This Week at École OLPH
March 5 to 9, 2018
Message from the Office
Dear Parents,
We had a wonderful evening for our Open House, this past Thursday, March 1st.
Thank you to our partners Staples, Boys & Girls Club, Parent Council, and ABJ for attending our Open House.
Special Thanks to our Artist in Residence, M. Poulin for the wonderful sculptures made by our special guests the École Pêre Kenneth Kearns Grade 4 students and our École OLPH students.
God Bless
Weekly Events at École OLPH
- ABJ Option Choices ~ Grade 8 ~ OLPH Library
- Girls Basketball Practice ~ 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 6
- Boys Bronze Metal Basketball Game École OLPH VS OLA at St. Theresa ~ 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Girls Gold Metal Basketball Game École OLPH VS Holy Spirit at ABJ ~ 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 7
- EARLY DISMISSAL ~ 2:08 p.m.
- Hot Lunch ~ Nitza's Pizza ~ Chicken & Pasta
- French Mass ~ OLPH Church ~ 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
- Strathcona Library Visit ~ Grade 5 & 6 ~ 1:00 p.m.
- RIA ~ Digital Citizenship ~ 12:50 p.m. to 1:35 p.m.
- Linking Generations ~ Summerwood Only ~ 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 9
- Grade 5 & 6 ~ Jasper Ski Trip ~ 4:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 11
- 4th Sunday of Lent ~ For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not from you; it is the gift of God. Ephesians 2:8
Important Dates to Remember!!!
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
- École OLPH 3-way Conferences ~ More details to come home on Monday, March 5th.
Thursday, March 15, 2018
- École OLPH 3-way Conferences ~ More details to come home on Monday, March 5th.
Tuesday, March 20 to Thursday, March 22, 2018
- Junior High ~ Jasper Ski Trip ~ All Day
Friday, March 23 to Monday, April 2, 2018
- Spring Break ~ No School
Sunday, April 1, 2018
- Easter Sunday ~ No School
Monday, April 2, 2018
- Easter Monday ~ No School
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
- First Day Back after Spring Break
Lent ~ Almsgiving ~ Fasting ~ Prayer ~ February 14 to March 31
March 5
What was dreamed about, what endured as
a hope against hope, has become a reality.
March 6
Nourish me with your word of life, and
make me one with you in love and prayer.
March 7
During Lent, we are called to serve.
Who will you help today?
March 8
We have this hope as an anchor for the soul.
~ Hebrews 6:19
March 9
Christ has set us free, so be the
change you want the world to see.
Archbishop Jordan Fine Arts Presents:
Archbishop Jordan Fine Arts Presents:
THE ADDAMS FAMILY
A New Musical
Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice
Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Based on Characters Created by Charles Addams
Tickets prices are as follows:
$18 ~ Adults and $15 ~ Students / Seniors
Evening performances on
March 13, 14, 15, 16, & 17
at 7:00 p.m. in the ABJ Theatre
Tickets may be purchased on-line at
showtix4u.com or at the ABJ office.
Congratulations to the École OLPH Girls at the Science Olympics on Saturday, February 24!!!
Congratulations to Emma Moline, Aaliyah Hartfelder, Victoria Smith and Brianna St. Arnault for well representing École OLPH at the Science Olympics this past weekend. They won a Bronze award for their project of “Inventing a New Planet” and for three mystery activities that were assigned to them on the day of the competition.
Congratulations Canada!!!
Merci to Mme Thom for keeping us all updated on how well Canada was doing during the Pyeong Chang 2018 Olympics!!!
GO CANADA GO!!!
Community Involvement!!!
Dear Parents,
Some fun was had by
M. St. Jean and Constable Helgeson
during their Ping Pong match!!!
Constable Helgeson was so upset that
he wanted to charge M. St. Jean with
impersonating a Police officer and
M. St. Jean wanted to charge
Constable Helgeson with impersonating
a Ping Pong player!!!!
M. St. Jean ~ 1
Constable Helgeson ~ 0
Challenge Accepted!!!
Grade 8 ~ Pictures Required
This is just a reminder that for the Farewell Presentation, all grade 8 students are required to submit a baby picture (0-2 years) and a current photo before the end of the month.
If you/your child have already submitted the photos, THANK YOU!
Please submit your pictures to Mme Gagnon by the end of February.
God Bless
LAST CHANCE!!! ~ GEEP Canada Inc. Recycling
From February 12 to March 5, 2018, École OLPH will be collecting your old computers, tvs, electronics, etc.
Please bring your items to the school during the above mentioned dates only and place them in the GEEP Canada Inc. recycle bin that will be located by the school shed in the staff parking lot.
The more items that are donated = more weight = more money for our school!
If you would like more information, please visit their website at http://www.geepglobal.com/
École Our Lady of Perpetual Help - Facebook Page
We now have a Facebook page!
Please take a moment to
"Like" École Our Lady of Perpetual Help
for latest news and info!
Quebec Trip Fundraising Update!!!
VOYAGE QUEBEC EVENT & FUNDRAISING UPDATE
Voyage Quebec Upcoming Events:
Bottle Drive - Only 1 left this season - Wednesday, April 4
SIGN UP details to follow, (Geri Olney at geri@kitzadvertising.com)
GRADE 8 SCRABBLE NIGHT - Friday, April 13 - we are looking for a volunteer co-ordinator for this event!
M. Morin has presented this fun opportunity to us as a great way to get the grade 8's excited for the trip and raise some money at the same time! Participants will collect pledges from family, friends, and neighbours that want to sponsor them in games of Scrabble. YES, YOU READ THAT RIGHT! We're going to turn the gym into a rockin' Scrabble hall, with tables of 4 players and prizes for creativity! More details will be coming out soon.
As always, let us know if you have any questions or suggestions.
Tony Matos - Volunteer Chair - matos.tm@gmail.com
Megan Plemel - Volunteer Treasurer - mmplemel@shaw.ca
Grade 8 Farewell
Save the Date for the Grade 8 Farewell
Dinner and Program/Presentations
When: Friday, June 8, 2018 (6:00-9:30 p.m.)
Where: OLPH Parish Hall
Who: All Grade 8 Students and their Families
Details will follow.
***We are beginning to compile photos for the various presentations. We need a baby- 2yrs photo and a current photo of each student that may be either submitted to me digitally in jpeg format or in a printed format that I can scan at school and then return to you.
In addition, if you have any school photos of students from kindergarten - grade 8, I’d appreciate being able to scan those.
Merci.
Mme Gagnon
Scattered Kids on Track ~ Wednesday, April 18, 2018 ~ Pine Street Elementary
Confirmation Information ~ Grade 6 & up!
Confirmation Preparation Day
March 11, 2018
12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
OLPH Parish
Confirmation Celebrations
Sunday, April 8, 2018
2:00 p.m.
OLPH Parish
Archbishop Smith
Monday, April 9, 2018
7:00 p.m.
OLPH Parish
Archbishop Smith
School Challenge Accepted!
We encourage all of our families to take
part in our Seventh District Challenge
for the month of March...
Forgiven!!!
Stay tuned for our school challenge
for the month of April!!!
OLPH Parish Website
Dear Parents,
Please click on the link below for the OLPH Parish Website.
OLPH Parish Periodical Information ~ See Below
God Bless