MILLET SCHOOL

Winter 2011/12 - WRPS Board considering changes to Millet School

MILLET SCHOOL IS NOT CLOSING!

Please go to the "ABOUT US" tab on this page and then click on newsletters then open the pdf of the January 2012 Millet School newsletter to find the information on the process the WRPS Board is following to consider possible changes to the school facilities that would best accommodate the kindergarten to grade nine students of Millet and area.  If you need any other information please call 780-352-6018 and ask for WRPS Superintendent Dr. Terry Pearson or Trustee Glenn Norby.

MILLET SCHOOL IS NOT CLOSING!

FALL 2011 - Millet School starts on the Wetaskiwin Regional Public Schools' Modified calendar!  Change to arrival and dismissal times and length of school year - due to changes in busing the arrival and dismissal times AND the length of the school year for Millet School have changed.  This year our arrival time will be 8:30am and our dismissal bell will ring at 3:35pm.  There will be a morning, lunch and afternoon recess; students eat lunch from 12:15 to 12:35. This year our final day of school for students will be Monday, June 18, 2012. See the June Newsletter or Principal's Corner sections of this website for more information.

Millet School is located in the town of Millet, south of Edmonton between Leduc and Wetaskiwin and is part of Wetaskiwin Regional School Division.  Millet School offers programming in Kindergarten to Grade 4 and currently has an enrolment of 170 Students.  Students from Millet School continue Grades 5 to 9 at the Griffiths-Scott Middle School. 

Motto - "Learning Together"
Mission Statement - We create success through a safe and caring atmosphere and a high level of student achievement in relation to student abilities.
Special Events: Christmas Concert, Swimming, Skating, Winter Carnival, Field Trips, Random Acts of Kindness, Artist in Residence, Theatre Productions, Effective Behavior Strategies Awards and Weekly Assemblies.

Starting Kindergarten is an exciting time - for both children and parents. A positive learning experience at this early age will help give your child the skills and confidence to become an enthusiastic lifelong learner.

Wetaskiwin Regional Public schools kindergarten application packages are now available.  If you have a child eligible to attend kindergarten this fall (5 years old on or before December 31, 2011) now is the time to pick up a Kindergarten application package available at the Division Office 5515-47A Avenue in Wetaskiwin or at the school. Complete the forms enclosed in the package and return them to the school on kindergarten registration night, March 22, 2011 from 5:30 - 7:00 pm or at the school office. Kindergarten students at Millet School attend half days every Monday to Friday. For more information please call the school or visit: http://www.wrps.ab.ca/kindergarten.