Madonna News
June 6, 2021
A Word from Father Jim Corrigan
Kamloops Residential School Grave Site Discovery
Library Books due Tuesday, June 15th
Thank you very much
Mrs. Wagner
Librarian
Demographic Confirmation Forms Due
This information is a yearly requirement of Alberta Education and ensures that we receive all available funding to support your child's learning - and that we have current information to reach you during the day if necessary.
Please call the office at 780-467-7972 if you need any assistance with this.
Thank you.
Staffing Announcement
We are very pleased to announce the following Kindergarten teacher for next year.
Please welcome Mrs. Fortier who will be teaching Kindergarten at Madonna next year. We are very confident with her skill set in delivering a robust Kindergarten program.
Moreover, we are super happy to note that Mrs. Noel will be teaching grade 1 next year. Her current students and families will be excited to learn that they may have her for grade1.
These changes are due to an inclusive model for Early Learning at Madonna, we will be teaching all Kindergarten students together.
Please note that the regular Kindergarten program, will be running as usual:
Full days --> Monday, Wednesdays & designated Fridays,
AND
Full Days --> Tuesday, Thursday & designated Fridays.
The Pathways Kindergarten students will be integrated and attending am or pm for 1/2 days.
Please note the welcome letter from Mrs. Fortier.
Fundraiser goes over the summer too!
Just save your receipts from Save-On Foods (Wye Rd. only) over the summer and send them to school in the fall.
When you shop at Cobbs Bread on Wye Road just say your child attends school at Madonna Catholic School and Cobs will give 5% of purchases back to the school!
Upcoming Events
8th - Wear an orange shirt and pause sometime between 2:00 to 2:15 for a moment of silence in honour of the children discovered in Kamloops
9th - Storytime with Mrs. Wagner
10 - Virtual Preist Visit with 3G, 3/4P and 4P
15 - All Library books due back deadline
17 - Virtual Preist Visit with 1B, 1/2F and 2B
18 - Indigenous Day (Games in the am and performer in the pm) ...outside
21 - National Indigenous People's Day
22 - Year End Virtual Mass & Blessing & Presentation of crosses to gr.4 students
23 - Gr. 4 Farewell Picnic Lunch provided by School Council
24 - Farewell Assembly for all students and staff leaving Madonna
Heartfelt THANK YOU
I also want to thank Natlie Sanderson, School Council Co-Chair who supported Jennifer as needed over the past few years.
THANK YOU SCHOOL COUNCIL FOR HONORING THESE LADIES WITH FLOWERS & GIFT CARD
Great spot to relax and read!
Friends in 1B take a break in the shade
1B fun outside
Kinders at the bubble station
Kinders gardening
Time to water the seeds
3G Reading in the shade
What a lovely spot to read
So relaxing!
Pathways enjoying the fresh air
"Look at this beautiful yellow fower?"
A butterfly!
Farewell and huge thank you's to our outgoing School Council Chair and Co-Chair
Kinders gardening
Kinder's bug exploring
Pathways students exploring for bugs
Pathways student building a fort
Fort building
Kinder friends
Kinder 3D Kingdom Building
Look at my 3D Kingdom I built!
Is there a bug in there?
Pathways inspecting bugs
Hmmm where is it?
Wait - are those twin crazy hair girls?
1B pals
1B having fun in the sun!
Bubbles - woo hoo!
3G on their Rosary Walk
3G reading along the Rosary Walk
Found some shade to read
4P using a shady spot to read
Reading outside is great
Pathways and water play
Pathways heading outside
Oh yeah! Pathways watching the water move the wheel
3G Crazy Hair Day
Crazy Hair Day in Pathways
Ooooh looks like fun water play in Pathways
Madonna Catholic School
Email: karen@eics.ab.ca
Website: mcs.eics.ab.ca
Location: 15 Main Blvd, Sherwood Park, AB, Canada
Phone: 780-467-7972
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=madonna%20catholic%20school%20sherwood%20park
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish
Email: info@olph.ca
Website: olph.ca
Location: 13 Brower Drive, Sherwood Park, AB, Canada
Phone: 780-467-5470
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/olphsherwoodpark/