St. Patrick Catholic School-

February

• 9th-10th- No school for students-Teachers Convention
• 17th-Hockey Academy- grade 3 and 4 students signed up
• 17th- Hot Lunch- East Side Marios
• 20th- No school
• 22nd- Ash Wednesday Liturgy of the Word-10:45am
• 24th- Hot Lunch- Chopped Leaf
• 24th-Hockey Academy- grade 3 and 4 students signed up

March

• 1st-Family Numeracy Night- Save the date!
• 2nd- staff meeting- early dismissal
• 20th- PD Day- no school for students

Report cards are being sent home today. Report cards can be accssed through Powerschool or your email account.

St.Patrick School has implemented the new curriculum at all grades levels in three courses: Physical Education and Wellness, and English Language Arts and Literature as well as Mathematics. Along with many of the same knowledge and skill outcomes as in our former curriculum, these courses come with new content and skills that require additional background work to ensure students have the exposure and practice to successfully interact with their new grade level expectations. On this report card, students will receive a level of achievement based on the new curriculum outcomes.Please see the pictures below for a overview of what the upcoming report cards will look like and how to read them.

In our ongoing pursuit to refine how Elk Island Catholic Schools provides faith-integrated education and support to all of our students, we’ve launched our Assurance Survey for the 2022-2023 school year.

This is an opportunity for you to let us know your thoughts on how well we’re addressing our mission to develop educational opportunities in the context of Gospel values, celebrate and nurture students, and guide them on a lifelong spiritual journey.

Your feedback will be anonymous and welcomed to assist with guiding the decision-making process as EICS plans for the future.

To help us gain a comprehensive understanding of how we’re doing, similar Assurance surveys are also being provided to all students and EICS staff.

Please take the time to complete this survey when it is convenient for you. If you are the parent or guardian of multiple children who are attending EICS schools, we ask that you take the time to reflect on each child’s individual experience and fill out a survey for each child. We recognize that their experiences may be different and wish to obtain a greater understanding of these differences in the survey.

To begin the survey, please click here: EICS Parent Assurance Survey 2022-2023

To ensure your feedback is received, all surveys must be completed by Friday, February 17.

Thank-you for sharing your voice with EICS.

As you have no doubt been watching and experiencing, Alberta has been suffering from high rates of RSV, Influenza and COVID-19. We want to thank you for making the right choice to keep your children home when they are experiencing symptoms. In order to help us have the best possible data and communicate with Alberta Health Services if required, we would ask that you report any flu or cold like symptom under the FLU heading in the School Messenger App. Please report absences to the office or through the School Messenger App.

Using Safe Arrival, parents can report:

• FLU - Illness due to flu and cold like symptoms

• ILL - Other illness or injury.

• EXC - Parent Excused (i.e taking your child on a holiday)

Thanks for your attention to this matter, as always, we are working hard to ensure that all students and staff remain safe.

Our Fruit of the Spirit for Febuary is KINDNESS!

Please no student drop off or pick up in the staff parking lot at the start of the day and the end of the day. Morning outside superivision does not start until 8:10am. Please do not drop your child off before this.

The office hours are: 8:00 - 3:30 during scheduled school days.

If calling 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.

Parent Volunteers

Parents wanting to volunteer at the school or for field trips need to have a Criminal Record Check, Child Intervention Check and sign a Volunteer Confidentiality Undertaking form.

Request forms for these can be picked up at the school office. If you are unsure if you have these documents already completed you can call the office and we can check. These checks can take a while to process so if you are wanting to volunteer please get these done ASAP.

End of day phone messages to students

If you have a message to pass onto your child for end of day arrangements please call the school office no later than 2:45 pm.

It is very difficult to find a child once they have left the classroom at the end of the school day.

Parent/visitor access

All visitors to the school must sign in at the office.

Student absences

Please report student absences to the office or through school messanger.

Twitter-@StPatrickSch2

School Facebook Page(new)- St. Patrick Catholic School Camrose

Facebook School Council Page- St.Pat's School Council

****PLEASE STAY CLEAR FROM BUS LANES AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR DAY AND AT THE END OF OUR DAY. PLEASE STAY CLEAR OF THE STAFF PARKING LOT AT THE START AND END OF THE DAY*****

IMAGINE... BELIEVE... ACHIEVE...

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