Tag: Education

  • Turner Valley School News ~ Mrs. Fredricksen’s Grade 2 Peace Book

    Turner Valley School News ~ Mrs. Fredricksen’s Grade 2 Peace Book

    In November our Grade 2 class read The Peace Book by Todd Parr. They were then asked to reflect on what made them feel peaceful and happy. They each created one page for a class book. Following are their responses. Peace is having a family by Jeffrey Peace is having fun by Hunter Peace is being free by Jenna Peace is…

  • FSD News ~ English Language Learners Mentorship

    FSD News ~ English Language Learners Mentorship

    ELL Mentorship in High River: École Secondaire Highwood High School teacher Whitney Smith’s English Language Learners (ELL) visited École Joe Clark School on November 20th to read with ELL students there. Sarah Clark, Principal of Divisional Programming, including English as a Second Language (ESL) programming, reports that it was great to see the students so…

  • Foothills School Division – Building for the Future

    Foothills School Division – Building for the Future

    New School Requests Superintendent John Bailey and Assistant Superintendent of Corporate Services, Drew Chipman, recently met with Alberta Education Capital Planning representatives to move new school requests forward, particularly discussion regarding the new K-9 school in Okotoks that has been approved for FSD. The challenge is trying to identify a suitable site as the Town…

  • Millarville School News – Principal’s Message for December

    Millarville School News – Principal’s Message for December

    December is finally here and the Christmas season started off with a bang last week with our grade 6-8 students’ performance at Oilfields for our annual junior high band concert. I remember fondly my time in junior high when I first picked up the trombone, blew my first couple of notes and then was asked…

  • Millarville Community School is proud to present It’s Christmas, Carol!

    Millarville Community School is proud to present It’s Christmas, Carol!

    Thursday, December 11, 2014 Doors open at 6:45 p.m. Show 7:00 p.m. Please join the students from Kindergarten to Grade 8 as we share a seasonal musical that sees a very Scrooge-like Elf named Carol change from bitter to better through the power of friendship and caring. As this musical takes place in Santa’s Workshop,…

  • Turner Valley School News – Holiday News

    Best wishes for a Joyous Holiday From the Staff at Turner Valley School Christmas Vacation Dec.19-Jan. 4, 2015 Administrator’s Message: Greetings to all of our Turner Valley families! It’s hard to believe that we are already into the winter holiday season. Fall has been very busy for our staff, students, and volunteers. I would just like to say to…

  • Turner Valley School: Ask the Principal – Snow Hill

    Turner Valley School: Ask the Principal – Snow Hill

    Winter is here….and what about that snow hill? Snow is such a wonderful thing, so many of us have had great memories and experiences playing in the snow. And there is nothing more exciting for a child then an enormous mound of snow to play on. The concern I have had brought up is about behavior and location of the…

  • From the Teacher’s Desk ~ Finding Joy in the Craft of Teaching

    By Leonard Quilty We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world. – Buddha One of the things that drew me into the teaching profession thirty years ago was that I felt I had something important to say to my students. Of course, my…

  • Bill 10 Paused for Further Consultation with Albertans

    Bill 10 Paused for Further Consultation with Albertans

    Premier Jim Prentice issued the following statement (Dec 4): “Ladies and Gentlemen, as you are aware I returned to the province last evening, following meeting with the Premiers of Ontario and Quebec and a meeting this morning with Governor Christie of New Jersey. “I am here this afternoon to speak to Bill 10 and to…

  • Longview School News ~ Longview Eagle

    Longview School News ~ Longview Eagle

    The Eagles’ Nest Brave is something you have to be to fly high in the sky, to search for mice in tunnels wide, Strong is something you want to be to lift fish up to 50 pounds, to circle and dive to catch your prey. That deserves a gift. Men and women work hard to…

  • Bill 10 Provides a Safer Learning Environment for Students

    Bill 10, the Act to Amend the Alberta Bill of Rights to Protect our Children will provide students with a safer learning environment while respecting parental rights and the autonomy of school boards. This legislation supports a zero-tolerance attitude towards bullying and discrimination based on sexual orientation or any other grounds. It also enshrines the…

  • $10-million gift establishes DNA Science Centre

    $10-million gift establishes DNA Science Centre

    All cancers have one thing in common — a mistake in the DNA The University of Calgary will study how cells detect and repair DNA damage, using this research to reduce cancer rates and improve treatments for cancer patients. The research will take place in the newly created Robson DNA Science Centre. The centre was…

  • Senator Doug Black showcasing local Alberta youth artwork for 2014 holiday cards

    Senator Doug Black showcasing local Alberta youth artwork for 2014 holiday cards

    OTTAWA, Dec. 1, 2014 – For the second year in a row, Alberta-elected Senator Doug Black has selected artwork from two different Alberta schools to use for his holiday cards. The two winning pieces come from École Beau Meadow School in Beaumont, Alberta, and King Edward School from Edmonton, Alberta. “It’s wonderful to see all…

  • Trace: Reflections on Landscape at Turner Valley School

    Trace: Reflections on Landscape at Turner Valley School

    A trace is a mark left by the passage of a person, animal or thing on the physical environment. Often it is barely perceivable and temporary, soon being removed by time and nature. Sometimes it persists for longer, permanently altering the landscape. This exhibition is an attempt to record, or make visible, that trace for…

  • SUBWAY® Restaurants Raises Nearly $200,000 for Alberta School Programs

    SUBWAY® Restaurants Raises Nearly $200,000 for Alberta School Programs

    Typically, when schools want to raise funds for programs or initiatives, they need to turn to selling chocolate bars or holding bake sales. Now, thanks to SUBWAY® Restaurants, Alberta schools have been able to take advantage of a healthy and profitable program called Peel-a-Deal. How it works: 20,000 cards, that come with ten peel-off coupons…