This Week at École OLPH
December 24 to January 4
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,
Blessed are you, O Lord our God, king of the universe.
You sent your Son to be the Light of the world and to
spread his light of love to all.
As we light the candles of this wreath, may its growing
brightness remind us of the approaching nearness of your Son
So that the day of His coming may find us prepared and
filled with joy.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen
God Bless
M. Morin
Principal
École OLPH
Weekly Events at École OLPH
Sunday, December 23, 2018
- Fourth Sunday of Advent
- No School ~ Christmas Break
Tuesday, December 25, 2018
- No School ~ Christmas Break
Wednesday, December 26, 2018
- No School ~ Christmas Break
Thursday, December 27, 2018
- No School ~ Christmas Break
Friday, December 28, 2018
- No School ~ Christmas Break
Important Dates to Remember!!!
Monday, December 24 to Sunday, January 6, 2018
- Christmas Break ~ No School
Monday, January 7, 2018
- First Day of School after Christmas Break
- Girls Basketball Practice ~ 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
- Grade 6 ~ Dare Program ~ 11:00 a.m. to 12:24 p.m.
- Boys Basketball Game ~ OLPH Vs. JPII at OLPH ~ 4:00 p.m.
- Girls Basketball Game ~ OLPH Vs. JPII at JPII ~ 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
- Hot Lunch ~ Nitzas
- Girls Basketball Practice ~ 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 10, 2019
- Grade 6 ~ Canoe Volant Field Trip ~ 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
- Linking Generations ~ 12:24 p.m. to 1:47 p.m.
- Boys Basketball Practice ~ 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Friday, January 11, 2019
- Canteen will be open at lunch
- Grade 7 ~ Dare Program ~ 11:00 a.m. to 12:24 p.m.
- Outdoor Ed ~ Cross Country Skiing ~ 12:07 p.m. 2:30 p.m.
- Boys Basketball Practice ~ 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Monday, January 14, 2019
- Girls Basketball Practice ~ 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
- Grade 6 ~ Dare Program ~ 11:00 a.m. to 12:24 pm.
- Boys Basketball Practice ~ 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
- Hot Lunch ~ Boston Pizza
- Girls Basketball Practice ~ 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 17, 2019
- Grade 6 ~ Canoe Volant Field Trip ~ 12:24 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Grade 7 & 8 ~ Jeux Franco Albertains Presentation ~ 1:10 p.m. to 1:40 p.m.
- Parent School Council Meeting ~ OLPH Library ~ 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Boys Basketball Practice ~ 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Friday, January 18, 2019
- Grade 7 ~ Dare Program ~ 11:00 a.m. to 12:24 p.m.
Monday, January 21, 2019
- Ian Porteous Spectacle ~ 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
- Girls Basketball Practice ~ 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
- Grade 6 ~ Dare Program ~ 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Boys Basketball Practice ~ 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
- Hot Lunch ~ Booster Juice & Press'd
- Girls Basketball Practice ~ 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 24, 2019
- École OLPH ~ Tiger Basketball Invitational 2019 ~ Times TBA
- Peer Partners ~ 12:24 p.m. to 1:47 p.m.
- Linking Generations ~ 12:24 p.m. to 1:47 p.m.
- Boys Basketball Practice ~ 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Friday, January 25, 2019
- Canteen will be open at lunch
- Grade 7 ~ Dare Program
- Outdoor Ed ~ Archery ~ 12:07 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Monday, January 28, 2019
- Girls Basketball Practice ~ 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
- Grade 6 ~ Dare Program ~ 11:00 a.m. to 12:24 p.m.
- Boys Basketball Practice ~ 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
- Hot Lunch ~ Little Ceasars
- Girls Basketball Practice ~ 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 31, 2019
- PD Day ~ No School
Friday, February 1, 2019
- First day of Semester 2 ~ École OLPH Options
- Grade 6 Aviation Museum Field Trip ~ All Day
- Grade 7 ~ Dare Program ~ 11:00 a.m. to 12:24 p.m.
Monday, February 4, 2019
- First day of Semester 2 ~ Grade 7 Holy Spirit options
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
- First day of Semester 2 ~ Grade 8 Holy Spirit options
The Joy of Christmas!
Please join us as we count down to Christmas by sharing joy, hope, and love.
God Bless
December 23, 2018
- I shout for joy. ~ Psalms 92:5
December 24, 2018
- For God so loved the world that he gave his only son. ~ John 3:16 (last day of Advent)
December 25, 2018
- I proclaim to you good news of great joy; today a savior has been born for you. ~ Luke 2:10
J'aime Parler Français!!!
Congratulations to the following
students who won the
"Parler Français" prizes.
Student 1 ~ Tia Ghandour ~ 6T
Student 2 ~ Kate Elliott ~ 8G
Félicitations de Parler Français!!!
OLPH Parish ~ Christmas Eve Mass ~ 6:30 p.m.
Please be advised that the Christmas Eve Mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish on Monday, December 24 at 6:30 p.m. will be designated as a Christ centered - youth focused mass.
Students from the Elk Island Catholic School District will also be singing during this mass.
We look forward to celebrating our Christmas Eve Mass with our EICS families.
God Bless.
Christmas Spirit at École OLPH
During the entire week, the students and staff at École OLPH sang Christmas carols to celebrate this joyous season!!!
Enjoy the video below.
God Bless
Art Supply Request!!!
Mme Gagnon is currently in need of clean sytrofoam meat trays for an art project in January.
Please collect them over the Christmas break and bring them to school in the new year.
Thank you / Merci beaucoup!!!
God Bless.
Linking Generations & École OLPH
Dear Parents,
Creating new Holiday Traditions between our Youth and Seniors. Our “linked seniors and students” created homemade holiday cards together this month, while reminiscing together what holidays were like for the senior’s years and years ago.
All of the finished cards were then were left with the seniors so they could share their own Christmas cheer with their friends and family.
May you be blessed with the most important gifts this Christmas. Our students consider their linked seniors’ friendship to be a gift, and for our students and seniors , this friendship is one of the most treasured gifts.
Merry Christmas!
Grade 6 & Junior High Art Work!!!
Voyage Quebec ~ Raffle Winners!!!
Congratulations to the following people on winning the cash prizes from the "Cash for Christmas" raffle.
- $150 ~ Rosemine Fungay
- $300 ~ Doris Dion
- $750 ~ Coreen Moccia
Thank you to all who supported the Grade 8 Voyage Quebec ~ Cash for Christmas Raffle
Merry Christmas!!!
New Student Fees
The following new fees have been added to your child's PowerSchool account.
- Basketball Hoodie Fee
- Grade 6 ~ Flying Canoe Volant Field Trip Fee
Please take a moment to log onto your chold's PowerSchool account to pay your newly added fee.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact M. Morin at alyrem@eics.ab.ca or 780-467-5631.
God Bless
Grade 8 Farewell ~ Student Pictures
In preparation for the Grade 8 Farewell which will be held on Friday, June 14th at OLPH Church from 6-9:30 pm, we are requesting ONE “baby” photo (0-2 years of age) and ONE current photo of each grade 8 student to be used in the powerpoint presentation during the evening. (After Farewell, each student will be forwarded the presentation for their memories.)
In addition, if you have any photos of the students from their elementary day, please email those to me as well.
These photos may be brought to the school in paper format (whereupon they will be scanned and returned), or they may be sent in digital format to deniseg@eics.ab.ca. If they are attached to a photo album, please do not remove them from the page as I can scan and crop them.
Please send the two photos to school by Jan. 18th at the latest.
Thank you so much in advance for your cooperation, and I wish everyone has a safe, blessed and Merry Christmas with their family and friends.
Blessings,
Mme Denise Gagnon
Field Trip Fees!!!
Please be advised that field trip fees are non-refundable.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact M. Morin at 780-467-5631.
God Bless
Strathcona County Family & Community Services ~ Parent Information Groups
Below are a list of Parent Information groups offered to you locally at the Sherwood Park community centre.
Anxiety ~ Create the tomorrow you want and build resiliency by learning new skills, using tools and strategies, and making supportive connections. This session will provide information on various parenting challenges and give opportunities to practice new skills within a group setting.
DATE: Wednesday, January 16, 2019
TIME: 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Family and Community Services, 200, 501 Festival Avenue
FOR: Parents and caregivers of school aged children
COST: Free
Stress ~ Create the tomorrow you want and build resiliency by learning new skills, using tools and strategies, and making supportive connections. This session will provide information on various parenting challenges and give opportunities to practice new skills within a group setting.
DATE: Wednesday, February 13, 2019
TIME: 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Family and Community Services, 200, 501 Festival Avenue
FOR: Parents and caregivers of school aged children
COST: Free
Moving Through Family Restructuring - Parent Information Session
Create the tomorrow you want and build resiliency by learning new skills, using tools and strategies, and making supportive connections. This session will provide information on various parenting challenges and give opportunities to practice new skills within a group setting.
DATE: Wednesday, March 20, 2019
TIME: 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Family and Community Services, 200, 501 Festival Avenue
FOR: Parents and caregivers of school aged children
COST: Free
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Strathcona County Family & Community Services at 780-464-4044.
God Bless
Accountability Pillar Survey
As an annual check-up on the education system, the Accountability Pillar provides an opportunity for Alberta Education and school authorities to ensure that we are equipping students for success.
The Accountability Pillar uses a set of 16 indicators. Data on these indicators consists of surveys of students, parents and teachers on various aspects of education quality, student outcomes such as dropout and high school completion rates, and provincial assessments of student learning.
From January to the end of February, Alberta Education will be conducting the annual Accountability Pillar Survey.
- In January, parents of students in grade 7 will receive a survey from Alberta Education.
- In February, students in grade 7 and all teachers will be completing their surveys online at school.
All surveys are anonymous and ask questions about experiences with your school.
In addition to English and French, the parent survey is available in Chinese, Punjabi, Arabic, Blackfoot, Dene, Cree, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog and Urdu.
Your participation in the survey helps provide important information on the quality of education your child is receiving, so we encourage you to return your survey promptly.
Boys & Girls Club ~ Lunch Hour Program
Below is some information on a new program that the Boys & Girls Club are wanting to implement for our École OLPH students in grades 6, 7, and 8. The Boys & Girls Club is located directed across the street from École OLPH on the South side.
If you wish to have your child participate in this program, please complete and return the form below to M. St. Jean as soon as possible. Also if you have any questions or concerns, please contact M. St. Jean at marcs@eics.ab.ca or 780-467-5631.
God Bless.
Cell Phone in École OLPH
Dear Parents,
Students must keep their personal phones in their lockers during class time. Students are able to use their phones before and after school, and during recess and lunch.
Parents, should there be an emergency and you need to get a hold of your child, you may contact the office.
Should you have any questions in regards to this, please contact M. St.Jean at the school at 780-467-5631.
God Bless.
(Re)Connection Advent Calendar ~ Dr. Jody Carrington
See the (Re)Connection Advent Calendar, from Dr. Jody Carrington, picture below.
Have some fun as a family during the Advent season!
God Bless
Nut-Aware Environment!
École OLPH Catholic School is a nut-aware environment.
This school policy is in place to provide a safe environment for our children and staff who have life-threatening allergies to nuts and nut products.
We ask parents to monitor this closely with your children as you prepare snacks and lunches to be brought to school.
When bringing classroom treats, please call the teacher to inquire about other food allergies which may cause a severe anaphylactic reaction.
If you have any further questions or concerns, please contact M. Morin at alyrem@eics.ab.ca or M. St. Jean at marcs@eics.ab.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 ~ TBA
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
Visitors & Guests
In an effort to ensure we have a safe learning environment for all students and staff, we ask that anyone visiting École OLPH to sign in at the school office and wear a visitor name tag.
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.
Lost & Found!!!
Please take a moment to look through the Lost & Found for any missed placed items that your child(ren) may have lost.
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.
"Like" our Facebook Page
We now have a Facebook page!
"Like" École Our Lady of Perpetual Help
for latest news and info!
@olphecole
Canteen Dates Below!!!
Dear Parents,
Canteen Dates
Friday, January 11, 2019
Friday, January 25, 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
Linking Generations ~ Parent Volunteers Needed!!!
Our wonderful Linking Generations program this year are in need of some parent volunteers for both the CloverBar and Summerwood locations.
The commitment would consist of 2-3 hours twice per month from October 2018 to May 2019. You DO NOT have to have a child in the program in order to volunteer your time.
If you would like to assist with this special program, we ask that you please contact Debbie Sinclair, Executive Director, at 780-410-0711 or at linkgendebbie@telus.net.
Thank you and God Bless
School Cheques!!!
Dear Parents,
Please be advise that all cheques that
are sent to the school need to be
made out to EICS only.
OLPH Parish Bulletin ~ December 23, 2018
Is it hard to get the kids out of bed on Sunday morning? Do you like to spend Sunday evenings together as a family and get ready for the upcoming week? Then OLPH Parish has the perfect Mass time for you. Please join us at our new 12:30pm Mass each Sunday.
Please click on the link below for the OLPH Parish Bulletin for Sunday, December 23, 2018. Wishing you a blessed fourth week of Advent!
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.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Raylene at OLPH Church at 780-467-5470.
God Bless