St. Patrick Catholic School
Weekly Bulletin-September 17th, 2021
Upcoming Events
SEPTEMBER
- Thursday, 23rd- Parent Council Meeting - 7:00pm
- Tuesday, 28th- Orange Shirt Day
- Wednesday, 29th- Cross Country Running Meet Grade 3 and 4
- Thursday, 30th- School Fees Due
- Thursday, 30th- No School- National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
OCTOBER
- Friday, 1st- No School/ Staff PD
- Monday, 4th- Terry Fox Run
- Tuesday, 5th- Grade 4 Bible Presentation and Leadership Retreat
- Wednesday 6th-Picture Day
- Thursday 7th- Picture Day
School Attendance
A reminder for all families that the AHS Daily Assessment needs to be completed and actioned each morning prior to coming to school. If your child is experiencing symptoms please choose:
“Flu-like symptoms”
“other illness or injury” If they are experiencing symptoms that you do not deem to be flu-like, or your child has a medical appointment.
“parent excused.” If your child is experiencing no symptoms at all, please choose this. The parent excused absence should only be chosen if you are keeping your child home for a reason that does not pertain to a medical issue. (i.e dance competition)
The child’s attendance is a parent’s indication that this has been completed and the child is able to come to school. Once this messaging is sent out, we should not normally be following up with parents who select parent excused as an absence code. Asking for a medical note for a pre-existing condition should also only occur in rare cases in consultation with admin.
Our guideline for how we handle students with presenting symptoms during the day is the AHS Daily Assessment. If you have any questions, please speak to your admin.
Breakfast for Learning
Meet the Teacher
Emergency Drills
When we get closer to the Lock Down drills we will be informing parents through this newsletter as sometimes Lock Downs can be scary for students. We encourage conversations at home about this drill. Teachers will also be preparing students through conversations during class time.
Grade 2 Science
SCHOOL COUNCIL MTG-THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23rd
Link will be sent out Thursday through an email from the school.
Cross Country Running
Open to all grade 3 & 4 students!
Race Schedule:
New Norway Spartan - Wednesday, September 29th. Elementary walk through 10:00am - girls run at 11:00am, boys run at 11:20am approx. Elementary awards; 12:05pm. They run a 2.2KM course. **Students need to bring a bagged lunch; there is also a full concession. Students are responsible for their own money.
Vikings - Thursday October 7th. Elementary walk through 10:00am – grades 3 and 4 run at 10:30am. Elementary awards; 11:10am. They run a 1.5Km course. We will be back at school by approx. 12:00pm. **Students are to pack a few snacks and water**
Rebel Town & Country Run - Wednesday, October 13th. Elementary walk through 10:00am - grade 3 run at 11:00 am, grade 4 run at 11:30. They run a 2.2KM course. **Students need to bring a bagged lunch; there is also a full concession. Students are responsible for their own money.
*Cost: The cost for all three races including transportation is $35.00. It will be applied to your Power school fees. Please pay before the first race, thank you.*
**Please have the attached permission form returned to your classroom teacher by Monday, September 20th**
Run Happy!
Mr. Ernst
Mr. Doll
Grade 3Blackburn is counting and organizing in math.
SCHOOL OFFICE REMINDERS...
SCHOOL OFFICE HOURS
NOTE: Phones will not be answered during lunch time (12:00 - 12:30) please leave a message and Ms.Miller will return your call as soon as she can.
Remember to phone and book an appointment if you need to come into the school @ 780-672-2177.
END OF DAY PHONE MESSAGES TO STUDENTS
It is very difficult to find a child once they have left the classroom at the end of the school day.
PARENT/VISITORS - SCHOOL ACCESS
If entry is needed, screening protocols are required. All visitors will need to use the self-screening tool, wear a mask, hand sanitize and sign-in at the office as a record of all school visitors must be kept. If items are forgotten or need to be dropped off they can be left at the front office.
St.Pat's Kids are AWESOME!!
TERRY FOX RUN
St. Patrick Catholic School is proud to be participating in this year’s Terry Fox School Run. Our Event will take place Monday October 4th, 2021.
Let’s get our fundraising going and show everyone how we can “try like Terry”!. Every little bit helps.
Our school goal is set to $5000. Let's see if we can blow it out of the water again this year.
Click the link to donate or set up your own fundraising page.
http://www.terryfox.ca/StPatrickSchoolCamrose.
Together, we can all make a difference. #terryfoxschoolruns #tryliketerry @terryfoxfoundation
Learning Distribution Grant
This year 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 EICS 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 afterward 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.
SCHOOL PATROL-in front of school
****PLEASE STAY CLEAR FROM BUS LANES AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR DAY AND AT THE END OF OUR DAY*****
PARISH INFORMATION
COMMUNITY INFORMATION
St. Patrick Catholic School
Email: michelle.nanias@eics.ab.ca
Website: https://stp.eics.ab.ca/
Location: 4816-53 Avenue Camrose, Alberta T4V 0Y2
Phone: 780-672-2177
Twitter: @StPatrickSch2