Bruderheim School Parent Newsletter
September 22st, 2023
From the Principal
We’ve had another great week at school! On Thursday, our students participated in a Truth & Reconciliation project in partnership with the Town of Bruderheim and local Indigenous Artists, Ellie and her daughter Stacey. Stay tuned for more information coming soon! We ended the week with our annual Terry Fox Run on Friday! It was a beautiful fall day for the event and a very important one as we honour one of our Canadian heroes and raise money for cancer research. We will still accept Toonies for Terry on Monday if you forgot to bring in your money this week. We all had a free hot dog lunch provided by our School Council, and thanks to our parent volunteers for preparing and serving it!
We also hope you enjoy the new platform we are using for our weekly newsletter! Thanks to our School Council for supporting this initiative and to Mrs. Bettac for publishing it!
Upcoming Key Dates
September
September 24
Hot Lunch Form for October Due
September 29
Orange Shirt Day
September 30
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
October
October 2-6
READ IN Week
October 3
Swimming Lessons Grades 4-6 (1 pm)
Parent Council Meeting (5:30 pm)
October 4
Early Dismisal (2:00 pm)
October 5
World Teachers' Day
Swimming Grades 1-3 (1:00 pm)
October 6
Professional Learning Day (schools closed to students)
October 9
Thanksgiving Day (schools closed to staff and students)
October 10
Swimming Lessons Grades 4-6 (1:00 pm)
October 11
School-wide Bus Evacuation Drill
Little Elk Island Adventure
October 12
Swimming Lessons Grades 1-3 (1:00 pm)
October 17
Swimming Lessons Grades 4-6 (1:00 pm)
October 18
School Picture Day
October 19
Swimming Lessons Grades 1-3 (1:00 pm)
Before and After School Care
We are ready to provide before and after school care! Parents are able to register on the website at www.lamontdaycare.ca. The program is running in the Moravian church building across the road from Bruderheim School. We will also be offering care for students on PD days, and school closure days (fall/spring break).
We will have staff walk the kids to school, and staff will be waiting for them at the end of the day. Staff will be noticed by wearing a reflector vest and carrying a grey backpack.
Update Your PowerSchool Information
Update your PowerSchool information The EIPS Correction and Verification Form is available online through your PowerSchool Parent Portal (link is provided below). Use the form to access and update your child’s records information—including address, parent and guardian information, emergency contacts and medical information. Reviewing the form and submitting updates ensures the school has the most up-to-date information regarding your child.
When reviewing the form, pay close attention to all listed phone numbers, email addresses and emergency contact information. Also, if you recently moved, now is the time to ensure the Division has your updated address. Throughout the year, the Division and school uses the listed information to communicate with families about important information, including updates, the latest news and events.
Please update by September 22, 2023.
Hot Lunch Program
Hot lunches will be provided 4 days a week-Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays. Please send a lunch on Mondays with your child.
For anyone new to our lunch program, this form allows you to pick what your child would like to eat each day. The more specific choices you make the less waste we have. The monthly menu is always available on the Lamont Elementary School website under "Lunch Calendar."
At the end of the form select "send me a copy" if you want a confirmation email with all your choices listed. Keep your window open for a few minutes to ensure the copy gets sent to you.
Please submit one form per student.
As in the past few years all lunches will be individually packaged and delivered to the classrooms at lunch time.
Please send reusable cutlery for your students to use to help cut down the waste we have every day.
On occasion, for reasons we cannot control we may need to make substitutions to meals.
School Fees
Pay school fees online!
School fee information for the 2023-24 school year will be posted on the PowerSchool Parent Portal in late September. All fees are due within 30 days of being posted. To access your fee information, simply log in to the PowerSchool Parent Portal and go to “Student Fees.” There you can view your fees and pay online using a credit card. Links are provided below.
Don’t forget to log in to the PowerSchool Parent Portal regularly throughout the year. Fees are often added to your child’s account to cover the cost of certain school activities such as field trips, class projects, athletic-team fees and more.
If you’re unable to pay your school fees, you can apply to have certain fees waived by submitting an Application for a Waiver of Fees.
The application deadline is Dec. 15, 2023.
For more information about school fees, waivers and payment deadlines visit eips.ca. Alternatively, contact Ms. Carlson at Bruderheim School at 780-796-3936.
School Messenger App
Download the SchoolMessenger App
Bruderheim School and the Division use the SchoolMessenger platform for communicating with families—through both phone and email. Be sure to add communications@eips.ca and general.bru@eips.ca to your safe sender list to avoid having important messages funneled into your junk mail folder.
You can directly manage your phone and email subscription preferences through SchoolMessenger. Simply log in to your account—or create one if you don’t already have one—and select the message types you’d like to receive to each phone number and email address on file.
The easiest way to stay connected is to download the SchoolMessenger app. Get the latest updates direct to your mobile device and enable push notifications to never miss a message. Families can also check back on past messages—for up to 30 days—directly in the app rather than searching to find an old message buried in your inbox. Download the SchoolMessenger app from the App Store or Google Play today.