Choose Joy!
Week of February 28, 2021
Lost and Found Masks
March's Seven Sacred Teaching: Courage
What can we learn from the Spirit Animal the Bear?
Animated Literacy Comes Alive in 2C
Making personal connections to sound friends is a powerful strategy to make the learning stick!
What is Animated Literacy and why do we use at OLA? Click here for more info!
This week @ OLA
Monday, March 1, 2021
- Choose Joy today!
- Learning Support Team and Teachers Meet to collaboratively respond to learning needs
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
- OLA Daytime School Council Meeting @ 11:00am (Google meet will be sent this Tues. AM)
- A great day to learn and grow together!
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
- School Spirit Day - Story Book Character Day
- Early Dismissal @ 2:19 pm
- Virtual Morning Announcements
- Father Daniel or Father Kris visit OLA
- More spectacular learning and growing!
- A great day to be in our community together!
Friday, March 5, 2021
- Faith and Wellness Day for Staff - No School
- Friyay! Spread Joy and Kindness like confetti!
Saturday March 6, 2021
- Reconciliation retreat and Celebration - 10:00am - 12:30pm
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To see what is up and coming even further ahead, please visit our website calendar.
You can view our Kindergarten Calendar here.
Ready! Set! Read-A-Thon coming soon!
If you have any questions, please email schoolcouncil.ola@gmail.com
To kick off the excitement for our Read-A-Thon, our School Spirit Theme for this Wednesday is Story Book Characters!
100th Day of School
Hope Abounds!
Thank you for being an inspiration to all of us, Aurora!
Engaging Numeracy Lessons Throughout!
Featured here, some of the engaging lessons created by our amazing teachers to inspire the mind!
Celebrating Members of our Amazing OLA Team
School Council News
Niro and Melanie graciously accepted the beautifully created Thank You cards from OLA students.
It takes a village...and we are grateful to be part of an amazing one!
See you on Tuesday @ 11:00am!
See you at our next meeting, on Tuesday, March 2nd @ 11:00am
Google Meet link will be shared with you that day.
Thank you for checking your email inbox or spam/junk folder.
To connect with your OLA School Council, please email schoolcouncil.ola@gmail.com.
Click below to order your OLA Spirit Wear!
4P
From our OLA Parish
If you have any questions or concerns about Sacramental Preparation, please feel free to contact Father Kris at the parish 780-998-3288 or kris.schmidt@caedm.ca.
Important Dates - Please mark your calendar:
1st Reconciliation
(All attend)
Reconciliation retreat and celebration: March 6, 2021 10:00-12:30pm
1st Communion
(Optional)
Parent ZOOM meeting #1: March 11 @6:30pm or March 13 @11am
Parent ZOOM meeting #2: March 25 @6:30pm or March 27 @11am
(Choice)
Kids adoration: March 18 @6:30pm or March 20 @11am
(All attend)
1st Communion Retreat: April 10, 2021 11:00-12noon
1st Communion Celebration: April 11, 2021 11:30am
Resources for parents
Home guide training video:
https://www.smp.org/resourcecenter/resource/14010/
Reconciliation home guide:
https://www.smp.org/dynamicmedia/files/3a1832cb52dabd952ca9f1712b327377/R4500RHG_Rec_HG.pdf
Eucharist home guide:
https://www.smp.org/dynamicmedia/files/6488adc35158fa59c4b7b54764fa47b0/R4500EHG_Euc_HG.pdf
Exercises for Reconciliation
Daily family prayer challenge
- if you don’t have the practice of family prayer already, pray 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary, 1
Glory be, 1 thing you’re thankful for, and 1 person to pray for every night before bed.
Exercises for 1st Communion
Daily family prayer challenge
- if you don’t have the practice of family prayer already, pray 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary, 1
Glory be, 1 thing you’re thankful for, and 1 person to pray for every night before bed.
Pink Shirt Day
Kindness Matters
Kindergarten
Quotes of the Week
Student #1: Mrs V look at my picture it’s a birthday cake.
Mrs. V: Wow it is beautiful but what are these?
Student #1: Those are wings.
Mrs. V: Ummm I have don’t think birthday cakes have wings.
Student #2: Mrs. V?
Mrs.V: Yes?
Student #2: I know what birthday cake has wings. An angel food cake! Get it angels have wings.
Mrs. V: Hahahahaha good one!
Parent Re-Entry Handbook
Alberta Health Documents
Looking Ahead...
March 8, 2021
- Grade 1 & 2 Inuit Presentations
March 11, 2021
- First Communion Parent Zoom Meet @ 6:30pm
- Read-A-Thon
Week of March 15 - 19, 2021
- Digital Evidence of Learning & Growth
- First Communion, Kids Adoration @ 6:30pm
March 22, 2021
- Virtual Three Way Conferences
March 24, 2021
- Virtual Three Way Conferences
March 26, 2021
- PD Day - No School
March 28, 2021
- Palm Sunday
March 29 - April 2, 2021
- Spring Break - No school
April 1, 2021
- Holy Thursday - No School
April 2, 2021
- Good Friday - No School
April 4, 2021
- Easter Sunday - Halleluiah Christ is Risen!
April 5, 2021
- Easter Monday - No School
April 7, 2021
- School Spirit Day - Rainbow Day, Wear your favourite colour!
- Early Dismissal - 2:19 pm
Outdoor Fun!
Math
Fort
School Fees
School fees have now been added to your PowerSchool ParentPortal and are now due. Payment can be made by debit or credit card by visiting your PowerSchool account.
If you require assistance signing into your account please call Mrs. Desaulniers at 780-998-3716 or email susande@eics.ab.ca.
Field trip: to date all field trips involving bussing are cancelled. Virtual field trips and walking trips may still occur. Once these have been finalized we will share the field trip fee for payment
All unpaid fees by March 1, 2021 may be sent to a collections agency.
2021 - 2022 School Year Calendar
Youth Working Group Resources
Financial Literacy 4 sessions starting March 2, 2021
Navigating Co-Parenting and Child Custody During COVID 19 Thursday April 8, 2021 7:00 pm
The Five Love Languages Wednesday April 21, 2021 7:00 pm
Our Lady of the Angels School
Fort Saskatchewan, AB
T8L 1W7
Email: ola@eics.ab.ca
Website: https://ola.eics.ab.ca/
Location: 9622 Sherridon Drive, Fort Saskatchewan, AB, Canada
Phone: (780)998-3716
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