Dear Frère Antoine Families,

After a beautiful, busy September, October has arrived with vibrant fall colors and we have been blessed with warm temperatures that have been enjoyed by our students as they enjoy the outdoors during their recess and outdoor physical activities.

We have been blessed with a wonderful start up to school this September. We are well into the routines of school and our students have settled into all the wonderful learning that is taking place in each classroom.

This fall, there are many reasons for the staff at École Frère Antoine to be thankful. We are abundantly thankful for being reunited with all of our Frère Antoine families in person once again. We are grateful for our families who have been supportive and helpful since the start of school. We are grateful for the words of kindness that we receive every day from our parent community. We are grateful for our bus drivers who bring our students safely to school. We are grateful for our office staff who work so diligently to ensure that families are taken care of when registering or calling the school. We are grateful for our custodians who ensure that our school is safe for our school family. We are grateful for our teachers who serve our students each day to ensure that they are learning and growing in Christ.

On Monday October 10th, we will pause and take time from our busy lives to celebrate Thanksgiving, a day when we humbly count our blessings and give thanks for the bounty we enjoy. May God's blessings be with you and your family during this time of Thanksgiving and throughout this school year. On behalf of the staff here at École FrèreAntoine, we wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy fall! 🌰 🍂

Mme Paula Borges-Couture, Principal

Mme Alyssa Quintin, Acting Assistant Prinicpal

Thank you for meeting with your child’s teacher and learning about your child’s school year. We say a big “thank you” to each and every parent and guardian who is supporting their child.

We know that connecting with your child’s teacher is an integral part of learning about and sharing in your child’s learning experiences.

On September 22nd, we gathered together as a school community and enjoyed the beautiful day with a great run/walk for the cure with the Terry Fox run! Students brought “Toonies for Terry”. Collectively, they raised just over $560 in donations for the Terry Fox Foundation. Thank you for making a donation to Terry’s Foundation.

We are very proud of our students who continued the legacy of Terry’s dream. This is a strong tradition that we hold dear at École Frère Antoine. As we honor Terry, we learn about his goal to fundraise dollars for cancer research. We also honor Terry by being active and enjoying a great run together as a community. Terry once said, “Anything is possible if you try.”

We started the morning on our TVFA student broadcast where we all listened together and learned about Phyllis Webstad and listened to her story of wearing an orange shirt on the first day of residential school and her experience on her first day at residential school. We learned about Truth and Reconciliation and why we have Orange Shirt Day.

Students participated in learning activities in their classes and discussions about the importance of this day to show that we are committed to the principle that Every Child Matters.

On Thanksgiving, Monday, October 10th, there will be no school on this day.

Our École Frère Antoine Staff would like to wish your family a Happy Thanksgiving and a safe and bountiful holiday weekend!

Oct 28th from 6:30 - 8:30pm in our school gym.

Tickets will be available for purchase on PowerSchool soon. The cost is $2/person(children 2 and under are free). Due to fire regulations tickets are available on a first come first serve basis. School Council will close the online store, and notify families via email once all tickets have been sold.

Our wonderful art fundraiser is back by popular demand! Students will participate in creating an art piece in class that parents will be available to replicate and purchase as greeting cards, masks, mugs, etc. through Art Cards by Kids. Parents can check out items that will be available at createdbykids.ca if you are curious about what will be offered.

Items will be shipped directly to your home in time for Christmas! The original piece will be returned home after the fundraiser has closed. The fundraiser will open and information sent home in early November once pieces are complete.

Situated in École Frère Antoine's library at 2850 Mill Woods Rd., Edmonton, Alberta

HOURS

Before and After 7:00-8:07 am MTWTHF

School Care program 2:50-5:45 pm MTWF

that is situated in the school library. 11:58-5:45 THURSDAY

*OPEN ON ALL SCHOOL DAYS, CLOSED STAT. HOLIDAYS, PD DAYS, AND SUMMER.