Week at a Glance

In all circumstances, give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus. (1 Thessalonians 5:18)

Monday, October 09:

• Thanksgiving (No School)

Tuesday, October 10:

• T/Th Kindergarten attend
• Pre-K 3 year old program attend

Wednesday, October 11:

• M/W Kindergarten attend
• Jeans & Jerseys Day
• Grade 4 bible presentation

Thursday, October 12:

• T/Th Kindergarten attend
• Pre-K 3 year old program attend
• Evacuation drill - 10:45
• New Grade 1 class configuration begins
• Grade 4 landfill field-trip - 8:30-12:00

Friday, October 13:

• Have a fabulous Friday!
• Boston Pizza hot lunch for those that ordered
• Grade 4 forest walk - 12:30
• 2023-2024 Student Information Update forms are due

Upcoming Events:

• October 16: School council meeting - 1:30 pm
• October 17 & 18: School photos
• October 20: Taco Time hot lunch for those that ordered
• October 25: Virtue Awards
• October 27: PD Day (No school for students)
• October 31: Halloween

We are excited to to be adding a third Grade 1 English class. The new class configurations will begin on October 12th. We are so happy as well to have Mr. Marc Robichaud teaching our new grade 1 class for the remainder of the school year!

We are excited to welcome a new teacher to our school. Ms. Karina Pol will joining our school community. Ms. Pol will be moving into Mr. Robichaud's previous teaching assignment supporting our grades 1-4 English classes. Welcome Ms. Pol!

We will be holding an evacuation drill on Thursday, October 12th at 10:45am. We encourage families to discuss with their children the upcoming drills. Teachers will also be communicating this information with their students so no child is surprised when the time comes.

Please remember to complete your Student Information Update forms no later than October 13, 2023. The form will take approximately 2-3 minutes to complete, and can be accessed by logging in to your PowerSchool Parent Portal account from a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

How to Access the Student Information Update Form:

• Log in to the PowerSchool Parent Portal from a PC, Mac, or Chromebook: Click Here

• If you are unsure of your password, use the "Forgot Username or Password?" link to reset it, or feel free to contact your child's school for assistance.

• In PowerSchool, select the "School Engage" button (scroll down to the last button on the left-hand side)

• In School Engage, click the Students tab, then select your child’s name.

• Look for the {formName} on the right-hand side of the screen.

• To open the form, click the blue, "Open" button under {formName}.

• After opening the form, navigate through the form by clicking the right arrow button on the top right of the form. Please fill in the mandatory fields highlighted in red and check or update other information shown on the form.

• Complete the process by clicking the Submit button at the bottom of the last page

Please feel free to contact the school if you have any questions or concerns regarding the form.

Please be advised that we will be deleting our Twitter account based on the parent feedback we received in the spring. In this survey, 99% of parents who responded said that they do not follow us on Twitter.

We will continue to post updates on our school's website, Facebook and Instagram pages.

In 2022-23, new curriculum implementation began in our province. For our school that meant the following subjects were implemented last year:

• Kindergarten - Grade 3: English Language Arts, Mathematics
• Kindergarten - Grade 4: Physical Education and Wellness

This year at our school ,the following new curriculum subjects are being implemented:

• Kindergarten - Grade 3: Science
• Kindergarten - Grade 3: French Language Arts (for French Immersion students only)
• Grade 4: English Language Arts, Mathematics

As well, our grade 4 teachers are choosing to also implement the new Science curriculum which is optional this school year.

To learn more about the new K-6 Curriculum click here: New Curriculum

Last year, we started a new reporting program called Schoology for grades 1-4. This year, kindergarten will also be using Schoology for reporting.

All reporting of student progress is done "live" in this program, and as such, parents do not receive paper report cards throughout the year. Live reporting has been common practice in Red Deer Catholic Schools for the last several years.

Teachers use timely and targeted assessments (marks and comments) based on the curriculum outcomes. Teachers will be updating Schoology monthly. We encourage you to log into Schoology and if you are needing any support in this area, please contact your child's teacher.

Watch our Week at a Glance for more updates on Schoology to come!

HOT LUNCH: Our first hot lunch orders have been placed! We hope your children enjoy them and that you enjoy a small break from lunch-making on Hot Lunch Day!

A big THANK-YOU to those who ordered lunches and also to those who donated an extra lunch to our program. Our Council endeavours to ensure that every child who would like to participate in Hot Lunch is able to. If you would like to donate a meal to our Hot Lunch program and need directions how to do so, please contact our Hot Lunch team at: eolrshotlunches@gmail.com

October Menu:

Boston Pizza, October 13

Taco Time, October 20

If you are able to help on October 13 and/or on October 20 our Team may need help picking-up, transporting, and handing out lunches to hungry children. Please contact Priscilla at: eolrshotlunches@gmail.com.

FUNDRAISING: Our first fundraiser (and one of everyone's favourites) will be launched this month. Dieleman Fundraising Sales (DFS) offers a variety of gifts, kitchenware, wrapping paper, food, and more just in time for the holiday season. Please look for your copy of the DFS catalogue that came home with your child on October 5th. Please share with your friends and family over the Thanksgiving weekend.

Important Dates:

Catalogues Home, October 5

Sale Starts, October 6

Orders due, November 13

Product Delivery, First week of December (Just in time for Christmas!)

If you would like to volunteer with our fundraising initiatives this year, please contact Kristin at eolrschoolcouncilfundraising@gmail.com.

NEXT MEETING(S): (Everyone is Welcome!)

1) Council Meeting, Monday October 16th at 1:30PM

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, Kristin Havinga (eolrschoolcouncilfundraising@gmail.com)

Hotlunch Lead, Priscillia D'Mello (eolrshotlunches@gmail.com)

Faith Representative, VACANT

Children's Liturgy has begun at Our Lady of the Assumption Parish. Parent volunteers are still needed to ensure the success of this program. If you are able to help out - the commitment is 1 Sunday/month - please see the poster below to contact Catherine McNiff.