A PLACE TO GROW, A PLACE TO LEARN
If you would like your child to take part in our educational experience please contact the office (780-467-7751) for information.
Directions to Westboro Elementary School.
Be a HEART HERO!!!
Students will be bringing home Jump Rope for Heart Pledge forms this week! Students are encouraged to collect donations to support the Heart & Stroke foundation. All Westboro students will be participating in our Jump Rope for Heart Event February 16th. Students will be learning all about living a heart healthy lifestyle and how to incorporate more heart healthy exercise in their daily routines!
Re-Imagining Sherwood Park Schools
RE: Re-Imagining our Sherwood Park Schools: Student, Program, and Boundary Planning
Community Consultation
As part of the Re-Imagining our Sherwood Park Schools: Student, Program, and Boundary Planning project, Elk Island Public Schools is conducting a series of community consultation meetings to gather input and feedback from our parents, students, and staff. This project will look at school boundaries and possible grade configurations in Sherwood Park, and how changes in either of these areas might impact programming in our schools. Our key stakeholders will be looking at demographic and population issues and trends in Sherwood Park, and brainstorming how we can best:
- make use of our facilities,
- consider various grade configurations, and
- provide programming
for the maximum benefit of all our students, now and in the future.
The first conversations will take place throughout February and March. To facilitate the parent conversation, Westboro Elementary School will be hosting a special School Council meeting on Tuesday, February 14 at 12:30 pm in the school library, and we invite all parents to join us for this meeting.
At this meeting, parents will have the opportunity to review information about the current and projected statuses of our Sherwood Park schools and put forward some questions and ideas about how we should move forward. The information gathered at this meeting will help inform the conversations at later stages in the process.
We encourage you to take this opportunity to share your input on student, program, and boundary planning for our Sherwood Park schools. Your involvement will help ensure we put forward the best possible recommendations for the maximum benefit of all students.
To help us anticipate attendance numbers for this School Council meeting, if possible, please RSVP to the school office at 780-467-7751 to let us know if you plan to join us for this conversation.
For more information about this project, please contact Mr. Cooksley.
PARENT COUNCIL INFORMATION
We are pleased to introduce you to Barefoot Books, an award-winning children's book publisher that we are very excited to be partnering with. Like you, we want your children to develop a love of reading and an appreciation for the world's many cultures. Barefoot's emphasis on imagination, creativity, diversity and community will be a wonderful addition to our school and your home.
Westboro Parents Council will be hosting a Barefoot Books Fundraiser, from which proceeds will be used to fund activities like the Artists in Residence program. We know you are going to love the beautifully illustrated and culturally diverse books that Barefoot has to offer.
All Orders will be complete online here.
A selection of books will be available at the Student Parent Teacher Conferences for you to browse through at your leisure. You can place orders online from now until December 14, 2011, Please keep in mind that Shipping can take up to 2 weeks, and with the holiday approaching may take a bit longer so get your orders in quickly! Please feel free to contact Krystal Hampel at (780)695-3156 or crazymom23@gmail.com if you have any questions.
We hope that you will participate in this fundraiser and take advantage of adding these vibrant, educational and fun books to your child's library. Please also feel free to pass along the link to friends or grandparents - a great way to get a jump start on your holiday shopping!
VISITOR SIGN IN
For the safety of our students, staff, and volunteers we ask the following of all visitors:
If you are just dropping in for a few minutes, please stop by the office to let us know you are in the school. If you will be spending some time in school, please sign in and pick up a visitor tag at the office.