Week at a Glance

Monday, February 26:

• M/W Kindergarten attend
• Deadline to order March hot lunches

Tuesday, February 27:

• T/Th Kindergarten attend
• Pre-K 3 year old program attend
• 100th Day of School

Wednesday, February 28:

• M/W Kindergarten attend
• Pre-K 3 year old program attend
• Pink Shirt Day (National Anti-Bullying Day)
• Students attend Aladdin play @ EMTS (Grades 1 & 3) in the afternoon (more info. to come)

Thursday, February 29:

• T/TH Kindergarten attend
• Pre-K 3 year old program attend
• Students attend Aladdin play @ EMTS (Grades 2 & 4) in the afternoon (more info. to come)
  

Friday, March 1:

• T/Th Kindergarten attend
• Lenten Mass - 9:15 am at Our Lady of Assumption
  

Upcoming Events:

• March 1 - Strawberry Yogurt Surprise Parfaits hot lunch- made at the school for those that ordered
• March 4 - Registration opens for new Grade 1-4 students
• March 6 - Theme Day - Western Day
• March 7 - Virtue Awards: Humility - 2:00 pm
• March 8 - PD Day - No school for students
• March 11 - School Council meeting - 9:00 am
• March 13 - Religion retreat (all students)
• March 14 - Pre-K celebration of learning - 10:00 am & 2:00 pm
• March 15 - Theme Day - Wear green for St. Patrick's Day
• March 15 - Quesadilla hot lunch - made at the school for those that ordered
• March 18 - School bus evacuation drills
• March 20 - Parent/Teacher Interviews 4:00 - 7:00 pm
• March 21 -- Theme Day - World Down Syndrome Day "Rock Your Socks Day"
• March 21 - Parent/Teacher Interviews 4:00 - 7:00 pm
• March 22 - No School - Day in lieu of Parent/Teacher interviews
• March 28 - Boston Pizza hot lunch for those that ordered
• March 29 - Good Friday - No School
• April 1 - 5 - Easter Break - No School

It is time for us to start establishing our student numbers for the 2024-2025 school year. These numbers help direct our Education Plan, goals and staffing for the upcoming year. Please take a few minutes to complete the form for the upcoming school year for your child(ren) who are currently enrolled in Kindergarten to Grade 3 for the 2023-2024 school year.

Please use this link to access the form https://forms.gle/P3oGrL6TCyDM59ZP8

We very much appreciate you taking the time to complete this form.

Registration is now open for the Kindergarten and Pre-K 2024-25 school year. Please click below to view the Parent User Guide, and register. A reminder, if you currently have a child attending Pre-Kindergarten at ÉOLRS, you must still submit a registration form for Kindergarten.

Calling all Artists!

The contest for next year's Division Theme Poster is now open. Deadline for submissions is March 8, 2024.

This year's winning poster will be included in an art exhibition in the Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton Assembly Hall, so we are calling for submissions earlier than usual.

Entries should highlight the third focus of our three-year division theme: being inspired by Christ to serve others. Please see the attached document for full contest details.

All age levels are encouraged to participate. Please send submissions to Jo-Ann Kelly at Montfort Centre by March 8th, 2024.

If you have any questions, please email Jo-Ann at joann.kelly@rdcrs.ca.

Click here to download a copy of the contest details.

Happy February Families! Thank-you for taking the time to read through some quick School Council news!

HOT LUNCH:

Organizing and coordinating Hot Lunch almost every week for our kiddos is a huge undertaking. A big thank-you to all of our Hot Lunch volunteers that make this program possible! If you would like to help in any capacity please let us know. We are always happy for any extra help offered. Please contact Priscilla or Nancy at eolrshotlunches@gmail.com for more information as to how to get involved!

MARCH

March 1 Strawberry Yogurt Surprise Parfaits - made at the school

March 15 Quesadilla Day - made at the school

March 28 Boston Pizza

Orders Close Feb 26 !!!

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 volunteer opportunities for the upcoming events here!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Family Dance Night - Planning committee has begun their work in planning this much anticipated family event. If you would like to help coordinate, plan and host this event please contact us at eolrschoolcouncilfundraising@gmail.com and Stephanie will put you in contact with the planning committee.

Family Movie Night - We need help planning our family movie night hosted at MTS. If you would like to be on the planning committee for this event please email eolrschoolcouncilfundraising@gmail.com.

GRADE 4 HOODIES!

Congratulations to our G4 design winner! We are so excited to be able to offer these hoodies to our G4 students again this year. Fundraising for the remainder of the hoodie cost is underway. If you would like to sponsor this project, please email eolrschoolcouncilchair@gmail.com for more information. Stay tuned for the design reveal and the distribution of these beautiful gifts.

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!

NEXT MEETING:

Our next School Council meeting is Monday, March 11 @ 9:00 AM. Everyone is welcome!

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, VACANT (eolrschoolcouncilfundraising@gmail.com)

Hot lunch Lead, Priscilla D'Mello (eolrshotlunches@gmail.com)

Faith Representative, Leatta Jungwirth (eolrschoolcouncilfaith1@gmail.com)

Red Deer Public Library is in need of volunteer tutors for both the Adult Literacy Program and the new Youth Literacy Program!

Please take a look at these volunteer opportunities over on their website:

Adult Literacy Program - http://rdpl.org/adult-literacy
Youth Literacy Program - http://rdpl.org/youth-literacy