Principal's Message

Welcome to Julia Kiniski School! Our staff is a group of dedicated and caring professionals, who are committed to providing excellent educational programming for all students. We value a positive school climate where each student feels safe and where the uniqueness of each individual is respected. Our school has a strong history of guiding students to achieve their best academically, socially, emotionally, mentally, and physically. Teachers work with students daily to help them to develop the skills, knowledge and positive attitudes necessary to become responsible, respectful, caring, and contributing citizens.

Our focus is on Success for Every Student! Staff work together as a team to make this happen, by developing literacy skills for the 21st century. In a rapidly evolving digital age, literacy learning goes beyond learning the basics or memorizing facts. It involves developing skills in communication, working together, sharing space together, emotional regulation, self-direction, leadership, global awareness, cultural literacy, information access, inquiry skills, critical and creative thinking, and problem-solving.

We are pleased to provide the following programming:

•  Grades K-6 programming which follows the Alberta provincial curriculum 
•  Quality Literacy Programming
•  French as a Second Language, Grades 4-6
•  Daily physical activities
•  An excellent music program and school choir
•  Modern technology integration 
•  Daily announcements written and presented by student leaders via JKTV video broadcasting
•  Extracurricular activities, including running club, choir, and intramurals
•  Student Leadership opportunities through AMA safety patrols, news announcers, Club Moo milk program,   library helpers, a recycle club, intramurals and a classroom buddy program
•  Daily lunch supervision available, for a monthly fee, for children who need to stay for lunch

• Parents and families who work together with teachers, to provide the best for their children!
• Our School Council, of engaged, supportive parents and community members and the JK Fundraising Association
• A long-standing partnership with the Julia Kiniski Education Society, who support enriched learning  opportunities and enhanced resources for our school
• Barrier-free access and an Inclusive Learning Support Team  
• Support for students through Edmonton Public Schools Inclusive Learning Services which includes access to a speech-language therapist, an occupational therapist, a mental health therapist, a physical therapist, social worker, and academic specialists. 
• A partnership with Edmonton Police Services, and a police constable who helps to keep us safe!

Julia Kiniski School is a closed boundary school for the 2020-2021 school year. Eligible students must live in the school’s attendance area. Families who live in the school's attendance area are welcome to submit a registration package for their child if they are new to the Division. Please visit the "For Parents' section- Registration to access the online registration form.

This package includes: 

• a completed, signed Student Registration form

• confirmation of address for the student's parent/ legal guardian

• legal proof of the student’s name, citizenship and birth date

Please note that Julia Kiniski School is full in planned classes in Grades 1 to 4. We will accept registrations in these grade levels only if you are a resident of Edmonton Public Schools and have newly moved into our attendance area after April 15, 2020. A resident student of Edmonton Public Schools has at least one parent or legal guardian that is non-Roman Catholic and who resides within the City of Edmonton. Non-resident students may only enrol in another Division school with space remaining in planned classes

Our school’s motto is Together we learn, together we grow!  This motto is lived daily, through the teaching and learning in classrooms or at a distance; opportunities for meaningful connections; a focus on healthy living and daily physical activity; ongoing assessments that inform our work with students; regular communication between home and school; and through building an ongoing, collaborative, professional learning culture with staff.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your child’s teacher, or the school office, at 780-462-4622.     

Sherri Humphrys

Principal

Together we learn, together we grow!