OLMP Catholic School

As you may be aware, Elk Island Catholic Schools changed to a new system over the summer with the intent to refine how schools and parents communicate with each other. You may also be aware that this transition has created some unintended complications for our schools and parents since its September 1 rollout.

Please rest assured that we are aware of this and are working with the software’s development team to resolve these matters.

SchoolEngage is a custom-made software, and what we have implemented so far is not fully representative of the final experience. Additional updates and features will continue to be added in the near future.

In the meantime, please visit the website of your child’s school for up-to-date information.

We apologize for any inconvenience this new rollout has caused, and are thankful for your ongoing patience and understanding.

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

• Doors will open at 8 a.m. Students may have to wait outside if they arrive earlier.
• Grade 5 and 6 students will be expected to stay on campus for the lunch hour and will eat lunch in their homerooms.
• Grade 7 and 8's will be expected to stay on campus for the lunch hour and may eat their lunch in the Commons area with other students from their grade levels.
• All grade 5 to 8 students will be expected to go outside for recess, so please be prepared for inclement weather (appropriate clothing for the elements).

• *NEW: Early Dismissal Thursdays are now 12:25 p.m. - first early out is October 5th.

• *PLEASE STAY CLEAR OF BUS LANES AT THE BEGINNING AND END OF OUR DAY*
  

• EMERGENCY DRILLS - we will be conducting several safety drills at our school this Fall. These include: 3 Fire Drills, 1 Shelter-In-Place Drill, and 1 LockDown Drill with the assistance of CPS.

When: 7:00 p.m.

Where: OLMP High School Commons

ALL are welcome!

• September 18: Junior Girls B Volleyball Tryouts (3:30 to 4:45 p.m.)
• September 19: School Council AGM
• September 20: Grades 6-1 and 6-2 Field Trip to Miquelon Lake Provincial Park
• September 22: Terry Fox Walk (9:45 to 11:00 a.m.)
• September 23: OLMP Garage Sale & Farmers Market
• September 25: School Closed
• September 29: OLMP Orange Shirt Day (in honour of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30)
• September 30: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

On September 22nd from 9:45 to 11:00 a.m., OLMP staff and students will be participating in the annual Terry Fox Walk.

Please consider collecting pledges so we can help keep Terry’s Dream alive: to put an end to cancer!!!

In the afternoon, there will be a $2 sundae station set up where students will have the opportunity to purchase an ice-cream sundae. All proceeds will go to the Terry Fox Foundation. There will be popsicles for those who cannot have ice cream.

Please click on the photos below for further details:

Grade 12 students and parents of potential graduating students are invited to attend a 2024 Graduation meeting on Tuesday, September 26 at 7:00 p.m. in the High School Commons at OLMP School.

We will be going over graduation requirements, as well as plans for the event.

If you have any questions please email Ms. Music at dakota.music@eics.ab.ca.

In honour of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we are asking students to wear an orange shirt to school on Friday, September 29.

Any orange shirt will do but, if purchasing, we encourage you to support Indigenous creators.

Hot lunch will be served on Thursdays this school year. We will offer a beverage/snack on early dismissal Thursdays.

October hot lunch is now available to order until September 21st through the Parent Portal of PowerSchool, under Forms and Fees.

Upcoming Hot Lunches:

September 21 - Boston Pizza

September 28 - East Side Marios

October 5 - Booster Juice and donuts @ 10:15 break

October 12 - Dominos Pizza

October 19 - Skyway

October 26 - Boston Pizza

Congratulations to our SH Volleyball Teams on a successful start to their seasons at the 50 team Augustana "Boston Pizza" Tournament (Sept. 8-9)!

The SH Boys lost in a 3rd set match in the semi-finals, and the SH Girls were finalists losing a close match to CACHS.

#RoyalsPr1de

The Royals took to the gridiron for the first time this season in Drayton Valley against the Frank Maddock Warriors. The Warriors took the game 24-14 but the rebuilding Royals showed very well.

Our next action is next week against Slave Lake.

Cross country running is a great way to be active and become part of the school culture early in the year. All students and abilities are welcome to join.

Students are expected to attend a minimum of 2 practices/week.

Upcoming X Country Meets:

Vikings XC Meet in Camrose: Thursday, September 21, 2023

Spartan XC Meet in New Norway: Thursday, Sept 28, 2023

Hardisty XC Meet in Hardisty: Thursday, October 5, 2023 (grades 7 to 12 only)

Regional XC Meet in Bashaw: Thursday, October 12, 2023

Any questions can be directed to:

Mr. Reinhart - christopherr@eics.ab.ca

Mrs. Nagy - katherinen@eics.ab.ca

Click here for the full Cross Country Field Trip letter

Starting at a new school comes with a lot of questions about what tools to use, the preferred types of communication, and who to contact.

Please read through the Welcome to OLMP Package for Parents 2023-2024 to find many of these answers. Our weekly newsletter is our prime communication with parents as a school.

For specific inquiries regarding your child, please contact their teacher directly.

ALL eligible riders will need to re-register for this school year.

Please register by using the online Transportation Registration form located on the BRSD website: https://www.brsd.ab.ca/families/transportation/registration

Dear Parents,

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.

*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 you attention to this.

Fees have now been added to student accounts.

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

Families that need financial assistance can apply for our fee waiver program. Deadline to apply is December 11, 2023.

Fee Waiver Program Application 2023 - 2024