Rooted in Christ @ola

Dear OLA School Community,

Next week, we are celebrating Kindness and Connections Week! Throughout the week, students will take part in activities that promote kindness, inclusion, and building strong connections within our school community.

If your child(ren) would like to participate in the OLA School Council fundraiser, please ensure that the completed form and donations are sent to the school by Monday, February 10th.

"Our Lady of the Angels Catholic School is committed to nurturing the hearts and minds of young learners in a faith-filled environment.” (Mission Statement)

Monday to Friday, Feb. 10th - 14th

• Kindness & Connections Week
• Food Bank challenge continues

Tuesday , Feb. 11th

• Arctic Winter Games in the afternoon - postponed to Friday, Feb. 21st
• School Council meeting 5:30pm

Wednesday , Feb. 12th

• APPLE-A-Day-celebrate health choices

Friday, Feb. 14th - Valentine's Day

• Faith Assembly at 9am
• Kindergarten H - TPT fieldtrip
• 2/3T TPT fieldtrip

• Family Day - No School

• Arctic Winter Games - in the afternoon

• PD Day - NO school for students

• Pink Shirt Day

We are participating in the 2025 February Food Bank Challenge! This will start on Monday, Feb. 3rd until Friday, Feb. 28th. Many schools are participating this year. OLA won the challenge last year. The challenge is weight, so the school that brings in the most weight of non-perishable items throughout the month of February wins. Every week the Fort Saskatchewan Nourishment Centre will come by and pick up your week's collection, it will then be weighed and that number will be shared with us at the start of the next week.

Registration opens tomorrow February 1st.

Here are links for more information on the programs.

Information for Pre-Kindergarten Registration Link 2025-2026

Information for Kindergarten Registration Link 2025-2026

EICS Registration Link 2025-2026

Kindergarten - Grade 4 COGITO Interest Form 2025-2026

Elk Island Catholic Schools invites and welcomes families of young learners into our faith-based, inclusive Pre-Kindergarten classrooms. EICS offers a variety of Pre­-Kindergarten programs to support all of our little learners. ALL early learners are welcome!

Pre Kindergarten inquiry form

In Kindergarten we encourage independence, initiative, decision making, creativity, the ability to learn, relationships and feelings of self-worth. We believe that each child is unique and, together with parents as our partners, we build upon children's natural curiosity and spontaneity, encouraging and supporting them as they take their first step into school.

Elk Island Catholic Schools’ Cogito Academy is designed to foster academic excellence and success for all students in a structured, disciplined setting. It delivers the Alberta Education curriculum at a structured, sequential pace, offering enhanced learning opportunities. With a clear, direct teaching approach, the program emphasizes consistency and high expectations, helping students to reach their full academic potential building a solid foundation for lifelong learning.

Cogito Academy Interest Form

Each child is created in the image and likeness of God and has distinct gifts and strengths. Guided by the school division’s commitment to Mark 1 of Excellent Catholic Schools, we honour and nurture the God-given potential within every student.

For more information about our school please visit our website for more details. ola.eics.ab.ca

Parents and guardians, please note the following:

• A survey link has been sent out to all families: Parent Assurance Survey

• Use the same link to complete one survey per school that your child is attending.

• For example: If you have two children in two different schools within our division, please complete the survey for each school using the provided link.

Let us know if you have any questions—thank you for your input!

eicsassurance@eics.ab.ca

The 2024-2025 school fees are now due. Please log in to your Powerschool account and make a payment or set up a payment plan.

Here is the link to PowerSchool .

Please contact the school office if you have any questions.

Here is a draft copy of the proposed calendar for next year. If you have any questions about the calendar please join us at our next Parent council meeting on Tuesday, February 11 at 5:30pm.

School Council supports... recess equipment, Library/Learning Commons, and much more.

Joining School Council meetings allows you to work closely with parents, teachers and the school leadership team to plan and implement enhanced programming and special events for students and our school community!

To connect with your OLA School Council, please email schoolcouncil.ola@gmail.com.

The next School Council Meeting is on Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 5:30pm.

Below is the Agenda and minutes from our January Meeting

Mabels Labels Fundraiser

We are excited to announce a new fundraising opportunity that will help support parent council initiatives.

We have partnered with Mabel's Labels, a company renowned for its high-quality, durable labels that are perfect for everything from school supplies to clothing. Not only do these labels help keep your children’s things organized, but they make great gifts for the upcoming holiday season!

How It Works:

Visit the Mabel's Labels website: 'Mabels Labels: Support a fundraiser

Browse their wide selection of customizable labels and choose the products you love.

Search Our Lady of the Angels Catholic School (Fort Saskatchewan) and a portion of your purchase will be donated back to OLA!

Healthy Schools is a commitment by government to support student health & learning outcomes by encouraging schools to adopt a comprehensive school health approach to promote student wellness through increased levels of physical activity, healthy eating and positive mental health.

Through this program your student will be provide with a healthy snack every day.

For student's with allergies we will providing an alternative snack that is allowed with in their restrictions. If you have any questions or would like to volunteer to help with this program please contact Mrs. Rumley in the office.

Below is our Snack calendar for the next week.

Our Lady of the Angels Parish

Fort Saskatchewan, AB

T8L 1W7

Email: ola@eics.ab.ca
Website: https://ola.eics.ab.ca/
Location: 9622 Sherridon Drive, Fort Saskatchewan, AB, Canada
Phone: (780)998-3716

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