Nellie Carlson School
4110 MacTaggart Drive NW T6R 0M8 Edmonton, AB, Canada

Please join us for our first school council meeting of 2022. If you would like an item added to the agenda please email our Chair, Jeni Muddle at [email protected] by Tuesday noon. Agenda and Minutes available on schoolzone.

Last week to place your orders for Little Caesars Pizza Kits! Follow the link: https://www.pizzakit.ca/fundraising-products Fundraiser ID#: 390887... Follow the prompts to setup and account and place your order! These kits are delicious are great to have on hand in your freezer for those nights when you just don't know what to make for dinner. And the Crazy Bread is a real treat on Saturday night while watching episodes of Yellowstone. Sales close January 30th.

AHS, in collaboration with The Mental Health Foundation, is proud to offer FREE online programming for parents and caregivers of children and youth. See the February Newsletter and find out more about AHS Caregiver Sessions. https://drive.google.com//12fsGI65b2PMVKF-MASyKW1F-1/view

For most schools, there are no classes Monday, January 31 for a Professional Development (PD) Day. Find more important dates and holidays for 2021-22: https://bit.ly/335ftpg.

Can you see yourself as a champion of local K-12 education? Consider running to be an Edmonton Public Schools Trustee this fall. Learn more about the role of a Trustee and Board at https://bit.ly/33wv3uF.

School supplies for the 2021/22 school year is available to be ordered online. This year you have the option for home delivery, school delivery or warehouse pick up. Simply click on this link to place your order and/or access your list: https://www.write-on.ca/shop/ * Please note, students entering Kindergarten in September 2021 will not have a supply list as they will be provided by their teacher and cost will be included in their school fees. FOR ONLINE ORDERS: Go to ww...w.write-on.ca Click on PARENTS Order Here School Name: Nellie Carlson School - EDMONTON Choose your grade and place your order. Complete your order by clicking ‘PLACE ORDER’ You will receive an automatic email confirmation to confirm your order has been received We accept VISA, MC, AMEX, Visa Debit and Interac On-line. See more

Yesterday, the Government of Alberta announced new public health measures. Starting May 7, Kindergarten to Grade 6 students will move to at-home learning. K12 ...students will learn at home until May 21. Due to a teachers’ day in lieu and a non-instructional day, in-person learning will resume on May 27. Learn more about the transition to at-home learning: https://bit.ly/3nOTBbB.

Yesterday, YourAlberta (Government of Alberta) announced that starting May 3, Grades 712 students in Edmonton will shift to online learning as part of new, tar...geted regional health measures. Grades 712 students in our Division shifted to online learning on April 22 and this news means that we have an anticipated return to in-person learning on May 17 instead of May 6 as originally planned. Read more: https://bit.ly/3e4djwH.

Thanks to everyone who let us know how their child will learn for Quarter 3. We are working to finalize learning groups and assign teachers. The process is comp...lex and takes time. This means it’s possible that students won’t hear from their online teacher until the first day of Quarter 3 on Feb. 2. For more info on the process, visit https://bit.ly/3qWQsqC If your child is switching from online to in-person learning, please contact your school directly if you have questions about the return to school.

Pink Shirt Day FUNdraiser! February 24th The NCFA is proud to support Pink Shirt Day on February 24th this year! Pink ...Shirt Day is about supporting each other, working together and treating others with dignity and respect. We are selling T-Shirts for $15 and Hoodies for $25. DEADLINE to order is Friday FEBRUARY 5th! https://ncsfundraising.wordpress.com/ This year we are donating $1 from every item sold to the Dare to Care Organization. https://www.daretocare.ca/ Dare to Care is a unique program regarded as the most comprehensive and practical bully prevention program in Canada. The NCFA has partnered with a local Edmonton company, Above and Beyond Promotions http://www.abpromo.ca/ to source out great quality T-Shirts and Hoodies. Above and Beyond Promotions has also committed to donate $1 for every item sold! Show your support by wearing a PINK T-shirt or Hoodie on February 24th! You will show your support of programs that encourage healthy self esteem and teach empathy, compassion and kindness. Something that Nellie Carlson School believes in and teaches our children on a daily basis! All orders will be ready for pick up at Nellie Carlson School on February 19. If you are ordering but not from the school or can not pick up on the 19th, NO PROBLEM! Send us an email to make alternate arrangements. [email protected] Thank you in advance to everyone that chooses to support PINK SHIRT DAY and Dare to Care! BE KIND ALWAYS!

***A HUGE thank you to all of you that came out and supported the NCFA and Nellie Carlson today by donating your empties! We are so grateful for your gener...osity and participation! We couldn’t have done it without you! Thank you to the Green Bottle Depot for being so great to work with! Congratulations to our 4 lucky winners of the $25 GC of your choice. We will be in contact with you! Graham Ogden Kim Sayers Keith Gin Ali Wilson *********** We’re here at the Green Bottle Depot today until 3pm! Come to the large bay doors and we’ll unload your vehicle for you!! & Enter to win 1 of 4 $25 GC’s!

The form to choose how your child will learn in Quarter 3 is now available in parent SchoolZone accounts. Let us know this week whether you’d like your child to learn online or in person from Feb. 1 to April 20. The deadline to let us know is Jan. 8 at 4 p.m.

Did you know, our maintenance employees delivered 20,000 litres of disinfectant to schools, changed 30,000 air filters and completed 1,200 computer network upgr...ades during the COVID-19 pandemic? Their everyday duties are instrumental to the way our schools and buildings operate, especially this year. Today we’re celebrating Maintenance Employees’ Appreciation Day. Thank you to staff and CUPE Local 784 for keeping our working and learning environments safe and secure.

Last month, the province announced new public health measures to slow the spread of COVID-19. These measures include a week of at-home learning for K-12 student...s after winter break from Jan. 4 to 8. If you have a child in Kindergarten to Grade 6, your school will provide more information about how students will learn during the week of at-home learning. Online students and students in Grades 7 to 12 will continue with their online learning routine established before winter break. Students in need of specialized supports who were learning in person before the break can continue to do so from Jan. 4 to 8.

Scoops Cookie Dough AND Little Caesars Pizza Kits!! Cookie Dough - https://futurefundraising.com/online/store/ **please note: the link will indicate there is ...cheesecake however it is not being offered at this time*** Little Caesars - https://www.pizzakit.ca/fundraising-products (Products-Shop-Fundraiser ID # 389241) Online ordering is open with delivery date set for Feb 19 (no exceptions due to the frozen state of the product). Please make sure you, or someone, can pickup on this date. Enjoy some delicious pizza and cookies during your days at home. What a fun way to gather the family together by making homemade pizzas and yummy cookies for dessert. An activity everyone can enjoy (with half the work). Not to mention, you’re supporting the school and furthering your child’s education. Ordering is now open until Feb 5th for pizza and Feb 9 for cookies. Get them now while you can! -NCFA Team

There are no classes from December 21 to January 1 for winter break. Classes resume with a week of at-home learning for most students starting Monday, January 4.... If your school has a modified calendar, these dates may be different. Find more important dates and holidays: https://bit.ly/335ftpg See more

How will your child learn for Quarter 3? The parent choice form is now available in SchoolZone, so please fill it out to choose between in-person and online lea...rning by Jan. 8 at 4 p.m. Families who don’t have access to SchoolZone can contact their school with their choice once schools reopen on January 4, 2021. This decision determines how your child will learn for Quarter 3, from Feb. 1 to April 20. Visit our website for more information and step-by-step instructions: https://bit.ly/3nVGowD

Help us provide a welcoming school environment for all students. If you’re passionate about special education, apply now to join our Inclusive Education Advisory Committee

Last week, the Government of Alberta announced new targeted measures to help slow the spread of COVID-19 in the province. As we start Quarter 2 today, the safet...y of our staff and students remains our priority. Read a letter from the Superintendent about how these new measures impact our schools: https://bit.ly/3pA6J4H See more

Calling all NCS student artists!! Do you want to show off your art skills? Do you want to have the chance for your art to be on the cover of this year's Yearbook? This is the contest for you! The Yearbook committee is looking for student artwork to decorate the front of our yearbook. If you are interested, please submit a closeup, high quality photo of your finished artwork to the google form found on schoolzone. This contest closes January 4th. This contest is only open to ...students of Nellie Carlson School. Artwork must be school appropriate and submitted in a JPEG format. https://forms.gle/8qnBAKyxRaVcaQoA7

It’s time to think about how you’d like your child to learn for Quarter 3. The form to make your selection will be available on SchoolZone from Dec. 28 to Jan. ...8. So take some time over winter break to think about whether you’d like your child to learn online or in person during Quarter 3, from Feb. 1 to April 20. See more

This week, schools planned activities to commemorate Indigenous Veterans Day and Remembrance Day. Staff and students took time to learn about and reflect on the... contributions of Canada’s armed forces. Watch a powerful performance from students at Victoria School to honour the sacrifice and service of Canada’s military, and to encourage us to take time to remember and reflect. See more

Thanks to everyone who let us know how their child will learn for Quarter 2. We are working to finalize learning groups and assign teachers for students startin...g new online classes. The process is complex and will take time. This means it’s possible that students starting new online classes won’t hear from their teacher until the first day of Quarter 2 on Nov. 16. For more info on the process, visit https://bit.ly/3l6CAr6 If your child is switching from online to in-person learning, please contact your school directly if you have questions about the return to school.

Dear parents and guardians, We have received poppy pins and stickers from the Edmonton Poppy Fund. We have decided to give each student one but cannot accept cash donations. If you would like to help support our veterans and the family members that rely on them, you are welcome to donate online at www.poppyboxabnwt.com or via your phone (see information attached). These donations are used to help veterans and their families with items such as food or rent. Any amount is greatly appreciated.