As part of the Elk Island Catholic School Assurance process, we would like to invite you to participate in a survey. This is the same survey that was sent to your email earlier this month.

Here is a link to the survey too. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2NPH9PW

Results from this survey will be used to inform planning at the school and divisional level for the 2022/2023 school year.

This survey is provided to all grade 4-12 students, all staff, and all parents in our division.

Thank you for your participation.

THANK YOU FOR FOLLOWING AHS & EICS's Covid Protocols!

If your child is ill or is in close contact, please follow the AHS Daily Checklist guidelines.

If you are not sure what to do, you can call 811.

PLEASE CLICK THE LINK below for EICS Plan

Please click the blue box below ... this will take you to AHS Daily Check List

1 .NEW Kindergarten FULL DAY EVERY DAY 8:30 am - 3:15 pm ... FEE $425 month

will run if there is community interest.

2. Kindergarten is full days 8:30 am to 3:15 pm

Monday, Wednesday, and designated Fridays

3. Kindergarten full days 8:30am - 3:15 pm

Tuesday, Thursday, and designated Fridays

4. Kindergarten Pathways (5-year-old students with specialized assessments)

... criteria or entrance https://www.eics.ab.ca/programs/pathways-program

5. Pre K - PUF Pathways (3 & 4-year Early Intervention with specialized assessments)

... criteria for entrance https://www.eics.ab.ca/programs/kindergarten/early-intervention

Thank you for supporting our Social Justice Project .... $245 has come in.

This amount plus what we had in the account from last year will SUPPORT our Chalice Child Quanderley.

February

21 - NO SCHOOL FAMILY DAY

23 - PINK SHIRT DAY .... WEAR PINK

23 -Swimming Lessons AM 3G and 4P

24- Swimming Lessons AM 1F , 1N ,

24 - Swimming Lessons PM 2/3 H , 2 S

25 - 4P Waste in Our World Presentation

MARCH

1- Shrove Tuesday -- School Council will be making pancakes

2 - Ash Wednesday Mass Live Streamed at 12:15

2- EARLY Dismissal SCHOOL IS OVER AT 2:15

2 -Swimming Lessons AM 3G and 4P

3- Swimming Lessons AM 1F , 1N ,

3- Swimming Lessons PM 2/3 H , 2 S

4 - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

March 12 @ 5 pm First Reconciliation Mass at OLPH Parish for Madonna students that are registered. Call the Parish if you want your child (Gr2, Gr3 or Gr4) ... to have their first reconciliation and first communion. This is a Madonna School Event.

SPRING BREAK MARCH 25 - APRIL 1 ....STUDENTS COME BACK ON APRIL 4

Also thank you for everyone bringing in your Wye road SAVE ON FOODS receipts. Every little bit helps, keep the receipts coming!

We do have another fundraiser coming up, we will be offering Stawnichy’s Mundare Sausage, and Gift Cards through Salsbury Greenhouse. Details for this to come soon (Order forms will be sent next week, the deadline for orders will be March 18th.)

Shrove Tuesday- March 1st

In recognition of this event, the Parent Council will be giving all the students and staff a yummy pancake treat. Pancakes with a fruit cup and a juice box will be served to the school.

Don’t worry, if you have a child that does not normally attend the school on Tuesdays, we will be handing out the same yummy treat for them on Wednesday, March 2nd that is

Monday/Wednesday Kindergarten, and Pathways )

Our next parent council meeting will be held virtually at 7:00 PM on APRIL 27th,2022.

This will be our AGM meeting and the last parent council meeting of this school year. I invite you all to attend. The details of this meeting, including the link, will be in the SMORE. I hope to see you there, it is such a great opportunity to meet some great people in our school community.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to me anytime via email.

Warm regards,

Kerstin Adamson

Madonnacses@gmail.com

A reminder of the OnGoing Fundraisers:

Shop at WYE Road Save-On-Foods .... turn your receipts into the school office ant Sobeys on Wye Road will give 5% back to School Council

Shop at Cobbs Bread on WYE Road ... Let them know you are from Madonna School and they will give back 5 %to School Council