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2025-2026 School Year Calendar

Posted on: Feb 5 2025

The 2025-2026 School Year Calendar is here! Get a head start on planning for the upcoming school year by checking out key dates like start date, PL Days and holidays. Click to get your copy here. To find…

Ratification of Four-Year Agreement for Non-Instructional…

Posted on: Feb 4 2025

GPPSD and the GPPSD Employee’s Association are pleased to announce the successful ratification of a four-year agreement, effective September 1, 2024, through August 31, 2028. The division believes this…

Mark Your Calendar: Kindergarten Registration 2025-2026

Posted on: Feb 3 2025

Mark your calendars! 2025-2026 online registration for Kindergarten and all new students officially opens March 10, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. Kindergarten & KinderPAL will be open to children born in 2020.…

Literacy Week: Tips for Families

Posted on: Jan 27 2025

January 27-31, 2025, is Literacy Week. Alberta Education defines literacy as the ability, confidence, and willingness to engage with language to acquire, construct, and communicate meaning in all aspects…

#SleeveTheStigma: Students Contribute to Bell Let's…

Posted on: Jan 20 2025

Students across GPPSD are actively supporting Bell Let's Talk Day through a #SleeveTheStigma initiative. They've creatively decorated coffee sleeves with messages of hope, contributing to mental health…

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Setting the Stage for Success: Early Registration…

Posted on: Feb 5 2024

Online Registration for the 2024-2025 School Year opens on March 11. To streamline the process, we invite families of kindergarten and new students to begin early by pre-populating your child's online…

GPPSD Curriculum Corner

Posted on: Jan 26 2024

Curriculum Corner publications and feature issues provide updates on GPPSD strategies for curriculum implementation to ensure our continued commitment to 'every student succeeds.' In this issue, you will…

#SleeveTheStigma: Students' Creative Contribution…

Posted on: Jan 23 2024

On January 24th, our students are actively supporting Bell Let's Talk Day through the #SleeveTheStigma initiative. They've creatively decorated coffee sleeves with messages of hope, contributing to mental…

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Alberta Education Assurance Survey

Posted on: Jan 22 2024

January 22, 2023 – Attention families with children in Grade 4-6. You will receive an Alberta Education Assurance Survey in your mailbox. Your participation will have an impact on your child’s education…

Literacy Week!

Posted on: Jan 17 2024

Swanavon School is once again celebrating Literacy Week from January 22nd-26th. We have some fun events planned to promote literacy! Our library will be set up like a CAMPGROUND during Literacy Week!…