Win Ferguson Elementary

Our January Newsletter has been posted to the website. Please click on the Newsletter link to view it as well as past monthly newsletters.

There is important information regarding boundary requests, parent/teacher conferences, and upcoming events at the school that shines! 

Win Ferguson is proud to announce that we will be hosting a fine arts residency program January 23-27, 2012.  A huge thank-you to our SAC committee, and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts for providing the financial support to facilitate this awesome experience for our students.  A team of artists, from QUEST THEATRE, and our staff and students will work together to create an age appropriate scene based on a title that inspires anti-bullying discussion and learning. This amazing program will culminate with a a final production which will be performed on Friday, January 27 at 1:00 p.m. We hope many parents will be able to attend! Please check the January Newsletter for more information.

We all WIN when we STOP bullying!  

 Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS) is now accepting boundary exemption requests for the 2012/2013 school year. If you would like to submit a request for your child to attend a school other than your designated school, please refer to the process, timelines, and form available at www.eips.ca/boundaries. If you are interested in a school of choice, you must submit the Boundary Exemption Request Form by February 15, 2012.

 If you have questions regarding the boundary exemption process, please contact Mr. Sorochan at 780-998-1441 or Bev Fleming, Associate Superintendent at 780-417-8227.

 Revised Elk Island Public Schools' (EIPS) elementary school boundaries will be implemented in the 2012/2013 school year. Click here for new boundary map - WFG Boundary Map

 Through a consultation process during the 2010/2011 school year, EIPS gathered input from the community on realigning the Fort Saskatchewan school boundaries. Following this process, the Board approved new school boundaries and set the guidelines regarding the grandfathering of students. Grandfathering determines which students are eligible to remain at their current school rather than being directed to their new designated school under the revised boundaries.

 Students currently attending grades 1 through 5 in Fort Saskatchewan are eligible to be grandfathered at their current school for the remainder of their elementary grades. Students currently in Kindergarten will be directed to their 2012/13 designated school for Grade 1 and are not eligible for grandfathering. Younger siblings not yet in school will also be directed to their designated school for the 2012/2013 school year.

New Kindergarten students are being directed to register in their designated school.

 A letter will be forthcoming if you qualify for grandfathering that will ask if you want to be grandfathered, or if you will be transferring to your designated school.

 Families with children not eligible for grandfathering that would like to request their children attend a non-designated school are required to follow the boundary exemption request process. The decision about whether these students will be allowed to attend their non-designated school will depend on available space and resources, and acceptance is not guaranteed.

 Information about the boundary exemption request process, including the timeline for submitting requests and the form to use, is available at www.eips.ca (look for the graphic enticer on the home page). Boundary exemption requests for the 2012/2013 school year must be submitted between January 9 and February 15, 2012. Principals will contact families regarding their decisions by March 9, 2012.

 As per Board Policy 17, Student Transportation Services, students who choose to attend a school other than their designated school (including students who are grandfathered) assume responsibility for their transportation to and from school. School of choice busing services on a yellow school bus may be available for a fee. School of choice transportation fees for the 2012/2013 school year will be determined in April. Transportation fees for the 2012/2013 school year are due June 30, 2012. Families interested in school of choice busing must contact EIPS' Student Transportation at 780-417-8151 to inquire about availability and make transportation arrangements.

Please remember that smoking is not allowed on school property. We also ask parents and visitors to refrain from throwing cigarette butts out of car windows while waiting for students in the parking lot.

While we recognize that people have the right to choose to smoke, we ask that those who smoke do so responsibly.

Thank you for your cooperation!

We ask parents to please wait for students in the front foyer when picking your child up at the end of the day. Please DO NOT proceed further into the school unless you have checked in with the secretaries and are wearing a Win Ferguson Visitor Tag. Thank you for your cooperation.

Win Ferguson Community School has a tradition of excellence in all of its programming. Our dedicated staff works diligently to ensure the needs of all students are met. This is a tradition we are extremely proud of. In addition to an exemplary staff and student body, we are fortunate to have a committed group of outstanding parents and community members who support our school programs and activities.

There are many wonderful and exciting learning opportunities that take place throughout the school year. From Opening Day to our Year-end Celebration, these activities promote lifelong learning in an environment that is both supported and nurtured by our learning community.

We believe the education of our students is best achieved by a team approach that includes the child, the home and the school. The development and maintenance of this partnership is truly vital. We look forward to working together in the best interests of each one of our students. We understand that our children are society's most precious resource.

We are very proud to be "The School that SHINES!"

Have a wonderful year!

Ralph Sorochan

Principal

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