Better Together at Holy Spirit
February 20-24, 2023
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IMPORTANT DATES
Monday, February 20
- Family Day - No School
Tuesday, February 21
- Pink Shirt Day
- Shrove Tuesday - School Council provided pancake lunch
- Inuksuk Carving - 2S
Wednesday, February 22
- Last day to order hot lunch
- Ash Wednesday - School mass at OLPH church @ 1:00 pm
- School Council Meeting - 6:30pm
Friday, February 24
- M/W Kindergarten
- Winter Carnival
- Hot lunch for all students (a hot dog, chips, juice box, veggie)
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Winter Carnival
Outside Stations
Sledding Hill: Brad Mann, Lonnie Coley, Megan Melle
Loose Parts Play: Nicole Steele, Alisha Toyle
Toboggan Pull Races: Leanne Mackenzie, Joanne Currie, German Diaz
Relay Race: Jamee Bittner, Tammy Hannan, Jason MacLean
Tug Rope: Alana and Doug Hawke
Snowshoeing: Christina Campbell, Brad Jennings, Richard Dang,
Ring Toss: Chris Dallyn, Paul Croft, Lindsay AlexanderInside Stations:
Hot Chocolate Station:
Pamela Rushton, Sasha Narine, Annette Haun
Lunch Preparation/Serving:
Jenelle Potyondi,Kim Pennock, Karolina Pawlowich, Erin Graham, Lori Stiko, Susan Yarham, Adriana Quijada, Mrs. Perret, Kim Hawco, Kristen Bryne, Angela Mandursiak, Barbara Gaudet, Janet Dalangin, Carla Dopko
2023 / 2024 Early Learning Registration
We are excited to welcome new students for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year! Registration opened on February 1, 2023. Please log onto www.eics.ab.ca under Student Registration, School Registration and create an account to complete the online registration for your child. Please include your child's birth certificate (a picture) to ensure a complete registration. Note: Current students do not re-register. (Example-Pre-Kindergarten students are automatically registered for Kindergarten. If you are currently part of the Holy Spirit Family there is no need to register your child for Grade 1 - 4 next year. Current Pre-K parents have received an email regarding steps for next year.
Pre-Kindergarten students must turn 4 before December 31, 2023 (student born in 2019)
Kindergarten students must turn 5 before Dec 31, 2023 (students born in 2018)
Help us to spread the good news about our school community!
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Hot Lunch Session 3
Thank you,
Parent Hot Lunch Committee
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Inclusive Learning Services: Monthly Home Connections
Inclusive Learning Teacher Consultant:
- Build your child’s counting skills. Count out loud regularly and count items (ie. let’s put five blocks on the tower or counting the ducks floating in the bathtub). Start with 1-5 and slowly increase as your child gets more confident with numbers.
- Use number word vocabulary, (a lot ,few, a little, more less, same). Do you want a lot of goldfish or just a few? Who has more goldfish?
- One to one correspondence is important too. Have your child give one lego to each stuffed animal, or one cup to each family member.
Occupational Therapist: When it is just too cold to be outside, make obstacle courses! Move couch cushions and pillows onto the floor and walk or crawl over them. Play ‘Follow the Leader’ and climb in/out of boxes or the laundry basket, crawl over/under/around obstacles. This is a great activity for developing core muscles.
SLP (Speech and Language Pathologist):
If your child makes a speech sound or grammar mistake, say the sentence back to them correctly and emphasize the sound or word they made a mistake on. Your child does not have to copy you, the focus is on hearing a correct model.
Speech sound example:
Child: “Tan you help me?”
Adult: “Yes, I can help you”
Grammar example:
Child: Him really fast
Adult: You’re right, he is really fast!
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Strathcona County Family Resource Network is hosting in March
Straight Talk About Teens (for Parents and Caregivers of youth ages 12 to 18): Monday, March 6th from 12 - 1:30 pm. Online. *There were not enough parents registered in Connect Parent that the County was hoping to run so this is being offered as an alternative.
Inclusive Parenting: Understanding Teen Substance Use: Thursday, March 23rd from 6 - 7:30 pm at Family and Community Services (401 Festival Lane)
All Family Resource Network events are listed in their online events calendar here. Events that require registration have the registration linked directly to the event with a "Sign Up" button.
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Lessons from Miss B this week
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Our Week in Pictures
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OLPH Parish News
Saturday vigil: 5:00 pm
Sunday Mass: 8:30 am, 10:30 am, 12:30 pm and 7:00 pm
Any questions parents can also contact the church by phone 780-467-5470 ext: 225 OR email sacraments@olph.ca.
Website: https://www.olph.ca
Location: 13 Brower Drive, Sherwood Park, AB, Canada
Phone: 780-467-5470
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SCHOOL FEES
School fees are now due. Please log into your PowerSchool account to pay for your child's fees.
Please note that fees may be added throughout the year if additional field trips are booked. Teachers will send home notes if new fees are added to your account.
Please contact Mrs. Desaulniers if you have any questions, 780-416-9526.
Upcoming Events
Monday, February 27
- Kindergarten Healthy Me Field Trip - In School
Tuesday, February 28
- Kindergarten Healthy Me Field Trip - In School
Wednesday, March 1
- Early Dismissal - 2:05pm
Friday, March 3
- PD Day - No School
Monday, March 6
- Fused Glass - Grade 2
Wednesday, March 8
- 1881 Schoolhouse and Grandma's Place - Grade 4
Friday, March 10
- M/W Kindergarten
- School Wide Assembly
Friday, March 17
- School Wide Assembly
Wednesday, March 22
- Skating at Millennium Place - Grade 3
Friday March 24 - 31
- Spring Break - School Closed
Tuesday, April 4
- Earth Rangers Presentation
- Early Dismissal - 2:05pm
- School Council Meeting - 6:30
Friday, April 7
- Good Friday - School Closed
Email: hs@eics.ab.ca
Website: https://hs.eics.ab.ca/
Location: 151 Crimson Drive, Sherwood Park, AB, Canada
Phone: 7804169526
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holyspiritcathschool
Twitter: @HolySpiritCS