Week at a Glance

March 18- 22, 2024

Create a clean heart in me, O God. (Psalm 51)

Upcoming Dates:

Monday, March 18:

M/W Kindergarten attend
School bus evacuation drills

Tuesday, March 19:

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

Wednesday, March 20:

M/W Kindergarten attend
Pre-K 3 year old program attend
Safety Drill: Hold and Secure - 1:45 pm
Parent/Teacher Interviews 4:00 - 7:00 pm

Thursday, March 21:

T/TH Kindergarten attend
Pre-K 3 year old program attend
Theme Day - World Down Syndrome Day "Rock Your Socks Day"
Parent/Teacher Interviews 4:00 - 7:00 pm

Friday, March 22:

No School - Day off in acknowledgement of Parent/Teacher interviews

Upcoming Events:

March 26 - French Immersion Parent Engagement Night
March 28 - Boston Pizza hot lunch for those that ordered
March 29 - Good Friday - No School
April 1 - 5 - Easter Break - No School
April 10 - Theme Day - Sparkle/Formal Day
April 12 - Family Movie Night - Migration (pending approval) at Mother Teresa School
April 17 - Virtue Awards: Respect - 2:00 pm
April 23 - Spring and Kindergarten Grad photos
April 24 - Spring and KIndergarten Grad photos
April 24 - Kindergarten Information Night 5:00 - 6:00 pm
April 25 - Theme Day - Crazy Hair Day
April 26 - PD Day - No school for students

School News

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Schoology Parent Support

We want to remind our parents that teachers have been busy updating assessments in Schoology, our online reporting platform. If parents are needing any assistance with navigating Schoology, information is available on our website.

As well, we will have a table set up in the Gathering Area the evenings of Parent Teacher Interviews if further help is required. Mrs. Hebert and members of our School Council will be available to help parents navigate the app on these evenings.

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French Immersion Parent Engagement Session

Get ready to embark on a captivating journey with us at the French Immersion Parent Engagement Session! Our upcoming gathering is scheduled for Tuesday, March 26th, from 5 pm to 6 pm, right in the heart of the ÉOLRS gathering area.

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Kindergarten - Grade 4 Registration

Registration is now open for the 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.

Registration

10 Days of Donations

During Lent our school will be collecting donations for 10 days. Each day we are collecting different items however please do not feel obligated to send items every day. Any items listed, can be dropped off at any time regardless of the day, up until March 26th. These donations are for our breakfast program, our school community and our Sylvan Lake community. Please see below for details on what we will collect each day from March 12-26th. Your donations, and generosity are greatly appreciated.

School Council News

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How is it already March?! I hope you're looking as forward to Spring as we are. The School Council has been busy planning the last few months of our school year and we have some exciting updates on fundraisers and events to share!

HOT LUNCH:

VOLUNTEERS: If you love to cook and would like to volunteer in the kitchen or to do the grocery shopping for our in-house lunches, the School Council is offering to pay for parents to take their Food Safe course. Contact Priscila or Nancy for more information: eolrshotlunches@gmail.com. We are also always grateful for parents willing to do pick-ups, delivery, and handing out food to classrooms.

MARCH

March 28 Boston Pizza

APRIL

April orders will be opening early next week! Stay tuned!

FUNDRAISING:

The Kernels Popcorn forms wnt home with students this week. Please have your order forms in before the Easter Break, March 28th. Kernels popcorn bags will come in individual sizes perfect for lunch bags and movie days! Half of the funds raised come directly back to the school to help fund our community events and field trips!

VOLUNTEERS:

We need a driver for pick-up of our Kernels Popcorn order the week of April 8th. Pick-up is in Calgary. If you have a trip to Calgary planned that week and would be willing to stop to pick-up our school's order, please email eolrschoolcounilfundraising@gmail.com.

We're also looking for someone to coordinate our spring fundraiser, Growing Smiles. Please email eolrschoolcouncilfundraising@gmail.com.

Upcoming Events: SAVE THE DATES!

Family Movie Night - FRIDAY, APRIL 12 MIGRATION MOVIE! Movie night at Mother Teresa School for the whole family! We will be watching Migration (pending approval) in the auditorium at MTS. Bring the whole family for a fun night of popcorn, treats, and a movie!

Family Dance Night - FRIDAY, MAY 3 A NIGHT AT THE BEACH! Come for an evening of fun for the whole family. DJ, dancing, food and more!

If you would like to help plan, coordinate or help with any of these events we do need volunteers. Please email eolrschoolcouncilfundraising@gmail.com if you're able to volunteer.

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, April 15 @ 1:30 PM. 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)

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

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