This Week at École OLPH
May 27 to 31
Our Mission Statements
We are a Catholic community committed to developing educational opportunities int he context of Gospel values, where students' gifts and talents are celebrated and nurtured through lifelong spiritual and personal experiences.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School
Our Lady of Perpetual Help school is committed to quality education in both official languages fostering in our students respect for life and learning as Christ taught us.
Message from the Office!
Dear Parents,
Voyage Québec
Welcome back grade 8's!!!
Attendance in the Classroom
At this time of year all teachers are trying to complete all of the required curriculum for the remainder of the school year. Your child's attendance is of utmost importance. Should your child(ren) require to be away, please make sure to contact your child(ren)'s teacher and the school office with the date(s) of your child(ren)'s absence.
Option Selections
Stay tuned next week as the option course descriptions for the 2019/2020 school year will be emailed to all parents and students of grades 5, 6, & 7.
Course requests will be submitted online via your Parent PowerSchool account starting on May 31, 2019 only.
It is important to register as these courses fill up quickly. The PowerSchool program has almost always been able to provide students with their top two choices for options. However, when completing course requests you will also be asked to pick an alternate option. This selection may be scheduled if timetabling conflicts prevent your top two preferences from being met.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact M. Morin at alyrem@eics.ab.ca or M. St. Jean at marcs@eics.ab.ca.
Junior High Exam Schedule
Please review the dates below in the "Important Dates to Remember" section for the Junior High Exam schedule.
God Bless
M. Morin & M. St. Jean
Principal - Assistant Principal
École OLPH
Weekly Events at École OLPH
Monday, May 27, 2019
- Regular Day
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
- Grade 5's ~ Hot Lunch Only ~ Little Ceasers
- Grade 6M ~ Trees & Forest Field Trip ~ 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 29, 2019
- Hot Lunch ~ Little Caesars
- Grade 5's Only ~ International Children's Festival ~ All Day
- Linking Generations ~ Summerwood ~ 12:07 p.m. to 1:47 p.m.
Thursday, May 30, 2019
- Linking Generations ~ Clover Bar ~ 12:20 p.m. to 1:47 p.m.
- Peer Partners ~ 12:24 p.m. to 1:47 p.m.
- Grade 7 & 8 ~ Badminton Wind Up ~ 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Friday, May 31, 2019
- Canteen will be open at lunch
- Outdoor Ed ~ Archery at Sherwood Park Archery Club ~ 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Important Dates to Remember!!!
Monday, June 3 to Friday, June 7, 2019
- Indigenous Map Activities
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
- Zone Track Meet ~ For Qualified Students Only ~ All Day
- Blanket Exercise ~ More details below ~ 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 5, 2019
- Hot Lunch ~ Purple Perogy
Thursday, June 6, 2019
- École OLPH ~ School Mass ~ OLPH Parish ~ 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Spring Band Concert ~ ABJ, OLPH, & Holy Spirlt ~ ABJ Gym ~ 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- Parent Council Meeting ~ 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Friday, June 7, 2019
- Hot Lunch ~ A & W
- Outdoor Ed ~ Orienteering ~ 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
- Grade 6 ~ English Language Arts ~ PAT - Part B ~ 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
- Hot Lunch ~ Little Ceasers
Thursday, June 13, 2019
- Grade 6 ~ French Language Arts ~ PAT - Part B ~ 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Friday, June 14, 2019
- Hot Lunch ~ Boston Pizza
- Outdoor Ed ~ Predator Prey ~ 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- Grade 8 Farewell ~ 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
- Grade 6 ~ Science PAT ~ 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
- Hot Lunch ~ McDonald's
- Junior High ~ English Language Arts ~ Final Exam ~ 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
- Junior High ~ Study Hall ~ French Language Arts ~ 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Thursday, June 20, 2019
- Grade 6 ~ Social Studies PAT ~ 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Junior High ~ French Language Arts ~ Final Exam ~ 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
- Junior High ~ Study Hall ~ Social Studies ~ 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Friday, June 21, 2019
- All Students from Grades 5 to 8 ~ POW WOW at ENOCH ~ All Day
Monday, June 24, 2019
- Grade 6 ~ Math PAT ~ 9:00 a.m.t o 12:00 p.m.
- Junior High ~ Social Studies ~ Final Exam ~ 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
- Junior High ~ Study Hall ~ Math ~ 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
- Junior High ~ Math ~ Final Exam ~ 9:00 a.m.to 10:30 a.m.
- Junior High ~ Study Hall ~ Science ~ 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- West Edmonton Mall ~ Galaxyland ~ All Day ~ Tentative
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
- Hot Lunch ~ Nitza's
- Junior High ~ Science ~ Final Exam ~ 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Thursday, June 27, 2019
- Year End BBQ ~ Entire School Population ~ All Day
- Last Day of School for Students
Friday, June 28, 2019
- Last Day of School for Staff
2018-2019 Yearbook Orders!!!
Dear Parents,
The Yearbook ordering deadline has been extended to Wednesday, May 29, 2109 at 4:00 p.m.!!!
It's that time again to order your École OLPH grade 5-8 Yearbook!!! The cost of this colour yearbook is $27.00.
Please complete the order form attached below and submit it to your homeroom teacher or Mme Winland in the office. Payment may be done by cash, cheque (payable to EICS) or Visa via Powerschool.
We thank you and look forward to providing you with a book that is filled with lasting memories from your child’s middle school years.
Regards,
Mme Gagnon
Spring Band Concert
Dear Parents,
Please join us for our
Spring Band Concert
Thursday, June 6, 2019
7:00 p.m.
ABJ Large Gym
Everyone welcome!!!
Blanket Exercise - École OLPH
Dear Parents,
You are invited to take part in a Blanket Exercise to be held at École OLPH in Sherwood Park on Tuesday, June 4 beginning at 6:30 p.m.
The Blanket Exercise is an active participation learning activity based on the major themes and findings of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. The goal is to build understanding about our shared history as Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada by walking through pre-contact, treaty-making, colonization and resistance. Everyone is actively involved as they step onto blankets that represent the land, and into the role of First Nations, Inuit and later Métis peoples. By engaging on an emotional and intellectual level, the Blanket Exercise effectively educates and increases empathy.
Participants are asked to bring a blanket that can be placed on the floor and stepped on for this activity.
Please RSVP by Monday, June 3 by filling out the Google Form below.
June Hot Lunch Orders!!!
Bonjour École OLPH Families!
School Council is organizing Hot Lunch for the month of June. To order your Hot Lunches, please visit https://munchalunch.com/login. Online ordering, via MunchaLunch, will be open from May 6 at 10:00 a.m. to May 22 at 10:00 p.m.
Listed below are the dates and vendors that Hot Lunch will be offered.
Wednesday, June 5 ~ Purple Perogy
Friday, June 7 ~ A & W
Wednesday, June 12 ~ Little Caesars
Friday, June 14 ~ Boston Pizza
Wednesday, June 19 ~ McDonalds
Wednesday., June 26 ~ Nitza’s
Volunteer opportunities for June Hot Lunch are now open. Please click on the link below to sign up. Your time is greatly appreciated!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0E4EAEAC23A4F58-june
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact OLPH School Council at olphparentcouncil@gmail.com
Thank you!
Blessings,
OLPH School Council
New EICS Transportation Transfer Site for 2019-2020 ~ See More Information Below
Indigenous Land Acknowledgment!
The land acknowledgment is a way to also recognize that the Indigenous People of Canada have and continue to govern themselves since the time of colonization.
God Bless
Linking Generations
Dear 2019-2020 School Partners,
Linking Generations is preparing for our upcoming 2019-2020 Volunteer Grandparent Program. I must share with you, that I am hearing many wonderful comments within the schools and within our community about this wonderful Intergenerational Program and the benefits to our teachers and students. I know that you and your teachers will enjoy the senior volunteer placements this fall.
Recruiting individuals to volunteer sometimes can be a bit difficult. If you could please insert a small notice in your school newsletters about our upcoming program in your school this fall, that would be wonderful. It will give parents a heads up about our program, however it may also assist us in recruiting our senior volunteers. I have included a small write that you may wish to use, along with Linking Generations logo ; if needed. Please feel free to make changes if necessary.
LINKING GENERATIONS will introduce The Volunteer Grandparent program at ( insert your school name) this fall! In readiness for this exciting program, Linking Generations will begin recruiting Senior Volunteers in May and June, who wish to connect with our students in our school classrooms. Seniors volunteers will enjoy the chance to share skills, knowledge & experience, while providing a valuable community service. The Linking Generations Volunteer Grandparent Program will work in partnership with Elk Island School Board and local groups to develop, place & support volunteers within the framework of the Grandparent Program. If you or a Senior Family member is interested in volunteering, please email Debbie Sinclair; Executive Director; Linking Generations at linkgendebbie@telus.net or check out Linking Generations website at www.linkinggenerations.ca
Thank you,
Sincerely,
Debbie Sinclair
Executive Director
Linking Generations
( Office) 780-410-0711
( Cell) 780-995-9533
(website) www.linkinggenerations.ca
Student Fees
All School Fees are now due.
Please take a moment to log onto your child's PowerSchool account and pay any outstanding or newly added school fees.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact M. Morin at alyrem@eics.ab.ca or 780-467-5631.
God Bless
Sacraments Dates
As the dates get closer for the celebration of the sacraments of First Communion and Confirmation get closer, I have received a number of phone calls from parents who are concerned because they have “missed the chance to register their child.”
The preparation time for these sacraments is complete for this 2018-2019 year BUT you have NOT “missed” the chance for your child to celebrate these sacraments.
Please join us in the fall of 2019 ~ I promise they will not be the only child in grade 3 or 4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 preparing for First Reconciliation and First Communion nor will they be the only child older than grade 6 preparing for Confirmation!
Nothing has been “missed” and what has been gained is the opportunity to prepare your child in a way that is unrushed and meaningful for both of you.
Please watch the Parish website at www.olph.ca under sacraments for our updates on sacrament information.
The registration dates in the fall are Monday, September 23 at 7:00pm at OLPH Parish for First Reconciliation and First Communion and Monday September 30 at 7:00pm at OLPH Parish for Confirmation.
We look forward to meeting you and your children in the fall! If you have any question please contact Raylene at 780-467-5470 or at ryuzyk@olph.ca.
God Bless
FundScrip Fundraising
Dear Parents,
OLPH School Council has been using FundScrip for the last 5 years as one of the schools main fundraisers.
FundScrip, is a fundraising program that lets you raise funds simply by purchasing gift cards for your everyday shopping (i.e. groceries, gas, gifts and household items). When you purchase a $100 grocery gift card, you receive the $100 card, but in addition, a percentage is donated to our fundraising campaign. It’s like getting free money, where the only catch is you have to change your method of payment to using gift cards!
Please visit https://www.fundscrip.com/ to place your on-line order(s). To print off a paper order form, please click on the attached document below.
How to Support our École OLPH FundScrip Group
1. Go to www.fundscrip.com and click on Support a Group
2. Complete the information in the Become a Supporter section and be sure to enter École OLPH's group Invitation Code: PETQYC
3. Click on Sign Up and you will be sent a confirmation email.
4. Click the link in the confirmation email and complete your registration.
5. Now you are ready to login, place orders, and start supporting our École OLPH group.
6. Watch your Inbox for the confirmation email from FundScrip.
If you have any questions or concerns, please email Erin DiLoreto at artsadminerin@gmail.com.
God Bless
Update - Grade 8 Voyage Quebec Trip
Please take to log onto your child's PowerSchool account and pay your child's Voyage Quebec trip.
As a reminder, you always have to option to make multiple payments on your account in order to meet the payments and due dates listed below.
Deadlines and Fees are as follows:
- Gr. 8 Quebec Trip ~ Payment #1($1200.00) due by Dec. 19, 2018
- Gr. 8 Quebec Trip ~ Payment #2 ($800.00) due by Feb. 28, 2018
- Final Reconciliation Fee ~ Now Due in PowerSchool ($234.50)
May 18 to 25, 2019. Please ensure that your child's trip is paid in full prior to leaving on the Voyage Quebec trip.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact M. Morin with any of your questions or concerns to help you make an informed decision at alyrem@eics.ab.ca or 780-467-5631.
God Bless
Parent Council Corner
Please take a moment to "Join" the Parents for OLPH Sherwood Park Facebook group, for important information and updates.
Here is the link for easy access.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/213584608682158/
God Bless.
How To Report Your Child's Absence!
If your child is going to be absent, please follow the instructions below when reporting the absence:
- Safe Arrival portal login: School Messenger Login
- Call the parent toll free number: 1-844-478-2613
- Using "SchoolMessenger" link in the EICS App (requires School Messenger App installed on the phone. It will prompt you to install the App when you open the EICS App and click on SchoolMessenger app)
- Using the SchooMessenger App
- If you are having difficulties, please call the school directly, 780-467-5631.
God Bless.
Canteen Dates Below!!!
Dear Parents,
Canteen Dates will be on Fridays
May 31, 2019
Canteen cards or Cash only is accepted at the canteen. As well, all items are priced at $1.00 and exact change is appreciated! The canteen is NOT open on hot lunch days.
Canteen items will vary week to week but will include items like hot chocolate, canned drinks, cookies, chips, etc. Canteen is intended for treats and snacks -not a substitution for a healthy lunch.
To reduce wait time there will be 2 canteen carts this year. One will serve the 5/6 wing and one will serve the 7/8 wing.
Any questions can be sent to Barb and Samantha at olphhotlunch8@gmail.com
God Bless
OLPH Parish Bulletin - May 26, 2019
Please click on the link below for the OLPH Parish Bulletin for Sunday, May 26, 2019.
God Bless
2018-2019 Student Sacrament Dates
Please click on the link below for the Sacrament Dates for First Communion and Confirmation at OLPH Church.
http://www.olph.ca/sacraments/
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Raylene at OLPH Church at 780-467-5470.
God Bless