École Élémentaire Ardrossan Elementary School

Thank you and merci beaucoup!

Thank you to the many people who helped to make this fundraiser such a great success. Due to your overwhelming support, our school managed to raise over $21, 500.00 in donations for the Northern Alberta Make a Wish Foundation and the Stollery Children's Hospital. This would not have been possible without the help of our parent volunteers, volunteer stylists and all of the people who donated pledges.

Most of all we would like to thank the brave participants in our Hair Massacure on February 10th. Your demonstration of compassion and bravery was inspirational. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

Welcome to École Élémentaire Ardrossan Elementary School

Welcome and "bienvenue" to École Élémentaire Ardrossan Elementary School

Success for All ~ le succès à la portée de tous

Mission Statement

The École Élémentaire Ardrossan Elementary School community believes that all students can succeed in our respectful, safe and caring learning environment.La communauté de l'école Adrossan Elementary School croît que chaque élève peut réussir dans un environnement d'apprentissage entouré de respect, de sécurité et de soins.

Vision

We believe that the École Élémentaire Ardrossan Elementary School provides an exemplary learning environment that fosters success through:

-a warm, welcoming, caring and respectful school community

-meaningful learning experiences for all

-high expectations for academics, behavior and citizenship

-a strong focus on Character Education

-diversified programs which allow students to achieve to their full potential

-the recognition of individual differences, interests and abilities

-language learning opportunities in French Immersion and French as a Second Language

-a love of life-long learning

-a respectful and collaborative active partnership between students, staff, parents and our community

-the use of 21^st Century technology to develop learning

-respectful and kind behavior of students

-effective communication

-best practices in teaching, assessment and instruction.

If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact the office at 780-922-2066 and someone would be happy to help you!

We are the school of choice for parents looking for a strong school community supported by high expectations in their education. Our students, parents and teachers work collaboratively and supportively to develop their potential in an environment based on trust, respect and hope. Students are supported through conflict resolution skills and character education. It is a place where people are filled with a positive outlook on life; it is a place where people work hard, celebrate their accomplishments and provide support during difficult times.

École Élémentaire Ardrossan Elementary School, a dual-track school offering both a regular English program and a French Immersion program, is located 10 minutes east of Sherwood Park. All but a few of the approximately 500 students are bussed to school, and come from acreages and farms and communities in the surrounding area. Since this is the designated French Immersion School for this area, a number of out of boundary students attend here to take advantage of the French Immersion Program, K-6. French Immersion Junior High and Senior High programs are also available at the nearby Jr. / Sr. High School. The school houses two other system programs as well: GOALS (Generating Occupational Academic and Life Skills) and REACH (Resources in Early Childhood) Program.

École Élémentaire Ardrossan Elementary School is known for its strong emphasis on academics. The teachers and support staff work closely with parents to provide learning opportunities for all students.

École Élémentaire Ardrossan Elementary School offers a variety of opportunities for students to maximize their achievements in the areas of fine arts, academics and physical education. We offer a Daily Physical Activity program to encourage the development of a healthy lifestyle. We are very proud of our students and their achievements.

Parent / Student Handbook

A copy of our Parent / Student Handbook can be downloaded from the About Us Section under documents.

School Supply Lists

School Supply Lists for 2009-2010 School Year are available under the About Us section in Documents. Look for School Supplies and then click on your appropriate grade level or program.

Kindergarten Registration

We are pleased to start accepting registrations for our Kindergarten programs for the 2010-2011 school year as of January 4, 2010. If your child is five years old as of March 1, 2011, then they are eligible for this program. We offer both French Immersion and English Kindergarten programming. English programming runs full days on Tuesdays, Thursdays and some Fridays, and on Mondays and Wednesdays and some Fridays, depending on numbers. The Tuesday, Thursday classes will be filled first before we open up the second option. When you register your child, please ensure that you make a note of your preference for days on your registration form.

French Kindergarten will be offered mornings to begin with. Sufficient registrations will allow us to consider additional classes in both of our programs.

For parents considering registration in either of these programs, English or French Immersion programs, both follow the same Alberta Curriculum for Kindergarten. The difference in the two programs lies in the primary language of instruction.

Elk Island Public Schools is also proud to be able to offer E.L.K. programming, (Early Literacy in Kindergarten), to all Kindergarten students in both programs. This program helps foster a love of literature and reading at a very early age and is offered in English to all students.

If you wish to register, please download and complete the registration form off of our website, in the About Us section. You may also stop by our office to pick one up if you wish! Return the completed form to our office, accompanied by a copy of your child's birth certificate.

For more specific information about our Kindergarten program, please attend our Kindergarten Open House which will be held on Wednesday, February 17 from 6:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. in the North Gymnasium. We look forward to meeting with you and welcoming you to our wonderful school!

Please feel free to also contact us directly with any questions you may have.

Orientation meetings for all registered Kindergarten students will take place in the Fall - we will send out more details at a later date.

Thank you again for your interest in École Élémentaire Ardrossan Elementary School.