Annapolis West Education Centre

Wednesday, February 1st

NOTE:  Exams from Monday will be written today. 

Semester II classes begin on Monday, February 6.

There will be no computer use in the library during exams.

Starting February 7th Yearbook Meetings will be held after school from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Donations will be taken in the office to fundraise towards buying a farm animal for family in Africa.

There is a sign up sheet on the gym doors for a ball hocky league at noon hour.  We need enough people for at least three teams of ball players plus a goalie.

The January exam schedule can be found here. Information about exam procedures is here.

THE STUDENT-PARENT PORTAL will be temporarily closed at the end of the school day on Friday, January 13, 2012.

The PowerSchool Parent Portal has provided students and families with a great resource for monitoring academic progress, attendance, and school information. As we approach the end of our reporting period, we will not be displaying the student’s current grade. The way PowerSchool functions, students and families have access to report card comments while teachers are working on them, prior to report cards being sent home. Displaying the current grade was the cause of this issue. Considering the time and energy teachers require to complete this process in a professional and confidential manner, we will need to shut off the feature that provides this information. Mid-term marks and detailed assignment information will still be available from teachers so that students can monitor progress as we approach the end of the term. Once report cards are completed and final marks have been determined, we will ensure this information becomes available through the portal once again.

Attendance

A reminder to students and parents/guardians that if a student is absent from school, the school office must be notified by phone (532-3150) of the absence.

Bus Notes

When students are requesting travel on a bus other than the bus they would normally travel on, or to a different stop on their normal bus route, the parent or guardian must submit a written request to the School for approval. The bus notes should be brought to the office first thing in the morning for recording. 

THE STUDENT-PARENT PORTAL.

AWEC is offering you real-time access to your child(ren)'s grades, assignments, attendance, and teacher's comments using the Student-Parent Portal website. To get started, you must contact the school in person to request your child's confidential Access ID and Access Password. 

Parents as Career Coaches

Parents are the single greatest influence on their child's education and career decisions. That's why the Department of Education offers Parents as Career Coaches, a program offered at no cost to parents and guardians of junior and senior high school students across Nova Scotia. This program equips parents to better support their children in making informed and successful education and career choices. For more information click here. If you are interested in participating, please contact the Guidance Department at AWEC.

The AWEC School Advisory Council (SAC) is looking for members. If you are a parent/guardian please consider joining the AWEC SAC. We meet on the third Tuesday of the month at 4 pm in the AWEC Library.

Student fees are $35 per individual or family. Please make cheques payable to the Annapolis West Education Centre. Once you have paid your fee you will receive a lock for your assigned locker.

Athletic fees are $35 per person for each sport played to a maximum $100

Information regarding the new Provincial Report Card format can be found here.

AWEC, is a scent free school. This means that you MUST refrain from putting on perfume or colognes such as AXE. Many people are very sensitive to this inside the building. Thank-you for your cooperation.

School Lockers

Students and parents/guardians should be aware that school lockers are the property of the school board and carry no rights of privacy by the student, and are subject to periodic search and inspection at the discretion of the principal/designate of the school or other school board authorized employee. Students who do not return their lock will be required to pay a replacement fee of $10.