The Motto of the Golden Hills School Division is “Powering Hope and Possibilities” and never has this been more evident than in the past two weeks. As we all struggle to deal with the challenges we are facing, the employees of Golden Hills have focussed their efforts on providing hope and possibilities for our students and parents.  Our board would like to recognize and thank all of the pe...

The Wheatland PAC Meeting (April 1st, 2020) has been cancelled.

The Town of Strathmore and the Town of Drumheller have declared a Local State of Emergency to respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic. To support the health and safety of residents and as a measure to slow the spread of this Coronavirus the Town of Strathmore and Town of Drumheller have aligned with other urban centres in closing and restricting the use of all “high-frequency touch points” like play...

Instead of attending PT Interviews at the school on March 25th, 2020, we are encouraging parents to email their child's teacher if they would like to arrange a phone interview.

Dear Educators,  On behalf of the Government of Alberta, we sincerely thank you for your dedication to your students during this unprecedented time. We know that these are trying circumstances and that you have had to adapt quickly to keep supporting the children and young adults of Alberta.  As the Ministers of Education and Children's Services, we want to draw your attention to a potenti...

Teachers have been working diligently over the past week to provide educational continuity for their students. You should be getting further email communication from your teacher early this week, if you have not heard from them already. Some teachers are planning digital options and some teachers are planning paper learning packages. Don’t hesitate to email your child’s teacher for clar...

Dear Parents, These are challenging times and we all appreciate your patience this past week.  Along with the announcement to suspend classes across Alberta, the Minister of Education also announced that there would be some continuity of education for students while at home. Golden Hills teachers have been working hard to put together a Home Learning Plan that will be manageable fo...

On Thursday, March 19th and Friday, March 20th, from 7:30am until 5:00pm,  parents may come by and pick up their children’s personal belongings. We would appreciate the return of all library books, at this time, as well. Please pick a time that works within these hours for a very brief trip to the school.   Please enter through the front doors and proceed to your child’s locker where all...

Dear Parents, As per Alberta Chief Medical Officer Deena Hinshaw’s recommendations, Alberta Education has now suspended classes at all Alberta schools indefinitely. Effective immediately, regular classes in all Golden Hills’ Schools are suspended, no buses will be running and all students should stay at home. Though we do not know how long classes will be suspended, we want to provide...

Due to the latest provincial update by AHS on March 12th, 2020 @ 3:30pm, recommending that public gatherings of 250 people be cancelled, we will be cancelling this evening's Musical Production of Wagon Wheels West.   Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, is communicating that schools and daycares can remain open,  but large gatherings should be avoided.

An important notice from the Staff at Wheatland Elementary and the GHSD Transportation Dept. Parents/Guardians, please make sure that if you are dropping off or picking up your students in your own vehicles, to please park your vehicle in the parent parking lot and walk your children across the bus lane, using the sidewalks and crosswalk. There have been a number of issues with parents not assisti...

Memo for Schools From the office of the Medical Officer of Health  Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Date: January 27, 2020   Overview of the novel Coronavirus As has been reported extensively in the news, Chinese health authorities have identified a novel coronavirus (referred to as 2019-nCoV) as being responsible for a respiratory outbreak, with most cases linked to the city of...

Kindergarten Registration is now open for the 2020-2021 School Year! Welcome to the Wheatland Elementary Family! We can’t wait to have you join us! Registration forms can be found at the following link http://wheatland.ghsd75.ca/Registration.php or come by the office for a tour of the school and a copy of the registration form!  #leadlearnlove #wheatlandelementary #leaderin...

To Parents/Guardians of All Grade 4, 5 & 6 Students at Wheatland Elementary: As an annual check-up on the education system, the Accountability Pillar provides an opportunity for Alberta Education and school authorities to ensure that we are equipping students for success.  All parents/guardians who have students in grades 4-6 at Wheatland Elementary will be mailed, to their home address, the A...

Wheatland Elementary School proudly presents "Christmas at the Movies" Parents and special guests are invited to attend this year's Christmas Concert on Thursday, December 19th. Afternoon Performance 1:30pm (Doors open at 1:00pm) Evening Performance 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:30pm) We ask that all parents and special guests remain for the entire performance.  Students will...

Jump into Jammies is Coming Soon to Wheatland Elementary!    As we enter the Christmas Season, we often look for ways to reach out and help those in need.  We     invite our families to participate in our annual “Jump into Jammies, Socks, Slippers or Stuffies” event.   This program is in support of the Wheatland Crisis Society Shelter.  Approximately 285 children, aged   in...

A huge THANK YOU to Mrs. Birch for organizing this Fall's Book Fair!  Students and parents are welcome to come check out the Book Fair from 10:00am-6:30pm on both Parent Teacher Interview Nights (Wednesday, November 27th and Thursday, November 28th).  Hope to see you there!

The Family Accident Reimbursement Plan has replaced the Kids Plus Voluntary Plan. Our insurance partner, iA Financial Group, is now offering a new comprehensive accident insurance plan with a critical illness component designed for the whole family.  The Family Accident Reimbursement Plan is ideal for supplementing costs not covered by your provincial health insurance or existing employer e...

Parents/Guardians, If you are new to Golden Hills School Division 75 or have never created a Power School Parent Portal Account, we would like to introduce you to our Power School Parent Portal System. You will use this system to access all information on your student including attendance, class schedule and quarterly report cards.  Also, to complete Annual Demographic Forms and FOIP forms....

With cold weather upon us, it is important to remind everyone of the Wheatland Elementary Winter Recess Guidelines, as well as some tips to keep everyone healthy this winter. Students will be going outside for recess if the temperature is at or above -22 degrees Celsius (including wind-chill).  If the weather is below -22 degrees Celsius (including wind-chill), students will be allowed to co...

On Friday, September 13th , our school will be proudly participating in the Terry Fox Run and Assembly. Over 8500 schools across Canada are taking part in the Run this year and that means that over 3 million students will be fundraising for cancer research in Terry’s name. This is one of our most favorite events of the year – we get to celebrate the life of Terry Fox, his Marathon of Hope and...

The 1st PAC Meeting and AGM for the 2019-2020 School Year  will be on Wednesday, September 11th @ 6pm. What Does the PAC Do? The role of the Parent Advisory Council (PAC) is to:  support the school in its work with student represent the views of all parents encourage links between the school, parents, pupils, pre-school groups and the wider community of Strathmore report bac...

Welcome Back! The support and teaching staff we have assembled at Wheatland Elementary School this year is outstanding.  We would like to welcome Ms. Tumblin as our new KB teacher and Mr. Castilejos as our head caretaker!  We would also like to welcome back Mrs. Laslo, who is returning as our LAC Teacher and Mrs. Shearer, who is returning as our Physical Education Specialist.  Of course,...

WHEATLAND ELEMENTARY HOT LUNCH PROGRAM 2019-20 Wheatland’s Hot Lunch program is one of the primary fundraisers run by Parent Council (PAC) volunteers. Money raised through Hot Lunch will support a variety of school programs and activities enjoyed by all students at Wheatland.  We will continue to place our orders through the user-friendly website Hotlunches.net. Since personal information is...

Dear Parents, It might be February, but we have already started planning for the 2019/20 school year and are excited to be able to offer excellent programming options in our Strathmore and Carseland schools.  Additionally, our new transportation system supports your family’s choices and we are working to make our sign-up process for busing service easier for next year. The hiring of next...

John Mighton, Canadian mathematician, author and playwright, visited Wheatland Elementary School and lead math lessons in two different classrooms during the afternoon.    Wheatland Elementary is a Math Minds School, and works in partnership with researchers from the University of Calgary, as well as JUMP Math, Suncor Energy and the Calgary Separate School Division, to strengthen nume...

Hey Wheatland Elementary Parents! If you get an email that looks like the one below... PLEASE answer it! This is how the school is verifying your CONTACT INFO (Demographics) this year. It is also how you are going to give FOIP approval, so that we can start posting student faces on our social media (FB) and have pictures in the local newspapers! Very important Stuff! Call the school office is you...

This notice will be going home with each student.  Please look for it in their agendas and backpacks!

Please join us at 7pm on Wednesday Sept 19th for the Wheatland Elementary PAC AGM and 1st Meeting.  Babysitting is provided.  Hope to see you there!

Please check here for when your child's class will be participating in swimming lessons for the 2018-19 School Year.

The fire alarm accidentally went off at Wheatland Elementary School this morning, around 8:45am. All students and staff exited the building safely and the Strathmore Fire Dept came to reset the fire alarm system. Great work Wheatland Elementary, we were safely out of the building within 1 minute.

Wheatland Elementary Students and Staff did a great job this morning with our 1st Fire Drill of the year! Everyone was safely out of the school building within 1 minute! Great work Team!

Wheatland Elementary Talent Show Information 2018 Grade 1-6 Wheatland Elementary will be hosting three talent shows for students to showcase their amazing talents.  Tuesday June 26, Grades 3 & 4, 1:45pm.  Wednesday June 27, Grades 1 & 2, 9:45am.  Wednesday June 27, Grades 5 & 6, 11:15am.  Guests are welcome to attend.  Please allow the first 9 rows of chairs to be available for students...

Message from GHSD to our Wheatland Elementary Families: Dear Parents, We want to let you know about some exciting changes for next school year.  We are making more improvements to our Strathmore busing system and with those changes, Wheatland Elementary School's bell schedule will change a little for the 2018/19 school year.  Starting September 4, 2018, our first bell will ring at 8:20am...

Thanks for visiting our school today Wheatland EMS! This was a very good demonstration for our students, parents and staff! Thanks for thinking of us for this! We appreciate all that you do for our families and community! #psweek2018 #wheatlandlove #thankyouEMS#thankyou911 Wheatland EMS Visits Wheatland Elementary School:  Some time ago we did an experiment to demonstrate how many children...

***Additional Note:  If your children are remaining at Wheatland Elementary for the 2018-19 school year, there is no need to re-register for school by May 31st, 2018.  If your children are needing bus transportation for the 2018-19 school year, please register them online by clicking here. Dear Parents, We are currently planning for the 2018/19 school year and are excited to be offering ma...

Wheatland Elementary's next PAC Meeting will be Wednesday May 16th at 7pm.  Babysitting will be provided.  School Principals will be asking parents about transportation for the 2018-19 school year.  Hope to see you there.

The Wheatland Elementary PAC agreed to donate 150 volunteer hours to the Strathmore Lions Club in exchange for their $10,000.00 donation to our new Playground Equipment that will be installed in September 2018. To date, 45 hours have been paid back to the Strathmore Lions Club. Parent Melissa Piche has volunteered to take names of anyone who would be willing to put in some volunteer hours this spr...

To practice the Global Citizen outcomes of our Social Studies curriculum, the Montessori 2-3 class is having a fundraiser to support the Wheatland Eco-Avenger Water Challenge. On May 17 and 18, 2018, the Montessori 2-3 class will be selling World’s Finest Chocolate bars.  The options are Milk Chocolate (68g) and Milk Chocolate with Crisps (61g).  Both products are nut free, peanut free and...

Please wear a hat on May 2nd to show your support for everyone’s mental health. WEDNESDAY MAY 2, 2018 is “Hats On! For Mental Health Day”, supported by the ATA and the Canadian Mental Health Association.  As a Leader in Me school, this fits in really well with Habit #7 - Sharpen the Saw, Balance Feels Best.   Habit #7 emphasizes that by taking care of our body, heart, mind and...

Attention BOKS families!  We had a lot of fun, got our heart rates up a ton,  2 more sessions left,  and then we are done!  Thank you so much for being so dedicated all year to our fantastic program. Now that we are finally experiencing Spring, enjoy the beautiful fresh air when you get to school in the morning.  THE LAST DAY OF BOKS WILL BE THURSDAY, APRIL 26. Please do not s...

The Wheatland Eco-Avenger Water Challenge is one week in, and we are overwhelmed with how many students have decided to participate in changing what they drink for 2 weeks, so they save up enough money to provide clean, safe water for one person in sub-saharan Africa. Not only does cutting out beverages in bottles/cans/cups bring awareness to this wonderful cause, but it also cuts out so much plas...

On April 23 Wheatland Elementary staff and students will be participating in their annual Earth Day Playground and Community clean-up.  We SYNERGIZE by working together to take care of our environment.  Students are welcome to bring work gloves from home if they wish.   Wheatland staff and students also support Earth Day by recycling dry markers and pens.  Two cents is donated to Earth...

Crowther Memorial Junior High will be having their open house on April 18th, 2018 at their school (190 Brent Blvd).  The event will occur between 6:30pm-8:00pm, meeting in the gym at 6:30pm and touring the school to being at 6:50pm.  For more information, please call (403) 934-4646. CMJHS is proud to host an evening of information and celebration.  Join them and learn first-hand about the am...

George Freeman School (K-9) will be having their open house on April 17th, 2018, at the Strathmore Civic Centre (120 Brent Blvd).  The event will occur between 6:00pm-9:00pm, with presentation occuring every hour at 6:30pm, 7:30pm and 8:30pm.  Parents, students and community members are welcome to attend this event! For more information, please call (403) 934-5121. The presentations will i...

Registration is now open for the 2018-19 School Year! Please check out the link below for registration forms for Montessori Pre-K, Montessori K and Full Time Kindergarten Programs. Call the Wheatland Elementary Office if you have any questions or would like to arrange a visit (403) 934-3318. Wheatland Kindergarten Package 2018/2019 Montessori Pre-K Registration Forms 2018/2019

Some of our students have been participating in our Science Fair Club. We will be hosting the Wheatland Elementary Science Fair on Friday, April 13th.   Set up will begin at 8 am. Division 2 will share from 11:15am- 12:15pm and Division 1 will share from 1:45pm-2:55pm. Clean-up will happen at 3:05pm, or right after school.   We look forward to seeing you there! #sci...

If families would like to have their children participate in wearing jerseys to school on April 12 to show support for the #humboldtbroncos, please do so. #BroncosStrong #PrayersForHumboldt #HumboldtStrong

The Wheatland Parent Advisory Council, along with Hot Lunch, has teamed up with Booster Juice to offer a great deal on Regular Size Smoothies.  We will be selling Smoothie Vouchers for $5.00 through the Hot Lunch website.  Regular size smoothies are priced at $6.25, so this is a great opportuity to buy in bulk before summer and support our school fundraising efforts. To access the Hot Lunch w...