Submit your childβs absence via email: staattendance@rdcrs.ca or call our attendance line 403-346-8951 press 1. Please provide students name, class and reason for absence.
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Two sugar cookies stuffed with cotton candy ice cream on a bed of whipped cream, drizzled with caramel sauce,
topped with house-made cotton candy with powdered sugar
$1 from every ice cream sandwich sold will go towards St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School - supporting their fundraising efforts for field trips, guest speakers and retreat opportunities for their students.
SCHOOLOGY - Teacher Reporting and Communication
β Schoology will continue to be the primary platform used for communication and sharing of information. You will use the same information to log in that you established last year if you were in attendance at STA or were in attendance at an RDCRS elementary school for 2023/24 (i.e. Holy Family, St. Elizabeth Seton, St. Martin de Porres, Father Henri, Maryview etc.)
β For students that are new to STA and RDCRS please know that we will be sending a unique (specific to your child only) QR code home which will provide you the information to sign up for Schoology.
POWERSCHOOL - Student updates
β All parents are required to have a PowerSchool account. This program allows parents to access information about attendance, and school fees and update student information in the fall & spring.
β Student Update Forms will be accessible in PowerSchool in the coming weeks.
β Once your Student Update Form is available in PowerSchool (you will receive an email notification)
Consent Forms
Online Informed Consent
Thank you to all our parents who have completed the necessary informed consents in RYCOR. We appreciate your prompt attention to this important matter. These forms are required by our insurance provider and must be completed as soon as possible to ensure that all students can fully participate in our school activities. Please note that these consents apply to all students and cover the following:
β Athletics: This one-time form covers all sports try-outs and rosters throughout the year.
β Dawe/St. Patrickβs Run: All students at STA participate in this event and must have this form completed.
β Mass: As all students attend school Mass at St. Maryβs, this form is necessary for participation. If you havenβt yet completed these forms, please do so at your earliest convenience to ensure there are no delays in your child's participation. Thank you for your cooperation!
SCHOOL COUNCIL - All are welcome
A huge thank you goes out to all our parents who actively support the School Council. Our School Council is a great way to be informed about what is happening in the school, give your input, ask questions, and help make the school a better place.
Please consider joining this year, all are welcome to attend. Our Annual General Meeting will be on September 24 @ 7:00 PM, We love to have parents join and become part of this amazing community.
We thank you for your support and are so grateful to work together with you. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions, concerns or suggestions on how to enhance our school community.
Cell Phones/Personal Mobile Devices/Social Media
- Limiting Distractions in Alberta Classrooms - Alberta Education
- Ministerial Order
- Please review the expectations as a family. We will be making some changes to our existing cell phone policy
- Phone Expectations to specifically include all Personal Mobile Devices (PMD) to align with Alberta
Educationβs Ministerial Order. Expectations include the following:
i. All personal mobile devices need to be powered off / silent and stored in student lockers
ii. Students may not access social media on school networks or school devices
- Parents will be notified via email for first and second offenses, PMDs will be confiscated and stored in the office for the student to pick up at the end of the day. On third and subsequent offenses a school administrator will contact the parent and the parent will be responsible for picking up the PMD from the office.
Athletics
Check the Athletic Calendar on our website for your team's schedule.
We STRESS that all kids have a TRUE indoor pair of shoes to help us preserve the newly waxed floor. If kids do not have a true indoor pair, they will have to do PE in socks!
Student Fees & Forms
Access School Fees/Forms section of the PowerSchool Parent portal (Rycor) at https://rdcrs.powerschool.com/public/home.html
Payments via the portal can be made by Visa, Visa Debit, MasterCard, or MasterCard Debit. Alternatively, payment can be made at your school in the form of cash or cheque payable to The Red Deer Catholic Separate School Division. Athletic forms have to be completed online through Rycor.
Sacraments - St. Maryβs Parish
The Sacrament of Penance, Confession, or Reconciliation...
This sacrament is one of the two sacraments of healing, the other being the Sacrament of the Sick. Reconciliation is where God forgives us all of our sins and reconciles us with the church community.
For more information on the meaning and importance of this beautiful sacrament please scroll down.
Please click below to find out more!
1st Reconciliation & 1st Eucharist Registration
The Final Sacrament of Initiation...
Confirmation is the sacrament where God the Holy Spirit makes us strong to serve in the kingdom of God! Without Confirmation, a person is not fully a member of the Church. This sacrament finishes the saving work that was begun at Baptism.
Please scroll down for more information.
Cafeteria
Menus are available on our website. Please consider pre-ordering your child's lunch. When lunches are pre-ordered, your student's lunch will be ready for them at their lunch break.