This Week at École OLPH School

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School

Our Lady of Perpetual Help school is committed to quality education in both official languages fostering in our students respect for life and learning as Christ taught us.

Dear Parents and Students of Our Lady of Perpetual Help,

There are two things this week: The first is a reminder that our annual Assurance Survey is still live and, yes, we really are interested in parent voices. This is a great school, but we're always trying to grow too. Haven't filled out the survey yet? Here it is; Parent Assurance Survey

The second thing, also focused on next year, is the draft calendar available for your viewing (see pdf attachment below). The biggest change in it is the move back to Early Wednesdays, which long-time community members or former students may remember from years back. The gain here is that a series of collaborative sessions teachers normally attend during the day to support students will now move to afterschool on Wednesday - more continuity and teacher presence for the kids. Please take a look. If you'd like to share any impressions, please email at stefanj@eics.ab.ca

In Christ,

Mr. Johnson

Principal

École OLPH

Monday, February 3, 2025

• Gr. 5B & 5O - Swimming Lessons at Kinsmen Leisure Centre - 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (noon)

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

• Linking Generations - Silver Birch Lodge - 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

• Gr. 5G & 5S - Swimming Lessons at Kinsmen Leisure Centre - 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (noon)
• Following a Friday Schedule
• Early Dismissal - 2:10 p.m. - Spirit Day: Beach Day

Thursday, February 6, 2025

• Teachers Convention - No School for Students

Friday, February 7, 2025

• Teachers Convention - No School for Students

Please click here for all important dates at École OLPH.

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Your child's report card is now available to be accessed through PowerSchool Parent Portal. If you receive this email, your account has been given access to the Parent Portal to view these report cards.

To access report cards:

1) Click here to log into PowerSchool.

Note: If you do not remember the username or password, please click the "forgot my username or password" option at the bottom of the screen. The email address on the account is the same email address as the address where you originally received this email.

2) Once logged in, select your child's name at the top and click the "Online Report Card" link on the left-hand side.

If you would like additional information on how the Parent Portal works, EICS hosts a Parent Technology Handbook document on our website here. Information on viewing report cards can be found on page 5 of this document.

Additionally, you will see the following message here in PowerSchool when you log in at or after 4 p.m. today:

Please complete your Next Year Intentions Information and contact the school if you encounter any difficulties or have any questions.

God Bless

THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM SCHOOL COUNCIL NEEDS YOUR ATTENTION:

Our current chair, Krystal Gaudet, will be stepping down at the end of this year after being with us for the past 3 years. Our Vice-Chair, Jenelle Potyondi, is also stepping down (as she also serves on Council at another school).

It is absolutely imperative that we find replacements for Chair and Vice Chair. Our council runs smoothly because we have so many wonderful systems in place, which means that even if taking on the task of Chair or Vice Chair may seem daunting, it actually isn’t! With an excellent team of executive members on board and our supportive parent community, the roles aren't as challenging as they may seem! This is THE time to take over the role as Krystal and Jenelle will still be at OLPH for a few more years and can pass on every tidbit of knowledge throughout your first year on Council.

Heather, our current Treasurer, is also interested in passing on the books to a new Treasurer. As she will still be in our school community for one more year, she will be there to support and teach the new Treasurer (you could be Co-Treasurers during the transition year!) Again, we have the systems in place and the budget and spreadsheets are easily filled in from one year to the next.

It is SO IMPORTANT to have an active and involved School Council at OLPH. (Not only is it important but School Councils are legislated under the Education Act and are MANDATORY for all schools in the public education system).

If you are interested in becoming a member of our council or should you have any questions or concerns please contact parent council at olphschoolcouncil@gmail.com

So many events that your child has the opportunity to participate in during the school year are funded or organized by OLPH School Council and Fundraising Association:

• These events are Hot Lunch, L’Epluchette (corn roast), Shrove Tuesday pancake breakfast, Break the Rules, Pool Parties, end of year BBQ, Hot Dog Days (Grade 8 fundraiser, but coordination assisted by Council), and more....
• We fund new projects such as playground re-builds, recess equipment (each class has a basket of sporting goods that students can sign out for recess use), and others (as requested by school administration).
• We plan a Teacher Appreciation Lunch and continually offer support to our teachers and admin as requested.
• We are the organization behind The Community Corner which feeds students every single day and supports many of our families during the holiday seasons.

School Council provides the community spirit that makes OLPH such a special school but it takes volunteers to step up to be the guiding force behind the scenes.

Our Annual General Meeting doesn't take place until April, but we wanted to give as much notice as possible. We will be looking to vote in new members to our Council at our AGM.

Without a Chair or Vice-Chair, all the events listed above cannot happen. There would be NO hot lunch, no Corn Roast, no Break the Rules Day, no Shrove Tuesday pancake breakfast, no End of Year BBQ, etc.

Please consider joining our School Council and Fundraising Association as an executive member to help lead a group of wonderful volunteers so that we can continue to offer all these wonderful activities and events to our students.

Our next meeting is Wednesday, January 22nd @ 7pm.

God Bless,

Krystal Gaudet (she/her)

Chair / President

OLPH School Council & Fundraising Association

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Dear Parents,

Please click on the link below for the OLPH Parish Bulletin for Sunday, February 9, 2025.

https://www.olph.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/FINAL-9-February-2025-Fifth-Sunday-in-Ordinary-Time.pdf

God Bless

Dear Grade 6, 7, & 8 Parents,

Preparation Classes for the Sacrament of Confirmation start THIS WEEK at OLPH parish! Please click on the link below to complete the fillable registration form, which includes all the instructions and details.

Confirmation Registration

God Bless