This Week at École OLPH School

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.

Dear Parents and Students of Our Lady of Perpetual Help,

Saint Valentine was a Roman as well as a Christian at a time when Christianity was illegal. He was committed to Christ, and to Love, and for that he was executed. Not pleasant, I know. But the example of someone who believe in our God of Love so much as to suffer for it is an inspiration for modern people, who sometimes struggle to believe in anything at all. So, today is a celebration of Love. Not just romantic love, but also friendship, also family. And I don't need to tell parents that loving our children sometimes causes us pain (worry, fear, sorry, sometimes anger.) But it's worth it. Love is always worth it. So, with Saint Valentine in mind, let me wish you a very happy feast day. And let me wish you all a happy Family Day Long weekend.

In Christ,

Mr. Johnson

Principal

École OLPH

Monday, February 17, 2025

• No School for Students or Staff - Enjoy your Family Day

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

• Following a Monday schedule

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

• Gr. 5G & 5S - Swimming Lessons at Kinsmen Leisure Centre - 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (noon)

Thursday, February 20, 2025

• École OLPH - Open House - 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Friday, February 7, 2025

• Regular Day

Please click here for all important dates at École OLPH.

Dear Parents,

Looking for volunteers to help flip & serve pancakes for Shrove Tuesday (March 4th)

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F48ABA62CA6F5C07-55114741-shrove

If you have any questions, please contact School Council at olphschoolcouncil@gmail.com

God Bless

Dear Parents,

This week we had the opportunity to play a hockey game against the Flying Fathers! 11 of our students went toe-to-toe against this group of highly talented, high-flying priests. There were giant goals scored with giant pucks, center ice prayers that led to penalty shots, multiple pies thrown in multiple faces... It was a great time.

A special thanks to Gavin, Emmett, Easton, Ben, Adrien, Marek, Taylor, Cole, Kaden, Grayson and Nicholas for demonstrating the virtue of fortitude to your school.

God Bless

THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM SCHOOL COUNCIL NEEDS YOUR ATTENTION:

Our current chair, Krystal Gaudet, will be stepping down at the end of this year after being with us for the past 3 years. Our Vice-Chair, Jenelle Potyondi, is also stepping down (as she also serves on Council at another school).

It is absolutely imperative that we find replacements for Chair and Vice Chair. Our council runs smoothly because we have so many wonderful systems in place, which means that even if taking on the task of Chair or Vice Chair may seem daunting, it actually isn’t! With an excellent team of executive members on board and our supportive parent community, the roles aren't as challenging as they may seem! This is THE time to take over the role as Krystal and Jenelle will still be at OLPH for a few more years and can pass on every tidbit of knowledge throughout your first year on Council.

Heather, our current Treasurer, is also interested in passing on the books to a new Treasurer. As she will still be in our school community for one more year, she will be there to support and teach the new Treasurer (you could be Co-Treasurers during the transition year!) Again, we have the systems in place and the budget and spreadsheets are easily filled in from one year to the next.

It is SO IMPORTANT to have an active and involved School Council at OLPH. (Not only is it important but School Councils are legislated under the Education Act and are MANDATORY for all schools in the public education system).

If you are interested in becoming a member of our council or should you have any questions or concerns please contact parent council at olphschoolcouncil@gmail.com

So many events that your child has the opportunity to participate in during the school year are funded or organized by OLPH School Council and Fundraising Association:

• These events are Hot Lunch, L’Epluchette (corn roast), Shrove Tuesday pancake breakfast, Break the Rules, Pool Parties, end of year BBQ, Hot Dog Days (Grade 8 fundraiser, but coordination assisted by Council), and more....
• We fund new projects such as playground re-builds, recess equipment (each class has a basket of sporting goods that students can sign out for recess use), and others (as requested by school administration).
• We plan a Teacher Appreciation Lunch and continually offer support to our teachers and admin as requested.
• We are the organization behind The Community Corner which feeds students every single day and supports many of our families during the holiday seasons.

School Council provides the community spirit that makes OLPH such a special school but it takes volunteers to step up to be the guiding force behind the scenes.

Our Annual General Meeting doesn't take place until April, but we wanted to give as much notice as possible. We will be looking to vote in new members to our Council at our AGM.

Without a Chair or Vice-Chair, all the events listed above cannot happen. There would be NO hot lunch, no Corn Roast, no Break the Rules Day, no Shrove Tuesday pancake breakfast, no End of Year BBQ, etc.

Please consider joining our School Council and Fundraising Association as an executive member to help lead a group of wonderful volunteers so that we can continue to offer all these wonderful activities and events to our students.

Our next meeting is Wednesday, January 22nd @ 7pm.

God Bless,

Krystal Gaudet (she/her)

Chair / President

OLPH School Council & Fundraising Association

Treaty 6 Territory - amiskwacîwâskahikan (ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ)

Dear Parents,

Please click on the link below for the OLPH Parish Bulletin for Sunday, February 16, 2025.

https://www.olph.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/FINAL-16-February-2025-Sixth-Sunday-Ordinary-Time.pdf

God Bless

Dear Grade 6, 7, & 8 Parents,

Preparation Classes for the Sacrament of Confirmation start THIS WEEK at OLPH parish! Please click on the link below to complete the fillable registration form, which includes all the instructions and details.

Confirmation Registration

God Bless