Sep 1 - Sep 7, 2025

www.ecoleparc.ca

It is so great to have our school come alive again with the new school year upon us! So many smiles and so much joy! Was it maybe a bit warmer than it needed to be, sure! Alas! The amount of energy for our Meet the Teacher event and the first few days was absolutely infectious!

Reminder: to help out with unexpected accidents, we recommend students in our younger grades have an extra set of clothes in their backpacks or lockers

Movie Night 2024 : mark your calendars as we will again be hosting a Movie Night next school year! It is set for Friday, Sept. 19 at 6:00 p.m. Great news! The company we work with now offers "daylight" screens which means that we don't need to wait for sundown. This is amazing for our younger students as often we were beginning the movie around their bedtimes. What movie will we watch? We will work with ACF in the fall to determine which exciting movie they will have available for us. Stay tuned!

Have a great long weekend everyone!

Le 2 septembre

What's happening this week at École Parc:

Sept 1

• School Closure: Labour Day Monday

Sept 3

• Early Dismissal
• Neon Summer Send Off Spirit day!

Sept 4

• First full day of Kindergarten - bussing for Kinders begins

Upcoming dates:

Sept 10

• Early Dismissal
• First day of PALS bussing

Sept 17

• Early Dismissal
• Fire Drill

Sept 19

• Movie night 6:00 - 9:00 pm

Sep 22

• Bus evacuations

Sept 24

• Early Dismissal

Sept 25

• Terry Fox School Run Day

Sep 30

• School Closure: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

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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.

All library books are now due. If you are missing a book, please contact Mme Milanovic at jennifer.milanovic@eips.ca to make arrangements. All fees are paid online, please don’t send cash with your student. Replacement book fees are non-refundable after 30 days. Fees are posted for non-returning students in June and returning students in September.

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,

Ordering Hot Lunch in 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.