St. Luke Weekly News

Dear St. Luke Families,

This week, students learned about the importance of Truth and Reconciliation leading up to Truth and Reconciliation Day. September 30th is an important day of recognition created in response to the 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action. September 30th may look different for many in our community – perhaps it will be a quiet day of reflection, the participation in a community event or a time to educate ourselves further about the history of residential schools and colonial impacts.

Today we encouraged all staff and students to visibly support this learning journey in our school by wearing orange on Orange Shirt Day. We wore orange today to commemorate the survivors and lost children of residential schools and bring further awareness to the history and legacies of the residential school system.

Oct 2nd is a designated day off for all staff and students in recognition of the importance of this day and the impact of residential schools on our families and communities.

However you choose to remember, I encourage everyone to be active this weekend in their learning as we all continue on the path towards truth and reconciliation.

Have a wonderful long weekend!

Let's make this year GLOW!

Cathy Hinger

Principal

Monday, October 2

• HOLIDAY - In lieu of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Tuesday, October 3

• Praise and Worship 8:20am
• Priest visit 1:30
• HOT LUNCH (day switched for Thursday)

Wednesday, October 4

• Early Dismissal 1:40

Thursday, October 5

• WORLD TEACHER DAY
• First Rider Bus Program for Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten

Friday, October 6

• PD Day for Staff - No School for students

• October 2 - No School - In lieu of National Day for Truth and Reconcilliation
• October 4 - Early Out Dismissal @ 1:40pm
• October 6 - No School Professional Day for Staff
• October 9 - No School Happy Thanksgiving!
• October 13 - Pre-Kindergartn/Kindegarten day
• October 17 - Picture Day
• October 18 - Feast Day of St. Luke
• October 19 -Mass @ 1:00 at St. Luke for the Feast Day
• October 23 - School Council/Parent Association Meeting
• October 27 - Pre-Kindergarten/Kindergarten Day
• October 30 - Grades 5-8 Field Trip to Stathcona Wilderness Center
• October 31- Halloween

Madonna Catholic School in Sherwood Park will be hosting a Parent Worshop on Internet Safety for Children on October 19, 2023 at 6:30pm. This workshop is in colaboration with the Saffron Center and Strancona County. It will be an in-person workshop and it is open to all EICS K-4 Parents (children do not attend). If you would like to attend please fill out this pre-registration form: https://forms.gle/auaLNZgCptfBJPo28.

Please note, reporting your student(s) absent protocols have CHANGED. We no longer have the toll free number or the app logging software available. Please stay tuned over the coming weeks for IT to roll out our new system.

In the mean-time, please CALL the office @ 780-922-5920 and leave a voice-message or email to stl@eics.ab.ca to report absences.

There are still yearbooks left! - If you would like one, please call Tess in the office and we will get one sorted for you. The cost is $25 which will be added to your powerschool account.

Please ensure that you have completed your student(s) demographic validation forms AND the consent status forms for the 23/24 school year in PowerSchool. These are now past-due and we much appreciate your attention and compliance. Incomplete consent forms may result in your child's inability to participate in field trips and activities.

Here are some exciting activities planned for our library this year..

• Read in week will be happening October 10th- 13th, if you would be interested in coming to read to some classes, please email me tracy.scoggins@eics.ab.ca

• We will be running our read a thon again this winter, and our goal is to get some cool new seating areas for our library, along with more great books for our students and staff.

• The book fair will be coming in the spring this year, and we can’t wait!

*Stay tuned for more activities coming to library throughout the year!!

Have a great day!

Mrs. Scoggins

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