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    School Philosophy

    At Velma E. Baker, we believe:

    • In helping students grow and succeed as critical, creative thinkers and as global citizens and leaders
    • That we all learn in unique ways and can come together to embrace our differences
    • In providing quality learning experiences for all students, enabling them to be successful and to contribute to their community
    • In respect, integrity, caring, purpose and celebrating the joy in our work and the learning of our students

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WELCOME

Velma E. Baker School is accepting new registrations for our 2024/25 kindergarten program as of February 1, 2024. To be eligible, your child must be turning 5 by December 31, 2024 and live in the school attendance areas of Wildrose or Larkspur. All kindergarten registrations must be submitted electronically with:

  • a completed, signed Student Registration form
  • legal proof of the student's name and age, and
  • proof of address (minimum 2 documents)

Velma E. Baker School is a closed boundary school for the 2024-2025 school year. This means the school is only able to accept new students who live in the school's attendance areas of Larkspur and Wildrose and who are resident students of Edmonton Public Schools. Parents of these students can register by submitting a registration package including:

  • a completed, signed Student Registration form
  • legal proof of the student's name and age, and
  • proof of address

Additional documentation may be required, including additional address documents, or immigration documents for students who are not Canadian citizens.  


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Welcome to the 2023-24 school year at Velma E. Baker.  Our school is named after Velma E. Baker, an amazing leader who was a respected Edmonton Public Schools custodian and CUPE Local 474 President.

Mrs. Baker was highly regarded and recognized for her charismatic people skills. She made significant contributions to the Edmonton Public School Division and positively influenced the lives of many students and staff. Mrs. Baker passed away in October 2017, but her spirit of kindness, diligence, perseverance and positivity live on in our school. 

This website provides parents with general information about our school. We use SchoolZone, a secure information system developed by Edmonton Public Schools, to communicate with families. It is designed to provide efficient access to information from school and is available anytime. Parents receive a password to this web portal to access classroom information, newsletters, progress reports, school programs and activities and much more. For specific information, parents are encouraged to contact their child’s teacher or our school office.

 

 

 

Principal's Message

Welcome to the 2024-2025 School year!

I am excited to meet our wonderful learning community and work with you all this year.  Our school staff is a dedicated group of people that work together to ensure that all kids succeed. Our school motto is “Growing into Greatness” and we believe that all children can experience academic success and personal growth. We value and embrace the diversity that makes up our school community and feel that this diversity is what helps to create the respectful, safe, caring, and dynamic learning environment that exists at Velma E. Baker School.

Our family-like learning environment is further strengthened by our parent community. We encourage parents to be actively involved in their child's education. At Velma E. Baker, we have a supportive and engaged School Council. Parents are always welcome to join us for a meeting or serve on the School Council. The meeting dates can be found on our SchoolZone calendar.

Please be familiar with SchoolZone, as all school news, progress reports, and transportation information will be posted there. If you need help, please call the office as we are happy to connect you to your SchoolZone account.

On behalf of the staff at Velma E. Baker School, I welcome you to our school, where we are excited to grow into greatness together! I am truly honoured to be the principal in a school where our shared belief that all students can achieve is lived. Please do not hesitate to call me at the school at 780-440-4088 or email me at kris.simpson@epsb.ca with any questions or to provide input to support student success. 

Working with you,

Kris Simpson