OLMP Catholic School

Dear OLMP families,

Update on Masks/Rapid Test kits for students/staff: The Minister of Education announced that these would arrive at schools the week of Jan 10-14. Unfortunately, as of 3:35 pm today (Jan 21), we are still waiting for this shipment to arrive at OLMP. We are aware that most schools in the province have received. Please be assured that although today is the last official day of classes for our High School students, we are organized and ready to separate items and distribute to students during exam week. We just need the shipment to arrive and we will get these out as soon as we can.

Best of luck to our Gr. 9-12 students writing final exams this upcoming week. You got this! We look forward to wrapping Semester I up next week, finalizing report cards, and preparing for Semester II.

A friendly reminder to continue to use and follow the Alberta Health Daily Checklist each day before coming to school.

God Bless!

OLMP Administration

Final Exam week is almost upon us. For exams, students must be in the class and ready for a start time of 8:45. We strongly encourage students to arrive at school at their regular time (ie: by or before 8:30.) Students must also remain in the classroom for a minimum of one hour after the exam commences. We wish all our high school students a successful exam week.

• There will be a meeting for ALL parents of children preparing for Sacraments this year on January 28th @6:30pm in the parish hall.
  

• (Please refer to further information and forms under the church news further below in the newsletter. )

• Friday, Jan 21 - Last day to order Hot Lunch

• Hot Lunch - Wednesday, Jan 26 - Booster Juice

• Monday, Jan 31 - PD Day-No School

• Tuesday, Feb.1- Semester 2 Starts

• Wednesday, Feb. 2 - Winter Walk Day

• Thursday, Feb.3 - Early Dismissal

• Friday, Feb.4 - School Closed

• Hot Lunch - February

• February 2 - East Side Marios

  February 9 - Panago Pizza

  February 16 - Taco In A Bag

  February 23 - Booster Juice Smoothie and Hot Dog

Thank you to Mrs. Nagy for submitting entries into this year’s Remembrance Day Literary Contest at the Camrose Legion. Because of her efforts there are several winners from OLMP, including:

• Cheska Gutierrez - 1st Place Intermediate Essay

• Miley Platz 1st Place Intermediate Colour Poster

• Kahlel Cortez - 1st Place Black & White Poster

• Benjamin Agrey - 2nd Place Intermediate Colour Poster

• Laticia Leslie - 2nd Place Intermediate Black & White Poster

• Jayden Stewart - 1st Place Intermediate Poem

• Asher Kumar - 2nd Place Intermediate Poem

• Ireti Leslie - 1st Place Junior Black & White Poster - Ireti’s poster has been sent on to the next level to judge again. Best of luck, Ireti!

Watch the grade 7-8 basketball teams at the ECKS tournament this weekend through ECKS YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyRXIf0NJ7ShnB2OPSsu10w/featured

Girls play Friday at 1pm, 3pm and 5pm. Saturday 12pm and 2pm.

Please send your child to school with appropriate clothing to be outside for roughly 30 minutes on this day.

Consistent attendance is a key to successful learning. OLMP has revised it's attendance policy to better reflect the Education Act. We will be putting this into effect on February 1st, with the belief that a more structured approach will support student success. Please review the document.

Come out to any of the performances and see if you can spot the local OLMP talent!

Come see Mrs. Reinhart this week to make any semester 2 changes for grades 10-12.

Winter is the time for scholarships! All grade 11s and 12s should look through our Scholarship Sheet (linked here and located on Academic Counselling Google classrooms) and is organized by due dates.

Scholarships are a great way to pay for post-secondary. Most have a connection to school or community involvement, so be sure to collect your reference letters now. If you coach, ref, volunteer or are skilled in trades there are many scholarships to receive.

REMAX Quest for Excellence Scholarship ($1000)

Students are to convey the contributions they have made to their communities in a short online essay, maximum 1,250 words. Key qualities students should demonstrate are leadership, motivation and communication skills. Other attributes may include volunteering, participation in charitable events or fundraising, and contributions that enrich the lives of others and their communities

Due Date: March 14th

REMAX SCHOLARSHIP LINK

2021 Future Fair showcases the many supportive agencies and transition opportunities available to individuals with complex needs after high school. Topics include guardianship & trusteeship, AISH and PDD funding.

Future Fair is a FREE event open to teens and adults with disabilities, their families, and teachers who want to learn more about:

• transition resources

• funding opportunities

• employment programs

• post-secondary education

• residential choices
  
  This is an in-person event at Strathcona County Community Centre. For more information - please visit the Future Fair website

Who: Open to Grade 11 students throughout Canada

When: May 27 - 29, 2022

Where: University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta

We are welcoming 20 lucky students with the opportunity to get away and experience the U of A where students will stay in residence, explore state-of-the-art facilities, learn about our 200+ programs, discover hidden gems on campus, and experience all the U of A has to offer!

Students can learn more and apply at uab.ca/getaway. The application deadline is January 28, 2022.

Dear Parents,

In the life of the Church, the effort to educate our children has always been understood as the collaboration of church-school-home, with the primary educators in the faith always being the parents. We’d like to make an attempt to put that into practice a little more tangibly. This year, we will ask you the parents to work alongside your children, with the provided resource, to provide the formal catechism and formation. This will be accompanied by 2-3 gatherings at St. Francis Xavier for communal activities and further integration of the gift of the Sacraments.

We will host a meeting for ALL parents of children preparing for Sacraments this year on January 28th @6:30pm in the parish hall. This will provide an opportunity to share the idea behind this year’s approach, give further details to the itinerary, answer your questions, and some time for reflection and discussion.

The dates for celebration of the Sacraments are as follows:

1st Confession – March 5th @10:30am

1st Communion – April 24th @11:00am mass

Confirmation – June 26th @11:00am mass

Also, I would like to request that each parent sign up for “Flocknote” by texting “Camrose” to 514-900-0130. Flocknote is a texting service and allows us to send you notes and reminders during preparation. Once signed up, include yourself in the group your child belongs (i.e. “Confirmation”). You can stop the texts at any time by texting back “STOP”.

Considering we are still in the pandemic, if gathering publicly (with restrictions) is a cause for concern, please contact me so we can discuss possible alternative arrangements.

If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me at the parish 780-672-1131 or kris.schmidt@caedm.ca.

In Christ,

Fr. Kristopher Schmidt