective goals of ensuring learning and working environments sustain student learning and amplifying the importance of public education in our province. This National Volunteer Week, I encourage everyone to celebrate the hundreds of volunteers and thousands of hours put into supporting student growth and achievement at schools across the Division.
Cathy Allen
Chair, EIPS Board of Trustees
OPPORTUNITY
Regulation Strategy - Smiling Contest
Here at Glen Allan we are aimed at enhancing capacity to nurture emotional resilience and well-being among students. We are actively involved in collaborating with our staff to introduce effective regulation strategies and deepen understandings of brain development. We continue to work on integrating these strategies into everyday classroom practices. This weeks strategy is Smiling Contest.
You will need a partner for this strategy. Face your partner with your cheesiest grin, and have them do the same. See how long you can both keep smiling for. Research shows that facial expressions can have a small, but significant, impact on our emotions: turning your frown upside down can really make you happier!