Submit your child’s 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.
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 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.
Family All Access Rec Pass
Students can sign out the family rec pass in the library. Valid for Thursday to Monday every week.
Good for all Recreation Centres and Arenas: Collicutt, G.H. Dawe, Recreation Centre and Michener Aquatics. You can enjoy using it for skating, swimming, fieldhouse or fitness & wellness.
See Ms. Laing in the Learning Commons for more details and how to sign out the pass!
Counsellor's Corner
Over the next few weeks, the Counsellor’s Corner will share numerous topics that may be of concern as your child goes through the middle school years. You will find strategies to help for each of the topics. As always, please feel free to contact Mr. Chauvet if you have any questions or concerns regarding your child.
Anger Management
Learning to manage anger is an important life skill that needs to be taught to and practiced by all students. Discussing and modeling appropriate ways you as parents handle anger is a great way to help kids manage their own anger. There are many ways you can practice managing anger with your child, including:
Take a break (moving away from what makes you angry)
Do a physical activity (shoot hoops, do jumping jacks, or run the track)
Take deep breaths
Count to 10
Write your feelings in a journal entry, story, or poem
Positive self-talk (I can control my anger...)
Anxiety
It is normal for every person to have some amount of anxiety from time to time, but when anxiety begins affecting your child's school and home functioning, there are many things you can do to help your child in addition to possibly consulting a mental health professional.
Listen to your child's worries and fears and remind them that they are not alone and that other kids have worries too
Help children address their concerns and if they are not realistic, help them see the truth
Help your child gradually ease into new situations that may cause anxiety and provide encouragement when they are in these situations. Do not run away from difficult situations.
Practice relaxing including deep breathing, counting to 10, visualizations (taking a pretend field trip to the relaxing beach or a peaceful meadow), and listening to calming music
Promote your child's independence and build on their strengths
Cafeteria
- 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.
POWERSCHOOL - Student updates
● All parents are required to have a PowerSchool account. This program allows parents to access information about attendance, school fees, forms and update student information in the fall & spring.
