Walter and Gladys Hill Public School

APPLE Schools

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Apple Schools

APPLE Schools Vision

Healthy active people thriving in healthy school communities. 

Walter and Gladys Hill School has been a proud Apple Schools member since its founding school year in 2014.

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Daily Physical Activity

APPLE Schools Mission  

APPLE Schools will empower school communities to make the healthy choice the easy choice. Students' active living and healthy eating habits will be supported through sustainable changes to school, home and community environments. Our Purpose: 

  1. To improve healthy living habits of students. 
  2. To increase knowledge about healthy living for parents, students, teachers and the school community. 
  3. To apply and sustain Comprehensive School Health in school communities.
  4. To sustain capacity for healthy environments in school communities. 
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Choose Most Often Foods

As an Apple School, WGH practices the following:

  • All school-provided meals, snacks, etc. adhere to Alberta Health Services nutrition guidelines for "Choose Most Often" or "Choose Sometimes" foods.
  • Our school office has a selection of fresh apples, oranges, bananas, etc., for our students who need a snack during the day.
  • Daily Physical Activity (DPA) is promoted and practiced in all grades.
  • Monthly bulletin boards highlight different healthy habits every month, such as getting proper sleep, eating nutritious foods, and being physically active.
  • We have an APPLE School Health Champion, leads our school with our APPLE Schools partnership. They do several amazing things for our school, such as issuing wellness challenges, organizes events such as Winter Walk and the Terry Fox Run, bringing wellness partnerships into our school, completing our wellness action plan, and more.

Check out the following links for more information:

Parent Teacher Interviews

Our Parent Teacher Interview dates will be announced in the future.

Registration

New to FMPSD or WGH? Follow the link to register!

Walter & Gladys Hill Education Plan

Check out our Spring 2025 Education Plan!

WGH School Handbook 2025-26

Follow the link for our 2025-26 School Handbook.

PEAK Athletics

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Walter and Gladys Hill Public School

Contact

3-301 Sparrow Hawk Drive
Fort McMurray, AB T9K 1S5

Phone: 780-743-3101

wghoffice@fmpsd.ab.ca

Division Notice

ATA Strike Commencing on Monday; School Closures Starting Oct 6th

As a result of the Alberta Teachers Association (ATA) rejecting a proposed deal from the Teachers’ Employer Bargaining Association (TEBA), all FMPSD schools will be closed to students starting Monday, October 6, 2025, unless a new agreement is reached or strike action is otherwise averted. Additionally, all yellow school bus routes will be suspended for the duration of the strike.

In light of the ongoing strike, all extracurricular activities, including sports, clubs, and after-school programs, will be temporarily suspended.

As there is no definitive end date for the strike, FMPSD is unable to provide a timeline for when normal operations will resume. We will continue to provide timely updates as we receive them from the Ministry of Education and Child Care.

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