Wolf Weekly - February 3 - 7, 2025

Please check our St. Francis Athletics Calendar on our school website for sports details!

School Division calendar for the 2024- 2025 school year.

St. Francis School Event Calendar

• February 2: World Day for Consecrated Life
• February 3: National School Counsellor Week
• February 3: Children’s Mental Health Week
• February 5: School Immunizations - Grade 9
• February 5: Winter Walk Day
• February 5: STF Alpha Program Grade 8 & 9 @ Lunch
• February 7: Band 7/8/9 trip to Shrek

We believe that nurturing our students' spiritual growth is just as important as their academic development. That's why each week, during our morning announcements we dedicate a spot called Faith Fact Friday, where our students learn and reflect on key aspects of their faith.

Did you know ... Our 4 Pillars are all rooted in scripture? Each one was selected based on a scripture passage and each one helps us know a good way to live. Being Loving - teaches us how to be loving in all of our actions to every person we meet. Being Humble - teaches us how to be proud of ourselves, but that we should not be boastful about them. Being Joyful - teaches us that we need to make choices and act in a way that brings Joy to ourselves and the people around us. Being Forgiving - teaches us not to let hatred and resentment in our hearts and forgive those around us.

Check out the upcoming events.

Grade 6-8 parents/guardians have received the STF 2025-2026 Student Intention Form to confirm their child's enrollment at St. Francis of Assisi Middle School for the 2025-2026 school year. Thank you for your cooperation as we prepare for another great year! This form is due by March 1, 2025.

Planning has started for our year end field trips. In order to provide the best possible experience for our students, please make sure your school fees including your school council fee has been paid through RYCOR

Connect with the school @ 403-314-1449 to start the volunteer process. Everything is done online and is very easy.

Planning for the year-end Grade 9 Farewell has begun. Sign into your PowerSchool Parent Portal to make your payment of this fee ASAP Payment is due no later than March 1, 2025.

At St. Francis of Assisi, we’re committed to creating an engaging, student-centered learning environment. This year, our focus is on enhancing student engagement through strategies that foster active participation and critical thinking. During Professional Development Days, teachers are building their toolkit with Total Participation Techniques (TPT), designed to involve every student in meaningful learning. Look for upcoming highlights of these techniques in action, with photos from our classrooms!

This week, our Grade 8 students were actively engaged in their learning through Total Participation Techniques! They loved using Clock Partners and Gallery Walks to collaborate in small groups, enhancing discussion and teamwork. In Language Arts, students used "True, Not True, True with Modifications, Unable to Determine" cards to strengthen critical thinking and spark focused conversations. Many students shared that these activities made reviewing for their upcoming assessment in Social Studies both meaningful and fun!

#WolvesAtWork #StudentEngagement

Thank you to École Secondaire Notre Dame High School for hosting our grade 9 students and teachers for Discovery Day! Our wolves were able to go over and explore their future high school and try out a few of the different courses they offer!

Upcoming Dates

• February 12
• February 26
• March 5

We look forward to sharing another wonderful year of skiing with you all. See you on the hill! 🏔️⛷️

Our senior boys were successful and won the IHS tournament on Jan 17/18. Go Wolves!

If you do have any of the materials listed that you would be willing to donate, please drop it off at the office or contact Mr. Christensen to arrange pickup. If you have any questions, please call or email Blair Christensen (403-314-1449) blair.christensen@rdcrs.ca).

We are delighted that our 16th Alberta-wide Multimedia Contest for Grades 4 to 6 and 7 to 9 is now underway!

Students can enter and create a presentation that features the lifetime accomplishments of an outstanding Albertan. Then they can catch the inspiration and commit to making a difference in their own community. Teachers who had their students enter in 2024 were pleased that the students learned a lot about Alberta history as well as working on their citizenship goals.

Check out the rules, rubrics and contest resources and see how the contest fits with the curriculum in ELAL and Social Studies. 2025 Student Contest - Alberta Champions Society You can also check out last year’s very impressive winning entries!

Thank you so much for once again sharing this information with the teachers in your school district. It would be wonderful to have lots of entries from your part of the province.

Warm regards,

Pat Christie, B.Ed.

Executive Administrator

Alberta Champions Society

Email: Pat.Christie@telus.net

Web: www.AlbertaChampions.org

Good morning,

You are invited to sign up a team and participate in Coldest Night of the Year, Canada's National Walk for Homelessness and Poverty in Red Deer, Saturday February 22nd. in support of the Mustard Seed and the Red Deer Food Bank.

The Coldest Night of the Year is a winterrific family-friendly walk to help support people experiencing hurt, hunger and homelessness. You are invited to sign up a team to walk 2 or 5km by registering below.

Red Deer (Red Deer Food Bank & The Mustard Seed Red Deer) - CNOY 2025 Canada

Event includes: pre-walk snacks and a post-walk meal, family friendly games, skating, face painting, colouring for kids, and raffles.

Location: Central Middle School in Red Deer.

Registration: and family friendly activities start at 4pm, followed by a kick-off rally at 5pm for the 2km and 5km walks, followed by a FREE MEAL back at Central Middle School. There will be numerous draws and awards for the top 3 fundraising teams.

Please Help The Mustard Seed and The Red Deer Food Bank achieve its goal of signing up 50 teams (walkers) for the day of the event, helping to raise $100,000 to help vulnerable men and women who are struggling with poverty in Red Deer.

PLEASE NOTE: IF YOUR TEAM IS UNABLE TO WALK AND PARTICIPATE ON FEB 22, PLEASE SELECT YOUR OWN FAVOURITE TRAIL (EVEN ON A HOLIDAY SOMEWHERE) TO WALK ON A DAY THAT WORKS FOR YOU - THE WEEK OF THE EVENT.

Did you know that Red Deer won the 2024 ParticipACTION Community Challenge for the province of Alberta. We did, and now the Community Better Red Deer Committee would like to say thank you to everyone who helped Red Deer win. We will be offering a series of FREE TRY IT events throughout the year to inspire our community to stay active and connected, as we gear up for this year’s June ParticipACTION Community Challenge.

Check out the attached TRY IT Day activity events coming up! To register for the activities click here or scan the QR code above.

*Please note participating in the community activities is at your own risk and that the events are open for everyone to join. If there is a large number of people at the activities, you may need to be patient and wait to access the facility or equipment rentals.