Your Time, Their Safety!  

Join Our Parent Volunteer School Traffic Patrol!

School Council is thrilled announce the beginning of our new Parent Volunteer Traffic Patrol Program, designed to make our school drop-off and pick-up safer and easier, launching in September! 

This parent-led initiative is all about boosting student safety, supporting our dedicated school staff, and building an even stronger community. 

Why Volunteer? With flexible 15-minute shifts, designated parking, and even childcare options, it's easier than ever to get involved, and you can make a difference in our children's safety!

Complete our survey by July 30 for a chance to win a free Write-On Stationery school supplies package!

Learn more and express interest:

● Detailed Information

● Survey

Email trafficpatrol@essparents.ca with any questions!

We have now posted hot lunches for the year - so you can order one at a time or all at once!

Visit healthyhunger.ca to order.

Upcoming Lunch Dates:

• June 20 - Pita Pit (Orders Due: June 15)**

**IMPORTANT NOTE FOR JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS** 

• Junior high students (7-9) are scheduled to be at an all-day off-site field trip on June 20.

• • • If they will be participating in this field trip, they will NOT be able to receive a hot lunch this day. Please do not order a lunch for your student!! If you have already placed an order, please CANCEL your hot lunch before June 15 by logging in to your account on healthyhunger.ca. **Any orders not cancelled by this day will not be able to be refunded.**

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!! 

We need approximately 12-15 volunteers to help us sort and deliver lunches to all of the classrooms. If you can help for any hot lunch, please visit the link below to sign up:

Volunteer Sign-Up

ABSENCES - if your child is ABSENT on a hot lunch day, you must contact us at estherstarkmanpa@gmail.com BY 11AM to arrange to pick up your lunch. We do not have space to store lunches - if we do not hear from you, your lunch will be disposed of.

🎒✏️ Support Our School While You Shop! 📚🖍️

Get a head start on the school year AND give back to our amazing school community! When you order your school supplies through Write-On, a portion of every purchase goes directly to support our school — helping fund classroom resources, student activities, and more! 🙌

✅ Easy shopping - everything in one place!

✅ Save time in August
✅ Supplies delivered right to your child on the first day of school
✅ Support our school — a portion of sales goes to the Esther Starkman Parent Association!

📅 Don’t wait—order by August 1 and make a difference with every pencil and notebook! 💛

How to order:

1. Visit www.write-on.ca

2. Click “PARENTS – Order Here”

3. Select Esther Starkman School - EDMONTON

4. Choose your grade and place your order
   📧 You'll get an automatic confirmation email once it's done!

📦 Prefer home delivery? That’s an option too (for a small fee)!

We are hoping to host two Welcome Back events to kick off the 2025/26 school year in September and we are looking for volunteers who would be interested in helping plan either event:

Welcome Back / Meet the Staff Event

Family Glow Dance

If you'd like to join the planning committees for these events, please email info@essparents.ca

Your generous support of our fundraising activities has a direct impact on initiatives at the school!! 

Here are a few examples of what your support is helping our Parent Association to achieve:

• Purchasing new books and resources for our classrooms through Scholastic Book Fair.  

• Purchasing resources such as new drums for the music room, gym equipment and Chromebooks.

• Providing funding for classroom field trips. 

• Providing school community events such as Healthy Hunger hot lunches and spring Carnival. 

• Providing a fresh fruit basket in the office for students to take if they need it.

• Renting the Terwillegar Community Church to host student winter and spring music concerts. 

• Supporting our staff with regular appreciation initiatives including breakfast for PD Days and treats in the staff room.

• AND MORE!!