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AHS declares respiratory illness outbreak
Posted on Sep. 17, 2021As outlined in the Guidance for respiratory illness prevention and management in schools document provided to schools, Vera M. Welsh Elementary School contacted Alberta Health Services today to report…
Welcome Back to School!
Posted on Aug. 27, 2021Aug 31 - Meet the Teachers (1:00 to 3:00) Sept 1 - First Day of school for grade 1, 2 and 3 students Sept 3 - First day of school for half of the Kindergarten students Sept 6 - Labour Day (no school)…
Come Join Us at Vera M Welsh!
Posted on Jul. 7, 2021Come join us at Vera M Welsh! If you have any questions please call the school at 780-623-4672 (leave a message in the summer) or email rob.wicker@nlsd.ab.ca and we will be glad to help! If you would…
Information for the beginning of the 2021/2022 School…
Posted on Jun. 28, 2021Aug. 31 - Meet The Teacher (1:00 - 3:00) Sept. 1 - First day of school for grades 1 to 3 Sept. 3 - First day of school for half of Kindergarten Sept. 6 - Labour Day …
June 2021
Posted on May. 31, 2021June 3rd and 4th - Motivational Magic June 9 - School Council meeting June 17th and 18th - Sports Fun Day June 21 - National Indigenous Peoples Day June 24 - Last day of…
May 2021
Posted on Apr. 29, 2021We are continuing to plan for next school year. If you know of any families with children that will be starting Kindergarten next year please encourage them to follow Vera M Welsh on Facebook…
April at Vera M Welsh
Posted on Apr. 14, 2021
President's Choice Children's Charity donation to…
Posted on Jan. 29, 2021We are very pleased to announce that the President's Choice Children's Charity has donated a total of $9000 to Vera M Welsh Elementary School to enhance our hot lunch program here at Vera M Welsh! This…
February at Vera
Posted on Jan. 29, 2021We appreciate that students are here by 8:45 every morning. It makes it so much easier to transition into the school day when the students are here for the whole routine. Thank you for your continued …
January 2021
Posted on Jan. 9, 2021Return to School We want to thank everyone for the tremendous support you provided for our students during the week of online learning that has now come to an end. We know that many of our students…
2020
December Principal's message
Posted on Nov. 27, 2020Report Cards Report Cards for our grade 1 through 3 students are almost complete and will be sent home with students on Monday, November 30th. If your child is not at school on Monday, we will email…
November Principal Message
Posted on Oct. 30, 2020Happy Halloween Everyone! It was great fun celebrating Halloween with the students here at Vera today! Their excitement was contagious! We really appreciate the Halloween snack that our School Council…
October Principal Newsletter
Posted on Oct. 1, 2020September flew by and it’s a little hard to believe we are already turning the calendar to October. I am really enjoying my new role as principal here at Vera M Welsh. I know this is because we…
September 1st information for parents
Posted on Aug. 29, 2020Good Morning, I trust you are enjoying a pleasant Saturday morning. It feels a little like fall outside this morning and that means school will be starting very soon. We have been sharing information…
Welcome Back!
Posted on Aug. 24, 2020Welcome back to another school year to all of the students, their families and our staff. We would like to extend a special welcome to our new Kindergarten students and their families, as well as any…
Registration for Kindergarten Is Now Open!
Posted on May. 11, 2020Kindergarten registration is now open! Usually, at this time of year, we would have an open house where we could meet and greet and answer any of your questions. Unfortunately, we can not do that this…
Food For Thought -
Posted on Apr. 26, 2020When schools closed on March 14 many of our students lost access to daily meals such as the hot lunch program offered at our schools and and Northern Lights is responding with the Food for Thought hamper…
Mrs. Best's Read Aloud
Posted on Apr. 22, 2020Mrs. Best reads one of her favourite books from one of her favourite authors- David Shannon. He wrote a story about farm animals doing something fun called Duck On A Bike. I hope you'll join me in…
Mrs. Lloyd's Playdough Math Challenge
Posted on Apr. 22, 2020Mrs. Lloyd shares with us how to make playdough and use that in a fun math challenge. You'll need a deck of cards or your own homemade number cards and some playdough. This is a fun way to learn your…
Mrs. Theroux's Read Aloud
Posted on Apr. 21, 2020What Was I Scared Of? By Dr. Suess. This is a favourite story from Mrs. Theroux's class and family. It would glow in the dark if you had a copy. If you were in Mrs. Theroux's class you would have…