St. Patrick Catholic School
Weekly Bulletin-March 18, 2018
The Patron Saint of our School is St. Patrick-also known as the Saint of Ireland
Feast Day-March 17th
Interesting Facts:
born ~ 387 AD
At 16 yrs old, he was kidnapped and sold into slavery
He eventually escaped to a monastery
He is known for his prayers and confession
Became Bishop of Ireland
By the time he died in 461 AD, almost all of Ireland had become Christian.
Very Instrumental in raising the standards of Education.
St. Patrick's Day School Mass
2018-2019 Camrose Calendars-'Approved In-Principle'
Please see the 3 attachments below provided by EICS:
2018-2019 school calendar communication
2018-2019 proposed calendar for St. Patrick Catholic School
2018-2019 proposed calendar for Our Lady of Mount Pleasant Catholic School
These proposed changes are a result of a new joint transportation agreement with Battle River School Division.
Please note: Our 4 year old Pre-Kindergarten programming (4 days/week) will now change slightly due to the proposed calendar change. Programming will occur Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday with the majority of Friday's off for students. These plans will be finalized once the calendar is approved.
The EICS Board of Trustees will be voting on these calendars at the March 21st public meeting.
Ballet Jörgen visits St. Pat's!! Thank you to the J&P Performing Arts Centre
Upcoming Events
- 19th-23rd 1G/1W Swimming 1:15pm
- Monday 19th Dare to Care Anti-bullying presentation
- Tuesday 20th Student-led conferences 4-8pm
- Wednesday 21st Student-led conferences 4-8pm
- Friday 23rd Hot Lunch-Pizza 73
- Friday 23rd School Lockdown DRILL 9am
- Friday 23rd Spirit Day! T-shirt color day
- March 26-April 2 Spring Break/Easter vacation
April
- Tournament of Books- runs all month
- Tuesday 3rd First day back from Spring Break/Easter vacation
- Thursday 5th EARLY DISMISSAL DAY 2:15 pm
- Friday 6th Hot Lunch-Subway
- Monday 9th M/W ECS Grad Photos
- Monday 9th Spring photos
- Tuesday 10th T/Th ECS Grad Photos
SPIN THE WHEEL/SPIRIT DAY-Friday March 23rd
SPIRIT DAY-Students are asked to wear their Grade colors
This can be a Shirt color... or dress or pants!
Pre-K - purple
ECS - yellow
Gr. 1 - orange
Gr. 2 - red
Gr. 3 - green
Gr. 4 - blue
JUMP ROPE FOR HEART
Congratulations to our students at St. Patrick School! Over $12,000.00 was raised for Heart and Stroke. Our 5 top fund-raisers had the opportunity to throw a pie in the face of 5 of our St. Patrick teachers as they exceeded the goal of $5000.00-Excellent job, St. Pat's!
Our top fundraisers and 5 brave teachers......Great Fun!
New! Cozy student reading area in our Library-Thank-you School Council!
Gr. 4 BASKETBALL FINAL TOURNEY-February 24th
Thanks to:
-Mr. Doll/Mr. Ernst for coaching and organizing the tournament.
-all the parents and supporters who came to watch and cheer.
-the OLMP students for officiating!
HOW TO BOOK A STUDENT ABSENCE
FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS-We will be conducting our 2nd and Final Lockdown safety DRILL on Friday, March 23rd at 9am. There will be Police officers present and there may be Police vehicles in front of the school.
EICS Connections Project
St. Patrick School Prayer:
I rise today
With the strength of God to lead me
The Power of God to lift me
and The Wisdom of God to guide me.
St. Patrick...Pray For Us!
ST. PAT'S NOW LIVE ON TWITTER!!
St. Patrick Catholic School
Email: bobc@eics.ab.ca
Website: https://stp.eics.ab.ca/
Location: 4816-53 Avenue Camrose, Alberta T4V 0Y2
Phone: 780-672-2177
Twitter: @StPatrickSch2