Parent Handbook 2012-2013

PARENT HANDBOOK

Lochearn Elementary School

Wild Rose Public Schools

5416 – 54th Street

Rocky Mountain House, AB

T4T 1S6

Mrs. Danielle Spencer

Principal

Mrs. Colleen Sinclair

Vice-Principal

Telephone: 403.845.3721

Safe Phone: 403.845.4068

Fax: 403.845.9685

Website: https://sites.google.com/a/wrsd.ca/lochearn-school/

Twitter: Twitter @ lochearnschool

Facebook: Lochearn School

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Message from the Principal’s desk . . .

On behalf of the entire staff, I extend a warm

welcome back to our returning families. For

those of you who are new to Lochearn

Elementary, I wish you a special welcome to

your new school. I hope that you will soon feel

that you are an important part of the Lochearn

School Community.

We are all very excited about beginning another

school year at Lochearn. We plan to continue

with many of the wonderful programs of the

past and eagerly anticipate bringing new

activities to our school program. We look

forward to getting to know your children, to

connecting with each of you, and hope you take

an active role in the school.

There is no debate about the fact that family

involvement in schools boosts student

achievement. Families and parents can support

their children’s schooling by volunteering,

attending school functions, and being aware of

classroom activities. They can become more

involved by helping their children improve their

schoolwork through encouragement, modeling

desired behavior (such as reading for pleasure),

monitoring and helping with homework, and

tutoring at home. When the family is involved

in their children’s school, children benefit,

schools benefit, and families benefit.

We wish both you and your children a very

productive and enriching year at Lochearn!

Sincerely,

Danielle Spencer, Principal

MOTTO

Learning Together We Excel

MISSION

Together we develop learning to achieve

each student’s fullest potential.

VISION

Lochearn School is a respectful environment

with a high standard of learning that is

developed through collaboration and

through student confidence in learning.

WE VALUE

a respectful environment that

encourages risk taking and recognition of

individual differences

inquiry based learning

instruction that is focused and outcome

based

assessment for learning that

demonstrates student awareness and

responsibility

professionalism and excellence through

team collaboration and growth

opportunities

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At Lochearn School we follow a Balanced School day. Students have two breaks to play and to

have lunch. With the two eating times, you may want to consider packing your child’s lunch

differently.

Balanced School Day

Monday to Friday

Bell Schedule

Please note there is NO outdoor supervision before 8:30 a.m. on school days.

Children must not be dropped off before 8:30 a.m.

Enter School 8:49

Learning Time 8:59 – 10:43

1st Break (recess) 10:43 – 11:04

1st Break (lunch) 11:04 – 11:19

Learning Time 11:19 – 1:07

2nd Break (recess) 1:07– 1:29

2nd Break (lunch) 1:29 – 1:44

Learning Time 1:44 – 3:33 (Dismissal)

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Important dates to mark on your calendar. . .

September, 2012

4th First Day for Students

18th Photo Day, K2, K3, Grades 1-5

19th Photo Day, K1 & K4

19th Meet and Greet Night (5:30 – 7:00 pm)

21st Teacher/CAAMSE PD Day

October, 2012

3rd School Council Meeting @ noon

5th No School

8th Statutory Holiday

26th Teacher PD Day

Grade 4 & 5 Geography Challenge

November, 2012

7th School Council Meeting @ noon

9th No School (In lieu of P/T Interviews)

16th Portfolios go home

20th Interviews - all grades (4:30 – 7:30 pm)

22nd Teacher PD Day

23rd Teacher PD Day


December, 2012


7th Teacher PD Day

18th Christmas Concert Dress Rehearsal

19th Christmas Concert at noon (K-2 parents)

20th Christmas Concert at noon (3-5 parents)

21st Last Day of Classes

January, 2013

7th School Resumes


February, 2013

1st Teacher/CAAMSE PD Day



21-22 ATA Teacher Convention

March, 2013


7th Portfolios go home

8th Teacher/CAAMSE PD Day



22nd No School (In lieu of P/T Interviews)

25th Spring Break Starts

April, 2013

1st Statutory Holiday

2nd School Resumes

3rd School Council Meeting @ noon

19th Teacher PD Day

Grade 4 & 5 Speech Competition

May, 2013

1st School Council Meeting @ noon

3rd Teacher PD Day

14th Grade 3 PAT (LA, Part A, 9:00 – 10:10 am)

17th No School


June, 2013


7th Teacher PD Day

11th Grade 3 PAT (LA, Part B, 9:00 – 10:00 am)

13th Grade 3 PAT (Math, 9:00 – 10:00 am)

21st Portfolios go home

25th Portfolios to be returned

27th Last Day of Class

28th Teacher PD Day

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Attendance / Safe Phone

Regular attendance is of the utmost

importance for your child. Illness, medical

and/or dental appointments, religious

holidays and family emergencies are

excusable reasons for absence.

If your child will be absent or late, please

contact the school that day via the Safe

Phone line at 403.845.4068 by 9:00 am.

Please indicate your child’s name, class, date,

and reason for absence. Students who miss

an unreasonable amount of school time

place their academic success in jeopardy.

The school will notify parents by letter

whenever a student’s attendance becomes a

concern.

Wild Rose Public Schools employs an

Attendance Officer who investigates any

unreasonable amounts of absenteeism, at

the request of the school.

Reporting to the Office

Parents/Guardians of all students are asked

to report to the office immediately upon

entering the school. If you are picking up

your child from school during the day, you

must sign him/her out using the sign out

book on the front counter in the office. If

you return your child to school during that

day, please sign your child back in.

Child Access/Custody

In situations where parents are separated or

divorced the school MUST, by law, provide

access to the child and the child’s records to

either parent, unless there is a current Court

Order on file stating otherwise. If there is a

custody concern in your family, please

ensure that the school has a copy of any

Court Order in effect.

Students will not be released to anyone

other than parents/legal guardians (i.e.

friends, neighbors, grandparents, or

siblings) during school hours without prior

parental/guardian permission. Permission

should be given in writing when possible.

When not possible, permission by telephone

will be acceptable.

Safe and Caring School

At Lochearn School we participate in the

following programs to ensure a safe and

caring environment:

Locky Door

Seven Habits for Being Green

supervisors wearing orange vests

supervisors outside at the north end,

south end, playground, crosswalk, and bus

lane

adults in our building model respect and

caring ways

Locky Door is located at the back of the

school by the office. Students are

encouraged to use this door during recesses

or before school if they are hurt or if they

need assistance and are unable to find the

outside supervising teacher. If students

need to use the washroom, or retrieve

something from their classroom, they are to

go to Locky table located inside Locky Door

where they will get a hallway pass and be

signed in before they leave Locky table.

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Accident / Illness

In the event of an accident, the school office

will immediately endeavor to contact a

parent/guardian by telephone to ascertain

his/her wishes in respect to medical

attention for their child. If a

parent/guardian cannot be contacted, the

school will get help from the emergency

contacts on file, the emergency department

of the nearest hospital or the emergency

medical service (ambulance).

When students are ill:

Good Health is necessary for learning.

Please do not send your child to school if

they are ill.

If your child becomes ill during the day

we will contact parents or the emergency

contact given to the school.

Student Medication

If your child requires that medication be

administered at school, a Wild

Rose Public School

Permission/Request form must

be completed and returned to

the school office. All medication is kept in a

locked cabinet in the school office.

Medication sent to the school must be in

the original container dispensed by the

pharmacist.

Such requests for administering medication

must:

be of a simplistic nature that a lay person

could successfully perform (i.e. teacher,

teacher assistant, secretary)

be in writing issued by a medical

practitioner or pharmacist

specify the time(s) at which such

medication should be administered

specify the exact dosage and method of

administration

storage instructions (refrigeration, etc.)

specify duration of treatment

outline procedure to be followed in case

of adverse reaction

instructions on the use of an Epi-pen (or

similar)

Peanut Allergies

We have students at Lochearn School who

are severely allergic to peanut products.

Please help keep these children safe by

avoiding lunch or snack

items, such as peanuts or

peanut butter.

Communication

Watch for our school newsletter, on the back

of our monthly school calendar. The

newsletter/calendar will be published

together, once a month, and distributed

during the last week of each month. Also

look for it on the web page. If the need

arises, there will be separate memorandums

that will be distributed during the month.

We will also communicate through the

following means (full contact information on

the front page):

Web Site, Twitter, QR Code

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School Council / Friends of Lochearn

All parents are invited to participate in

Lochearn School Council/Friends of

Lochearn. The first meeting for the 2012 –

2013 school year is Wednesday, September

5th, 2012. The following meetings are the

first Wednesday of each month at 12:00

noon in the old computer lab (Room 198).

Student Telephone Use

Students may use the telephone in case of

illness/injury or when they forget their

lunch or some other item of importance. We

do not allow students to use the telephone to

make arrangements to play at a friend’s

home after school, or for similar reasons.

Parents should try to discuss

arrangements for after school activities

with their child before they leave home in

the morning.

We realize that sometimes emergencies

arise and plans made in the morning must

change. In such cases, messages will be

given to students at the end of the day

before dismissal. Students will not be called

from class to the telephone, except in cases

of extreme emergencies. Valuable learning

time is lost if classes are interrupted.

Two-Shoe Policy

All students are expected to use two sets of

footwear every day to help protect the

floors. Outdoor shoes/boots MUST be worn

to and from school and for outdoor

activities. Indoor shoes are to be worn

inside the building and for physical

education. They should be non-marking and

appropriate for Physical Education. They

should only be worn outside during an

emergency evacuation. With over 350 pairs

of shoes, it is imperative that the owner’s

name be clearly identified!

Lockers

Lockers are the property of Wild Rose Public

Schools and school officials have the right to

search the locker at any time. This includes

the right to have other agencies, including

the police, conduct such searches. These

searches may occur without notice. Locks

are not provided for lockers.

Volunteers / Field Trips

We encourage parents to volunteer in our

school. Please look for the Parent Volunteer

form coming home with your child in

September. In case of an emergency, all

volunteers are required to sign in and out at

the school office. All volunteers, including

parents/guardians, are required to provide a

Criminal Record Check and an Intervention

Record Check (Child Welfare), current

within six months. Kindly contact the office

for further information on obtaining these

documents. Once complete, your checks are

good for the entire time your child is

enrolled at Lochearn School.

Emergency Closures and

Bus Transportation

Announcements regarding the shutdown of

the school’s transportation system will be

made on CHBW 94.5 FM, 98.9 Zed FM, Big

105.5 FM, and KG Country 95.5 FM.

Information regarding transportation

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system shutdowns due to weather may be

obtained from the office of the

Transportation Supervisor at 403.845.4255

or 1.866.445.4255 or from the Wild Rose

Public School website (www.wrsd.ca). The

school will remain open in the event the

transportation system shuts down. We

would ask parents to please use their own

good judgment and care when deciding

whether or not to send their children when

weather conditions are extreme or when

there is a danger of roads becoming blocked,

especially for students in kindergarten,

grade one and two. Although weather and

road conditions can improve markedly

during the day, Wild Rose public School

Policy states that if a bus does not run in

the morning, it will NOT run in the

afternoon.

Inclement Weather

Students are expected to

play outside during

recesses and at recesses.

On some days the weather

may be such that this

expectation will be altered. Symbols will be

placed at the entrances and announcements

will direct the student as to what to do.

No symbol: normal day – students to be

outside.

Green Circle: students may quietly warm up

in their entrance way (-19°c).

Yellow Triangle: Students are to be in their

home rooms as it is too cold (-25°c) or too

wet to be outside.

Students at Lochearn School are required to

wear coats when the temperature is 10°c or

less.

Computer, Internet and E-Mail

Students of Lochearn School are taught the

nine elements of digital citizenship:

1. Digital Etiquette

2. Digital Communication

3. Digital Literacy

4. Digital Access

5. Digital Commerce

6. Digital Law

7. Digital Rights and Responsibilities

8. Digital Health and Wellness

9. Digital Security

Students, who act in a responsible and

considerate manner, following the nine

elements, will be allowed to use the

computers; however, access will be denied if

a student fails to respect them.

For more information, please see:

www.digitalcitizenship.net/Nine_Elements.html

How are we using technology at

Lochearn School?

Image: Courtesy of Thinkfinity, Verizon Foundation and Peter H. Reynolds

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Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2

· students may use the internet when on the

smartboard, netbooks, ipads

· students are supervised and coached AT

ALL TIMES by the teacher when online

· teachers have links preset through their

webpage to ensure all students are safe

· students learn where the “home” button is

and how to find their webpage

· students learn about advertisements when

on webpages and learn why they are there

and learn what happens when you click an

advertisement

· gaming systems including ipod touches,

Nintendo DS’s are to be kept at home

· 7 habits of digital citizenship will be taught

Grade 3


smartboard, netbooks, ipads, ipods

· teachers have links preset through their

webpage

· students learn to search for information

online

· the teacher does pre-searches and ensures

spelling is correct when students enter their

search

· students learn how to comprehend what

they are reading online

· gaming systems including ipod touches,

Nintendo DS’s are allowed at appropriate

times


· Lochearn School is not responsible for lost,

damaged or stolen personal owned devices

Grade 4


smartboard, netbooks, ipads, cell phones,

ipods

· use at appropriate times (learning times,

recess, breaks)

· using it appropriately for learning (going

on the weebly, using calculators, online

dictionary, safe image searches, videos)

· if texting make sure you are respectful and

appropriate

· be responsible with items (put away

properly, look after them in school, home)




Grade 5


smartboard, netbooks, ipads, cell phones,

ipods

· use at appropriate times (learning times,

recess, breaks)

· using it appropriately for learning (going

on the weebly, using calculators, online

dictionary, safe image searches, videos)

· if texting make sure you are respectful and

appropriate

· be responsible with items (put away

properly, look after them in school, home)




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Monthly Assemblies

The last Tuesday or Wednesday of each

month we have monthly assemblies at 12:00

noon in the gym. The days alternate to

accommodate both Kindergarten classes.

September- Tuesday, September 25

October-Wednesday, October 31

November-Tuesday, November 27

December- No Assembly

January- Wednesday, January 30

February- Tuesday, February 26

March- Wednesday, March 20

April- Tuesday, April 30

May- Wednesday, May 29

June- No Assembly

Students are recognized for being:

Be Proactive

Begin with the End in Mind

Put First Things First

Think Win-Win

Seek First to Understand

Synergize

Sharpen the Saw

Each assembly starts and concludes with the

“Lochearn School Song” . . . composed by our

very own, Mr. Armitage and Mrs. Carbino.

I know a place where the sun

shines bright

The people care and you feel

just right

We help each other reach new heights at…

Lochearn School

It fills your head and it fills your heart

To be a good person and do your part

I bet you’re wondering why we’re so smart

it’s…

Lochearn School

If you were gonna ask me today

What’s the best school in every way?

Without a doubt I’d just

have to say it’s…

Lochearn School

If you want success come on and fill your cup

Rock Solid Learning, we’re all hooked up

Wait till you see what we’ve cooked up at…

Lochearn School

Learning together we all excel

What the day will hold, you just can’t tell

I can’t wait to hear that morning bell at…

Lochearn School

Lochearn School!!


1. Be Proactive – Be a leader of your

choices and behaviors

do what’s right, even if it is hard

be polite and use manners

take responsibility for your own

actions

tell the truth

be prepared for class

2. Begin With the End in Mind – Think

about how you would like something to

turn out before you get started

plan ahead/brainstorm

think of the consequences before you

act

always do your best

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3. Put First Things First – Work first then

play

follow directions

listen and learn

take pride in your work

complete your own work

stay on task

4. Think Win-Win – Everyone can win it’s

not me or you it’s both of us

be kind and cooperative

keep hands, objects, and feet to

yourself

care for others

5. Seek First to Understand and Then to be

Understood – Listen first and talk second

use ‘I’ statements

respect feelings of others

be kind and cooperative

use respectful language

6. Synergize – Together is better (Learning

Together We Excel)

take turns

play and work together fairly

no ‘I’ in TEAM

team school spirit

caring for the environment

7. Sharpen the Saw – Have balance in your

life – body, brain, soul, heart

eating healthy

daily physical activity

daily reading

practicing skills

setting goals

be a good friend

* adapted from the works of Sean Covey *

Pro-Active Approach to Bullying Behavior

Character and Citizenship Education:

Character and citizenship education is not a

course. It is a way of nurturing these

attributes by promoting, modeling, teaching,

expecting, celebrating and consciously

practicing them in everyday actions. It is

woven throughout the school day for all

students, through classroom instruction,

extracurricular activities, and school policies

and practices. (Alberta Education /

Character Education)

Bullying is an intentional, hurtful act

carried out repeatedly and over time, which

harms, induces fear and/or creates terror in

the victim. It is characterized by an

imbalance of power between the victim and

the aggressor, and can take several forms

including physical, emotional and social

bullying. It may be verbal in nature (i.e.

name-calling, teasing, threatening, gossiping,

etc.), but can also take the form of non-

verbal harassment such as poking, tripping,

stealing, and destroying the personal

property of others.

Ways We Teach Character and

Responsible Citizenship:


staff reviews the bullying pledge for

adults

classroom reading

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School Counsellor –presentations in

classrooms on character goals

Citizens Against Bullying Pledge for

Adults

I will live by the motto that everyone

deserves respect.

I will listen respectfully and do

something about it when a child tells me

about bullying.

I will take action when I see bullying

happen and insist that appropriate action be

taken by any supervising authorities.

I will model behavior for a young person

that is kind and caring and encourage them

to respect themselves and others.

I will talk to kids about bullying and what

to do about it when it happens to them or

when they see it happening to someone else.

Citizens Against Bullying Pledge for

Young People

I will live by the motto that everyone

deserves respect.

I will try to help kids who are bullied.

I will not watch bullying. If I cannot help

the person being bullied I will walk away.

I will not keep quiet about bullying. I will

tell an adult who can help them.

I will not join in bullying someone else.

I will try to support someone who is

being bullied by being friendly to them and

offering them my help.

I will ask someone who needs a friend to

be my friend.

Homework Expectations

Lochearn School staff’s rationale for

homework:

We believe:

successful students come to school

prepared for work

students must take personal

responsibility for their own learning

school work takes effort

successful students complete their

school work every day

Grade One, Two and Three:

We encourage homework to be done each

school night.

The total time each night should never

exceed 30 minutes.

daily reading / sight work practice

(please record the reading that you do each

night in your reading log)

study / review weekly spelling list

weekly Family Math Number Facts

complete unfinished or missed class

work

Grade Four and Five:

Students are expected to bring completed

homework back to school the following day.

Homework checks are done on a regular

basis. Students are responsible for checking

with their teacher for any assigned work

missed due to absenteeism.

Homework Expectations:

daily reading - 15 minutes

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(please record the reading that you do each

night in your reading log)

study / review weekly spelling list

practice number facts / time tables

occasional project work

complete unfinished or missed class

work

Children in grade four and five should have a

maximum of 30 minutes of homework each

evening. If your child is spending more time

than this, please make sure that you have

discussed this with your child’s teacher.

Parents can provide help with homework

by:

checking your child’s Agenda daily

setting up regular homework times

setting up a homework center in an area

free of distractions

Reporting Periods

All students will bring home a portfolio

binder with their report card and examples

of assessment work they have completed,

one week prior to Parent / Student /

Teacher Interviews. You will have the week

to review the portfolio with your child. The

Parent / Student / Teacher Interview time

will be spent discussing the portfolio and

setting goals for the next school term. We

encourage students to attend and take part

in the interviews. Watch for monthly

Progress Reports. They will be sent home

starting in October.

Student Assessment Goals

The primary purpose of assessment is to

provide ongoing feedback to teachers,

students, and parents in order to enhance

teaching and learning.

Teachers assess for a variety of reasons:

to gather information about what

students know and can do

to monitor student progress

to evaluate student achievement

The categories that will be used for rating

your child’s assessment are as follows:

Excelling:

Demonstrates superior performance and in-

depth understanding of learning outcomes.

Meeting:

Demonstrates consistent performance and

understanding of learning outcomes.

Approaching:

Demonstrates inconsistent performance

understanding of learning outcomes.

Not Yet:

Not yet demonstrates minimal performance

and little understanding of learning

outcomes.

TAQA (formerly Northrock Resources Ltd.)

continues to support our breakfast,

emergency lunch and snack programs. This

program operates out of the kitchen by the

grade one rooms.

Students in need of breakfast are welcome to

come to the kitchen from 8:30-8:49.

Students will be provided with a small

breakfast to take outside. Student snacks

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are available at Locky Door during recess

times. Emergency Lunches will be prepared

in the kitchen for students who come to

school without a lunch during the first

break. This nutrition program has been

developed with the hope that none of our

students will go without food, the basic

requirement needed for optimum learning.

Pedestrian Safety

Lochearn School operates an ongoing

Crosswalk Patrol program. A team of

trained student volunteers

supervises before and after

each school day. Please

direct your children to use

this crosswalk and follow the directions of

our crosswalk patrollers. Please use the

following guidelines when crossing at the

crosswalk:

Point across the road with your arm to

tell drivers you want to cross.

Pause until cars stop. Make eye contact

with drivers.

Proceed with your arm extended when

all cars have stopped. Keep scanning both

sides of the road for hidden dangers.

Drivers cannot always see you.

Look for traffic safety signs, and for

marked crosswalks.

Walk on the sidewalk. If there are no

sidewalks, walk facing traffic.

Cross the road at the corner of the street

or at a marked crosswalk, never cross in the

middle of the road. Watch for cars backing

up and obstacles like cyclists, toys, tree

branches, etc.

Obey pedestrian lights. Cross the street

only when you see the walk sign and only

when all cars have come to a complete stop.

If the walk hand begins flashing, continue

walking.

Cross drive ways and alleys like any

other road. Stop and look left, look right,

ahead and behind to make sure no cars are

coming.

And kids, NEVER run out from between

parked cars or buses.

Playground Safety

Adult supervisors wearing orange vests are

available to help students who are hurt or

not feeling well.

For safety, we ask all students to follow these

rules:

Park your bike on arriving at school. If

you have a scooter or roller blades, put them

away at this time.

Play in your assigned play area. Do not

play in front of the school at anytime as 54th

Street is very busy and too close to traffic.

In the mornings and right after school,

the bus lane is in use. Do not play in or near

the bus lane at these times.

Climb only the equipment that is safe to

do so. Backstops, soccer posts, basketball

posts, and drain spouts are not safe to climb

on at any time.

Keep the school grounds clean and tidy

by placing litter in the garbage containers.

Do not kick or throw balls against the school

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building. Report any broken playground

equipment to the supervisors.

Follow safe pathways on the equipment

such as down the slide, not up the slide.

Return all play equipment (balls,

skipping ropes, etc.) to the classroom

equipment box to avoid them getting lost.

Use only safe equipment. Wooden or

steel bats and hardballs are not safe to bring

to school. Use the softer rubber bats and

balls provided by the school.

Play safe games. Body contact, throwing

hard objects to hit others, and tackling are

not safe activities.

Always choose safety. If you are not sure

about an activity, be sure to ask the

supervisor.

Library Books

Students are responsible for returning their

library books in the same condition that they

were in when signed out. Students who do

not return their

books or return

them damaged will

be responsible for

the replacement

cost. We will charge $15.00 for the

replacement of all library books. This is to

cover the book cost and the cost of

processing the book. Money for books that

are found will not be refunded.

Physical Education

Our school provides a Daily Quality Physical

Education Program. In addition to having

physical education each day, our school

leadership team organizes recess activities

for our students.

Fine Arts

Our school recognizes the importance of the

Fine Arts. We provide music classes twice a

week. As well students in grades three, four,

and five are welcome to participate in our

school choir.

Each day student’s listen to a variety of

composers to encourage their appreciation

of different kinds of music.

In classrooms, students participate in Art

and Drama activities.

We have requested two art displays from

Alberta Society of Artists for our school.

This art work will be displayed in our front

entrance and library.

Bus Rules

Students that ride the bus with Wild Rose

Public Schools must follow the following

rules.

1. The driver is in full charge of the school

bus at all times and students shall obey

him/her promptly and respectfully.

2. The driver shall assign a seat for which

the student shall be held responsible and

he/she shall retain this seat until directed

otherwise by the driver.

3. Students are responsible to be on time

at the bus stop.

4. Unnecessary conversation with the

driver is prohibited.

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5. Classroom conduct is to be observed on

the bus and any disturbance, which may take

the driver’s attention and endanger the safe

operation of the bus, is prohibited.

6. There shall be no tobacco products,

drugs/controlled substances, contra-band or

weapons on any school bus.

7. Students shall not litter the bus or

throw anything out the bus windows.

8. Students shall not extend any part of

their body out the windows.

9. Students shall remain seated while the

bus is in motion.

10. Students shall leave the bus at their

regular stops unless a note from the parent

is presented to the driver requesting a drop-

off at another regular stop.

11. When leaving the bus, students shall

observe the directions of the driver and

watch for traffic before crossing the road.

Students violating these rules may be

reported to the school principal and may be

suspended from riding the bus.


Transportation Department:

403.845.4255 or 1.866.445.4255

Support Services

Various community and government

agencies work with the school to support

students and their families. The following

list includes contact names and numbers:

R.C.M.P. School Resource Officer

Const. Harold Smits: 403.845.2882

Family Wellness Program


First Nations, Métis, Inuit Worker


Mike Schoenthal: 1.800.771.0537

Children’s Mental Health Specialist

Deb Welsch: 403. 844.5235

Alberta Health Services

Speech and Language Pathologists

Amanda McConnell: 403.845.3030

Gail Stewart: 403.845.3030

Alberta Health Services

Public Health Nurse

Gill Ernewein: 403.845.3030

S.H.O.S.

Student Health Outreach Services

Wild Rose Public Schools Trustees:

Bonnie Miller

Ward 4 - Town of Rocky Mountain House,

Town of Nordegg and Rural Population,

West of the Clearwater River in the County

of Clearwater

E-mail: [email protected]

Dixie McLeod

Ward 5 - Town of Rocky Mountain House

E-mail: [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

Documents

Parent Handbook 2012-2013