Important School Dates 
Feb. 16 & 17 - PD Days - No School
Feb. 20 - Family Day - No School
Feb. 24 - Accountability Pillar Surveys due to Alberta Education
Feb. 24 - Report Cards go home
To help you plan for the year, a complete copy of the school calendar is available online and through this link.
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Re-Enrollment Intentions
Let Us Know Before Feb. 10th
We are asking you to complete the
Re-enrollment Intentions Form
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ndicating your intentions for your child to continue to attend Foothills Academy for the upcoming school year. It will only take a few moments and will greatly aid us in our planning.
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Maplewood ConnectEd
Unavailable until Feb. 24th
Please be aware that parents will be unable to access their child's marks through Maplewood ConnectEd while staff are entering in marks and comments for upcoming report cards. During this time, if you have specific questions regarding marks, please contact your child's subject teacher.
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Alberta Ed's
2017 Accountability Pillar Survey
Keep An Eye on Your Mailbox
All parents of students in grades 4 - 12 should have received or will soon receive the Accountability Pillar Survey from Alberta Education. As an annual check-up on the education system, the Accountability Pillar provides an opportunity for Alberta Education and Foothills Academy to ensure that we are equipping students for success. We appreciate the overwhelmingly positive feedback that we have received from parents in previous years that lets us know the things we are doing well. And, all feedback helps us to continually improve the experience we are providing.
We thank you in advance for taking the time to fill out the survey. All surveys are due to Alberta Education by Feb. 24th.
Who is Surveyed
As part of the Accountability Pillar, Alberta Education surveys teachers, students and their parents.
How Respondents are Surveyed
Teachers and students complete surveys online. Parents get a survey by mail.
All surveys are anonymous. In addition to English and French, the parent survey is available in Chinese, Punjabi, Arabic, Blackfoot, Cree, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog and Urdu.
What Results are Used for
The results are provided to each school:
- To update their three-year education plans
- To report in their annual education results reports
- To evaluate school performance on Accountability Pillar survey measures
Foothills Academy posts a copy of our Annual Education Results Report and 3-Year Plan on our website. If you are interested in seeing last year's results, you can
read it through this link.
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 Family Fun Night
Thank You Everyone for Coming Out!
We are putting together photos that were taken that evening to share with you.
You can find them on our Facebook page. There are more to come so keep checking back.
We'd like your feedback on the evening, click here to fill out our survey. All surveys completed by Feb. 17th will be entered into a draw for a $50 gift card to The Keg or you have the option to remain anonymous.
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Transition Portfolio Program
Attn: Grade 12 Parents
Grade 12 - what an exciting year! A year of huge growth, learning and...transition! Research shows that young people who have a strong understanding of their own cognitive strengths and weaknesses are better able to advocate for themselves and are more likely to experience success in post-secondary education and/or the workplace.
With this in mind, Foothills Academy is excited to offer all grade 12 students two free individual sessions with one of our Psychology Interns over the next two months as part of our
Transition Portfolio Program
.
Your son/daughter should have brought home a consent form (on pink paper) regarding their participation in the
Transition Portfolio Program
. Please return the form by
Friday, February 10, 2017. If you have any questions, please contact Melanie Reader, Manager - Assessment & Intervention at
403-270-9400 ext.239 or
mreader@foothillsacademy.org Thanks!
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Parent Workshop
Tuesday, Feb. 7th - This Workshop is Full!
Executive Functions (EF) are the cognitive management system of the brain. We all have strengths and weaknesses in our executive functions, however, individuals with ADHD and LD may experience much more difficulty in development and use of these functions than others of the same age and developmental level. These impairments are usually due to difficulties in the chemistry of the brain's management system. This can result in behaviours that are often labelled as "attention seeking", "defiant", "showing off", "unmotivated" or "lazy", "emotional overreactions", and "inflexible", just to name a few.
Parenting a child with executive functioning issues can have its challenges, both in the home and at school. Learn what executive functions (EF) are; how and when they develop; how deficits in EF can impact your child and family dynamics; and how you can support your child with EF Deficits. This session will also increase parents' knowledge on how EF deficits impact how their child learns and what they can do to help their child at school.
Presenter: Tanya Keto, BEd, MEd and Provisional Psychologist (Manager, Professional Development & Parent Education)
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Reminder to Parents Dropping their Child At the School
Don't Block the Busses
The buses are having problems pulling up in front of the school in the morning, due to the number of parents dropping off students. Please remember that if you are dropping off a student in the morning, to pull up past the crosswalk, drop them, and leave immediately. If you need to chat with your child, or park and help them to get out of the car, then we ask that you park in the parking lot and walk them to the crosswalk instead. We appreciate you cooperation with this matter.
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Exposure Photography Festival
Exhibit Continues until Feb. 24th
From Feb. 2 - 24th, the walls in Community Services will showcase our Photography students' photographs as part of the
Exposure Photography Festival. This year's exhibit,
Don't Lose Focus,
showcases three photographs from each student taken while out on school excursions as well as some taken on their own time. All photographs demonstrate a mastery of the techniques learned with a high standard of excellence. Nothing is out of bounds, everything from black and white to the bold and beautiful, common visuals to the abstract, motion to still life. The Foothills Academy students approach photography with creativity in mind.
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Transition to Post-Secondary for Students with Disabilities
Great Event for all Senior High Students and Parents
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FAPA Update
Next FAPA Meeting Feb. 14th
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News from the Gym
SoundDreations Dance, Basketball and Skiing
 SoundKreations - what a fantastic week!
An outstanding week of participation and dance by all our students. The fabulous Fernando "Nando" exposed us to, and taught us variety of dance styles in some incredibly inspiring lessons.We will definitely be inviting him back next year!Well done to all our staff and students who attended!
Basketball:
SH Basketball:
Practice
Monday night.
No practice
Wednesday due to ski trip.
Home game
Thursday 9th Feb, 4pm start.
Tournament all day
Saturday 11th Feb 9am - 6pm at Foothills Academy.
JH Basketball:
Practice
Tuesday night
Away game at Menno Simons
Thursday 9th Feb 5pm start
Ski trip: PE20/30 students this week 
The PE20/30 class have a great opportunity to ski on
Wednesday Feb 8th.
Depart from Foothills Academy -
7am
Skiing all day at Mount Norquay in Banff.
Return to Foothills Academy -
6pm
Viv Toffolo and Bonnie Fasoli
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Community Services E-News Sign Up to Keep Informed
Do you want to find out about all the programs and services offered by Community Services at Foothills? We send out a separate
E-News specifically for Community Services with information about programs, services and other resources in the community. If you're an educator, we have a version specifically for you too.
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