This Week at École OLPH
January 22 to 26, 2018
Message from the Office
Dear Parents & Students,
During the winter months students are required to go outside when the weather is permitting or when they are not scheduled to participate in the indoor activities. Please remind your child to wear their winter jackets, gloves, and toques when going outside. Staying inside is NOT always an option.
We have been noticing that some students are starting to make arrangements for their friend’s parents or older siblings to take them home after school. Please make sure to inform the office if anyone other than the students’ parents or emergency contacts will be picking up your child.
For the safety of your child(ren), please understand that without notification we will be obligated keep your child(ren) at the OLPH office until you are able to pick them up.
God Bless
Weekly Events at École OLPH
- Girls Basketball Practice ~ 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 23
- Boys Basketball Game VS OLA at OLA ~ 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Girls Basketball Game VS OLA at OLPH ~ 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, January 24
- Hot Lunch ~ McDonald's
- Boys Basketball Practice ~ 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 25
- Linking Generations ~ 12:20 p.m. to 1:35 p.m.
- Peer Partners ~ 12:00 p.m. to 1:35 p.m.
- Grade 6 ~ Flying Canoe Volant Field Trip ~ 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Boys Basketball Practice ~ 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Friday, January 26
- First Day ~ Semester 2 Options ~ Grade 7 & 8
- Girls Basketball Practice ~ 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Important Dates to Remember!!!
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
- PD Day ~ No School
February 1 to 3, 2018
- OLPH Junior High Basketball Tournament
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
- EARLY DISMISSAL ~ 2:08 p.m.
Thursday, February 8 & Friday, February 9, 2018
- Teachers Convention ~ No School
Friday, February 16, 2018
- PD Day ~ No School
Monday, February 19, 2018
- Family Day ~ No School
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
- Grade 8 Quebec Trip ~ Payment #2 Due ~ $800.00
Friday, March 2, 2018
- PD Day ~ No School
Safety Reminder
The safety of all student at École OLPH is important to all of the staff.
All parents / visitors are required to check in at the office to collect a visitor badge prior to entering the hallways of École OLPH.
Thank you for attention to this matter.
God Bless
École Our Lady of Perpetual Help - Facebook Page
We now have a Facebook page!
Please take a moment to
"Like" École Our Lady of Perpetual Help
for latest news and info!
J'aime Parler Français!!!
Congratulations to the following
two students who won the
"Parler Français" prizes.
Student 1 ~ Thor Mamos ~ 6M
Student 2 ~ Jeffrey Madro ~ 7T
Félicitations de Parler Français!!!
Grade 5 & 6 ~ Sunridge Skiing Field Trip
The grade 5 & 6 students had a beautiful day on the ski hill.
Many beautiful memories were made!!!
See the pictures below.
A Friendly Reminder!
Please take a moment to log onto your child's PowerSchool account under "Student Fees" to pay any outstanding option fees and/or field trip fees.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact M. Morin at alyrem@eics.ab.ca
God Bless
Hot Lunch ~ Cycle #2
Dear Parents,
The Hot Lunch ~ Cycle #2 will run from Wednesday, February 7th to Wednesday, May 30th.
Families who wish to order Hot Lunch will be able to place their Hot lunch cycle #2 orders starting Wednesday January 24, 2018.
All orders must be placed and paid by Friday, February 2nd.
If you have any questions or concerns, please email Tracy or Tina at olphhotlunch2017@gmail.com.
Fall 2017 Insight Testing Results
Dear Parents,
Fall 2017 Insight testing results are now available for grade 5 and grade 8 parents to review in PowerSchool.
Your child’s Insight testing results are located in your child’s PowerSchool account under “Additional Resources” with the name of “Insight Assessment”.
As a reminder Insight is a group-administered test designed to measure cognitive abilities including reasoning, comprehension, memory, and visual/auditory processing.
If you would like to learn more about this assessment tool, please visit http://www.canadiantestcentre.com and select the Insight tab near the top of the page.
Should you have any further questions or concerns, please contact M. St. Jean at marcs@eics.ab.ca.
God Bless.
Babysitting Training!!!
Please review the information below if you are interested in your child attending a babysitting training course.
If you have any further questions, please contact Mme Gagnon at deniseg@eics.ab.ca
God Bless
Quebec Trip Fundraising Update!!!
VOYAGE QUEBEC EVENT & FUNDRAISING UPDATE
Voyage Quebec Upcoming Events:
PUB NIGHT - Saturday, February 24 - Average Joe's Sherwood Park - 7pm
If you wish to participate in the Pub Night, please contact Julie Correia at (780) 975-9845 or jewelsc@shaw.ca to organize ticket pickup and liquor drop off NO LATER THAN JANUARY 21. Extra tickets are available for sale as needed.
More information on auction item collection/drop off will be coming soon. Donations are being co-ordinated by Kim Bizuk.
So far, we've got volunteers to sell tickets, organize games, co-ordinate liquor/wine prizes, organize auction donations, and oversee auction collection sheets. We will need many more volunteers for set-up (5pm Jan 24) and managing activities during the event. Please contact Tony Matos (matos.tm@gmail.com) if there is something you would specifically like to do before or at the event! Remaining volunteer positions will be co-ordinated just prior to the event.
HOT LUNCH - Watch for Cycle 2 Sign-Up the 3rd week of January. Volunteer shifts will be available at that time.
Questions can be directed to Tina Egilsson (cegilsso@telus.net) or Tracy From (tracyfrom@gmail.com)
BOTTLE DRIVES
Tuesday, February 20 and Wednesday, April 4
More info will come out closer to these dates with sign-up details.
GRADE 8 SCRABBLE NIGHT - Friday, April 13 - we are looking for a volunteer co-ordinator for this event!
M. Morin has presented this fun opportunity to us as a great way to get the grade 8's excited for the trip and raise some money at the same time! Participants will collect pledges from family, friends, and neighbours that want to sponsor them in games of Scrabble. YES, YOU READ THAT RIGHT! We're going to turn the gym into a rockin' Scrabble hall, with tables of 4 players and prizes for creativity! More details will be coming out soon.
CHRISTMAS RAFFLE SUMMARY
A HUGE thank you to Julie Correia for organizing the Christmas Raffle. Congratulations to our winners!
As always, let us know if you have any questions or suggestions.
Tony Matos - Volunteer Chair - matos.tm@gmail.com
Megan Plemel - Volunteer Treasurer - mmplemel@shaw.ca
Grade 8 Farewell
Save the Date for the Grade 8 Farewell
Dinner and Program/Presentations
When: Friday, June 8, 2018 (6:00-9:30 p.m.)
Where: OLPH Parish Hall
Who: All Grade 8 Students and their Families
Details will follow.
***We are beginning to compile photos for the various presentations. We need a baby- 2yrs photo and a current photo of each student that may be either submitted to me digitally in jpeg format or in a printed format that I can scan at school and then return to you.
In addition, if you have any school photos of students from kindergarten - grade 8, I’d appreciate being able to scan those.
Merci.
Mme Gagnon
Confirmation Information ~ Grade 6 & up!
Confirmation Preparation Day
March 11, 2018
12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
OLPH Parish
Confirmation Celebrations
Sunday, April 8, 2018
2:00 p.m.
OLPH Parish
Archbishop Smith
Monday, April 9, 2018
7:00 p.m.
OLPH Parish
Archbishop Smith
Digital Citizenship
Dear Parents,
December's Theme is Online Kindness
Check out this video on talking to teens about online messages and how they may be perceived.
Regards,
Mme Gagnon
School Challenge Accepted!
We encourage all of our families to take
part in our fifth District Challenge
for the month of January...
"Connecting with the Word"
God speaks to us through His Word.
Here are a few Scripture leads when you pray
or for your reflections as you write.
Monday, January 22, 2018
Second Samuel 5:1-7, 10
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Second Samuel 6:12-15, 17-19
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Second Samuel 7:4-17
Thursday, January 25, 2018
Acts 22:3-16
Friday, January 26, 2018
Second Samuel 11:1-4, 5-10, 13-17
Stay tuned for our school challenge
for the month of February!!!
OLPH Parish Website
Dear Parents,
Please click on the link below for the OLPH Parish Website.
OLPH Parish Periodical Information ~ See Below
God Bless