Activities

young students eating pancakes at a table in the school

Breakfast Program

Provide nourishing breakfasts that include milk, toast with jam or cheese, fruit and porridge or cereal. Donations gratefully accepted.

Activities Throughout the Year

 

Annual BBQ/Meet the Teachers

Mrs. MacDonald/Mr. Pashko – hosted by GA for parents and students at the end of August.

 

Cross Country Run

Mrs. Randall – Training begins 2nd week of school, race takes place the last week of September.

 

Volleyball

Mrs. Randall/Ms. Nickason- Tryouts begin first week of September. First league game, 1st week of October.  County finals 3rd week of November. Home tournament Oct. 4th (JV teams) and 5th (Sr teams).

 

Terry Fox Run

Mrs. Randall usually the last Friday of Sep.  Each student donates a toonie. Everyone participates. Walk as homerooms (lasts about 1 hour)

 

Picture Packages and Class Pictures

Office coordinates (Mrs. Getz) – 3rd week of October. Picture retakes scheduled for end of November. Classes are called down to the hub stage usually beginning with Kindergarten . Individual pictures and class composites. Spring Photo Session scheduled in April.  

 

Remembrance Day

Mrs. Songer- Classes as a whole can work on Remembrance Day art projects to be displayed in the gym. Staff and students dress in black, white, and red. Ceremony begins about 10:45 a.m. usually on the day before Remembrance Day. All classes called down to the gym. Usually have a guest speaker from the Legion, students read Remembrance Day poems, short stories, choir performs, etc.

 

Basketball

Mrs. Randall-Girls and Boys- Tryouts begin last week of November.  Boys practice 3:30-5:00 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. Girls practice 3:30-5:00 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.  First league game 1st week of January. Finals 1st week of March. Home tournament beginning of January.

 

Skating

Gr. 7-9 – Mrs. Randall

 

Swimming

Gr. 6 – Ms. Nickason

 

Swimming

Gr. 4 - Mrs. Johnson 

 

Swimming

Gr. 2 –  Mrs. Reid, Mrs. Wolitski

 

Report Cards/Parent Teacher Interviews

3 Reporting Periods (Report cards handed out in Dec/March/June) Parent / Teacher Interviews held virtually with parents 3rd week of October and third week of February. Virtual appointments for all grades. (Oct. Interviews- 4:30 - 8:00 p.m.;      Feb. Int. - 4:30-7:30 p.m)

 

Christmas Concerts

Mr. Mueller, Mrs. Johnson, Ms. Magdiak. Kindergarten to grade 6 will have an evening performance. Gr. 7, 8, 9 band evening concert.

 

Badminton

Mr. Pashko/Mrs. Randall/Ms. Nickason-Tryouts begin early March after Basketball Finals. Final Badminton occurs last week of April.

 

Talent Show

Mr. Mueller/Mrs. Johnson/Ms. Magdiak - Usually talent forms are picked up from the office mid February, need parent signature then dropped off in a box on office desk. Auditions held at 12 noon the first week of March.  Talent show usually held before Spring Break. Only K-gr. 6 attend.  

 

RCMP Road Race

Mrs. Randall– Tryouts begin in mid April. Race scheduled during first week or so of May.  Jr. High students only.

 

Music Matinees

Gr. 1-5 - Performances at 11:30 during pre-registrations days middle of May.

 

Band 6,7,8,9

Evening performance at the beginning of June.

 

Gr. 1 Field Trip

Fort George in Elk Point, Bowling

 

Grade 2 Field Trip

St. Paul Museum, Fun Swim, Bowling

 

Grade 3

Ukrainian Village, Fun Swim

 

Gr. 4 Field Trip

Mrs. Werstiuk/Mrs. Johnson – Evergreen Landfill, Edmonton

Curricular Field Trip

 

Grade 5 Field Trip

Wetlands Study, Victoria Settlement

 

Grade 6 Field Trip

Alberta Legislature/Telus World of Science

 

Grade 7 Field Trip

Skiing in Cold Lake

 

Grade 8 Field Trip

Skiing in Cold Lake

 

Grade 9 Field Trip

Skiing in Jasper

 

Track & Field

Mrs. Randall - Jr. High held 3rd week of May; SPAA held first week of June. Ms. Nickason - Gr. 4-6 held towards the end of May. Ms. Magdiak - Kin - Gr. 3 Fun Events day. All are all day events. Parent volunteers requested for Elem. Track and Field.

 

Final Exams

Mr. Pashko –Jr. High Core Final exams are scheduled for the last 2 weeks of June.  All other exams (including options) should be written before final exams begin. (Jr. High finals are usually scheduled for the mornings in classrooms and Jr. High have scheduled study classes in the afternoon)

 

Windrunners

Ms. Nickason – Gr. 5’s take a bus to Saddle Lake for a competition.

 

Celebration of Learning

Elementary held on last day of school at 9 a.m.  Jr. High held the 2nd week of September.

 

Library Year-End Activity

Miss Zimmerman- a surprise K-6 themed week  to celebrate wrapping-up library fun for the school year.