What's Heating Up at Holy Spirit
January 13-17
Important Dates
Monday, January 13
- Assembly at 12:15 pm - Parents are welcome to join us!
Tuesday January 14
- Regular Day
Wednesday, January 15
- January 15 - Parent Council Meeting - 6:30 pm (Grade 1)
- HS Choir Practice Grades 1-4
Thursday, January 16
- Regular Day
Friday, January 17
- Kindergarten T/T
- Gymnastics - Grade 3A and 3G
Upcoming Events
- January 20 - Capital Care - 4H
- January 22 - Sherwood Park Museum - Kindergarten AM and M/W
- January 23 - Sherwood Park Museum - Kindergarten T/T
- January 23 - Salto - All Grade 1s
- January 24 - Hot Lunch - Culinary Delights
- January 24 - Gymnastics - Grade 3P and 3Y
- January 29 - Capital Care - 4YH
- January 30 - Salto - All Grade 1s
- January 30 - Report Cards are live in PowerSchool at 4:00 pm
- January 31 - Gymnastics - Grade 3A and 3G
- February 5 - Early Out - Dismissal at 2:15 pm
- February 6 - School Closed - Teacher Convention
- February 7 - School Closed - Teacher Convention
Please see more Holy Spirit News and Information below!!!
Cold Weather
Our week in pictures
Accountability Survey
Dear Elk Island Catholic School Families,
Alberta Education will be conducting the annual Accountability Pillar Survey in the new year. Parents of students in grade 4, 7 and 10 will receive a mailed survey from Alberta Education (if the school has fewer than 120 students, parents of students in grades 4-12 will receive the survey in the month of January)
As an annual check-up on the education system, the Accountability Pillar provides an opportunity for Alberta Education to ensure that we are equipping students for success
Faith Corner
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Library Corner
Thank you to all the students and their families who donated books to send to the Eight Mile Rock school in the Bahamas. We collected seven boxes full of wonderful books. Mrs Jacobs will be taking them when she goes to the Bahama's later this month. The children there will be so excited to receive this very thoughtful gift from Holy Spirit. Mrs Scoggins will post those pictures soon.
thanks again for your generosity Holy Spirit!!
Invitation for the Blanket Exercise
Dear Parents and Staff:
Parents and Staff of EICS students are invited to take part in a Blanket Exercise to be held at Central Learning Services (310 Broadview Road) in Sherwood Park on Wednesday, January 15, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
The Blanket Exercise is an active participation learning activity based on the major themes and findings of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. The goal is to build understanding about our shared history as Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada by walking through pre-contact, treaty-making, colonization and resistance. Everyone is actively involved as they step onto blankets that represent the land, and into the role of First Nations, Inuit and later Métis peoples. By engaging on an emotional and intellectual level, the Blanket Exercise effectively educates and increases empathy. For further information, please view this KAIROS Blanket Exercise video.
Participants are asked to bring a blanket that can be placed on the floor and stepped on for this activity.
Please RSVP by Monday, January 13 by filling out this linked Google Form.
We will also have Eva Stang join us at this event. Eva, a Métis Culture and Knowledge Keeper, has been working with EICS this year, supporting the continued growth in staff and administrator knowledge of Indigenous perspectives.
If you have any questions, please email Crystal Cholin, Learning Services Consultant (crystalc@eics.ab.ca).
Holy Spirit's Treaty 6 Mural and Teachings
School Parent Council
Wednesday, January 15, 2020 - 6:30 pm (Grade 1)
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 - 6:30 pm (ECS)
Wednesday, March 18, 2019 - 6:30 pm (Grade 2)
Wednesday, April 15, 2019 - 6:30 pm
Wednesday, May 20, 2019 -6:30 pm (PreK)
School Fees
School fees are due! If you wish to make payments, please send post dated checks to the office. Checks are payable to EICS.
Please check your PowerSchool parent portal regularly for updates to school fees
Please email Mrs. Posavec with any questions at brigittep@eics.ab.ca