Hawks Weekly News
November 20, 2022
Mark Your Calendars:
- Monday November 21 - Linking Generations Visit
- Monday November 21 - BUCPS ONLINE Meeting @ 7:30pm - Please refer to the BUCPS section for link below
- Wednesday November 23 (rescheduled from Nov 18th) - Indigenous Smudge Ceremony @ 12:00pm
- Wednesday November 23 - Volleyball Pep Rally @ 1:45pm
- Thursday November 24 - Monday Schedule
- Thursday November 24 - Holodomor Assembly - @ 2:27pm
- Friday November 25 - Holodomor Memorial Day
- Friday November 25 - Grade 5 Swimming
Illness Reporting
Dear Parents/Guardians:
As you have no doubt been watching and experiencing, Alberta has been suffering from high rates of RSV, Influenza and COVID-19. We want to thank you for making the right choice to keep your children home when they are experiencing symptoms.
In order to help us have the best possible data and communicate with Alberta Health Services if required, we would ask that you report any flu or cold like symptom under the FLU heading in the School Messenger App.
Using Safe Arrival, parents can report:
- FLU - Illness due to flu and cold like symptoms
- ILL - Other illness or injury.
- EXC - Parent Excused (i.e taking your child on a holiday)
Thanks for your attention to this matter, as always, we are working hard to ensure that all students and staff remain safe.
Ready for Winter?
Indigenous Smudge Ceremony
In Indigenous teachings, the Smudge is a cleansing ceremony of the mind, body and soul that encourages individuals to be grounded, mindful and thankful.
All students are invited to participate with open and respectful hearts as a school community. This will be led by St. Theresa staff and we look forward to providing this experience! Please do not hesitate to contact the school if you have any questions.
BUCPS CHRISTMAS COOKIE FUNDRAISER
Dear BUCPS Families,
Announcing our BUCPS CHRISTMAS COOKIE FUNDRAISER! Order some delicious Confetti Sweets Christmas sugar cookies and support our Sherwood Park Ukrainian Bilingual Program.
Please complete the order form: https://formfaca.de/sm/TuBIMEAxP
Once you have completed the order form please send an etransfer to bucpstreas@gmail.com as soon as you complete your order. Orders will be accepted until 4:00 pm on Monday, December 5th. If payment has not been received by December 5th your order will not be processed.
The Christmas sugar cookie pick-up date will be held on Thursday, December 8th, 3:00 - 6:00 pm at St. Theresa Catholic School.
PLEASE SHARE the order link with family, friends or on social media to help make this fundraiser a great success for our Sherwood Park Ukrainian Bilingual Program!
Sincerely,
Your BUCPS Executive
Sergeant George Miok
Program in honor of Sergeant George Miok
George Miok was a former student in our school and was well known for being kind and always willing to lend a helping hand for his school community. George graduated from Archbishop Jordan high school in the class of 2001, and joined the Canadian Armed Forces shortly thereafter. George was also working on a Degree in Education and hoped to one day teach in an EICS school.
His life was cut short however, passing away in January 2010, while serving his country in Afghanistan. George's memory lives on through the George Miok scholarship; a scholarship generously funded by a local business, Jacek Chocolates.
Through a program called "Miok Moments", this scholarship allows St. Theresa to acknowledge and highlight the kindness and service our students display. This year's Miok Moments program kicked off this week.
Like what we did last year, students will be recognized, among other things, for demonstrating kindness, empathy, being helpful, and being of service to others.
This recognition will come in the form of a Miok Moments slip of paper that will be placed in the appropriate grade group bin, thus being entered for a gift card draw prize. Eight $20 Chapters gift cards will be drawn three times between now and Spring Break (before Christmas, mid-February, and before Spring Break). In June, a grand prize draw will be made from all the MIOK moments, and two students will have their name added to the Miok Moments plaque and win a new Chromebook!
Preparing Students for the Future!
8G Religion
Alberta's Student COMPETENCIES are combinations of attitudes, skills, and knowledge that students develop and apply for successful learning, living and working. Students are the artists, scientists, thinkers, innovators, and leaders of the future. They will be tasked with solving the problems of today while imagining and creating a new tomorrow. The Competencies are critical for equipping students with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that they will need to successfully navigate their personal journeys in learning, living and working.
This Week at St Theresa
Grade 5 Art class
5N - Hands on Science: Mechanisms Using Electricity
5 Stabile - Mechanisms of Science Fieldtrip
5U
Style and Self Care
Pathways listening to the Métis version of The Giving Tree and working on Metis Art
7S playing a game about Mercantilism with Mr. Grondin, our student teacher.
Pathways
FacetoFace Ministries in School Retreat
Ryan and Daniel from FACETOFACE provided our students with an energizing, inspiring opportunity to encounter Christ and embrace the call to be saints! Our students and staff thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The retreat was just what we needed to develop our Personal Growth & Well-Being.
FacetoFace Ministries is a multi-faceted Catholic ministry of evangelization reaching out primarily to youth. We offer a variety of services to the Church of Western Canada, including weekend Youth Retreats, Ignite Summer Camps, Bus Trips, United Conference, School Retreats, Confirmation Retreats, individual speaking engagements, and more. All of our events strive to help people encounter Christ and embrace the call to be saints (FacetoFace Vision).
Elevate Junior Youth Conference
This conference is an effort between EICS, Face to Face and OLPH to bridge the connection between school and church.
We are also looking for volunteers for the day. If you are interested, please contact Andrea Haston @ andrea.haston@eics.ab.ca.
Parent Advisory Council (PAC)
The St. Theresa Parent Advisory Council performs many vital functions for our school community, by helping to facilitate school wide student functions and providing valuable funding to our school via fundraising. Parents involved in the PAC learn about planning and development within the school and are part of the planning process. These roles make their involvement very important to the families, administration and teachers.
https://stt.eics.ab.ca/parents/parent-societies
2022 - 2023 PAC Meeting Dates - St. Theresa School Library @ 6:30pm
November 1, 2022
January 10, 2023
February 21, 2023
April 4, 2023
May 30, 2023
2022-2023 Executive PAC Members:
Chair - Jody Ostrosky
Co-Chair - Lindsay Tomalik
Treasurer - Kim Pennock
Secretary - Rosie Conrad
Bilingual Ukrainian Catholic Parents Society (BUCPS)
Bitaemo! Sherwood Park's Ukrainian Bilingual Program began in 1980 and has seen decades of success in academic achievement, global learning, and celebration of the rich Ukrainian heritage. From Preschool/Sadochok to Grade 12, the Ukrainian Bilingual Program offers a community-minded cultural environment along with an enhanced academic curriculum. BUCPS Mission is to promote, advocate, support and foster cultural and educations opportunities for students in the Ukrainian Bilingual Program.
https://stt.eics.ab.ca/parents/parent-societies
Please join us for our next BUCPS Online Meeting
Monday November 21 @ 7:30pm
Meeting Link: https://meet.google.com/oyg-ompr-oyx
2022-2023 Executive BUCPS Members:
President - Slavko Nohas
Vice-President - Christine Kope
Treasurer - Jackie Fedoriuk
Secretary - Kelsey Whattam
Members at Large:
Andrea Stelmach/Christin Hyshka
Parish News
OLPH Parish Potluck and Family Dance
OLPH Parish
We Remember, We Celebrate, We Believe
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP PARISH
13 Brower Drive, Sherwood Park AB. T8H 1Y7
Phone : 780 467 5470 Fax : 780 467 0530
E-mail: info@olph.ca Website: www.olph.ca
Dear Parents:
Welcome to a new year of Catholic education and faith formation for your child!
Each year, in a Catholic school, your child will learn about many aspects of their Catholic faith— including learning about the seven sacraments. In our Archdiocese, preparing children for the celebration of their own sacraments always occurs in the parish, with the support of the school: • preparing for First Reconciliation, and then First Eucharist, can begin when a child is 7 years of age and in Grade 2 or older
• preparing for Confirmation can begin when a child is about 12 years of age and in Grade 6 or older • special preparation is also available for children of any age who are not yet baptized
Most children attending Catholic schools are ready to receive at the ages shown above, but there is no such thing as too late. Are you seeking for your child to celebrate a sacrament, such as Baptism, First Communion or Confirmation? Are you ready to help them live out their Baptismal promises? Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish and Elk Island Catholic Schools are each involved in preparing your child for a Catholic sacrament along with you. It is a group effort, and everyone has a role:
• As a parent, the Church has always held that you are the primary teacher of the faith for your child. You teach them about God; set the example; talk about your own faith; and you bring them to Mass. • The place where the sacraments are celebrated and lived is the Catholic parish. We the people of God in the Church are each part of the Body of Christ. Being in relationship with the parish community (with all its challenges and blessings) is essential for your life of faith and that of your child. The preparation for, and celebration of, the sacraments happens in the parish church. • You must sign your child up for preparation at the parish. The school doesn’t do this part of the process for you. Catholic schools are a special place for children to learn more about Jesus Christ, to practice living in a community of faith, and to develop and deepen a relationship with Christ. We (Catholic parish and Catholic school) are eager to walk beside you and your children during this very special time.
Please call OLPH parish office 780-467-5470, send an email to sacraments@olph.ca or visit www.olph.ca/sacraments to get started or learn more.
As you prepare your child for their sacraments may this also be a special time for you - of deepening your own understanding and of growing in faith for the whole family!
Sincerely in Christ,
Rev. Jim Corrigan, Pastor
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish
A Roman Catholic Christian community.
We come together at our Lord’s invitation to worship God, celebrate the sacraments, and deepen our faith. We strive to be thankful, generous and welcoming, and are sent forth to help advance God’s Kingdom on earth by proclaiming the Gospel and serving others.
Helpful Links
St. Theresa Catholic School
Email: stt@eics.ab.ca
Website: https://stt.eics.ab.ca/
Location: 2021 Brentwood Blvd, Sherwood Park, AB, Canada
Phone: 780-464-4001
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/St.TheresaCatholicMiddleSchool/