Choose Joy!
Week of February 21, 2021
Update on Pink Shirt Order
February's Seven Sacred Teaching: Respect
Thank you Ricky's & OLA School Council
Thank you for approaching Ricky's to help us celebrate this very important kick off to the most important Liturgical season in our Catholic faith.
Thank you for making Shrove Tuesday extra special this year!
Shrove Tuesday
First Responders
Ash Wednesday Mass
This week @ OLA
Monday, February 22, 2021
- Student Support Team Meeting
- Choose Joy today!
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
- 100th day of school - Dress like you are 100 year old!
- A great day to learn and grow together!
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
- Virtual Morning Announcements
- Pink Shirt Day
- Father Daniel or Father Kris visit OLA
- More spectacular learning and growing!
- School Council Chairs & Principal Connect
- A great day to be in our community together!
Friday, February 26, 2021
- Friyay! Spread Joy and Kindness like confetti!
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To see what is up and coming even further ahead, please visit our website calendar.
You can view our Kindergarten Calendar here.
1&2M Number Talks and "Write the Room"
School Council News
See you at our next meeting, on Tuesday, March 2nd @ 11:00am
Google Meet link will be shared with you that day.
Thank you for checking your email inbox or spam/junk folder.
To connect with your OLA School Council, please email schoolcouncil.ola@gmail.com.
Click below to order your OLA Spirit Wear!
From our OLA Parish
If you have any questions or concerns about Sacramental Preparation, please feel free to contact Father Kris at the parish 780-998-3288 or kris.schmidt@caedm.ca.
Important Dates - Please mark your calendar:
1st Reconciliation
(All attend)
Reconciliation retreat and celebration: March 6, 2021 10:00-12:30pm
1st Communion
(Optional)
Parent ZOOM meeting #1: March 11 @6:30pm or March 13 @11am
Parent ZOOM meeting #2: March 25 @6:30pm or March 27 @11am
(Choice)
Kids adoration: March 18 @6:30pm or March 20 @11am
(All attend)
1st Communion Retreat: April 10, 2021 11:00-12noon
1st Communion Celebration: April 11, 2021 11:30am
Resources for parents
Home guide training video:
https://www.smp.org/resourcecenter/resource/14010/
Reconciliation home guide:
https://www.smp.org/dynamicmedia/files/3a1832cb52dabd952ca9f1712b327377/R4500RHG_Rec_HG.pdf
Eucharist home guide:
https://www.smp.org/dynamicmedia/files/6488adc35158fa59c4b7b54764fa47b0/R4500EHG_Euc_HG.pdf
Exercises for Reconciliation
Daily family prayer challenge
- if you don’t have the practice of family prayer already, pray 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary, 1
Glory be, 1 thing you’re thankful for, and 1 person to pray for every night before bed.
Exercises for 1st Communion
Daily family prayer challenge
- if you don’t have the practice of family prayer already, pray 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary, 1
Glory be, 1 thing you’re thankful for, and 1 person to pray for every night before bed.
GRACE & EICS
Click here for EICS Catholic School Board Highlights
Click here for the Alberta Wide GrACE Committee newsletter - Congratulations to OLA's Aurora in Grade 1 who is celebrated in this issue!
Youth Working Group Resources
Understanding Self Harm Behaviour in Youth Thursday February 25, 2021 7:00 pm
Financial Literacy 4 sessions starting March 2, 2021
Navigating Co-Parenting and Child Custody During COVID 19 Thursday April 8, 2021 7:00 pm
The Five Love Languages Wednesday April 21, 2021 7:00 pm
Name the Snow Plow Contest!
The City of Fort Saskatchewan is inviting you to name their snow plows!
Please click here for information!
For full contest details, please click here.
Alberta Health Documents
Looking Ahead...
March 2, 2021
- OLA Daytime School Council Meeting @ 11:00am
March 3, 2021
- School Spirit Day - Story Book Character Day
- Early Dismissal - 2:19 pm
March 5, 2021
- Faith and Wellness PD Day - No School
March 8, 2021
- Grade 1 & 2 Inuit Presentations
March 11, 2021
- First Communion Parent Zoom Meet @ 6:30pm
Week of March 15 - 19, 2021
- Digital Evidence of Learning & Growth
- First Communion, Kids Adoration @ 6:30pm
March 22, 2021
- Virtual Three Way Conferences
March 24, 2021
- Virtual Three Way Conferences
March 26, 2021
- PD Day - No School
March 28, 2021
- Palm Sunday
March 29 - April 2, 2021
- Spring Break - No school
April 1, 2021
- Holy Thursday - No School
April 2, 2021
- Good Friday - No School
April 4, 2021
- Easter Sunday - Halleluiah Christ is Risen!
April 5, 2021
- Easter Monday - No School
April 7, 2021
- School Spirit Day - Rainbow Day, Wear your favourite colour!
- Early Dismissal - 2:19 pm
Outdoor Fun!
Math
Fort
2021-2022 Registration is Open
KINDERGARTEN IN EICS
Independence, initiative, decision making, creativity, the ability to learn, relationships and feelings of self-worth - all have their beginnings in early childhood. We believe that each child is unique and, together with parents as our partners, we build upon children's natural curiosity and spontaneity, encouraging and supporting them as they take their first step into school.
Please note that Kindergarten registration for the 2021-2022 school year will be available online on Monday, February 1st, 2021.
Eligibility Starting Date for Kindergarten for the 2021-2022 school year:
To register for Kindergarten in the 2021-2022 school year, your child must be five years old on or before December 31, 2021.
Thank you for sharing this newsletter with any families interested in joining the OLA family; in Kindergarten, Grades 1-4 or in our PUF/Flexible Pathways Programs.
It's a great way to share who we are as a community. :-)
PUF Pathways Information
It is housed at St. John XXIII and is called PUF Pathways. In our program, children learn and develop their skills in a play and faith-based environment led by a certified teacher and supported by Educational Assistants. Children in the program benefit from a team of consultants such as Speech-Language Pathologist, Occupational Therapist, Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant, Physiotherapist, and Inclusive Learning Consultants.
Criteria for Eligibility
To be eligible for our Flexible Pathways (PUF) programs, children need to be 3 or 4 years old and meet the following criteria:
- Maximum age of 4 years and 8 months by Sept. 1, 2021
- Severe developmental delay (i.e. CP, Autism, Down Syndrome)
- Severe delay in speech and language
This year we will be holding screening clinics in the spring to determine eligibility. Please contact Andrea Boyle at andrea.boyle@eics.ab.ca for more information or to book an appointment.
To help you see how your child is doing compared with other children the same age please visit the following websites:
Talk Box Newsletter: Three Year Old
Talk Box Newsletter: Four Year Old
Alberta Health Information, Growth and Development Milestones
Holy Redeemer - Nature Kindergarten Brochures
Preschool Registraion
School Fees
School fees have now been added to your PowerSchool ParentPortal and are now due. Payment can be made by debit or credit card by visiting your PowerSchool account.
If you require assistance signing into your account please call Mrs. Desaulniers at 780-998-3716 or email susande@eics.ab.ca.
Field trip: to date all field trips involving bussing are cancelled. Virtual field trips and walking trips may still occur. Once these have been finalized we will share the field trip fee for payment
All unpaid fees by March 1, 2021 may be sent to a collections agency.
Our Lady of the Angels School
Fort Saskatchewan, AB
T8L 1W7
Email: ola@eics.ab.ca
Website: https://ola.eics.ab.ca/
Location: 9622 Sherridon Drive, Fort Saskatchewan, AB, Canada
Phone: (780)998-3716
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