Oct 29, 2025

www.ecoleparc.ca

Welcome back to our students and families. We missed you all immensely and are so grateful for all the support we're receiving upon our return! Thank you!

Here is some important information that we'd like to share for the remainder of this week and next week. We will have much more information available to share in this Sunday's Gazette for the remainder of November.

Halloween:

• Costume considerations:

- Students are welcome to come dressed in their costumes for the full day of school.

- Please remember costumes need to be "Elementary Friendly".

- Students are not allowed to bring in weapons or loose accessories that could become weapons.

- If costumes have a mask, students will be asked to keep the mask in their locker until the school parade at 1:10 p.m. and they will then be asked to return masks to their lockers when the parade is over.

• Costume parade:

- this annual activity will begin around 1:10 p.m. in the gym. Parents are welcome to join us, though we won't have seating. Feel free to stand around the walls of the gym.

• Class Halloween Activities:

- Classes will work hard on regular schoolwork in the morning and then once the parade is over, students will return to their classes and begin Halloween activities that have been planned by the teacher. Each class is celebrating the day a little differently, if you have specific questions about the afternoon, please watch for newsletters from your teacher or email them directly.

Remembrance Day Ceremony:

Due to a lack of planning time for this significant ceremony, we are needing to shift this year's ceremony to a virtual one. An announcement will be made throughout our building to ensure all classes participate in this important tribute to the brave men and women who have and continue to sacrifice to ensure our freedom and protect the values we hold dear. Families, if you can, please join the virtual presentation using the link here.

Photo Days

Our school photo days have been rescheduled to November 19 and 20. Our Kindergarten Everyday, KA and Grade 1 to 6 students will be on Wednesday, Nov. 19. Our PALS AM, PALS PM and Quest students will be on Thursday, Nov. 20.

Happy Halloween families!

What's happening this week at École Parc:

Nov 5

• Spirit Days: Inside out and backwards day!

Upcoming dates:

Nov 10-14

• Fall break

Nov 17

• Classes resume Kindergarten to Gr 6
• Hot lunch: Tim Hortons

Nov 18

• PALS classes resume

Nov 19

• Picture Day KA, KE, Gr 1 to 6.

Nov 20

• Picture Day PALS AM, PALS PM and Quest

Nov 24

• Hold and Secure, Lockdown Drill

We have started another season of Battle of the Books for grades 4 - 6. Students who have chosen to participate need to read the six chosen books before the battle that will take place some time near the end of February. We will be battling against Ardrossan Elementary in March again. We meet, if they choose, Wednesdays at lunch recess to read, discus the books and practice questions.

The students are welcome to read the books in another format or listen to the audiobooks although we do not have those available in our library for them, only the paper copies are in our library. These are the books that each grade level reads.

Grade 4: Pie by Sarah Weeks; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl; Confessions of an Imaginary Friend by Michelle Cuevas; Dorko the Magnificent by Andrea Beaty; The Wild Robot by Peter Brown; and Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman.

Grade 5: Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein; Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage; Matilda by Roald Dahl; Circus Mirandus by Cassie Beasley; F.R.A.M.E.D.! by James Ponti; and The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm.

Grade 6: The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier; When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead; The Girl Who Could Fly by Victoria Forester; Firegirl by Tony Abbott; The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley; and Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan.

If you have any questions about the program, please contact Jennifer.Milanovic@eips.ca.

Check out our Grizz Toques! The cost is $22.50. We have 3 options to choose from: grey, black and cream. Please contact the office if you would like to purchase. No cash please. We will add the fee to your parent portal account. Thank you.

Please click here.

If your student is absent, being picked up early or will be arriving late, we ask that you please email our attendance email at EPEAttendance@eips.ca or call the school at 780-998-3741.

**NEW**

Please email any DQ permissions(Grade 5 and 6 only) to EPEAttendance@eips.ca by 11:00 am on the day you wish your student to go to DQ. Please do not send paper notes or write in the agenda.

We ask that you contact us ahead of time for early pickups so that we may have your student ready on time. We understand that there may be last minute situations. Thank you.

Wondering when and how to pay for school fees? School fee information for the 2025-26 school year will be posted on the PowerSchool Parent Portal in late September. All fees are due within 30 days of being posted. NOTE: Additional fees may be added throughout the year—for example, at the beginning of each semester, as your child takes part in various activities, or they may be adjusted by changes in selected optional courses in junior and senior high school. If you’re unable to pay your school fees, you can apply to have certain fees waived. The application deadline is Dec. 15, 2025.

For more information, visit the Fees page on the school website. Alternatively, contact Sherri Prince, Business Manager at École Parc at 780-998-3741.

If your child loses a library or home reading book, please contact the school. If the book is not found within 30 days, the cost of the resource will be assigned to the “Fees” section of your PowerSchool account. Please note, if the book is found within 30 days, a refund will be granted. However, if the book is found after 30 days, a refund will not be granted as we will have purchased a replacement for the library’s collection.

On behalf of the EPE School council and fundraising society I would like to welcome back our Grizzly family. We hope that you all had a relaxing summer and are ready for a new action-packed school year!!! We are looking forward to another wonderful movie family movie night later this month and the return of the school dance in the new year.

For those who are not aware the school council and fundraising society if a group of parents/guardians who meet 7-10 times thorough out the school year. We work in partnership with the school admin to foster and support our school community and learning environments through family friendly activities, the purchase of supplemental learning materials and equipment to help our students get moving and stay active.

We will be meeting on Thursday September 4th at 7pm for our annual AGM and would like to extend an open invitation to anyone who is interested to come and join us.

Hello Grizzly families,

Hot lunch will be offered on the following days

Sept 29th Canadian Brewhouse

Oct 14th Booster Juice

Oct 27th Panago

Nov 17th Tom Horton

Dec 1st Cobs

Dec 15th Canadian Brewhouse

Jan 5th Booster Juice

Jan 19th Panago

Feb 2nd Tim Horton

Feb 17th Cobs

Mar 2nd Canadian Brewhouse

Mar 16th Booster Juice

Mar 30th Panago

Apr 13th Tim Horton

Apr 27th Cobs

May 11th Canadian Brewhouse

May 25th Booster Juice

Jun 8th Panago

Hot Lunch is ordered through Munchalunch. I have included a document with steps to complete this account. If you need to create an account check out this info:

Munchalunch https://munchalunch.com/schools/parc to create your account

For any other questions, please reach out to EPESchoolcouncil@gmail.com.

Please cancel any future orders you have purchased with Lunchbox. Follow the attached instructions to do so.

For the safety of our students, a reminder that this lane is for QUICK student drop off only. There is to be no parking for any reason in the express lane. Please park on the street if you need to walk with your student into the school.

Is your child riding the bus this year? If yes, download the My Ride and Bus Status apps to stay in the know about your child’s bus stop location, route, pickup time and whether their bus is running on schedule.

Did you know you can sync the school calendar to your own calendar? Simply, visit the schools calendar, click on “Subscribe to Calendar” and follow the instructions. Within seconds, your calendar will contain all École Parc’s important dates including holidays, school-closures days, planned activities and events, and it will remain synced with all the latest updates throughout the school year.

EIPS has three administrative procedures (APs) that address the Division’s code of conduct:

· AP 311: Welcoming, Caring, Respectful and Safe Learning Environments for Students

· AP 350: Student Code of Conduct

· AP 351: Student Conduct on School Buses

The Division, and École Parc Élémentaire, are committed to ensuring all members of the school community are provided with welcoming, caring, respectful and safe learning environments that respect diversity and foster a sense of belonging. EIPS encourages all students, staff and families to review the procedures to understand and practice the conduct expected throughout the Division.

Did you know each EIPS bus is equipped with video surveillance, and many school sites have video monitoring equipment?

Video surveillance and equipment help:

· ensure the safety of all students, staff, drivers and property; and

· discourage destructive acts.

As needed, EIPS school administration and Student Transportation staff review video recordings, in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) Act. The recordings assist schools and the Division with monitoring student and driver conduct and may be used as evidence in a disciplinary matter.

For more information about the collection, use and disclosure of personal information, contact the EIPS FOIP Co-ordinator at 780-464-3477.