


Week at a Glance
January 15-19, 2024
Here I am, Lord: I come to do your will. (Psalm 40)
Upcoming Dates:
Monday, January 15:
- M/W Kindergarten attend
- School Council Meeting - 1:30 pm
- February hot lunch orders open
Tuesday, January 16:
- T/Th Kindergarten attend
- Pre-K 3 year old program attend
- Theme Day - Colour Battles
Wednesday, January 17:
- M/W Kindergarten attend
- Pre-K 3 year old program attend
Thursday, January 18:
- T/TH Kindergarten attend
- Pre-K 3 year old program attend
- Grade 4 Bottle Drive
Friday, January 19:
- M/W Kindergarten attend
- Soup or chili hot lunch for those that ordered
- Grade 4 Bottle Drive
Upcoming Events:
- January 26 - Theme Day - Book Character Day
- January 26 - Shelter in Place safety drill
- January 26 - Papa Johns hot lunch for those that ordered
- January 26 - Deadline for ordering February hot lunch
- January 30 - French immersion Parent Engagement Session - 5:00 pm
- January 31 - Virtue Awards: Love - 2:00 pm
- February 2 - PD Day - No school for students
School News
Kindergarten & Pre-K Registration
Grade 4 Bottle Drive
The Grade 4 bottle drive will be taking place next week! Please drop off your bottles during the following times:
Thursday, January 18 - 12:30 - 2:30
Friday, January 19 - 10:00 - 12:00
If you are unable to drop off during that time, please feel free to drop off either of those mornings and leave them in the corner by the portables (to the left, when facing the large garbage bin). Do not leave them near the garbage bin or near any doors.
We appreciate you donating your bottles and helping the Grade 4s to support their swim lessons and Grade 4 hoodies.
Thank you to our parent council who have offered their assistance! If you have bottles you'd like to donate, but are unable to bring them to the school, please contact Stephanie Bugbee at eolrschoolcouncilchair@gmail.com to arrange pick up. If you'd like to assist our parent council with these pickups, please also email Stephanie Bugbee at the same email.
We thank everyone for their support and assistance with this.
Schoology
Teachers regularly input assessments and comments into our online reporting program called Schoology. For more information about Schoology, links to log in, and instructions on how to download the app and access your child's information, please visit our the webpage using the following link: Schoology.
We encourage parents to check Schoology regularly to see their child's progress. If you require any support with Schoology, please reach out to your child's teacher.
Theme Day - Colour Battles January 16th
Pre Kindergarten - Blue
Kindergarten - Red
Grade 1 - Yellow
Grade 2 - White
Grade 3 - Black
Grade 4 - Green
School Council News
Welcome back from the School Council. We hope you had a great holiday!
Hot Lunch
GRADE 3 Parents - we are calling on you for help with our January Hot Lunches. Please contact eolrshotlunches@gmail.com if you are available to help or have any questions.
JANUARY Menu:
Soup & Chili, January 19th - parent volunteers will cook warm comfort food made in-house at the school. A choice between chicken noodle soup or chili will be offered.
Papa John's Pizza, January 26th - Large slices of cheese, pepperoni, Hawaiian, or gluten free pizzas with a juice box are being offered.
February's Hot Lunch Orders are opening Monday, Jan 15th! Check out next month's menu:
Feb 9 Pizza Pizza
Feb 16 Mr. Mike's
The deadline for ordering February hot lunch is January 26th.
We are asking for parents from the Grade 4 classes to help with February hot lunches. Please contact eolrshotlunches@gmail.com if you are available to help or have any questions.
Orders can be placed online at: hotlunches.net
Fundraising
Planning for additional fundraisers and events is underway. If you would like to help in any capacity or are curious as to what's being planned, please reach out to eolrschoolcouncilfundraising@gmail.com. We will continue to post volnteer opportunities for the upcoming events here!
NEXT MEETING(S): (Everyone is Welcome)
School Council regular Meeting, January 15 at 1:30 PM
Please feel free to reach out to our Executive Council members with any questions, concerns, suggestions, or interests! Every parent/guardian of a child at EOLRS is eligible to vote and participate on Council. Please consider joining us!
YOUR EXECUTIVE:
Chair, Stephanie Bugbee (eolrschoolcouncilchair@gmail.com)
Vice Chair, Nancy Vallee-Moore (eolrschoolcouncilchair@gmail.com)
Secretary, Marie Legare (eolrschoolcouncilsecretary@gmail.com)
Treasurer, Emilie Fleck (eolrschoolcounciltreasurer1@gmail.com)
Fundraising Lead, Ashley MacDonald (eolrschoolcouncilfundraising@gmail.com)
Hotlunch Lead, Priscilla D'Mello (eolrshotlunches@gmail.com)
Faith Representative, Leatta Jungwirth (eolrschoolcouncilfaith@gmail.com)
EOLRS Counselling News
For all upcoming school and faith events, please see our school calendar:
For all up to date school news, please see our school website:
Our Lady of the Assumption Parish News
Community News
Sylvan Lake Figure Skating Club registration is now open. Classes beginning January/February - Learn to Skate, Canskate, and Starskate. http://www.slfsc.com/
Parent Resources
Free Family Literacy Day Resources
ABC Life Literacy Canada once again has a variety of free resources available for download on the FamilyLiteracyDay.ca website. Access bookmarks, activities, posters and more at the direct links below: