What's Heating Up at Holy Spirit
September 6-10
You have been called for such a time as this - Esther 4:14 -
IMPORTANT DATES
- No School - Labour Day
Wednesday, September 8
- Early Out - Dismissal at 2:10 pm
Friday, September 10
- Kindergarten M/W
School Re-Entry Information
At Holy Spirit we commit to:
- Daily Screen: daily screening following the Alberta Health Services screening tool and we recommend that you print a copy to use every morning.
- Stay at home policy: stay-at-home policy for any students or staff exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19. Should a student develop symptoms of illness at school, parents will be notified and advised to pick up their child as soon as possible.
- Hand Hygiene: Students and staff will continue to make hand sanitizing and washing hands part of their daily school routine. Hand sanitizer will be available throughout the school and at all entryways.
- Vaccinations for eligible staff and students: strongly recommend and encourage all eligible staff and students to be fully vaccinated for respiratory illnesses, where applicable, such as COVID-19 and influenza.
- Physical distancing indoors: continue to encourage, where possible. Classrooms are still maximizing space and minimizing items.
- Respiratory Etiquette: Masks are mandatory for K-4 students and staff when physical distancing is not possible and in common areas (hallways, bathrooms, foyers, lunch rooms) where classroom cohorts are often intermingled. Grade 4: Masks remain strongly recommended during class time when physical distancing is not possible. Masks are mandatory on the school bus, to and from school and to any school sanctioned event.
- Cohorts: We will continue with grade cohorts within the school. Cohorts will be larger when outside and cohorted by grade levels. Bathrooms will continue to have a procedure to limit the amount of students in the bathroom at one time.
- Assemblies: At this time there will be no school wide assemblies or celebrations. Each grade level cohort will continue to experience face to face assemblies on a rotating schedule with virtual connection.
- Meeting Spots: Please make a meeting spot with your child away from the entrance of your child's cohort door to respect distancing with other children. We are so blessed at Holy Spirit to have so much open space and a safe field to meet our children at before and after school.
- Visitors: We are excited to connect with our parents and families. Safety is our top priority and we are not quite ready for visitors inside yet. Once routines have been established and we are comfortable with the health and safety measures, we will begin to welcome visitors, including parent volunteers, in again. Visitors must screen for any signs and symptoms of Covid-19 and are required to wear a mask.
Check out the Holy Spirit website with additional information on COVID School Information and Elk Island Catholic Schools (EICS) website for re-entry information here.
Alberta Learning Disruption Grant
Welcome back! We are very excited to invite students into their new Holy Spirit classes. In addition to building our classroom communities, our Grades 1-3 teachers will work with students to assess and address any potential setbacks in literacy and math learning. Each year, we use the Elk Island Catholic Literacy and Numeracy Frameworks to determine areas which require focused support and set learning goals. However, the disruption to in-class learning during the Covid-19 pandemic may have resulted in some of our students not attaining the skills they would have in a regular year. As a result, targeted literacy and math assessments designed and supported by the division will be used with all students in Grades 1-3 as an extension to the classroom processes already in place to identify students who require additional intervention to develop their skills and close gaps.
Alberta Education has provided funding to support schools with staffing and resources for these supplementary interventions. Students in Grades 2-3 will complete specialized assessments in September and students in Grade 1 will be assessed later in the school year. Interventions in both groupings will begin shortly after the assessments are complete. Students identified as requiring additional support will receive 30 hours of supplementary programming in literacy and between 20-30 hours of support in math in small group formats from specialized intervention teachers. During and after the intervention period, student progress will be monitored and communicated with classroom teachers and parents. A final communication of gains will also be provided to Alberta Education.
A Healthy School
Attendance Reporting Procedures
1-877-246-9970 or leave a message on our voice mail. Attendance Reporting Procedures
Medical Forms
Wellness Corner
Picture Day
Bring your smiles it is picture day! There will be no class pictures at this time and we will look at doing them in the spring.
- Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Picture Day - Tue/Thur Kindergarten and missing students
- Thursday, September 16, 2021
Our Week in pictures
Holy Spirit Catholic School
Upcoming Events
- September 15 - Picture Day - Whole school
- September 16- Picture Day - T-T Kindergarten and missed students
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