Kitchen Clean-up Team: Julie-Ann, Kim, and Shauna

Prayer leaders: 2A

Reminders and information:

• Find Jesus around the school
• Let’s keep the good habits – all students need indoor and outdoor shoes
• Please be in hallway when your students are there

Links:

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Schedules

Athletics calendar

Supervision schedule effective April 7 2026

Monday

• Easter Monday

Tuesday

• Welcome back!
• Welcome to Mme Linda, in 5C for the month of April

Wednesday

Thursday

• French Immersion PD for all JH teachers – AM at Lumen
• Proactive Circles PD at 1:15 with Claudia and Shelley Yu

Friday

• Rachel Ainsworth, our new TABT starts
• Joel Kristiansen – internet safety presentations to all Grade 5 classes AM -Shauna will send schedule

Welcoming springtime!

Kitchen Clean-up Team: Ciara, Dean, and Azza

Prayer leaders: 3D

Reminders and information:

• Francophonie Week! Please check the schedule of events
  • Monday – wear STJ gear
  • Tuesday – wear blue, red, and white – Franco-Albertan flag colours
  • Wednesday – wear plaid for les bucherons/lumberjacks
• Please make cards for Father Mark – in class or at home, all classes are expected to participate

Links:

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Schedules

Athletics calendar

Supervision schedule

Monday

• Sleigh rides today. *** 6 staff parking spots, nearest the shed will be used. Please find alternate parking.
• Outdoor Equipment available by small gym exit
• Band Camp – Craig, Giulia and 50 attend – enjoy and be safe!
• Shavi (STM youth coordinator visits classes)
• RAP presentation for all Grade 9 classes during Block 5 – in the gym
• Picard AP brings lunch and visits 2 grade 9C students
• Azza absent in the AM
• Cheyenne, Maya, Melanie, and Azza attend ARA meeting – 4:30

Tuesday

• La tire – see Francophonie schedule
• Shavi (STM youth coordinator visits classes)
• Band Camp today, they return end of day

Wednesday

Thursday

• Full day of classes, Kindergarten in school – use Friday’s schedule for everything, please remember supervision
• Roger Dallaire- See Francophonie schedule
• No Liturgical Music today as it’s Friday’s schedule
• Vretta pressure testing for all Grades 6 and 9
• JH Spring Fling dance at 1:00 PM

Friday

• Noon dismissal, no Kindergarten students – use Thursday’s schedule for everything, please remember supervision
• Liturgical Music today as it’s Thursday’s schedule
• All staff gather in the staffroom at 12:15
• Happy Spring Break – Enjoy your time, rest lots and laugh even more!

Gisele and guest model, Jeannine, wish us all a Happy Easter!

Kitchen Clean-up Team: Jenn, Louise, and Melanie

Prayer leaders: 3C

Reminders and information:

• IPPs – make sure you set up meetings with parents prior to March 19 – a second signature is required. Email Shauna when you have completed.
• Please check to see which parents haven’t signed up for Celebration of Learning, resend invitation to them, and if it’s a family you need to see, please call the parents
• Book Fair this week – small gym closed all week and students may only go to the book fair during class time, not at recess or lunch

Links:

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Schedules

Athletics calendar

Supervision schedule

Monday

• Inclusive meeting, planning for next year – AM in the school, admin, ICs and our Inclusive consultant, Michelle Brassard
• Shauna absent in the PM

Tuesday

• Happy St. Patrick’s Day
• TELUS World of Science for 6C and 6D
• Alberta Aviation Museum for 5C and 5D
• Reframing Curriculum PD – Vanessa, Cheyenne and Melanie – all day
• Azza at Lumen for Principals’ PD – in the AM

Wednesday

Thursday

• Celebration of Learning
  • 1:30 to 5:00 and 6:00 to 7:30
  • Dinner is served at 5:00 PM
• Book Fair open to families until 7:30

Friday

• Staff PD Day
  • 8:45 – grab a coffee and a hot cross bun in the staffroom, then go to the library
  • 9:00 to 9:25 – staff updates for all staff
  • 9:30 to 11:20 – AI PD for teachers
  • 9:30 to 11:20 – ADHD/Chromebook use PD for support staff
  • 11:30 – Lunch
  • 12:30 to 2:30 – Student Wellness PD for all staff

The Shenanigans Coordinators wish you a Happy St.Patrick’s Day!

Kitchen Clean-up Team: Nina, Jessica, and Cheyenne

Prayer leaders: 3B

Reminders and information:

• Teachers: have you completed both surveys? Support staff: did you complete your survey?
• Alberta Education surveys for all students in Grades 4 – 9, we will catch up any students who were missed
• IPPs – make sure you set up meetings with parents prior to March 19 – a second signature is required. Email Shauna when you have completed.
• Sunday is International Women’s Day!
• Spring forward – time change this weekend.
• Substitute Appreciation Week – we have treats for them in the office

Links:

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Schedules

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Supervision schedule

Monday

• SoundKreations residency starts for JH – during regular PE blocks
• Azza absent in the AM
• Glass fusion lessons for all Grade 1 classes
• Nina returns – welcome back!

Tuesday

• Grades 4 to 6 ski field trip

Wednesday

Thursday

• Division Wide PD afternoon – be sure to sign up – see events.ecsd.net
  • JH Math PD at our school in the library 1:00 PM
  • JH New curriculum meeting for Social Studies and PEW
  • Kindergarten PD
  • Grades 1 and 4 Math PD
  • Grade 2 Literacy PD
  • Grade 6 PAT – Science and Social Studies PD
• All other teachers work at school for the afternoon

Friday

• Happy Friday!

Saturday: Cabane à Sucre at Picard! 1:00 to 3:30

Grade 1 French team supports the Silverbacks!

Kitchen Clean-up Team: Julie, Carol, and Shauna

Prayer leaders: 3A

Reminders and information:

• Teachers: have you completed both surveys? Support staff: did you complete your survey?
• Sign up Genius – do you need help? Are you ready for Thursday?
  • Celebration of Learning (please don’t use the word demonstration) is on March 19
  • Afternoon start time is 1:30, end for dinner at 5:00
  • Evening start time is 6:00, end at 7:30
  • Carrie will have meetings in the morning as well
• JH homeroom teachers – by Monday make sure you have called (no longer just an email) any parent who hasn’t signed the ski permission form
• Alberta Education surveys for all students in Grades 4 – 9 this week – Chromebooks and Random Access Codes are needed. Homeroom teachers will be contacted by an administrator or Instructional Coach
• IPPs – make sure you set up meetings with parents prior to March 19 – a second signature is required

Links:

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Schedules

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Monday

• Consultant Leanne Hemphill works with Vanessa
• Review March newsletter with students – to improve student engagement, especially about the Burundi project

Tuesday

• Grades 6 and 9 Immunization #2 – Room 157 in the AM
• Azza absent in the PM – at Lumen
• Grade 6 field trip to Winspear, depart at noon – teachers, please make sure your lunch supervision is covered as needed

Wednesday

Thursday

• Sign up Genius email with invitation to parents sent by all teachers by 3:00 PM
• Azza at Lumen
• No staff meeting for teachers – work on your own at school: 1:15 to 3:00

Friday

• Lorena’s last day in 6A
• Junior High Ski trip
• Teachers’ Pet in school field trip for all Grade 2 classes
• COR audit meeting – Azza and Mike with ECSD staff at 1:00 PM

A trio of beauties model their Oilers spirit!

Kitchen Clean-up Team: Gillian, Jordan, and Danielle

Prayer leaders: 4D

Reminders and information:

• Be cognizant of what time you leave school; teachers mustn’t leave the building whilst students are still exiting.
• Annual reminder: If you have spent $150.00 + from your own money for school and have receipts, you can write this off your tax return. I will need to sign the form for you.
• Elementary teachers: remember to find at least 15 minutes this week to play Math Fact Fluency games

Links:

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Schedules

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Monday

• Pink Shirt Day – a day of kindness and acceptance
• Paint chips due to Maya, Suad, or Giulia
• Mark and Ashley – PD on Proactive circles – in school

Tuesday

• Multicultural Day – parade of nations at 1:30 – you will be called prior to the start of the parade
• See Maya’s email from Feb 20 with class activities for the AM
• After lunch – all students will go to homeroom to prep for the parade
• Sign up Genius session by Cheyenne at 3pm for those interested

Wednesday

Thursday

• Teachers’ convention – if you see something for your class that you would like, the school will pay $50.00 per teacher. Please don’t use a credit card, debit only. Give receipts to Danielle for reimbursement.

Friday

• Teachers’ convention

Gisele models her pink shirt of kindness

Kitchen Clean-up Team: Jeannie, Suad, and Claudia

Prayer leaders: 4C

Reminders and information:

• Lent starts – Religion table -all tablecloths are purple starting Wednesday
• Random Acts of Kindness Week
• *Reminder: ECSD staff are not permitted to take empty bottle/juice boxes/cans out of the school for recycling. We are set up with Green Bottle Depot who come to our school regularly to collect our empties. ECSD staff cannot collect money under any circumstances.
• Be cognizant of what time you leave school; teachers mustn’t leave the building whilst students are still exiting.
• Annual reminder: If you have spent $150.00 + from your own money for school and have receipts, you can write this off your tax return. I will need to sign the form for you.
• Please make sure you have medical gloves in your pocket during supervision, just in case.
• Elementary teachers: remember to find at least 15 minutes this week to play Math Fact Fluency games

Links:

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Monday

• Happy Family Day!

Tuesday

• Welcome back, Ashley!
• Shrove Tuesday – Denny’s pancakes for all – please decide where and with whom your class will enjoy their pancakes.

Wednesday

Thursday

• Staff meeting for all teachers at 1:15 in the library

Friday

• COR Safety Audit – meeting #1 – walk through entire school
• Sr. Boys and Girls Showcase games at MMM at 4:30

Thank you to everyone for a very successful volleyball tournament. Julie, your organization and time are much appreciated.

Gisele models her TEAM CANADA spirit

Kitchen Clean-up Team: Nadine, Giulia, and Kiana

Prayer leaders: 4B

Reminders and information:

• Please make sure you have medical gloves in your pocket during supervision, just in case.
• If you have a student celebrating a birthday and the name on the announcement slide isn’t the name the used by the student in class, please change it for us.
• Elementary teachers: remember to find at least 15 minutes this week to play Math Fact Fluency games
• Here’s the Principal’s challenge for February:

Links:

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Schedules

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Monday

• Ciara and 4 students at Wellness Sympodium at Lumen
• Shelley Yu (4-6) presents to students on Creating Communities of Belonging (formerly EDIAR)

Tuesday

• School Teams meeting at Lumen – Azza, Melanie, Cheyenne, Mikaela, and Danica absent all day
• Shauna absent in the AM
• 5A/5B – field trip to Aviation Museum
• School Council meeting at 6:00 in the staffroom

Wednesday

Thursday

• Melanie, Kimberly, Cheyenne, and Vanessa – Reframing Curriculum PD – in the PM
• Annual STJ Gr. 6 Elementary Volleyball Tournament at 1:00
  • see sign up: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AVdIkO3CxlGsFdESwgtaSdA0Q3wxFPTslDXTaWDibg8/edit?usp=sharing

Friday

• Elementary Hot Lunch – Papa John’s
• Award winners and write ups due to Azza for Chief Sup Award and Lumen Christi Award

Gisele models the Oilers’ Black History Month hoodie

Kitchen Clean-up Team: Julie-Ann, Craig, and Lisa

Prayer leaders: 4A

Reminders and information:

• We are starting our second round of Kitchen Clean- up so it’s a good time to be reminded of the daily/weekly expectations. See file above.
• Elementary teachers: remember to find at least 15 minutes this week to play Math Fact Fluency games
• Here’s the Principal’s challenge for February:

Links:

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Schedules

Athletics calendar

Monday

• Wish lists due – all staff are invited to participate

Tuesday

• Azza absent in the PM – principals’ meeting at Lumen

Wednesday

Thursday

• No staff meeting – Grades 1-6 teachers work on your own for the afternoon, JH and K teachers have free time and return for 5:30 PM for Open House. Start times are:
  • 6:00 PM for new students and JH
  • 6:45 PM for Kindergarten

Friday

• Shelley Yu (4-6) and FitzRoy Ford (7-9) present to students on Creating Communities of Belonging (formerly EDIAR)
  • Grade 7 at 9:55 to 10:40 – large gym
  • Grade 8 at 10:44 to 11:30 – large gym
  • Grade 9 at 11:33 to 12:14 – large gym
  • Elementary presentation will be in classrooms

A special thank you to our three instructional coaches Melanie, Cheyenne, and Julie, who created a truly wonderful PD day for us on January 29th. Thank you, also to Jolene who presented to our support staff.

We want to express our sincere gratitude for you all. For your dedication, expertise, and care. You are an exceptional team, and our students are so fortunate to learn from such thoughtful, talented, and inspiring educators.

Kitchen Clean-up Team: Chris, Maya, and Mark

Prayer leaders: 5D

Reminders and information:

• SNOWFLAKES needed to decorate the gym for the Snowflake Family Dance – please have your students make snowflakes if you can. There are two boxes in the office for snowflake collection. Parents will put them up the afternoon of the dance, January 30.
• If students are late for class on a regular basis, contact the parents and log the dates and how late they are each day.
• We are starting our second round of Kitchen Clean- up so it’s a good time to be reminded of the daily/weekly expectations. See file below.
• Please remember the Principal’s challenge for January:

Links:

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Schedules

Athletics calendar

Monday

• Happy Monday

Tuesday

• Summary reports are live at 3:00 PM
• Azza absent for meetings at Lumen – AM
• St. Rose visits 6A and 6B – AM
• Cheyenne absent – all day
• YRCA presentations in the AM for Div 2 students

Wednesday

Thursday

• PD Day – start time is 9:00 am and information forthcoming

Friday

• Semester 2 for JH starts
• ECSD Reads Junior High Symposium – Suad attends with 5 students, all day at Lumen
• Snowflake Dance