Siblings Guaranteed Enrollment at Brander Gardens Again!

With the opening of the new school for MacTaggart, Magrath and SW Terwillegar students, the suspension of the sibling rule for Brander Gardens has been reversed.  This means siblings of currently enrolled students are now guaranteed enrollment at Brander Gardens again!

For more information check the Edmonton Public School's website: http://www.epsb.ca/ 

February News

Welcome Back!

Our First Parent Council Meeting of 2016 was held on January 25.  Thanks to all the parents/guardians who attended.

Items of note for February:

February 1, 2016 - PD Day - No School
February 2, 2016 - Kindergarten Registration Opens
February 4, 2016 - Hot Lunch Day  (Please note the original day was Feb. 5th)
February 5, 2016 - Division II Skiing Trip
February 15, 2016 - Family Day - No School
February 25 & 26th - Teacher's Convention - No School

Items of note for March:

March 1, 2016 - Annual Carnival Celebration
March 1, 2016 - French Immersion Open House @ 7:00 PM for all SW Edmonton FI schools
March 9, 2016 - Kindergarten Open House - 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
March 14, 2016 - Pre-enrolment for existing students opens online (closes April 15th, 2016)

Running Club (gr. 3-6) and Scrabble Club (gr. 3-6)  are ongoing.
Recorder Karate has also started for those learning the recorder in music class.
Grade 1 choir will run from mid-Feb to Spring Break, they will perform at the March assembly

Alberta Government Document on Guidelines for Best Practices

For those interested in reading the published document by the Government of Alberta, it can be found here:

https://education.alberta.ca/media/1626737/91383-attachment-1-guidelines-final.pdf