KILLAM PUBLIC SCHOOL

We acknowledge that Killam Public School is on Treaty 6 territory - the ancestral and traditional land of many Indigenous groups. We are grateful for the animals, the water and the forests that provide us with many resources we use each day. We are thankful for the diverse opportunities that this land offers. We respect the land in which we gather on today.

• Grade 5 (23-24)

My name is Barb Cox and I have lived in Killam for nearly 43 years. I have been working at KPS since 2018 in the Learning Commons. Prior to that I worked for Canada Post for over 20 years.

I am married to bus driver Lorne and we have 2 kids, Jordy (married to Morgan) and Janelle (married to Adam Clark) and 2 grandchildren that attend KPS, Harper and Hudson. Our other grandchild, Evan, attends school at CHSPS. I am also an aunt to Mrs. Walline, one of the grade 1 EA's.

In my spare time I like to quilt, read, hang out with my family and spend my summer at the lake. KPS is a great place to work, we have wonderful students and the best staff to work with!

This BRSD media release was distributed in January to show appreciation for Battle River Community Foundation's generosity toward our schools and students’ educational journeys during 2024-25.

Are you feeling stressed? Here are some strategies to help you cope and some study skills.

KPS will be attending the 3rd Annual Viking Powwow on May 22nd. More information for parents here!

BRSD is excited to be offering summer school from July 2-29, 2025. Courses will be offered online mostly asynchronously, but there will be regular opportunities for synchronous instruction and teacher support. Summer School is being offered with the intent of supporting students to retake courses or pick up missed courses to keep on track for graduation. It is not intended to provide an opportunity to excelerate high school.

Eligible Students

Summer School is open to students who have completed Grades 10-12. Grade 9 students going into grade 10 will be able to take limited courses.

Registration Process

Students are asked to complete the Summer School Request form here. The Request Form will be available until June 6. Courses will be filled on a first come first served basis, so students are encouraged to submit this as soon as possible. Students wanting to register for summer school after this date will need to contact BRACE directly.

Cost

$45/course fee (BRSD students)
$65/course fee (non-BRSD students)

Courses offered (and available to grade 9 students):

CPR & First Aid (2 credits) (online + 1 day in person: July 7, 2025) (available to current grade 9 students)

Safety Bundle: (3 credits) (available to grade 9 students going into grade 10)

Digital Competencies (6 credits) (available to grade 9 students going into grade 10)

Information will be posted on the BRSD website.

Next week we are supporting the Heart and Stroke Foundation through Jump Rope for Heart. Through the week, students will be skipping for at least 10 minutes in their Phys. Ed classes. When they participate they will receive a slip of paper to enter their name and grade into a draw. On Friday we will draw for some prizes that have been sent to us from the Heart and Stroke Foundation. To support the work that the Heart and Stroke Foundation does, we are asking students to bring a donation of two dollars next week.

All current grade 9 students will need to be registered for bussing to go to Sedgewick next year. The link for next year is not up yet, but once it is we will send out a text with the a link to take you to the 2025/26 year transportation registration.

If you have a child who will be attending KPS Kindergarten for the 2025-26 school year please register https://www.brsd.ab.ca/families/registration. If you have any questions, please contact the school.

On May 21 from 12:00 - 3:00 pm KPS will be hosting their Success Starts Early Event for families of students entering kindergarten for the 25-26 school year. Please spread the word to local families with a Kindergarten aged child and have them call the school.

Parent Council Meeting

May 20, 2025
7 p.m. in Room 130

GOLF

Practices

Mondays - At the Sedgewick Golf Course

Wednesdays - After School

Tuesdays & Thursdays - in the gym at lunch for extra practice

Golf Regionals - Monday, May 9, 2025

TRACK & FIELD

Practices

Tuesdays - After School

Thursdays - After School

Track Events

Track Divisionals - Monday, May 26, 2025

Track Regionals - Tuesday, June 3, 2025

May 12-16 - Grade 5/6 Swimming Lessons

May 13, 15 - Kindergarten Swim

May 19 - Victoria Day - NO SCHOOL
May 20-22 - Kindergarten Swim

May 22 - Viking Powwow - ALL GRADES
May 23, 26-29 Grades 4/5 Swim
May 26 - JH Track Divisionals

May 27 - Crazy Hat/Hair Day

May 29 - ELA 6 PAT (Part A), Grade 9 ELA PAT(Part A), Kinder/Gr.1 Visit Dairy Farm
June 2-6 - Grades 1-3 Swimming Lessons

June 3 - Track Regionals

June 6 - Grade 6 Field Trip

June 9-11 - Grade 9 Field Trip

June 9 - Golf Regionals

June 10 - Grade 7/8 Field Trip

June 11- Grade 4 Field Trip

June 12 - Kindergarten Field Trip

June 13 - Elementary Track and Field

June 18 - Grade 5 Science Field Trip

June 19 - Last Day of Kindergarten, Grade 2/3 Field Trip, Grade 1 Field Trip

June 19 - Gr. 6 Math PAT Part A, Grade 9 Math PAT Part A

June 20 - Gr. 6 ELA PAT Part B, Grade 9 ELA PAT Part B

June 23 - Gr. 6 Math PAT Part B, Grade 9 Math PAT Part B

June 24 - Gr. 9 Social PAT

June 25 - Gr. 9 Science PAT, Farewell set up and rehearsal and Farwell and Awards, Grade 4/5 Field Trip

June 26 - Farwell Clean up, LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

Congratulations to Cassidy, Mira and Lilly.

Thank you Country Girl Greenhouse and Joleen for the tour and amazing flowers for Mother's Day!

Grade 3's learned about the layers of soil using some yummy items!!

The grade 5 science class has been learning about climate and weather and made weather vanes to test wind direction.

Parent Council is hosting a yearbook cover contest. Any/all students may enter the contest by creating a cover design for this year's yearbook. Parent Advisory is sponsoring this contest and the winner will receive a free yearbook.

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Every Student, Every Day, A Success

Email: killam-aa@brsd.ab.ca
Website: https://killam.brsd.ab.ca/
Phone: 780-385-3690