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Curriculum Corner: January 2024

Posted on: Jan 25 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!…

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Grande Prairie Firefighters Charitable Foundation…

Posted on: Dec 22 2023

For over seven years, the Grande Prairie Firefighters Charitable Foundation has been committed to supporting our school division's School Nutrition Program, ensuring students have access to nutritious food…

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Bullying Awareness Week - November 20-24

Posted on: Nov 20 2023

Bullying Awareness Week is November 20-24, 2023. It is a time to promote awareness and understanding of bullying and its impacts. Our schools are committed to being safe, welcoming, and inclusive…

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Tourmaline Oil Corp. Donates over $5K to GPPSD Nutrition…

Posted on: Nov 13 2023

Tourmaline Oil Corp.'s Darla Bartsch and Ryan Brown presented a generous donation of $5,237 to our school nutrition program. Raised during a summer golf tournament, this contribution underscores…

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Know When Sick is Too Sick for School: Resources and…

Posted on: Nov 6 2023

Let's team up to keep our students healthy during the Cold and Flu Season. Alberta Health Services (AHS) recommends: Practicing good hygiene habits daily can help keep children healthy.  If a child…

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Preparing for School and Winter Weather

Posted on: Oct 24 2023

Cold temperatures and winter conditions have returned to our region. As per Grande Prairie Public School's administrative procedure, schools remain open during regular school hours, despite winter weather.…