"The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you by his love; He will exult over you with loud singing." (Zephaniah 3:17)

November 23 - Pep Rally (senior volleyball players vs teachers) 1:22 - 3:09 pm

November 24 PD Day

November 24 End of Term 1

December 3 - First Sunday of Advent (Hope)

December 8 - PD Day

December 8 - Division Faith Day

December 10 - Second Sunday of Advent (Peace)

Devember 12 - Band and Choir Advent Concert 6:30 - 8:30 pm

December 17 - Third Sunday of Advent (Joy)

December 19 - Advent Mass 9:30 am

December 24 Fouth Sunday of Advent (Love)

December 23-January 7 - Christmas Break

We wanted to let you know that we are aware of google having the incorrect phone number for our school and are working to get it resolved. If you need to reach our office for any reason, please contact our main line at 403-406-7365. This is also the number to call should you need to call in your child's attendance. This number is alway available on our website. We thank you for your understanding.

Every two weeks students have spiritual wellness and mindfulness lessons, while their homeroom teachers are in Professional Learning Communities. During these times, the teacher works towards academic or social-emotional goals that have a connection to Authentic Learning or supporting students with their Authentic needs. Please see the goals teachers are currently working on.

Gr6 Students will learn and apply three regulation strategies through daily mindfulness lessons embedded into Religion classes by November 29 - students reflect on the most helpful strategy.

Gr7 Students will be able to use academic/subject-based vocabulary to better understand words and comprehend text, by achieving 75% or higher on a summative vocabulary assessment by November 27.

GR8 Teachers will identify student’s unique interests/motivators to boost productivity and decrease barriers to handing in assignments increasing by 20% completion on summative assessments.

GR9 Students will complete 4 individualized homework tasks per core subject (excluding Religion) per week with a class completion rate of 75% or higher.

Our school council has organized a perogies and meat fundraiser through VIP Food Services. 100% of the profits go directly back to the school. This fundraiser will run from November 10 - 23. Information and order forms were sent home with students on Wednesday. For details, please see a copy of the information that was sent home below. For a digital copy of the order form, please click here. We thank you for your support with this fundraiser!

Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools has partnered with Catholic Social Services (CSS) Giving Tree Christmas Project to provide families, who have children enrolled in school, with gift cards to purchase Christmas gifts. This is a barrier-free program where eligibility is based on referrals from our counseling programs. The focus is on empowering parents to be the solution to their kids' needs- plus they know their children and their interests best!

We are accepting donations for Walmart gift cards only. Donations can be dropped off at the St.Lorenzo office until December 4th, 2023. Donors will be given a Christmas tag from our Christmas tree to return with their pledged number of purchased gift cards. Walmart gift cards can be purchased in $25 or $50 amounts. Thank you for your donations and for supporting families within Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools

IMPORTANT: The deadline has passed and we are still waiting for over half our families to fill out this form.

You should have received notification that the 2023-24 Student Information Update form was sent to you. This form is MANDATORY and required by Alberta Education. The information in this form must be updated and current. Please pay close attention to medical and legal alerts as these are often out of date and need to be current. The form can be found by logging into PowerSchool on your browser (not available on the app) and clicking on SchoolEngage at the bottom of the menu on the left hand side. Please take a few minutes to complete this form and submit. CHANGES MUST BE SAVED FOR EACH PAGE BEFORE CLICKING NEXT.

STUDENT INFORMATION UPDATE FORMS ARE PAST DUE AND MANDATORY

Important Information: Please use our North parking lot for parking or out front of the school for drop and go if drivers must remain in their vehicles. Please be considerate of our neighbours across the street and leave that parking for residents only.

School fees are now past due. These fees include band, volleyball, bus and 2023-24 school fees.

Please log into your Parent PowerSchool account to view your outsanding fees and make your payment online through RYCOR. If you are unsure how to pay using RYCOR, please follow these steps:

1. Visit your school's website and click on the PowerSchool quick link (or use link above).

2. Sign in using your PowerSchool Username and Password. If you have forgotten either/or please contact the school office for assistance with resetting your password.

3. Click on link, "School Fees and Forms", located on the left-hand side.

4. Please follow the instructions provided on the screen when you are taken to RYCOR. If you have any questions, please contact the school office.

**RYCOR can only be accessed via PC/Tablet, the program does not work using the PowerSchool app.

Our very first Golden Eagles volleyball season has almost come to an end. Both our Jr. Girls teams are playing in City Finals at St. Joseph High School on November 21 and the Jr. Boys play in City Finals on November 23, also at St. Joseph High School. Our Sr. Girls finished their season last night at EMTS. They played great and came out with a win in their very last set! We'd like to wish our Sr. Boys good luck as they head to CWAJHAA at Camille Saturday November 17.

Basketball tryouts will be starting soon. Please watch for more information. As always, please see our SLR Sports Calendar for tryout, practice and game times and locations. This calendar is updated regularily and is the best way to stay on top of everything SLR sports related. If there is ever a change in the schedule, this is where you will find it.

Starting next week, Eagles Nest Cafe pre-orders can be placed online. Stay tuned for the parent letter with instructions!

November's meeting took place November 15th. For information regarding School Council and it's members, please click below.

School Council Information

Email: slr.schoolcouncil@gmail.com

The common practice of Radon testing is to occur at SLR on November 24. Please see the letter for more information.

Winter weather has arrived! We know it can be tricky to convince teenagers to wear their jackets, but we ask that you please remind your children to dress for the weather as outdoor recess does continue through the winter months.

As noted in the signage at our front entrance, to support the safety in and around our school we have indoor and outdoor cameras.

RDCRS Engagement Summit - Red Deer Catholic Regional Division (RDCRS) Board of Trustees looks for ways to regularly engage our community to help form the decisions and direction of the school division. The RDCRS Engagement Summit allows an opportunity for parents, staff, and community members to provide input into two key areas of our strategic planning. The two areas for this Summit are (1) helping to establish budget priorities for future planning, and (2) feedback on developing RDCRS exit outcomes for learners.

Topic 1: Establishing Budget Priorities

Topic 2: Development of Division Exit Outcomes for Learners

RDCRS Engagement Summit - IN PERSON

RDCRS Engagement Summit - ONLINE

To view the backgrounder for this event please click here.

École Secondaire Notre Dame High School Presents elf - the musical at the Red Deer Memorial Centre. For more information, please see their poster.

Homestay parents are currently needed for international students. For more information, please see the poster below.