The EIPS Early Learning team has planned several upcoming sessions for current PALS families to help children build on the skills they’re learning in our PALS classrooms and offer some fun activities you can participate in with your child.

We invite you to join us for any or all upcoming sessions that fit your schedule in October through December. Many sessions have both a daytime and evening option. Some sessions are designed for parents/caregivers while others are designed for PALS students to join in as well! Sessions will generally take place via Microsoft Teams or Zoom, and the links to join will be sent to all registered families prior to the session date.

View the full list of sessions

Circle of Security Parenting™
Audience: Parents/Caregivers

At times, all parents feel lost or without a clue about what our child might need from us. Imagine what it might feel like if you were able to make sense of what your child was really asking from you. The Circle of Security Parenting™ program is based on decades of research about how secure parent-child relationships can be supported and strengthened.

Learning objectives of the training:

• Understand your child’s emotional world by learning to read their emotional needs.
• Support your child’s ability to successfully manage emotions.
• Enhance the development of your child's self-esteem.
• Honour your innate wisdom and desire for your child to be secure.

This will be a series of sessions that build on one another—October 26 and November 23. There will be a limit to the group size, but we’ll try to accommodate anyone interested through additional sessions.

The link to register was sent directly to all current PALS families or contact your school for more information.

The EIPS Early Learning team has planned several upcoming sessions for current PALS families to help children build on the skills they’re learning in our PALS classrooms and offer some fun activities you can participate in with your child.

We invite you to join us for any or all upcoming sessions that fit your schedule in October through December. Many sessions have both a daytime and evening option. Some sessions are designed for parents/caregivers while others are designed for PALS students to join in as well! Sessions will generally take place via Microsoft Teams or Zoom, and the links to join will be sent to all registered families prior to the session date.

View the full list of sessions

Circle of Security Parenting™
Audience: Parents/Caregivers

At times, all parents feel lost or without a clue about what our child might need from us. Imagine what it might feel like if you were able to make sense of what your child was really asking from you. The Circle of Security Parenting™ program is based on decades of research about how secure parent-child relationships can be supported and strengthened.

Learning objectives of the training:

• Understand your child’s emotional world by learning to read their emotional needs.
• Support your child’s ability to successfully manage emotions.
• Enhance the development of your child's self-esteem.
• Honour your innate wisdom and desire for your child to be secure.

This will be a series of sessions that build on one another—October 27 and November 24. There will be a limit to the group size, but we’ll try to accommodate anyone interested through additional sessions.

The link to register was sent directly to all current PALS families or contact your school for more information.

Find all Board Meeting agendas, minutes, and highlights in the Trustees section of the Division website.

The EIPS Early Learning team has planned several upcoming sessions for current PALS families to help children build on the skills they’re learning in our PALS classrooms and offer some fun activities you can participate in with your child.

We invite you to join us for any or all upcoming sessions that fit your schedule in October through December. Many sessions have both a daytime and evening option. Some sessions are designed for parents/caregivers while others are designed for PALS students to join in as well! Sessions will generally take place via Microsoft Teams or Zoom, and the links to join will be sent to all registered families prior to the session date.

View the full list of sessions

Fall Fun with Intellidance
Audience: Parents/Caregivers and PALS students

Intellidance® is a wonderful program for children ages 0-5 that focuses on beginning movement and music skills. There’s nothing but fun, and we use things like stories, songs and props to go along with all the moving and shaking we’ll do.

Get ready for a lively, 30-minute, online series of classes in which caregivers and children can experience the joy of music and dance together! There’ll be songs, rhymes, props and simple choreography to keep your kiddos moving the whole class.

Fall Space and Place/Sound and Silence:
In this series of three sessions, we’ll discover and explore the movement and musical concepts of space and place, sound and silence. We’ll be exploring through a fall theme, so get ready for lots of falling leaves!

The link to register was sent directly to all current PALS families or contact your school for more information.

The EIPS Early Learning team has planned several upcoming sessions for current PALS families to help children build on the skills they’re learning in our PALS classrooms and offer some fun activities you can participate in with your child.

We invite you to join us for any or all upcoming sessions that fit your schedule in October through December. Many sessions have both a daytime and evening option. Some sessions are designed for parents/caregivers while others are designed for PALS students to join in as well! Sessions will generally take place via Microsoft Teams or Zoom, and the links to join will be sent to all registered families prior to the session date.

View the full list of sessions

Speech Development
Audience: Parents/Caregivers

Developing clear speech, for some children, is a gradual process. As children's speech develops, the number and type of errors they make changes. Many parents have questions about their child's speech-sound errors and what they can do to support their development of clear speech. This interactive online session, hosted by EIPS speech-language pathologists, will provide information about the progression of speech-sound development and the strategies parents can use to support development.

The link to register was sent directly to all current PALS families or contact your school for more information.

Students dismissed one hour earlier than usual

The Learning Partnership has planned a variety of virtual and in-person experiences for TOKTW Day 2021. 

Workplaces can host a successful day that engages students and employees. >REGISTER<

Parents and students can take part in exciting, inspiring virtual events to connect parents and their Grade 9 students in a day of fun career exploration. >REGISTER<

The EIPS Early Learning team has planned several upcoming sessions for current PALS families to help children build on the skills they’re learning in our PALS classrooms and offer some fun activities you can participate in with your child.

We invite you to join us for any or all upcoming sessions that fit your schedule in October through December. Many sessions have both a daytime and evening option. Some sessions are designed for parents/caregivers while others are designed for PALS students to join in as well! Sessions will generally take place via Microsoft Teams or Zoom, and the links to join will be sent to all registered families prior to the session date.

View the full list of sessions

Speech Development
Audience: Parents/Caregivers

Developing clear speech, for some children, is a gradual process. As children's speech develops, the number and type of errors they make changes. Many parents have questions about their child's speech-sound errors and what they can do to support their development of clear speech. This interactive online session, hosted by EIPS speech-language pathologists, will provide information about the progression of speech-sound development and the strategies parents can use to support development.

The link to register was sent directly to all current PALS families or contact your school for more information.

Live-streamed virtual awards presentation!

https://www.careersnextgen.ca/gamechangers/

Celebrating Game Changers in the Modern Workforce!

Hosted by CAREERS: The Next Generation, on behalf of Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training (AIT), the “Game Changers in the Modern Workforce” High School Apprenticeship Scholarship Celebration will be held on November 4th, 2021 to celebrate the success of this year’s scholarship recipients. For 2021, the event will be presented in a hybrid format, with a live-streamed virtual event and some limited capacity in-person watch parties. The awards event is brought to you in partnership by the Government of Alberta, the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board, and CAREERS: The Next Generation

The EIPS Early Learning team has planned several upcoming sessions for current PALS families to help children build on the skills they’re learning in our PALS classrooms and offer some fun activities you can participate in with your child.

We invite you to join us for any or all upcoming sessions that fit your schedule in October through December. Many sessions have both a daytime and evening option. Some sessions are designed for parents/caregivers while others are designed for PALS students to join in as well! Sessions will generally take place via Microsoft Teams or Zoom, and the links to join will be sent to all registered families prior to the session date.

View the full list of sessions

Fall Fun with Intellidance
Audience: Parents/Caregivers and PALS students

Intellidance® is a wonderful program for children ages 0-5 that focuses on beginning movement and music skills. There’s nothing but fun, and we use things like stories, songs and props to go along with all the moving and shaking we’ll do.

Get ready for a lively, 30-minute, online series of classes in which caregivers and children can experience the joy of music and dance together! There’ll be songs, rhymes, props and simple choreography to keep your kiddos moving the whole class.

Fall Space and Place/Sound and Silence:
In this series of three sessions, we’ll discover and explore the movement and musical concepts of space and place, sound and silence. We’ll be exploring through a fall theme, so get ready for lots of falling leaves!

The link to register was sent directly to all current PALS families or contact your school for more information.

Schools closed to staff and students

Schools closed to staff and students

Schools closed to staff and students

Schools closed to staff and students

Schools closed to staff and students

Central Services closed

Schools closed to staff and students

Schools closed to staff and students

CAREERS is breaking down barriers and paving a path for women in skilled trades and technologies.  Edmonton is hosting a Fall Break Camp November 12 & 15, 2021. Edmonton and area students in grades 9-12 are invited to gain hands-on experience in skilled trades, agriculture, and ICT.

Please see poster for details and for application to attend.

November 12 & 15 (FREE)
8:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.

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CAREERS is breaking down barriers and paving a path for women in skilled trades and technologies.  Edmonton is hosting a Fall Break Camp November 12 & 15, 2021. Edmonton and area students in grades 9-12 are invited to gain hands-on experience in skilled trades, agriculture, and ICT.

Please see poster for details and for application to attend.

November 12 & 15 (FREE)
8:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.

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The EIPS Early Learning team has planned several upcoming sessions for current PALS families to help children build on the skills they’re learning in our PALS classrooms and offer some fun activities you can participate in with your child.

We invite you to join us for any or all upcoming sessions that fit your schedule in October through December. Many sessions have both a daytime and evening option. Some sessions are designed for parents/caregivers while others are designed for PALS students to join in as well! Sessions will generally take place via Microsoft Teams or Zoom, and the links to join will be sent to all registered families prior to the session date.

View the full list of sessions

Storytime with the Strathcona Library
Audience: Parents/Caregivers and PALS students

Early literacy staff at the Strathcona County Library are excited to share an interactive, virtual storytime with children, sprinkled with fun facts about the library for the grown-ups. Come find out how the library has been adapting services over the last year and learn about upcoming programs and services for families!

The link to register was sent directly to all current PALS families or contact your school for more information.

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WISEST SET Conference

WISEST presents the virtual SET Conference (a Science, Engineering and Technology experience) on Saturday, November 20th, for girls and gender diverse students in Grades 10 – 12 who are curious about careers in science, engineering, and technology (SET).

Students will:

Gain insight into different career paths in science, engineering and technology (SET) and related University of Alberta programs.

• Explore SET through virtual lab tours and activities
• Meet undergraduate and graduate-level university students and learn what it is like to be a student in science, engineering or technology.
• Meet STEM professionals and speak with inspiring mentors.

All girls and gender diverse students in grades 10-12 are welcome at SET.

The registration fee is only $15/student for the full day and $10/student for half the day (either morning OR afternoon). Registration opens October 18^. Students will register online at www.uab.ca/WISEST

Please see poster for details.

The EIPS Early Learning team has planned several upcoming sessions for current PALS families to help children build on the skills they’re learning in our PALS classrooms and offer some fun activities you can participate in with your child.

We invite you to join us for any or all upcoming sessions that fit your schedule in October through December. Many sessions have both a daytime and evening option. Some sessions are designed for parents/caregivers while others are designed for PALS students to join in as well! Sessions will generally take place via Microsoft Teams or Zoom, and the links to join will be sent to all registered families prior to the session date.

View the full list of sessions

Circle of Security Parenting™
Audience: Parents/Caregivers

At times, all parents feel lost or without a clue about what our child might need from us. Imagine what it might feel like if you were able to make sense of what your child was really asking from you. The Circle of Security Parenting™ program is based on decades of research about how secure parent-child relationships can be supported and strengthened.

Learning objectives of the training:

• Understand your child’s emotional world by learning to read their emotional needs.
• Support your child’s ability to successfully manage emotions.
• Enhance the development of your child's self-esteem.
• Honour your innate wisdom and desire for your child to be secure.

This will be a series of sessions that build on one another—October 26 and November 23. There will be a limit to the group size, but we’ll try to accommodate anyone interested through additional sessions.

The link to register was sent directly to all current PALS families or contact your school for more information.

Helping students to make informed decisions is just one of the many reasons that Elk Island Public Schools is excited to once again be partnering with the Educational Liaison Association of Alberta to host the annual Your Future Post-Secondary and Career Fair.

This year’s HYBRID event will take place on Tuesday, November 23, 2021, from 6:30-8:30pm at the Strathcona County Agora located at 401 Festival Lane, Sherwood Park, AB, and online! The in-person event will follow the provincial Restriction Exemption Program, as well as adhere to AHS and local guidelines. (we also intend on hosting a similar event once again in the Spring of 2022).

Providing Career Pathway opportunities fosters growth and success for every student by supporting their journey from early learning through high school completion and beyond, and enhances education through communication, engagement and partnerships. Discovering Career Pathways is about building awareness, understanding and readiness that helps students build self-esteem and fulfillment in life.

This work aligns with EIPS GOAL 2: Success for Every Student. (Assurance Domain: Student Growth and Achievement) Local Outcome 4: More students are supported and prepared for life beyond high school.

The EIPS Early Learning team has planned several upcoming sessions for current PALS families to help children build on the skills they’re learning in our PALS classrooms and offer some fun activities you can participate in with your child.

We invite you to join us for any or all upcoming sessions that fit your schedule in October through December. Many sessions have both a daytime and evening option. Some sessions are designed for parents/caregivers while others are designed for PALS students to join in as well! Sessions will generally take place via Microsoft Teams or Zoom, and the links to join will be sent to all registered families prior to the session date.

View the full list of sessions

Circle of Security Parenting™
Audience: Parents/Caregivers

At times, all parents feel lost or without a clue about what our child might need from us. Imagine what it might feel like if you were able to make sense of what your child was really asking from you. The Circle of Security Parenting™ program is based on decades of research about how secure parent-child relationships can be supported and strengthened.

Learning objectives of the training:

• Understand your child’s emotional world by learning to read their emotional needs.
• Support your child’s ability to successfully manage emotions.
• Enhance the development of your child's self-esteem.
• Honour your innate wisdom and desire for your child to be secure.

This will be a series of sessions that build on one another—October 27 and November 24. There will be a limit to the group size, but we’ll try to accommodate anyone interested through additional sessions.

The link to register was sent directly to all current PALS families or contact your school for more information.

Term 1 report cards for elementary, elementary/junior high and standalone junior high schools

Students dismissed one hour earlier than usual

The EIPS Early Learning team has planned several upcoming sessions for current PALS families to help children build on the skills they’re learning in our PALS classrooms and offer some fun activities you can participate in with your child.

We invite you to join us for any or all upcoming sessions that fit your schedule in October through December. Many sessions have both a daytime and evening option. Some sessions are designed for parents/caregivers while others are designed for PALS students to join in as well! Sessions will generally take place via Microsoft Teams or Zoom, and the links to join will be sent to all registered families prior to the session date.

View the full list of sessions

Play is the Work of a Child
Audience: Parents/Caregivers

Join us to discuss the role of play in child development, how to understand your child’s type of play and how you can join in or facilitate play. With the holiday season approaching, you may even find some ideas for what your child would enjoy as a gift, either homemade or something available commercially. Play helps to relieve stress and build brains—at all ages!

The link to register was sent directly to all current PALS families or contact your school for more information.

The EIPS Early Learning team has planned several upcoming sessions for current PALS families to help children build on the skills they’re learning in our PALS classrooms and offer some fun activities you can participate in with your child.

We invite you to join us for any or all upcoming sessions that fit your schedule in October through December. Many sessions have both a daytime and evening option. Some sessions are designed for parents/caregivers while others are designed for PALS students to join in as well! Sessions will generally take place via Microsoft Teams or Zoom, and the links to join will be sent to all registered families prior to the session date.

View the full list of sessions

Play is the Work of a Child
Audience: Parents/Caregivers

Join us to discuss the role of play in child development, how to understand your child’s type of play and how you can join in or facilitate play. With the holiday season approaching, you may even find some ideas for what your child would enjoy as a gift, either homemade or something available commercially. Play helps to relieve stress and build brains—at all ages!

The link to register was sent directly to all current PALS families or contact your school for more information.

The EIPS Early Learning team has planned several upcoming sessions for current PALS families to help children build on the skills they’re learning in our PALS classrooms and offer some fun activities you can participate in with your child.

We invite you to join us for any or all upcoming sessions that fit your schedule in October through December. Many sessions have both a daytime and evening option. Some sessions are designed for parents/caregivers while others are designed for PALS students to join in as well! Sessions will generally take place via Microsoft Teams or Zoom, and the links to join will be sent to all registered families prior to the session date.

View the full list of sessions

Stretch, Wiggle, Giggle!
Audience: Parents/Caregivers and PALS students

This is an interactive, play-based, mindfulness and movement class for you and your children. Children are adventurously curious and creative learners who are built to move, but how do we help those busy little bodies slow down? In this session, we’ll stretch, wiggle and giggle our way through playful movements.

The link to register was sent directly to all current PALS families or contact your school for more information.

Schools closed to staff and students

Schools closed to staff and students

Schools closed to staff and students

Schools closed to staff and students

Central Services closed

Schools closed to staff and students

Schools closed to staff and students

Schools closed to staff and students

Schools closed to staff and students

Central Services closed

Schools closed to staff and students

Schools closed to staff and students

Central Services closed

Schools closed to staff and students

Schools closed to staff and students

Schools closed to staff and students

Schools closed to staff and students

Schools closed to staff and students

Schools closed to staff and students

Schools closed to staff and students

Central Services closed

Schools closed to staff and students

Students dismissed one hour earlier than usual

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Schools closed to students

Students dismissed one hour earlier than usual

Schools closed to staff and students

Schools closed to staff and students

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Schools closed to staff and students

Central Services closed

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Students dismissed one hour earlier than usual

Schools closed to students

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Term 2 report cards for elementary, elementary/junior high and standalone junior high schools

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Schools closed to staff and students

Schools closed to staff and students

Schools closed to staff and students

Schools closed to staff and students

Schools closed to staff and students

Schools closed to staff and students

Students dismissed one hour earlier than usual

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Schools closed to staff and students

Central Services closed

Schools closed to staff and students

Central Services closed

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Students dismissed one hour earlier than usual

Schools closed to students

Schools closed to staff and students

Schools closed to staff and students

Central Services closed

Students dismissed one hour earlier than usual

National Indigenous Peoples Day is a day for all Canadians to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. 

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Central Services closed

Schools closed to staff and students

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