Dear Prairie Sky Families & Friends,
Welcome to Prairie Sky School and another exciting school year! We hope your summer break offered you rest, growth, and renewal opportunities and was filled with all good things!
It is a true privilege to be a part of a community where the excitement of a new school is strong and parents, teachers, and students care for each other and strive to build positive relationships that support academic success and social growth. We have a fantastic staff at Prairie Sky School that is guided on the principle of doing what is best for students.
If you have questions about the upcoming school year, please don't hesitate to contact the office. We would be happy to help and answer any questions you have. Current office hours are 8:00am – 2:30pm. We can be reached at Prairiesky@cbe.ab.ca or 403-817-3452.
We are so excited to welcome our friends on Thursday, August 31!
We are proud to introduce you to our current Prairie Sky staff:
TeachersKindergartenGeorgia FergusonGrade 1Lauren Salemi, Karli Brinson, Yuri Park, Tia Ripley, Amber Malik, Gagandeep SranGrade 2Natalie Chung, Jessica Quijano, Melissa McLaughlin, Larah Abdullah, Claire HunterGrade 3Gurinder Samra, Megan Barry, Jessica Kalmakoff, Britnee LitzenbergerGrade 4Karly Zinken, Manpreet Toor, Lisa Millar, Nicole Durling, Calvin Khuu Grade 5Kristy Peters, Michelle Bechthold, Tylene Malkin, Esha Kumar Grade 6Jasdeep Rai, Lucas Hesse, Anna Tung Grade 7Aften Ballem, Shayleen Toews, Mohamed Noordeen Grade 8Dawit Mussie, Julie MillerGrade 9Alexis Crich, Salima Kassam
SpecialistsPhysical Education / Well-Being / HealthJasmyn Kennedy, Jerome Makasiar, Jasmine JohalMusic / BandStephanie Tryon, Simona SinghInclusive EducationAmandeep SangheraLiteracy InterventionAnna Breuer
Support StaffOffice StaffTracy Pocherewny, Susan Grant, Gurdeep JohalEducational AssistantMichaela Hernandez, Farah Abduljabber, Romona Churchman, Carol de Klerk, Mascha Knoop ELL AssistantRupa ParajuliEarly Childhood PractitionerAmanda Gold, Angie OstranderLearning Commons AssistantKarine ChungLead LunchroomJoly ShahnazLunchroom SupervisorsIsha Bagai, Hazar Chreif, Johanne Cleroux, Rita Dua, Maryam Ishap, Navneet Sadioura, Mary Ann Supangan, Amanjot Sodha, Nirapdeep SodhaFacility OperatorsJim McKay, Celso, Tony
Prior to school start-up, our teachers will be composing welcome letters to share with you. Letters will be emailed to you by Wednesday, August 30th. It is important to keep in mind that our staffing needs are changing daily. This will most certainly not be our final list. Finally, please understand that we are not able to accommodate parent requests for teachers.
A reminder that all students should come prepared on the first day of school with a backpack containing their indoor shoes, a water bottle, snack, and lunch. We strongly recommend that a change of clothes is sent for those students in the younger grades.
To support communication between home and school, our teachers use Google Classroom and D2L. Teachers will email through school messenger a message, pictures and other important information at the beginning or end of each week to provide families with an update of the learning in the classroom. Additionally, we will continue to use School Messenger to communicate school-wide information. We will start sending out our Prairie Sky Post through the School Messenger monthly. Additionally, please check the school website for important updates. https://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/prairiesky/Pages/default.aspx
Thank you for your commitment to your child's education and safety, and for supporting Prairie Sky School. We are going to have a beautiful year of learning!
Sincerely,
Ms. Mona Bains, Principal Mr. Michael Pierce, Assistant Principal
Ms. Uroog Quraishi, Assistant Principal Ms. Tracy Pocherewny, Admin Secretary
