Growing Together @ STL

Merry Christmas and Welcome Back! We are excited to continue celebrating God's gift of hope, joy, love and peace through Jesus' birth! We continue to be in the Christmas season until Jesus' baptism on Sunday, January 12. Merry Christmas!

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We are excited to announce registration for the 2025-2026 school year opens on February 1!

Should you have family or friends interested in joining the St. Luke family, please invite them to contact me at the school. I would be delighted to chat with them and arrange for a tour of our amazing learning environment! Spread the word!

More details about our Open House will be shared in the next few weeks.

We are excited to grow the St. Luke Catholic School family, and provide children and families a connected, faith filled, rich learning environment in which to grow. Thank you for carrying the St. Luke banner high!

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On Tuesday, January 14 we are excited to announce the arrival of Face to Face Ministries who will be at St. Luke for a full day retreat. They are a highly energetic and faith filled team who inspire and engage kids in their faith. This day is funded through the REAL Foundation - we are grateful for their continued support of Catholic Education.

We are calling on parents to help January 14: Please complete this form for more information and to help.

• Helping with supervision during outdoor recess and indoor eating from 11:45am - 12:45pm so all staff can break bread together on this Faith and Wellness retreat day. - To volunteer, please click here.
• One of the wellness sessions during the day will be snowshoeing (weather permitting). If you're able to help strap on snowshoes between (approximately) 8:50am - 9:50am and 10:30am - 11:30am and enjoy some snowshoeing, please complete this form. Thank you in advance for your for help!!

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Looking forward to 2025 with you!

Thank you for choosing St. Luke Catholic School & the gift of Catholic Education

Yours in Christ, and with much gratitude,

Mme Gravelle

Principal

Friday, Jan. 3

• Registration deadline for Sacramental Preparation at OLPH Church: Baptism, Reconciliation, First Communion and Confirmation.

Sunday, January 5 - Celebrating Epiphany!

Monday, Jan. 6

• Grades 1-8 - Welcome Back!
• Epiphany & Christmas Celebration @ 12:45pm - All families welcome!

Tuesday, Jan. 7

• Nature Infused Prekindergarten & Kindergarten - Welcome Back!
• Constable Bigras of the RCMP Police Dog Service presenting to Grade 5-8s @ 10:30am
• Boys Grades 4-8 Intramurals with Mr. Mak
• Grade 5&6 Girls Group with Mrs. McCann
• Christmas Celebration @ 12:45pm - Open to all families
• Mrs. McCann @ STL
• Girls Basketball Practice @ 2:45pm with Mrs. McCann & Miss Diduck

Wednesday, Jan. 8 - Early Dismissal

• School Spirit Day Theme: Cowgirl & Cowboy!
• Mrs. McCann @ STL
• Student Support Team Meeting - Supporting all learners
• Grades 3-8 Games Club with Mme Gravelle
• Grades 7&8 Girls Group with Mrs. McCann
• Christmas Celebration @ 12:45pm - Welcome to all families!
• Grade 6 DARE
• Dismissal @ 1:40pm

Thursday, Jan. 9

• Nature Infused Prekindergarten & Kindergarten day
• GIFT Assembly @ 8:15am - All families welcome
• Hot lunch for those who ordered
• Choir Practice with Mrs. Marple
• Grade 4 Girls Group with Mrs. McCann
• Mrs. McCann @ STL
• Girls Basketball Practice @ 2:45pm with Mrs. McCann and Miss Diduck

Friday, Jan. 10

• Red for Ed Friday
• Nature Infused Prekindergarten & Kindergarten Day
• Christmas Celebration @ 12:45pm - all families welcome!

~ Mark Your Calendars ~

• Monday, January 13 - STL School Council Meeting @ 6:00pm - All Parents are invited - Note - Childcare provided! And there will be snacks! See you there!
• Face to Face Ministries Faith and Wellness Retreat Day - Calling on parents to help with supervision @ lunch today! Please complete this form for more information and to volunteer. Thank you in advance for your help!

To register, click here!

At the end of January, your child's report card will be available for viewing on your PowerSchool Parent Portal.

This report card is a checkpoint in your child's learning at this point in the year. It outlines where your child's learning achievement is at in comparison to the content, skills and process explored so far this year.

The report cards are the third of six formal reporting checkpoints in the school year for Grade 1-8 students. Prekindergarten and kindergarten will not have a formal checkpoint in January.

For more information about St. Luke's Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting process as well as understand the format of the report cards, please visit our website linked here for your convenience. If you have any questions about your child's report card and/or learning progress, please reach out to your child's teacher.

Have your voice heard!

It is an opportunity for you to share your voice with regards to St. Luke's strengths, successes, areas for growth and future directions. The data collected from these surveys will begin to define our 2025-2026 priorities and directions. We will be exploring this more together at the St. Luke School Council meeting on January 13. We hope to see you there!

There are 4 pillars that drive our school's direction:

Faith Formation

Learners and Learning

Wellness

Community Engagement

These are the same four pillars that organize our "Growing Together @ STL" weekly newsletters. Throughout the year, you can see evidence of initiatives, events, activities, opportunities, learning and extra curricular experiences in each of these categories!

We will be outside every day up to -25 degrees Celsius or -25 Windchill. Please check with your child to ensure they have the proper clothing to go outside, and encourage them to dress appropriately. Please reach out if you are in need of support for winter clothing.

Free Play outside, especially in the winter, is vital for optimal learning and wellness. There is so much research supporting winter outdoor play and the positive impact is has on learning and growing. Thank you for joining us in providing children with the best learning experiences possible.

Thank you for helping to keep our school clean and safe by removing outdoor footwear. All visitors are invited to bring indoor footwear to change into.

Thank you for ensuring your child has a pair of indoor shoes to change into at school. It is for their safety and wellness. Should your child not change into an indoor pair of shoes, you will be contacted by your child's teacher. Please contact your child's teacher should it be a challenge for your child to have a pair of indoor shoes.

• If you are parked in the parking lot out front of the school, please wait for the buses to leave before you back out of the stall and leave the parking lot. Buses start to leave at approximately 2:45pm, just 5 minutes after the bell. If you need to leave before that, please use the gravel parking lot.
• Thank you for ensuring that children are not walking through the parking lot on their own. Please walk with your child.
• Thank you for walking around the buses, and not in between the buses.
• If you are parking on the road, in the front or gravel parking lot, please come and get your children and walk them to your vehicle.

Did you know STL School Council provides child care?

Did you know snacks are provided?

Come join us for great discussions, share your ideas, and

continue building our amazing school community!

See you at 6pm on January 13!

On Tuesday, January 14 we are excited to announce the arrival of Face to Face Ministries who will be at St. Luke for a full day retreat. They are a highly energetic and faith filled team who inspire and engage kids in their faith. This day has been provided by the REAL Foundation - we are grateful for their continued support of Catholic Education.

We are calling on parents to help January 14: Please complete this form for more information and to help.

• With supervision during outdoor recess and indoor eating from 11:45am - 12:45pm so all staff can break bread together on this Faith and Wellness retreat day. - To volunteer, please click here.
• One of the wellness sessions during the day will be snowshoeing (weather permitting). If you're able to help strap on snowshoes between (approximately) 8:50am - 9:50am and 10:30 - 11:30am - and snowshoe, please complete the form above - and thank you for help!! To volunteer, please click here.

STL School Council is always looking for volunteers to help with hot lunch on Thursdays. If you are interested in volunteering, or want to get involved in other ways - please email stlukeparentassociation@gmail.com

This session will run from December 5th to February 27th on Thursdays, with the exception of Tuesday December 17th to accommodate a field trip that week.

Ordering will remain open for the duration of the session, but only orders paid by the Sunday of each week will be included in that week's order.

We have also included an optional section to donate to St. Luke Families in Need. At the discretion of our School Leadership, these funds can be directed towards school fees, field trip costs, sportswear, etc.

All meeting begin at 6:00PM

January 13

February 10

March 10

April 7

May 12

June 9

FACEBOOK -Join Us!

If you haven’t already, please join our School Council and Parent Association Facebook page! We are excited to offer this official space to share news and updates about events, fundraising, and more!

Questions or Want to Volunteer?

If you are interested in getting involved in events or have questions for St. Luke's School Council, please email stlukeparentassociation@gmail.com

Check out the Glenrose Community Connections Newsletter for:

• Sensory Friendly Santa locations
• AHS’ downloadable Rehabilitation Partnership Guide
• Glow Without Limits information
• New Glenrose groups for your youth
• Recovery Alberta’s Caregiver Education calendar
• 2 study survey links through which you can provide feedback on Living with Life-Limiting Illness and another on Quality Indicators Transition to Adult Healthcare

January - Happy New Year!

• 13 - First School Council Meeting of the year @ 6:00pm
• 14 - Face to Face Ministries Faith & Wellness Retreat
• 15 - Swimming Lessons begin

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.

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@caedm.ca

5523 - 50 Street Tofield, AB T0B 4J0

See map: Google Maps

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
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Twitter: @stlcs_EICS