Hawks Weekly
St. Theresa - February 3 - 7, 2025
Prayer
Dear God, be with each of us this day. Help us take a moment to feel your presence, and the strength and courage you provide. May your presence lift our hearts and our souls and enable us to direct all our actions toward you. Help us be faith-filled people as we carry out your great work today. Amen.
Upcoming School Events
Mark Your Calendars:
- Tuesday February 4 - JH Jasper Ski Trip
- Tuesday February 4 - 5O Fort Heritage Precinct
- Wednesday February 5 - JH Jasper Ski Trip
- Wednesday February 5 - Early Dismissal @ 2:13pm
- Thursday February 6 - Teachers' Convention - No School
- Friday February 7 - Teachers' Convention - No School
- Friday February 7 - Hot lunch ordering closes @ 9:00pm
- Tuesday February 11 - PAC Little Caesars Fundraiser Pick up - 1:00pm - 5:00pm in front atrium
- Tuesday February 11 - Performing Arts and Musical Theater 7 - Newsies Jr. Performance - Doors open @ 6:30pm
- Wednesday February 12 - Linking Generations @ 11:45am
- Friday February 14 - Valentine's Day
- Friday February 14 - Performing Arts and Musical Theater 7 - Newsies Jr. Performance - Doors open @ 6:30pm
- Monday February 17 - Family Day - No School
- Tuesday February 18 - 5K Fort Heritage Precinct
- Tuesday February 18 - PAC Meeting - St. Theresa Library @ 6:30pm
- Monday February 24 - PD Day - No School
- Tuesday February 25 - Monday schedule
- Wednesday February 26 - Pink Shirt Day
- Wednesday February 26 - Performing Arts 5/6 @ Citadel Theatre
- Wednesday February 26 - Linking Generations @ 11:45am
- Friday February 28 - Grade 6 Alberta Legislature Field Trip
Parent Information
Hot Lunch Ordering Open
SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOL THROUGH HOT LUNCH ORDERS!!
Culinary Delights is trilled to announce that we'll be partnering with the St. Theresa Parent Advisory Council for a fundraising initiative through our Hot Lunch Program. With just a few clicks, you can order delicious, hassle free meals for your child while also supporting our school community. A portion of the proceeds from every hot lunch sale goes directly towards funding educational programs and resources, field trips and school events that enrich our children's learning experience. Order today and help us make a difference at St. Theresa!!
HOT LUNCH ORDERING DEADLINE TO ORDER FRIDAY FEB 7 2024 AT 9:00 PM
** PLEASE NOTE - POUTINE/FRENCH FRY LUNCH IS OFFERED ONCE A CYCLE PER CLASS **
SCHEDULE FOR POUTINE/FRENCH FRY LUNCH
FEB 12TH - STAFF, 6B, 6C,6DU, 8B, 8H, PATHWAYS
FEB 19TH - 5F, 5K, 5N, 7CR, 7D, 8D
FEB 26TH- 6K, 6M, 8A, 8K, 8G
MAR 5TH - 5O, 5S, 7R, 7ST, 7S
*NO LUNCH OFFERED ON SHROVE TUESDAY MARCH 4TH**
Here's how to get started...
- Go to https://sttheresasp.hotlunches.net/
- Click on "Click Here to Register"
- Enter Access Code STSP
- Complete the rest of the registration form. (Including your email address will ensure you receive reminder emails about hot lunch order deadlines, and your child's hot lunch order for the upcoming week)
- Click the "Register Now" button at the bottom
- Follow the instructions to add each child in your family who attends St. Theresa Once your child(ren) are registered, click on "Orders"
- Proceed to order hot lunch for your child(ren)
Payments:.
We accept hot lunch order payments through PayPal Or Cheque OR Cash OR Etransfer.
PLEASE MAKE THE CHEQUE PAYABLE TO CULINARY DELIGHTS CATERING.
IF PAYING BY CHEQUE PLEASE PRINT OUT PAYMENT REMITTANCE FORM AND ATTACH CHEQUE AND SUBMIT TO SCHOOL
ETRANSFER - christine@culinarydelights.ca ANSWER - HOTLUNCH
You can either pay with a credit card as a PayPal guest (Visa, Mastercard or Amex), or set up your own PayPal account
DEADLINE for ordering is FRIDAY FEB 7 2024 AT 9:00 PM
Please have payments to the school NO LATER THAN MONDAY FEB 10TH 2024
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me.
Thank you,
Christine Laughlin
CULINARY DELIGHTS CATERING LTD.
Little Caesar's Fundraiser Pick up
PAC Little Caesars fundraiser pick-up is Tuesday February 11th, 1:00pm - 5:00pm in the front atrium. Please note that your orders must be picked up as St. Theresa does not have room to store any orders.
Thank you for your generous support!!! Any questions please contact Holly hzacharko@shaw.ca
Next Year Intentions Form in PowerSchool
Reminder to please complete your Next Year Intentions Information in PowerSchool. Once you log into your parent PowerSchool portal, click the link on the right. Fill out next years intention status and remember to please hit Submit. The reminder will turn green once completed. This information helps as we plan the next school year.
Please contact the school if you encounter any difficulties or have any questions. Thank you.
2025 - 2026 School year draft calendar
Below is the 2025 - 2026 school year draft calendar that has been approved "in-principle". Should you wish to provide feedback, please contact Principal Pierre Ouimet at the school office by February 10th.
Performing Arts and Musical Theater 7 - Newsies Jr.
IT'S SHOW TIME! Our Performing Arts and Musical Theater programs have been working tirelessly preparing for their production of Newsies Jr. There are many opportunities to come out and support the wonderful performers! Tickets at $5 each and are available on PowerSchool. Once paid, students can pick up the tickets in the office. It will be festival seating, first come first serve.
Tickets for the Performing Arts and Musical Theater 7 performances go on sale Wednesday, January 29. Here are the show dates and times:
- Tuesday, February 11~ Doors open at 6:30 pm, show starts at 6:45 pm
- Friday, February 14~ Doors open at 6:30 pm, show starts at 6:45 pm
Organization of the Hawks Weekly
The newsletter is organized based on our four school assurance priorities for this year.
- Faith Integration
- Learners and Learning
- Systemic Wellness
- Community Engagement
5S Mass with Father Chad
Grade 6 Foods
2024-2025 Education Assurance Survey - Open until February 10th
Hawks Athletics
Congratulations to our basketball teams for their efforts this past weekend at the Lakeland Ridge Howler tournament. Our girls team ended the weekend as bronze medalists, while the boys team came away victorious as tournament champions for back-to-back seasons!
In league play, our basketball teams played at Sherwood Heights this week. While the girls team played well, they ultimately fell short losing a close game. The boys team battled against a tough SWH team, but won with a strong 4th quarter showing, improving to 3-0 on the season. The teams have earned a well deserved week break and resume league play on Friday, February 14 with home games in the St. Theresa gymnasium against SCA. The boys begin the evening playing @ 4:00, with the girls game to follow @ 5:15. Come out and support the teams! Go Hawks!
St. Theresa in January
Grade 6 - Sin Bin Oval
Grade 6's went skating to the Sin Bin oval. Mrs. Renneberg made everyone hot chocolate!
Grade 6 SFL - Snowshoeing at Rundle Park
Performing Arts and Musical Theatre 8 - Newsies Jr.!
A MASSIVE STANDING OVATION TO THE PERFORMING ARTS AND MUSICAL THEATER 8 CAST OF NEWSIES JR! What an incredible run. Thank you to everyone who came out and supported these amazingly talented performers. A special thank you to our front of house and light crew: Zoey Radmanovich, Abby Hehr, Claire Stead, Mia Varney, Kolbi Chlan, and Mrs. Gau. Thank you to all of the grade 8 teachers for your patience and support in your students missing classes, please know that we will have a catch up block this afternoon during their PA time. And finally a note to the cast from Mrs. Congdon-Reitzel: thank you for your commitment, determination, energy, and passion. You continue to amaze me. Enjoy your rehearsal free lunch and recess, and well deserved rest.
Parent Societies
Parent Advisory Council (PAC)
The St. Theresa Parent Advisory Council performs many vital functions for our school community, by helping to facilitate school wide student functions and providing valuable funding to our school via fundraising. Parents involved in the PAC learn about planning and development within the school and are part of the planning process. These roles make their involvement very important to the families, administration and teachers.
Next Parent Council Meeting - Tuesday February 18, 2025 - St. Theresa Library @ 6:30pm
https://stt.eics.ab.ca/parents/parent-societies
2024/2025 PAC Meeting Dates:
September 24, 2024
October 22, 2024
November 26, 2024
January 21, 2025
February 18, 2025
March 18, 2025
2024 - 2025 Executive PAC Members:
Chair: Kara Gettings
Secretary: Rosie Conrad
Treasurer: Kim Pennock
Fundraising Coordinator: Tana Currie
Bilingual Ukrainian Catholic Parents Society (BUCPS)
Bitaemo! Sherwood Park's Ukrainian Bilingual Program began in 1980 and has seen decades of success in academic achievement, global learning, and celebration of the rich Ukrainian heritage. From Preschool/Sadochok to Grade 12, the Ukrainian Bilingual Program offers a community-minded cultural environment along with an enhanced academic curriculum. BUCPS Mission is to promote, advocate, support and foster cultural and educations opportunities for students in the Ukrainian Bilingual Program.
Next BUCPS Meeting - TBA
https://stt.eics.ab.ca/parents/parent-societies
2024-2025 Executive BUCPS Members:
President : Andrea Chmilar
Vice-President: Kelsey Whattam
Treasurer: Laurie Leeder
Secretary: Paula Harasymiw
Parish News
Grade 6 and Up Confirmation
Please see the below links to register for the Grade 6 and Up Confirmation sessions starting in February 2025:
OLPH Parish
We Remember, We Celebrate, We Believe
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP PARISH
13 Brower Drive, Sherwood Park AB. T8H 1Y7
Phone : 780 467 5470 Fax : 780 467 0530
E-mail: info@olph.ca Website: www.olph.ca
Dear Parents:
Welcome to a new year of Catholic education and faith formation for your child!
Each year, in a Catholic school, your child will learn about many aspects of their Catholic faith— including learning about the seven sacraments. In our Archdiocese, preparing children for the celebration of their own sacraments always occurs in the parish, with the support of the school: • preparing for First Reconciliation, and then First Eucharist, can begin when a child is 7 years of age and in Grade 2 or older
• preparing for Confirmation can begin when a child is about 12 years of age and in Grade 6 or older • special preparation is also available for children of any age who are not yet baptized
Most children attending Catholic schools are ready to receive at the ages shown above, but there is no such thing as too late. Are you seeking for your child to celebrate a sacrament, such as Baptism, First Communion or Confirmation? Are you ready to help them live out their Baptismal promises? Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish and Elk Island Catholic Schools are each involved in preparing your child for a Catholic sacrament along with you. It is a group effort, and everyone has a role:
• As a parent, the Church has always held that you are the primary teacher of the faith for your child. You teach them about God; set the example; talk about your own faith; and you bring them to Mass. • The place where the sacraments are celebrated and lived is the Catholic parish. We the people of God in the Church are each part of the Body of Christ. Being in relationship with the parish community (with all its challenges and blessings) is essential for your life of faith and that of your child. The preparation for, and celebration of, the sacraments happens in the parish church. • You must sign your child up for preparation at the parish. The school doesn’t do this part of the process for you. Catholic schools are a special place for children to learn more about Jesus Christ, to practice living in a community of faith, and to develop and deepen a relationship with Christ. We (Catholic parish and Catholic school) are eager to walk beside you and your children during this very special time.
Please call OLPH parish office 780-467-5470, send an email to sacraments@olph.ca or visit www.olph.ca/sacraments to get started or learn more.
As you prepare your child for their sacraments may this also be a special time for you - of deepening your own understanding and of growing in faith for the whole family!
Sincerely in Christ,
Rev. Jim Corrigan, Pastor
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish
A Roman Catholic Christian community.
We come together at our Lord’s invitation to worship God, celebrate the sacraments, and deepen our faith. We strive to be thankful, generous and welcoming, and are sent forth to help advance God’s Kingdom on earth by proclaiming the Gospel and serving others.
Helpful Links
St. Theresa Catholic School
Email: stt@eics.ab.ca
Website: https://stt.eics.ab.ca/
Location: 2021 Brentwood Blvd, Sherwood Park, AB, Canada
Phone: 780-464-4001
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/St.TheresaCatholicMiddleSchool/