St. Mary's Catholic School

Welcome back to the New Year. We hope that this newsletter finds you all rested and having enjoyed some much-needed downtime over the holiday break. The semester is almost over and student's have already begun the final countdown and preparations towards final exams. Please hold our students in your thoughts and prayers as they prepare for these important assessments.

Another quick option for lunch for our students.

We will be offering favorites such as: cup-o-soup, pepperoni sticks, cheese, yogurts, sandwiches, and other grab-and-go snacks. Students will be asked to bring cash if they want to buy these items.

We will NOT be offering “accounts”, but there will be an option to load money on the student's PowerSchool account and give students a punch card that we will deduct to a zero balance. The punch cards will be the student’s responsibility to manage and the school will not be responsible for lost or stolen punch cards.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out.

On Bell Let’s Talk Day, Bell will donate more towards mental health initiatives in Canada by contributing 5¢ for every applicable text, call, tweet or TikTok video using #BellLetsTalk, social media video view and use of our Facebook frame or Snapchat lens.

When it comes to mental health, now more than ever, every action counts! Now more than ever, mental health matters and every action counts.

Small actions from recognizing stressors, to being there for a loved one can help support mental health and strengthen our communities during this difficult time. Below you will find helpful information and tips developed by the Canadian Psychological Association about how you can help yourself, your friends, and your family cope with stress and look after their mental health. For more information and resources related to COVID-19 and mental health, consult their “Psychology Works” fact sheets.

Please find the finalized final exam schedule here. Good luck and many blessings to all of our high school students who are preparing to write exams.

• Jan 12: ELA Diploma Part A
  
• Jan 12-14: Jr. Boys and Girls Basketball League Tournament
• Jan 19: Hot Lunch - EDO (Information to come)
• Jan 19: Last day of Regular Classes Semester 1 for Grade 11-12
• Jan 20: Last day of Regular Classes Semester 1 for Grade 9-10
• Jan 30: Semester Break (No School for Students/PD for Staff)
• Jan 31: Semester 2 Begins - Quarter 3 Options for Jr. High

The Jr. High Teams are at their first Tournament of the year. Please find below the schedule. Please note that the teams will be traveling together on Friday and Saturday and will need to accommodate for that; therefore Friday both teams will be leaving early from school (2:30 pm) to make the girls' 4:00 game and will need to leave together on Saturday Morning (10:00 am) to make the boys' 11:30 am game.

Schedules:

Jr. Boys Schedule:

Thurs. Jan 11 @ 4:00 pm VS Vegreville Comp - Hosted by STMY

Fri. Jan 12 @ 6:30 pm VS Fultunvale - Ardrossan Jr./Sr. High North Gym

Sat. Jan 13 @ 11:30 am VS Ft. Sask Christian - Ardrossan Jr./Sr. High South Gym

Playoff Game(s) on Saturday TBD @ Ardrossan

Jr. Girls Schedule:

Fri. Jan 12 @ 4:00 pm VS Ft. Sask Christian - Archbishop Jordan High School (Sherwood Park)

Fri. Jan 12 @ 6:30 pm VS Lamont - Archbishop Jordan High School (Sherwood Park)

Playoff Game(s) on Saturday TBD @ ABJ (Sherwood Park)

The Annual Alumni Boys Basketball game took place right before the break. It was a tonne of fun with the Alumni taking on the current SAINTS and teaching them a thing or two about the beautiful hoop game. Thank you to Ms. Stuart for arranging and reffing this amazing event and to the Alumni who continue to support the program by coming out and mentoring the next generation of SAINTS hoopers.

Email: stmy@eics.ab.ca
Website: https://stmy.eics.ab.ca/
Location: St Mary's Catholic School, Vegreville, AB, Canada
Phone: (780)632-3934
Twitter: @stmarys_veg