SKTA Update!
Week at a Glance
At St. Kateri Tekakwitha Academy, we are a spiritual, Christ-centered community that nurtures resilient, responsible, lifelong learners through love and service.
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November 21- November 25
Mindful Monday, November 21 -
Monday Morning Assembly
Terrific Tuesday, November 22-
Sports Academy
Confirmation Session #2 at SKT 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Wellness Wednesday, November 23-
Crazy Hair / Hat Day!
Exciting Day of Learning!
Thankful Thursday, November 24-
Sports Academy
Fun Friday, November 25-
PD/Staff Meeting Day - No Classes
UPCOMING EVENTS
Nov 27 - Catholic Education Sunday SKTA Mass @ Notre Dame 9:00am (All Families Welcome)
Nov 27 - First Sunday of Advent - We Celebrate Hope!
Nov 29- Confirmation Session #3 at SKT 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Nov 30 - Reconciliation with Father Trini (For Grades 3-5)
Dec 1 - Healthy Hunger - Dairy Queen
Dec 5 - Report Cards Posted To The Parent Portal
Dec 5 - Advent student assembly PEACE!
Dec 12 - Advent student assembly JOY!
Dec 15 - School Council Meeting @6:30pm
Dec 19 - Advent student assembly LOVE!
Dec 16 - Pre-K/Kindergarten No Classes
Dec 21- Healthy Hunger - Boston Pizza
Dec 21 - Christmas Concert @ MCC - 6:30pm
REPORT CARDS - POWERSCHOOL PARENT PORTAL
CATHOLIC EDUCATION SUNDAY
We recognize Catholic education as a gift – a gift that we treasure and protect. On Catholic Education Sunday, we acknowledge the value and blessing of our Catholic schools and give thanks for the faith-based education they offer. Here in Alberta, unlike some other provinces, we are especially blessed to have a publicly-funded Catholic education. Let us continue to pray for this wonderful gift.
We celebrate the gift of Catholic Education on Sunday, November 27. Our school will be represented at the 9:00 AM Mass at Ecole Notre Dame. Please join us to celebrate Catholic Education together!
Book of Remembrance
Light in the Window until all homes are safe - there's Jessie's House
November is Family Violence Awareness Month in Alberta
The Light in the Window Campaign encourages healthy and respectful relationships.
We call on the community to declare that family violence in our neighbourhoods, schools, and homes is unacceptable.
https://jessicamartelmemorialfoundation.com/light-in-the-window/
Healthy Hunger Orders!
Does Your Child Have a Growth Mindset?
Has your child or teen become less motivated with school or activities? Or do you feel they give up on challenges and see making mistakes as ‘failures’? Fortunately, we can support our children through this by helping to develop a growth mindset. A growth mindset is having the belief that we can actually improve our intelligence and strengthen our skills by putting in effort, facing challenges and being open to learning from mistakes.
The most effective praise we can give our children is praise that is concrete and focuses on their effort, strategy, or improvement.
This might sound like:
“You worked so hard!”
“That seemed tough but you really stuck with it!”
“Hmm. How can we learn from this?”
Model with your own behaviour by saying “Wow, this is really challenging. I’m going to have to practice more!”
If we praise children for their efforts and hard work, instead of the end result, we can show them while they may not be perfect at something, or know something YET, they will improve if they keep working at it. Having this mindset can be a big motivator for your child and give them that extra confidence boost they need as they navigate growing up!
Learning About The Mass
Global Read Aloud Wrap Up Event!
Grade 2’s are learning about magnets!
RAISING DIGITALLY RESPONSIBLE YOUTH
Parenting is hard, and the rapid rise of technology and social media use in the lives of their kids makes it harder. To help, we're extending complimentary access to download “Raising Digitally Responsible Youth – A Parent's Guide from Safer Schools Together. The guide was designed to help introduce Parents and Caregivers to leading social media platforms, video games, and relevant trends that are either being used already or have the potential to be used by their children. This guide is full of tips, how-to’s and definitions for the most widely used apps – including TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram and more.