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This Week at École OLPH School
Summer Break!!! Bonne Vacances!!!
Our Mission Statement
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School
Our Lady of Perpetual Help school is committed to quality education in both official languages fostering in our students respect for life and learning as Christ taught us.
Principal Message
Dear École OLPH Families,
It's been a great year. Like every year, our students, your children, grow and learn and then pause for a well-earned summer break. We wish our Grade 8s a hearty farewell, with confidence that their future studies at ABJ or beyond will be a new and exciting chapter. To our returning students we say, enjoy summer, we'll see you in September.
Have a great summer!
Bonne Vacances à tous!
M. Johnson
Principal
École OLPH
Weekly Events at École OLPH Catholic School
Friday, June 28 to August 28, 2024
- Enjoy your Summer holidays.
Thursday, August 29, 2024
- First Day of School for the 2024-2025 school year - Staggered Entry - More details below.
Friday, August 30, 2024
- Second Day of School for the 2024-2025 school year - Staggered Entry - More details below.
Important Dates to Remember!!!
Monday, September 2, 2024
- No School - Labour Day
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
- First Day of School for All students
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
- Voyage Quebec Trip Meeting - 5:30 p.m.
- Meet the Staff - 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Monday, September 23, 2024
- School Picture Day - All Day
Monday, September 30, 2024
- No School - Truth and Reconciliation Day
Dear Parents & Students,
All Report Cards are now live in PowerSchool.
Instruction to View your Child's Report Card
- Log in to PowerSchool
- Choose the student you wish to view
- Click "Grades and Attendance" to open the sub menu
- Click "Online Report Cards"
- Choose the Semester 2 report card.
Have a wonderful summer!
God Bless
Student School Locks
Dear Parents,
Just a quick reminder that all students are required to take their school locks home with them over the summer and bring them back for the first day of school on August 29, 2024.
God Bless
2023-2024 House Cup Winner!
Congratulations from OLPH to Newman House!
George Miok
Dear Parents,
We are thrilled to announce Gianna W and Ben K have been selected as the recipient of this year's Miok Moment Awards. This award, established in honor of George Miok, a Sherwood Park native who bravely served and sacrificed in Afghanistan in 2009, celebrates acts of service and 'choosing joy' throughout the year.
Both student's consistent display of these qualities has not gone unnoticed by our staff, who have nominated him for this prestigious award multiple times. As today's winner both students will receive a $250 gift certificate to Staples, generously provided by Jacek Chocolate and friends of George Miok, which can be used towards a new Chromebook.
Blessings,
Dear Parent/Guardian,
All outstanding school fees are now due. School fees are due 30 days from the date they were applied.
To avoid going to collections in September, please log into your PowerSchool account to pay for your child's school fees. School fees may be paid via your PowerSchool Parent Portal with Debit, VISA, or MasterCard.
If you require assistance with your PowerSchool account, username or password, please contact Mme Winland in the school office at 780-467-5631.
God Bless
École Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School
Missing Textbook & Library Book Fees
Dear Parents,
All missing Textbook and Library Book fees have now been added to your child's PowerSchool account and are now due.
Should you locate your missing books over the summer, please bring them to the office in September. Once Mme Heather checks your books back in to the library, the fee will be deleted.
Please allow for 3 to 5 business days for fees to be deleted.
If you have any questions regarding the missing books, please contact Mme Heather in September. Any questions regarding PowerSchool, please contact Mme Winland in the school office at 780-467-5631.
God Bless
Dear Families of OLPH,
We are looking forward to seeing your child at École OLPH for the 2024 - 2025 school year. To ease your family’s return back to school in the fall, we will again be doing a staggered entry. Here are the dates for staggered entry at each grade level.
Last names beginning with … will start classes on the following days.
- August 31 - A-K all grades
- September 1 - L-Z all grades
Please note: the letters are chosen to balance the numbers of students attending each day. Should your family like to request a change in day, please contact the office.
Here is some additional information for you to ease your child’s transition back to school:
Students will find their homeroom teacher’s name posted on the classroom doors the first day back.
Students’ option selections will be shared with students during their first day of school.
Should your child be in a specialty program (Performing Arts or Sport for Life) you should have already received confirmation from the school. If you believe you registered your child for one of our specialty programs and have not received a confirmation email from the school, please contact the office.
Bell Schedule (click here)
Student Drop Off/Pick Up
The doors open at 8:35 each morning. Students are expected to wait outside until then (weather permitting).
We ask that parents/guardians remain outside of the school when dropping off their children.
Please take a moment to read the Principal's Message regarding drop off and pickups.
Map of the School (click here)
Each grade level has a designated entrance. Students are expected to use this entrance when they come to school, for recess, and at the end of the day. The colors on the map correspond to the doors that students enter and exit.
On a typical day, when students arrive at the school they remove their outdoor boots/shoes and head straight to their homeroom class. Your child's teacher will show them where they can put their boots and winter coat when they arrive for their first day of school
Supplies - Please come to school with:
your regular school supplies,
indoor shoes (athletic non-marking running shoes),
a water bottle, and
an identified personal electronic device (such as a Chromebook).
We very much look forward to seeing your child in the fall,
- Mr. Johnson
Principal / Directeur
École OLPH
780-467-5631
Dear Parents:
If you are receiving this letter, please log into PowerSchool and complete your child’s 2024-2025 Demographic Validation Form for the year 2024-2025.
Alberta Education requires that we obtain a detailed update of student demographics on an annual basis. Funding they provide for your child`s education is conditional to us receiving these updates and making them part of the student`s record. We ask that you complete this form in PowerSchool as soon as possible.
You can perform the following steps to access, review and submit the form:
1) Log into PowerSchool at eics.powerschool.com/public
2) Under the "Forms and Fees" menu click "SchoolEngage Student Forms"
3) Click on the word “students” and click on each child name separately and complete the above noted form for each child by clicking on the word “NEW” beside the form name (A.8 2024-2025 Demographic Validation Form).
We would like to thank you in advance for completing these forms. If you require assistance, please contact Mme Winland at 780-467-5631.
Sincerely,
École OLPH Leadership Team
Mr. Stefan Johnson
Principal/Directeur
Mrs. Ciara Smith
Assistant Principal/Directrice Adjointe
Save On Foods Receipts
Dear Parents,
Over the summer, please remember to keep your Save On Foods receipts from the Wye Road location (81 Fir Street, Sherwood Park) to give to Mme Winland at the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year.
More information regarding this School Fundraiser is found below.
God Bless
EICS Transportation Requests & Inquires
EICS Transportation Requests & Inquires
Dear Parents,
Should you require bussing or have transportation inquires, please contact the EICS Transportation office at the contact information below.
EICS Transportation can be contacted throughout the year from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Director of Transportation Services: Michael Hayden
Safety & Planning Coordinator: Heidi Cunningham
Transportation Coordinator: Liane Gingras
Telephone: (780) 449-6480
Toll Free: 1-800-996-9982
Email: transportation@eics.ab.ca
Office: 310 Broadview Rd., Sherwood Park, Alberta, T8H 1A4