"I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify him with thanksgiving."

October 9 - Thanksgiving Day (No school)

October 10 - World Mental Health Day

October 10 - Thanksgiving Liturgy at 9:39 am at SLR

October 11 - Jeans and Jersey Day

October 19 - Picture Re-Takes

October 26 - Grand Opening 10:00-11:00 am - more information to follow

October 27 - PD Day (No school for students)

October 31 - Halloween

November 1 - All Saints Day

November 2 - All Souls Day

You should have received notification that the 2023-24 Student Information Update form was sent to you this week. 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 Please pay close attention to medical and legal alerts as these are often out of date and need to be current.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. IMPORTANT: CHANGES MUST BE SAVED FOR EACH PAGE BEFORE CLICKING NEXT.

Important Information: It has come to our attention that parents are picking up and dropping off in the back alley adjacent to our school, this is a safety issue and can not continue. 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.

PAT Parent Guides are now available for parents of children in Grade 6 and Grade 9. Please use the following links to view these guides.

Grade 6 Parent Guide

Grade 9 Parent Guide

Do you have any old or used greeting cards laying around the house? We would love to take them off your hands! We have a wonderful volunteer who wants to make bookmarks for each of our students out of these recycled cards. Cards can be sent to school with your child and will be collected at the office. Thank you so much for your donation!

Alberta Education is gathering information about what Albertans would like students to learn in the social studies k-6 curriculum. Please use the following link to access the survey. https://www.alberta.ca/curriculum-have-your-say

All school fees, including bus fees, band instrument rental fees and volleyball fees are all being populated into Rycor and will be ready for payment soon. Please stay tuned for information on how to pay your fees online through Rycor.

Our volleyball season is well on it's way! Our teams are doing so great and we are so proud of them! Thank you to all our fans for cheering us on!

Please see our SLR Sports Calendar for game times and locations and practice times. 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.

Please see our Order form for October.

The Red Deer Royals Concert and Marching Show Band is inviting students ages 12-21 and their families to come see what being a Royal is all about. There will be an information session, and then prospective members can join rehearsal for a taste. We currently have members from as far as Edmonton in our membership!

Wednesday Oct. 11 6:00-8:00 pm. St. Joseph High School Field House in Red Deer.

Anyone who would like to try our colorguard section - just show up and we will provide equipment and instruction.

Percussion, we have 2 areas - front ensemble and drumline. You can give both a try, equipment will be provided.

Brass and woodwind musicians - bring your instrument and come sit in with us! If you need a large instrument like a tuba, euphonium, bass clarinet or bari sax, please bring your mouthpiece and reeds and we can help out. Email director@reddeerroyals.come to arrange borrowing an instrument or if you have any questions.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Visit reddeerroyals.com for more information.

Alberta Ballet is thrilled to share they are returning to Red Deer this month with another series of FREE dance classes at the Northside Community Centre YMCA. Classes launch Oct. 16 and run every Monday for 6 weeks for ages 6-9, 10-12 and 13-16. No previous dance experience is necessary, no uniformis required. All are welcome! For more information, please visit https://www.albertaballet.com/classes/reddeer

If you have gently used coats and winter clothing and would like to donate them to a great cause, please see the Coats 4 Kids poster for more information about this amazing program! If you or someone you know are in need of winter clothing, please see poster for pick up information as well.