The mission of the Sturgeon School Division is to ensure that all students achieve success in the programs of study offered in our schools.

Our schools focus on helping children develop emotionally, intellectually, physically, morally and spiritually into creative and critical thinkers with strong communicative and computational skills.

Sturgeon School Division Website

School Councils

School councils were established in 1995, to increase parent and community involvement in the education of children in Alberta. Public schools, including charter schools, are required to attempt to establish school councils.

Parent Council Agendas will now be posted as a link on the website homepage

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Principal's Report April

 Principal’s Report April 2009

 

1.      Calendar of Events:  (who’s attending)

 

 

  • April 17, 24, May 1 & 8 – Swimming lessons
  • April 28 – Kindergarten LAC, School Council, PSS Meetings
  • April 29 – Admin. Council (Mr. Propp)
  • April 30 – Sturgeon Night of Music
  • May 4 – School Assembly at 2:30
  • May 5 – Council of School Council in Library at 7 pm
  • May 6 – Fire Drill in the morning
  • May 7 – Penguin Visit for Grade 1M and 1Mc research project.
  • May 11 – Lockdown practice in the morning
  • May 12 – LA PAT for Grade threes on writing
  • May 13 – PAT – Math Facts for Grade threes (this date is changed from the 15th)
  • May 13 – Class Pictures for KM to gr. 4
  • May 14 – Class Pictures for Headstart and KT
  • May 14 - Grade threes to Edmonton Symphony (Mozart: Boy Genius)
  • May 15 – PD day – No school for students
  • May 18 – No classes – Victoria Day
  • May 19 – Grade 4 Elimination track meet (pm)
  • May 23 – 24 – Relay for Life (2 teams from BACS)
  • May 26 – Volunteer Tea - 1:30
  • May 28 – Grade 4 Track Meet
  • May 29 – Grade 4 field trip to Drumheller
  • June 2  - Rain out day for Track meet
  • June 3 – Kindergarten and Headstart Case conferences

 

 

 

2.      PD Days –

 

 

  • May 6 – School leadership team meets
  • May 7 – 9 Reaching and Teaching Conference in Calgary (Mr. Propp)
  • May 15 – Using Portfolios – All staff PD day
  • May 20 – Admin Council (Mr. Propp)
  • May 19 – Counselor’s Meeting (Mrs. DeChamplain)
  • May 22 – Healthy Interactions Facilitator’s Meeting  (Mrs. Hewitt)

 

 

3.      Terry Fox walk/Coins for Cancer – We are continuing to do this to support the fundraising for Relay for life

 

4.      Relay For Life – Two staff teams. May 23-24

 

 

5.      Fire/Lockdown Drills

 

·         Fire Drill – May 6

 

·         Lock Down  - May 11

 

 

6.      ATA Community Relations Awards – our school was entered into this and we received an honourable mention.

 

 

7.      Volunteer Tea – May 26th at 1:30

 

 

8.      Kindergarten General Meeting for 2009-10 – was held on April 22 at 7 pm.  So far 30 registrations are received or in the works.

 

 

9.      Staffing Changes for next year

 

·         We are unsure as to the exact classroom configuration for next year. At this point we are trying not to have any split classes

 

·         Each school has been given an allotment for an Assessment coach (0.2) and a Technology Coach (0.1). The role of these people is to assist other teachers in the implementation of Assessment for Learning Strategies as well as the utilization of New Classroom technologies such as the Interactive Whiteboards as well as using other existing and emerging technology. At this point is appears both positions will be filled by Mr. Propp.

 

10.  Proposed Timetable Changes for 2009-10 – the blocks will be 45 minutes long for blocks 1 – 6 and block 7 will be 22 minutes or one half block.  DEAR time will be scheduled each day for 25 minutes following noon recess.  Offices will be open from 8 am to 3:45 pm (instead of 4 pm) daily.  Early Dismissal will be after lunch eating at 11:53 am. 

 

11.  Earlier Dismissal for PD - This earlier dismissal on Staff Meeting Wednesdays is to allow for Professional Learning Groups to occur monthly before each staff meeting and in exchange one less PD day on the Division Calendar.  This format will most likely occur in all the Sturgeon Schools in 2009-10.   Camilla School piloted this program in 2008-09 and many other schools were interested in the monthly PD opportunity.

 

12.  Provincial Achievement Tests – grade threes begin writing their PAT’s on May 12 and May 13.  The remaining tests follow on June 16 (LA) and June 18 (Math).  All Grade Threes in the Province are required to write these exams.  The private members bill in the Legislature proposing that PAT’s be abolished for Grade threes was passed. This does not mean they will, but it is quite possible the government will look closely at the PATs and alternatives.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Each school council must include the following members:

  • school principal
  • teacher(s)
  • parents of students enrolled in the school
  • student(s) (high schools only)

Parents must form the majority of members. Individual school councils may also decide to include as members one or more persons who are not parents of students enrolled in the school and/or one or more persons who are parents of children enrolled in an Early Childhood Services program at the school.

(taken from http://education.alberta.ca/parents/role/schoolcouncils.aspx )

2008/2009  School Council Executive
Jessica Rigney - Chair
Amanda McIntyre - Vice Chair
Colleen Whittal - Secretary

Our meetings are on the fourth Tuesday of every month at 6:30. All parents are welcome. Babysitting is provided.
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