Resources for Families
Resources for Families is now available for February with tips on how to help your children with school.
Re-Imagining our Sherwood Park Schools: Student, Program, and Boundary Planning
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, Mills Haven will be hosting a special School Council meeting on March 7 at 6:00 pm, 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)467-5556 to let us know if you plan to join us for this conversation.
For more information about this project, please contact Principal Kaye Schindeler at (780)467-5556 or refer to www.eips.ca/re-imagining.
Support for Students
Has Your Child Suffered a Loss in the Family? This loss could be due to separation or divorce of parents, the death of someone close or some other painful loss for the family. Our school Counsellor is introducing a peer support group to help students deal with their loss. Please follow the ling for more information.
Volunteers Needed February 13, 15 and 16
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The Scholastic Book Fair is coming in February and School Council needs volunteers. Volunteers are needed to set up on February 13 as well as to run the book fair from 4:30 - 7:30 pm on February 15 and 16 during our Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences. If you can help, please call the office at (780)467-5556.
Registration 2012/2013
If you are interested in registering at Mills Haven in either the English Program or German Bilingual Program, please download the registration form and drop it off or fax it to the school.
Call: 780-467-5556 or Email: karen.doblanko@ei.educ.ab.ca for more information.
School Education Plan and Results Report
Our Mills Haven School SEP is now available for your perusal. This is our School Education Plan and Results Report for this school year.
Active After School!
The Active After School Program has modified its programming for 2012. The programs will only run on early dismissal days. There are many new and exciting activities that are being planned for our Mills Haven students. Take a look and see what is coming up in the New Year!
For more information please read the Active After School Parent Letter.
Milk Program
**Milk sales for 2011 are now completed. Sales will resume on Thursday January 12, 2012. Students can still purchase Milk Cards weekly in January. Starting in February, money for milk cards will due the first Friday of the month.
No Parking/ Dropping off Zones
Please do not park or drop off students in the following locations:
The accessible parking area, the bus lanes from 8:20 - 8:40, or the staff parking lot. We are having many parents who are risking the safety of our students and our staff.
Thank you for your cooperation.
February Newsletter Now Online
February Mills Haven Newsletter is now available. If you are having trouble reading the newsletter, try downloading the latest Adobe Reader at http://www.adobe.com/products/reader.html.
Why Learn German? January/February Edition
Learning Languages in Alberta-What effect will learning another language have on my child's English language skills?
In studies that looked at the effect of learning another language on first language skills, the results have been positive. Students in second language programs readily transfer the skills they learn in one language to the other. They learn a lot about the English language by looking for similarities and differences between English and the language they are learning.
All Alberta students take the same English language arts program and are expected to achieve the same standards. In early immersion programs, because of the initial focus
on learning the second language, students do lag behind peers in the regular program in some English skills. However, they quickly catch up once they have had one or two years of English language arts. By Grade 5 or Grade 6, children in immersion programs do as well as or better than those in the English language program.
Many studies have found that English skills are actually enhanced by learning another language. Immersion and bilingual program students often outperform students in the regular program in some English skill areas. Want to help improve your child's English language skills? Suggest learning another language!
Stay Informed! Minutes to Meetings
As a general rule, School Council, Mills Haven School and Student Enhancement Society, and the German Bilingual Association hold monthly meetings on the second Tuesday of the month. Please check our calendar to the right to find meeting dates and times.
Minutes to the latest meetings:
School Council November Minutes
School Council October Minutes
