OLMP Catholic School

Dear Parents,

We’ve officially launched our 2023-2024 Education Assurance Survey!

Please check your email and fill out the survey to let us know how you think we’re doing. Your invaluable feedback will help this school, and all EICS schools, refine our faith-infused education and support for all EICS students and staff.

Results from this survey will be used to inform planning at the school and divisional level for the 2023/2024 school year. . This survey complements and is provided to all grade 4-12 students, all staff, and all parents in our division.

• January 30: Last day of semester one
• January 31: PD day (school closed to students)
• February 1: First day of semester two
• February 2: Sem I Report Cards go live (after school)
• February 6: Grad Parent Committee meeting @ 6:00 p.m.
• February 8: Teacher's Convention (school closed to students)
• February 9: Teacher's Convention (school closed to students)
• February 16: PD day (school closed to students)
• February 19: Family Day (school closed)
• February 20: School Council meeting @ 7:00 p.m.
• February 21: Horizons Leadership Conference

Upcoming Hot Lunches:

February 1 - Boston Pizza

February 15 - East Side Marios

February 22 - Dominos Pizza

February 29 - Skyway

Students who are absent for any part of their diploma exam will have to register to complete that portion in April or June. Therefore, please avoid booking holidays on diploma exam dates.

January 29: Physics 30; Math 20-1, Math 20-2, & Science 9 PAT

January 30: Science 30 & Social 9 PAT

The last day of class for grades 9 to 12 was Friday, January 19th. Students should use this time to prepare for their final exams. We look forward to welcoming students back in semester two on Thursday, February 1st!

Program previews are opportunities for students in grades 10 to 12 to find out more about specific programs and their requirements.

They are a must do for any students considering post-secondary programming!

Upcoming NAIT Program previews:

• JR Shaw School of Business: Thursday, February 1 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

• School of Applied Sciences and Technology: Wednesday, February 28 from 5:30 PM - 8:00 p.m.

For more information about NAIT and their programs, please visit their website.

Student success and a sense of belonging starts with consistent attendance at school.

Ensure that your child is consistently attending, so we can help them reach their full potential. Please reach out to your child's teacher, school administration, or our FWW team if attendance is a challenge for your family.

"Good attendance" is attending >95% of classes - which is roughly missing 0-1 days per month.

This means students from grades 5 - 12 should have a fully charged device available daily.

As stated in the handbook:

Students should bring their devices to class with the following criteria:

• 6 hours of battery life

• Internet access (Chrome browser preferred)

• Google apps for education downloaded

• Minimum screen size of 7 inches and physical keyboard

Thank you for supporting their learning by reminding your child to charge and bring their technology daily.

Please take a few minutes to complete your child's demographic forms, medical forms, and all yearly consents (FOIP, tech use, field trips) on PowerSchool.

It is important that this information be kept up-to-date every year, especially if there is a change in medical status, parent/guardian/emergency contact information, and/or address.

If you need assistance with using PowerSchool - including completing and submitting yearly consent and demographic forms online - please visit the main EICS website for instructions and helpful video tutorials.

Student absences can be reported through the Parent Portal on PowerSchool:

PowerSchool can also be used to view grades and report cards, pay fees, and update student information (including medical information).

You can view the EICS Parent Technology Handbook for further details on these items.

Our Elk Island Catholic Schools IT department is continuing to work on implementing additional features, so keep an eye out in our Smores for future updates!

To access PowerSchool, please click here.

Fees can be viewed and paid through the parent portal in PowerSchool under “Forms and Fees”. If you have any questions, please contact the school or email lorindatw@eics.ab.ca

Please access your child's account periodically to view any additions or changes to course fees.

Thank you.

Please make alternate plans for a pick-up/drop-off location as our staff parking lot is no longer available as an option. This area has become far too congested in the past and is an extreme OH & S concern. Also, to ensure the safety of our students, staff, and bus drivers, PLEASE STAY CLEAR OF BUS LANES AT THE BEGINNING AND END OF OUR DAY.

Please follow the flow of traffic in the student parking lot on the south side of our building. You will notice that there is no longer a "turn left" option (right turns only) when you exit the parking lot.

Alternatively, please also look at streets/locations other than the alleys that are close to our school where students can safely access our school site.

While we understand that this takes away some convenience, we are concerned about the safety of your children.

Thank you for your attention to this.