HPS Feb 26 Weekly Update
High Park School Memo
Week of Feb. 26 - Mar. 1
Alberta Education Annual Assurance Survey
Every year, parents of students in grades 4 & 7 are invited to complete a survey to provide feedback about how well our school is doing in a variety of areas. If your child is in grade 4 or 7 this year, you can expect to receive a code by mail. We very much appreciate you taking the time to complete this survey, as these results guide many aspects of our school’s annual Development Plan and help us to establish and evaluate our goals each year. We really do read and review your feedback about our school and programs. If you have any questions about this survey, please feel free to reach out to Adrienne Owen at the school office.
2023-24 School Year Registration
If you haven’t already done so, it’s time to register for the next school year! That includes busing if you need it. Registering before the Friday March 22nd deadline will help us immensely in planning for next year both at our school and at the PSD Transportation department. Work is currently underway building bus routes for next year already.
Any applications received after the application deadline may not be processed in time for the first day of school. If your child does not have a valid bus pass for the 2024-2025 school year, they will not be able to ride the bus.
Visit https://powerschool.psd.ca/public/ and log into your parent account. Once inside the Parent Portal:
- Select your child’s name in the blue bar at the top of the screen.
- Select the RSVP icon on the left side of the screen.
- Begin reviewing all of your current Student Information we have on file, and follow the instructions on the screen to navigate through the various tabs in the form (Student Info, Address, Contacts, Medical, etc.).
If you aren’t able to retrieve your login credentials using the “Forgot Username or Password?” link on the sign-in page, please contact the school directly for assistance logging in to the Parent Portal.
School Fee Statements
School fee statements have been sent out for any outstanding accounts. Please make arrangements to pay these either through the Parent Portal or our office as soon as possible. Please note that an expectation for participation in many extracurricular activities is that school fee accounts are up-to-date.
Attendance Matters
We are now in the second half of our school year, and we continue to monitor and review student attendance. We encourage you to check your child’s attendance information using Parent Portal and do your best to help your child be successful by maintaining strong attendance and avoiding unnecessary absences from school. For example, consider scheduling non-urgent appointments outside of school hours, and booking holidays and vacations during breaks in the school calendar. Even a few days away per month can really add up!
Breakfast Program
Just a reminder that thanks to our parent and grandparent volunteers, as well as the President’s Choice Children’s Charity and the Breakfast Club of Canada, we are able to provide daily breakfast for all students. The menu changes daily and includes items such as cereal with milk, toast, granola bars, yogurt and granola, fruit, and eggs. Breakfast is served in our nutrition nook between 8:15-8:35 daily. Please note that if your child has specific dietary restrictions or allergies, we may be able to accommodate these with advance notice. Please contact our office if you have questions or concerns, or to discuss suitable accommodations in these cases.
Visitors at School
For safety reasons, High Park School is a closed campus. All visitors and guests must report to the office, and all communications and deliveries to students should also go through our office. If you are dropping off items to your child, please come to the office first and we will get it where it needs to go. Unscheduled classroom visits can be disruptive to learning activities and school routines, so we ask that parents do not proceed to classes unless approved to do so.
Hot Lunch
Hot Lunch is offered to students by the Parent Advisory League from October to May. More information can be found on our High Park school website under the Lunch Program. You must register each school year in order to place an order. The code is always HPHL. The deadline to order hot lunches for March is February 25.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to give me a call at the school office at (780) 963-2222 or email me at adrienne.owen@psd.ca to connect.
Key Information:
Important Upcoming Dates:
- Feb 28 - Pink Shirt Day
- Feb 28 - Grade 9 Parent-Teacher Interviews
- Feb 28 - AHS Sexual Health and Wellness presentations: Grade 5-9
- Mar 1 - Grade 8 Telus World of Science Field Trip
- Mar 1 - Edmonton Elks End Bullying Presentation for grades 2-6
- Mar 1 - No Early Education classes today
- Mar 8 - Grade 9 Ski Marmot Field Trip
- Mar 11-15 - Scholastic Spring Book Fair
- Mar 14 - High Park School Spirit Wear Day
- Mar 15 - Spring Fling Family Dance - details to follow!
- Mar 18-21 - Grade 2 Swimming Lessons at TLC
- Mar 18 - Sun Run Hot Dog Hot Lunch Fundraiser - Order via PAL Hot Lunch Website
- Mar 18 - Choral Celebration
- Mar 19 - PAL & School Council Meetings
- Mar 20&21 - K-8 Parent-Teacher Interviews (watch for booking information)
- Mar 21 - Rock Your Socks for Down Syndrome Day
- Mar 22 - PD Day - No School
- Mar 25-28 - Spring Break - No School
- Mar 29 - Good Friday - No School
- Apr 1 - Easter Monday - No School