Dear St. Luke Families,

It was a very full week here at St. LUke. With all the wonderful Halloween activities for the students to 3 way conferences to the beautiful Remembrance Day celebrations yesterday staff and students have earned a week to relax and rejuvenate. Thank-you to all that helped, supported with donations, and came out to the activities this week.

As we head into our Fall break please take some time to reflect and honour the service and sacrifice of Canada’s military and to pray for Peace around our world.

Heavenly Father, we lift up in prayer today all those who have lost their lives and those who have served in the military sacrificing their own lives for the protection and safety of others. We are grateful for their service. May they inspire us to live selflessly in our own lives, as Christ calls us to do. As we pray for those who lost their lives in conflict throughout our history, we also recognize the ongoing war and violence that continues to plague our world in many places, many forms. Today, we pray for peace, which those we honor today fought valiantly to achieve.

Amen

Have a wonderful restful break.God Bless,

Cathy Hinger

Principal

Monday, November 6 - Friday, November 10

• NO School - Fall Break!!

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Monday, November 13

• Grade 1 - Teacher's Pet: Monkey Business
  

Tuesday, November 14

• Praise and Worship at 8:20am
• Family Wellness Worker, Mrs. McCann on-site
• Grade 3/4 & 5/6 Waste Presentations!
• Girls Volleyball practice 2:45-4:00
  

Wednesday, November 15

Thursday, November 16

• Fall Photo Re-takes
• Clay for Kids - Glass Fusion Grades, ECS, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
  

Friday, November 17

• Friday Kindergarten Day
  
• Have a great weekend

• November 20 - Insight Assessments - Grade 4-8
• November 20 - Parent Council Meeting - 6:00 - 7:30
• November 21 - Girls Volleyball Practice 2:45 - 4:00
• November 23 - Buddy Reading Program - Grades K & 1 with Grades 7 & 8
• November 27 - 29 - Rocks and Rings
• December 1 - ECS-Dino Senses
• December 2 - Christmas in the Country
• December 6 - Confirmation Mass
• December 12 - Practice Rehearsal - Advent Concert
• December 13 - Practice Rehearsal - Advent Concert
• December 14 - ADVENT Concert - Day time and Evening Performances - stay tuned for details
• December 14 - Buddy reading program - K-1-7/8
• December 22 - Last day of Classes before Christmas Break
• December 23 - January 7 - Christmas Break
• January 8 - First day back after holiday

The Advent Concert is quickly approaching on Thursday, December 14 with an afternoon and an evening performance. As of October 27th, students began embracing their creative Christmas musical talents.

Your assistance is greatly appreciated. If you have any props for our Christmas Nativity story with a setting in Bethlehem or the scene at the Inn, please let me know. As well, I will be distributing a list of costumes for each class. Many of these will be items that can be found readily in your home such as house coats and towels for shepherds, tinsel for angels, and other items.

As the Grade 7/8 students have prepared the script for the production, students are eager to begin auditioning for these parts. Every class will have their moment to shine. We look forward to a beautiful evening of music, dance, and the joy of the Christmas Nativity with a unique twist!

Thank you in advance for your ongoing support.

Mrs./Dr. Melanie Mazurek

There are still some yearbooks from last year available to purchase!!! Call Tess in the office for further details! 780-922-5920

A big thank you to our wonderful students and their families for participating in "Break the Rules". Together, we were able to donate $211.00 to the Canadian Legion in Tofield towards their poppy / Remembrance Day fund! As well as a $100.00 to the No Stone Left Alone Memorial Foundation.

Way to go St. Luke!

With Catholic Education Sunday fast approaching on Novemeber 5, 2023, we are pleased to share this piece of monumental Canadian history regarding the intrenched constitutional right to Catholic Education in Alberta. If you are inclined and this is of interest to you, please take 20 minutes to watch the informative video below.

St. Francis of Assissi parish in Tofield will be hosting a mass for St. Luke Catholic School on behalf of Catholic Education Sunday on November 5th at 11:00 am. St. Luke families are invited to attend.

The current session of Hot Lunch will run on Thursdays through to February 29th, 2024. The hot lunch site will remain open for orders and you will be able to order until 9pm Sunday each week.

As this is a longer hot lunch session, if you require to make partial payments rather than a lump sum payment, please contact Shelby and hotlunchstluke@gmail.com and we can accomodate your request.

Orders for hot lunch can be placed through our ordering system https://stlukeschool.hotlunches.net. If you have not done so already, you will need to create an account. The access code required is stluke.

If you have any questions or require support setting up your account or ordering, please do not hesitate to contact Shelby Mistecki at hotlunchstluke@gmail.com.

Also coming home with each student today is an invitation to participate in our annual raffle basket item collection. Each classroom has been given a theme for items to collect. Raffle tickets will be available to purchase during our Christmas in the Country event. With our community's spirit of generosity, last year's raffle was a resounding success raising more than $3000.00 for student activities!

Mark your calendars! The remainder of the meetings for the 2023/2024 school year will take place: November 20, January 15, February 12, March 11, April 22, May 13 and June 10.

Meetings begin at 6:00pm and FREE BABYSITTING is provided in the gym each month.

Thank you to everyone that came out to our annual budget meeting on October 23. Your presence was appreciated! The approved 2023/2024 budget is attached below.

St. Luke School Council and Parent Association, along with St. Luke Catholic School, is thrilled to once again be a participating venue in Strathcona County's annual Christmas in the Country event! This event enables our school council to provide student enrichment and volunteer opportunities within our school community.

Postcards, which include information for all of the participating venues around rural Strathcona County, were sent home today with your students. We are so excited to host this wonderful community event and look forward to welcoming you all on December 2, 2023.

Please see event details and Volunteer RSVP instructions below:

Please see the attached PDF below for information regarding the Mixing Spoon Fundraiser

Wishing you have a wonderful and relaxing fall break.

Remember to take the time to cuddle up with a good book and I'll see you back November 16th in the library!

Mrs. Scoggins

tracy.scoggins@eics.ab.ca

Masses at OLPH will be livestreamed. Please join using this link. https://www.facebook.com/olphsherwoodpark/videos/

Visit OLPH Website for more information about the parish and in regards to sacramental preparation.

Read the latest bulletin from OLPH or visit www.facebook.com/olphsherwoodpark

St. Francis of Assisi Parish is administered by Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Sherwood Park. Please contact the parish for confession times and more information.

Clergy: Reverend Jim Corrigan, Pastor

Mass Time: Sunday 11:00

Email Address: StFrancisAssisi.Tofield(at)caedm.ca

5523 - 50 Street Tofield, AB T0B 4J0

See map: Google Maps

Phone: 780-467-5470

Mrs. Cathy Hinger

Principal

Email: Stl@eics.ab.ca
Website: stl.eics.ab.ca
Location: 22139 South Cooking Lake Road, Sherwood Park, AB, Canada
Phone: 780-922-5920
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stlukeeics
Twitter: @stlcs_EICS