Thursday Thoughts
Thursday October 24, 2024
Sneak Peek of the Week! 👓
Tomorrow is a PD Day, and as such, our students have the day off. Please take a quick glance at the week ahead:
Thursday Oct 24
-Booster Group invites all Saints families out for a spooky good time at the Halloween Dance from 6-8pm tonight. There is a $10/family admission charge, and chili supper and treats will be available to purchase from our grade 6 class fundraising canteen! Life-affirming costumes are encouraged! Please note, all students must be actively supervised by a responsible adult.
Friday Oct 25
- PD Day, No school for students.
Our virtue of focus next week will be Creativity!
Monday Oct 28
- Saints' City Campaign Week begins for our MicroSociety! Students who have been nominated to run for Saints' City Town Council (one per grade) and Mayor will be busy creating campaign platforms, posters and speeches. The democratic process is a hands-on skill we learn through MicroSociety!
-The chilly weather is a reminder that Christmas is on the way! Our students have created beautiful artwork that has been turned into fantastic Christmas cards, available for you to order. Samples have already been sent home. Don’t forget to log in to Art Cards for Kids to place your order for Christmas cards, ornaments, puzzles, and more by midnight tonight! This program allows you to share your child's creations as gifts while also supporting an important school fundraiser.
Thursday Oct 31
- Happy Halloween!
-Our whole school will learn together STEAM Spooktacular from 12:30-2pm. tackling challenges that combine Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics! Volunteers are needed to facilitate our stations. Please contact the school if you're free! This event will be followed by the Costume Parade and individual class parties. As always, we ask that costumes are life-affirming in nature, and uphold our Catholic faith.
-Pizza Hut hot lunch for those that ordered online through PowerSchool. Our next hot lunch will be from Popeye's. Log into PowerSchool to check out that menu!
-Gr 4/5 Ukulele Club at lunch
-Junior HIgh CTS fees related to term 1 are due, payable through PowerSchool or in the office.
Friday Nov 1
- All Saints' Day! We pause to honor the lives and contributions of the saints, deepening our faith together!
-Saints City Election Day! On Election Day in Saints' City, all citizens will have the opportunity to engage in the democratic process by voting for their leaders in our MicroSociety. Candidates for town council will deliver speeches in classrooms, while mayoral candidates will present in the gym, with voting taking place throughout the school. Congrats to all of the students who stepped up and ran in the election! Your willingness to lead and serve Saints' City is inspiring!
Mon Nov 4- Staff Meeting, 2:30 dismissal
Tues Nov 5- Swearing in of Saints' City Council
Thurs Nov 7- Hot Dog Day, Popeye's orders due online
Fri Nov 8 - Remembrance Day Ceremony
Mon Nov 11- Remembrance Day, School Closed. Metis Week begins!
Wed Nov 13- JH to Energy Innovation Day
Thurs Nov 14- Popeyes lunch if ordered.
Fri Nov 15- Kinder, Rock Your Mocs
Many blessings on your weekend!
October Calendar 📆
Catholic Education Week! 💒
Wearing BLUE for Catholic Education!
Booster Group News 🚀
Take Me Outside Day 🌳
MicroSociety Learning!🌎
Grade 6 Fundraising! 💲
Our grade 6 class has begun planning and fundraising for their Edmonton Extravaganza trip that will happen in the spring! Through many small fundraisers, we can all help them make this dream a possibility! Consider helping in the following ways:
- Consider buying delicious and wholesome chili for your family for supper and treats at the Halloween Dance tonight!
- D&E Recyclers in Grande Prairie will accept used metal, batteries, DPF systems, catalytic converters and more. Simply drop items off and tell them it's for St. Mary's Sexsmith grade 6 trip!
- Drop bottles off at the Sexsmith Bottle Depot for St. Mary's Sexsmith, or collect bottles for their upcoming bottle drive.
Thanks for helping this hard working class earn the opportunity to travel and learn together!
Saints Shout Out!🎉
Huge Saints Shout Out to our Grade 2 class, who have been collecting items for the "Coats for Kids" program! All of the items that were collected will be cleaned by Crouse's Cleaners, and then distributed for free at the Grande Prairie Family Education Society ( 9607 102 St, GP).
Thank you, grade 2 and Saints family, for warming the hands and hearts of others in our community!
JH Lunchtime Off-Campus Permission Form🧭
Hot Lunch through PowerSchool!🍕
Tired of the same old sandwiches? We’ve got you covered! Log into your PowerSchool Parent Portal and order hot lunches from our favorite vendors. Orders for our next Hot Lunch, Popeyes, are due on Thursday November 7th at midnight, for lunch to be served Thursday November 14th. While in PowerSchool, feel free to order ahead for dates leading up to Christmas—it's a one-stop shop! (Reminder: Orders close about a week before the scheduled date, so you don’t have to order all at once, but you can if that's easier for you!)
Need help with your PowerSchool account? Call Mrs. Nelson, she's here to help!
https://gpcsd.powerschool.com/public/
School Fees 💵
St. Mary's does not charge base fees for the academic year, however, certain programs do have fees attached.
Fees for our Pre-K program are due monthly by the 5th of each month.
Junior High CTS classes have been invoiced and emailed home. Statements will reflect fees for the whole year, however, only fees associated with Term 1 are due on October 31st.
Extra Curricular and sports teams also have fees attached, and are due before the first event for each team.
Fees can easily be paid online through the PowerSchool Parent portal, or in person in the office. Please don't hesitate to contact the office if you have any questions or would like to make arrangements for payment.
Health and Wellbeing💪
Community🏠
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Nut Aware School
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St. Mary's Catholic School is located on the beautiful lands of Treaty 8 Territory. We respectfully honour the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples who have lived on and cared for these lands since time immemorial and who continue to do so today.
Email: stmarys@gpcsd.ca
Website: stmarys.gpcsd.ca
Location: 9001 103 St, Sexsmith, AB, Canada
Phone: (780) 568-3631
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StMarysSX