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  • Welcome to École Wîhkwêntôwin School

    Welcome to École Wîhkwêntôwin School

    We are so pleased to let you know that in April 2024, our school received a new name: Wîhkwêntôwin School.

    Wîhkwêntôwin is a Cree word that can be translated into English as ‘circle of friends’. Wîhkwêntôwin is pronounced we-kwen-to-win.

    We are excited to share the same name as the community we call home!

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    Watch our Nellie McClung Junior High Slideshow to find out more about our amazing all girls junior high program. Check out the choosenellie website for more information.  Be sure to follow us on Instagram  @ choose.nellie  

    We offer French Immersion and Regular Kindergarten. Click here for Kindergarten Slideshow

    NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION 2025-2026

    If your child is new to Edmonton Public Schools, you can register for school online. Visit the Division website to learn how to register for school.

    If you have any questions about registering for school, contact the school office, 780-488-1221.

    For the 2025-2026 school year, École Wîhkwêntôwin School is full in planned classes in Grades 5 and 6 in the French Immersion program. We will no longer accept enrolment requests for these grade levels in this program. We continue to accept registrations for French Immersion Kindergarten, Grade 1, 2, 3, and 4.

    For the regular program, a Kindergarten student who is a resident and lives in the school's attendance area may still register. We will only accept resident students in Grades 1 to 6 whose parent(s)/legal guardian(s) have newly moved into the school’s attendance area for the regular program. A resident student of Edmonton Public Schools has at least one parent or legal guardian living in Edmonton who is not Roman Catholic. Non-resident students can enroll in another Division school with space in planned classes.

    Click HERE for School Supply Lists, for the 2025-2026 school year.

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Useful Information

Click here to watch our Nellie McClung Slideshow

Click here to order Nellie McClung Uniform 2025-2026   Top Marks Account Access: NEL01

We are pleased to offer both Regular and French Immersion Kindergarten.

Click here to watch our Kindergarten Slide Show for more information. 

If you are registering for Kindergarten or if you are new to Edmonton Public Schools, you must register online

Click Here: School Supplies for 2024-2025

Click Here: SchoolZone

Principal's Message

Welcome/Tatawaw/ Bonjour to our École Wîhkwêntôwin School family. We are excited to be heading into the 2025-2026 school year and look forward to all the learning adventures we will have with our circle of friends. 

On April 9, 2024, we are pleased to announce that our new school name is École Wîhkwêntôwin School. Staff are delighted to have you as part of our community as students, parents and caregivers, family, staff and community members are all important and valued participants in our world of learning. We are a 'circle of friends'.   

Learning is our priority at École Wîhkwêntôwin School and learning will take place in many engaging ways. École Wîhkwêntôwin School is a safe place where students are encouraged and supported in their drive to reach their greatest potential. We work as a team with our learning partners to do what is best for all of the children in our care. The characteristics of kindness, caring, respect, inclusiveness and responsibility are only a few of the attributes that are part of every classroom.  

Our students have the power to make every school year exceptional. It all starts with choosing kindness and looking after one another. Our world is vast and full of exciting things to discover. We encourage our students to be passionate, ask questions, and explore the land that we live, learn and play on. Our students collaborate with their peers, take risks, and challenge themselves. This is their opportunity to be brave, achieve great things, and make a difference in the world!

I look forward to connecting with you and invite you to call or email when you have questions, comments or wonders. You are your child’s advocate and your input matters. Together we are a 'Circle of Friends' and together we will learn lots and take care of each other. 

Mrs. Sheelagh Brown

Principal of École Wîhkwêntôwin School,

sheelagh.brown@epsb.ca

 

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At École Wîhkwêntôwin School, we take care of each other in our welcoming, inclusive environment.

Together we are collaborative, purposeful and engaged life-long learners.

We choose kindness.