OLMP Royals Report

We noticed a significant amount of parents/guardians have not yet completed their online Next Year Intentions Status forms.

In order to help us plan and appropriately allocate resources for the 2024 - 2025 school year, please take a moment to log in to the PowerSchool Parent Portal and complete the "Next Year Intentions Information" section by May 10, 2024.

To those of you who have already submitted their form(s) for next year: you are awesome and we thank you so much! 🤜🤛

If you require assistance accessing your PowerSchool Parent Portal account and/or completing the online form, please reach out to Ms. King at 780-672-2975 or olmp@eics.ab.ca.

BRSD Transportation is pleased to announce that bus registration for the 2024/25 school year will open at 9 a.m. on April 17, 2024, and close at 4 p.m. on June 27, 2024.

The change in the registration window will allow for more timely notification of student bus assignments. This change also allows for better communication between schools, families and transportation department staff. Earlier route assignments help bus drivers to be fully prepared for the upcoming school year and adjust to any route changes that may occur.

Students from the City of Camrose and the Town of Tofield must register annually. For all other locations, students need to register only if this is the first time they have ridden a BRSD school bus, such as new students beginning Kindergarten.

Additionally, students that have had changes to their contact information, such as physical address or school of attendance, are required to register. If there are no changes to student contact information, rural students will automatically be included in the route plans for the upcoming school year, and there will be no need for them to register.

Applications for school of choice/cross boundary transportation will be available at 9 a.m. on May 1, 2024.

For more details and eligibility information, please visit www.brsd.ab.ca/families/transportation.

• May 6: School Closed (PD Day)
  
• May 5 to 10: Catholic Education Week
• May 7: Follow-Up Grade 6 Immunizations
• May 8: Hats On! for Mental Health Day
• May 8: Plant Pick-Up - 1:00 to 4:30 p.m.
• May 9: World Catholic Education Day
• May 10: Grade 6 Field Trip to the Reynolds-Alberta Museum
• May 13: ELA PAT for Grade 9
• May 16: Grades 5 to 9 School Track Meet
• May 17: School Closed
• May 17: Next Year Intentions Status Form Due (PowerSchool Login)
• May 20: Victoria Day (School Closed)
• May 21: School Council Meeting at 7:00 p.m.
• May 27: CALM 20 Field Trip to University of Alberta
• May 31: School Closed
• May 31: Graduation Ceremony
• June 1: Graduation Banquet (organized by the parents of our graduates)

Please visit our website to view the full school calendar.

Upcoming Hot Lunches:

May 9 - East Side Marios 🍝

May 16 - Dominos 🍕

May 23 - Skyway 🍜

May 30 - Boston Pizza 🍔

Keep an eye on the weekly Royals Report for updates on how OLMP is

🤜crushing🤛

these goals!

FAITH INTEGRATION: Our students, staff, and EICS community will be provided a faith integrated environment through worship, witness, and service.

Please join us in wearing blue for World Catholic Education Day and Catholic Education Week 💙

We will have a prayer labyrinth at OLMP from May 6th to 16th.

What is a prayer labyrinth?

According to the McGrath Institute for Church Life:

Praying with a labyrinth is a form of walking meditation, a physical expression of the interior journey towards Christ that characterizes all Christian meditation. Like a pilgrimage, forms of walking meditation evoke our earthly journey towards heaven while simultaneously giving us time and space to listen and respond to the Lord.

The REAL Foundation raises money through their annual Golf Tournament and other fundraising activities to support faith enrichment opportunities in all Elk Island Catholic Schools. Some of the extracurricular activities they fund to help students develop a lifelong commitment to their faith include:

• Catholic religious education IN-SERVICES and training for students/teachers

• Special presentations/guest speakers (Learn More)

• Conferences on student leadership and faith formation

• Religious retreats

• Enhanced academic experiences related to religious education

Their goal is to create a fund that supports the various faith enrichment opportunities and a fund large enough to sustainably enable ongoing scholarship awards .

Please take a moment to learn more about The REAL Foundation and help support their endeavours by purchasing a raffle ticket:

As we plan for next year, our professional staff will collaborate to best meet the needs of all students next school year.

Please read the following letter outlining our rationale with this process or visit our website to download a copy of the letter:

Yearbooks are now available to purchase on PowerSchool!

The cost is $50 for a hardcover book.

All the pages are colored, all grades are included from 5 to 12, with a range of activities!

Contact Mrs. Julia DeLong, our yearbook coordinator, for questions concerning the yearbook at julia.delong@eics.ab.ca.

If you have questions about payment, please contact Mrs. Lorinda Twitchell at lorindatw@eics.ab.ca

Our school track meet will be held on Thursday, May 16th, and all grade 5 to 9 students are expected to attend and participate in the school event to help create a sense of community!

Other Upcoming Track Meet Dates:

High School

• Wednesday May 15th: High School Cities Track Meet in Camrose
• Wednesday May 22nd: High School Areas Track Meet in Camrose
• Wednesday May 29th: High School Zones Track Meet in Red Deer
• Friday June 7th and Saturday June 8th: High School Provincials in Edmonton

Grades 7 to 9

• Thursday May 16th: OLMP School Track Meet in Camrose (*This is a regular school day and all students are expected to come and participate in whatever capacity they can.)
• Tuesday May 28th: Divisional Track Meet in Camrose
• Tuesday June 4th: Regional Track Meet in Camrose

Grades 5 and 6

• Thursday May 16th: OLMP School Track Meet in Camrose (*This is a regular school day and all students are expected to come and participate in whatever capacity they can.)
• Camrose Elementary Cities Meet: TBD

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Reinhart via email at christopherr@eics.ab.ca

On Sunday April 28th, eight highschool students and Mr. Reinhart left for the Alberta Student Leadership Conference in Airdrie!

Over three days the students got to hear from amazing keynote speakers such Sam Demma, Ian Tyson, and four time Olympian Heather Moyse. They also attended numerous workshops to learn about self-compassionate leadership, resilience, goal setting and how to let go of the opinions of others to make our school a place where everyone belongs.

From meeting new friends from all across the province to raising over ten-thousand dollars for the Canadian Cancer Society through Relay for Life, Evann, Jayda, Lusia, Denver, Taylor, Sky, Malik and Alex are ready to bring everything they learned back to OLMP!

To ensure a safe environment for all, we kindly ask that all parents and guests sign in at the school office upon arrival. Please refrain from using side doors to enter classrooms or the gym unless it is during an authorized after-hours event.

This helps us maintain an organized environment, keep track of who is on campus, and ensures we can assist you promptly.

Thank you for your support and understanding as we prioritize the safety of our school community.

OLMP School is a 1:1 technology school.

This means students from grades 5 - 12 should have a fully charged device available daily.

As stated in the handbook:

Students should bring their devices to class with the following criteria:

• 6 hours of battery life

• Internet access (Chrome browser preferred)

• Google apps for education downloaded

• Minimum screen size of 7 inches and physical keyboard

Thank you for supporting their learning by reminding your child to charge and bring their technology daily.

Student success and a sense of belonging starts with consistent attendance at school.

Ensure that your child is consistently attending, so we can help them reach their full potential. Please reach out to your child's teacher, school administration, or our FWW team if attendance is a challenge for your family.

"Good attendance" is attending >95% of classes - which is roughly missing 0-1 days per month.

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

It is important that this information be kept up-to-date every year, especially if there is a change in medical status, parent/guardian/emergency contact information, and/or address.

If you need assistance with using PowerSchool - including completing and submitting yearly consent and demographic forms online - please visit the main EICS website for instructions and helpful video tutorials.

Student absences can be reported through the Parent Portal on PowerSchool:

PowerSchool can also be used to view grades and report cards, pay fees, and update student information (including medical information).

You can view the EICS Parent Technology Handbook for further details on these items.

Our Elk Island Catholic Schools IT department is continuing to work on implementing additional features, so keep an eye out in our Smores for future updates!

To access PowerSchool, please click here.

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

Please access your child's account periodically to view any additions or changes to course fees.

Thank you.

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. Also, to ensure the safety of our students, staff, and bus drivers, 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 your attention to this.

OLMP Catholic School

Email: olmp@eics.ab.ca

Website: https://olmp.eics.ab.ca/

Phone: 780-672-2975