Growing Together @ STL

Welcome back to the first week of school after our November break. It was a blessing connecting with students, staff and families! I adored hearing about their adventures and experiences over the break. It's great to be back as a school community again!

I could not be MORE proud of our St. Luke Students and their incredible display of respect and reverence at our No Stone Left Alone Remembrance Day Service at the South Cooking Lake Cemetery. At our Tuesday GIFT assembly, I shared with students that I received 2 emails from community members complimenting the students on their incredible kindness, respect and commitment to honour everyone at the cemetery. These community members were SO impressed, we have been asked to go back every year!!! Bravo St. Luke!!!

Also so incredibly proud of the two students above...These two have chosen to deepen their roles in their faith and are celebrating the Sacraments of First Communion and Confirmation in the next few week! Join us for mass on Sunday Dec. 1 @ 10:30am to celebrate First Communion with our St. Luke student, and Sunday December 8th at 2;30pm (special time) for the Confirmation mass! Congratulations and thank you for your Faith Leadership!

With continued gratitude for our fantastic community,

Pamela Gravelle

Principal

Here's your joke to launch the week: Appropriate for our snowy Tuesday this week!

From two of our Junior High students...

What do you do with a sick chemist?

Sunday, November 24

• Hot lunch order deadline
• Insight Testing for grades 4, 7 & 8 this week

Monday, November 25

• School Council Meeting 6PM @ St. Luke - See you there!

Tuesday November 26

• Nature Infused Pre-Kinder & Kinder in class
• Mrs. McCann @ STL
• Grade 4-8 Boys Intramurals @ lunch recess
• Grade 5/6 Girls Group
• Priest Visit (Fr. Mario) Pre-K/Kinder @ 1:30PM Grade 2/3 @ 2:00PM

Wednesday, November 27

• Mrs. McCann @ STL
• Grade 7/8 Girls Group 12:15PM
• Grade 3-8 Games Club @ 11:50
• Student Support Team Meeting in support of all learners
• Girls Volleyball Pep Rally!!! 1:40 - 2:30

• Nature Infused Pre-Kinder & Kinder in Class
• Choir Practice @ 11:50
• Mrs. McCann @ STL
• Grade 4 Girls Group 12:15PM
• Hot Lunch for those who ordered
• GIFT Assembly in the Library @ 8:15 - All families welcome! (Certificates Day!)

Friday, November 29

• RED for Ed!! Please show your support for publicly funded Education and wear RED!

Advanced notice on our Dec. 4 Early Dismissal and School Spirit Day....

As selected by our Grade 5&6 Student Leaders...

Students will dress as Elves. Staff will dress at St. Nick!!

We are excited to announce the launch of STL's book club! Thanks to Mrs. Bodker, once a week, all STL students will be invited to participate in the Book Club. Check out below the book they are starting with!!

We are so excited to begin the exciting journey of our very own St. Luke's Shepherd on the Search! He's like Elf on the Shelf, but our Shepherd is on his way to find Jesus and the manger. Each day he will move throughout the school, finding his way towards the chapel and Jesus! Students will read the story this coming week, and when Advent begins, our Shepherd will begin his search! Students will be encouraged this coming week to name our Shepherd! Stay tuned! Then throughout Advent....find our Shepherd!

Our parish is starting up Youth Ministry teams for youth in grade 6 and older who would like to volunteer at church! Roles include Greeting & Hospitality, Proclaiming (Reading at Mass) and Ushers ministry. We also have our Altar Servers Ministry for children who have received their First Communion (grade 2 and older.)

Any teachers or parents interested in getting more involved in Parish Life? We are looking for adult mentors also. Email PastoralPriorities@olph.ca to learn more or get involved.)

We are also excited to announce Face to Face Ministries will be back at OLPH parish for our 3rd Annual ELEVATE Youth Conference on January 25, 2025! This incredible event is for youth in grades 6-8. Registration will be officially opening November 1 and we will be counting on our schools to help spread the word. Stay tuned...

Face to Face Ministries is coming to St. Luke Catholic Schools for a full day retreat for kids on January 14!!

Winter is upon us, and it looks so pretty outside. This is the perfect time of year, to curl up with a warm blanket, maybe sit by the fire, some hot chocolate, and read a good book.

What are you reading today???

Have a wonderful and blessed weekend everyone!

Mrs. Scoggins

Each week EICS sends out a Weekly Update to all school leadership teams. This week, St. Luke's collaboration with ABJ's Student Leadership Team was celebrated!

Way to go!!

We are still on the hunt for more quick and exciting games to play (especially chess!). If you have them collecting dust, we will use them! This week's highlight was Left-Right-Center!

To celebrate the incredible hard work by the St. Luke Girls Volleyball team and the dedication of Miss Diduck, you're invited to the STL Volleyball Pep Rally on Wednesday Nov. 17 at 1:40pm. It will be an exciting game of the Staff VS Students!!! Come have some fun and check out our new uniforms! See you there!

As outlined in the introduction of Polar Bear Recess, outdoor play is vital for children's wellness and growth.

Students will be outside to -25 degrees Celcius or -25 Windchill. Thank you for ensuring your children are coming to school with their outdoor gear to be healthy and safe! If you need help with having warm clothes, please contact us at the office. We are happy to help.

Thank you for ensuring that all children have both indoor and outdoor shoes.

As we move into the colder weather, children need more insulation to keep their toes warm when outside, and less when they are inside. Plus, taking off outdoor shoes helps to keep the school clean and the floors dry for safety.

After the November break we will begin to enforce the expectation for all students to have indoor and outdoor shoes. Thank you for you help with this.

Way to go St.Luke for donating a whole bunch of your Halloween candy to Edmonton's Hope Mission!! Thinking of others spreads lots of love! You brought a little sweetness into the lives of others!! A special thank you to Mrs. Sorensen who delivered these boxes of joy over our November break!!

Can't make the School Council Meeting In-Person? You can join virtually!

Google Meet Link: https://meet.google.com/tce-cxvm-otx

The next session of Hot Lunch is open for orders!

This session will run from December 5th to February 27th on Thursdays, with the exception of Tuesday December 17th to accommodate a field trip that week.

Ordering will remain open for the duration of the session, but only orders paid by the Sunday of each week will be included in that week's order.

We have also included an optional section to donate to St. Luke Families in Need. At the discretion of our School Leadership, these funds can be directed towards school fees, field trip costs, sportswear, etc.

All meeting begin at 6:00PM

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FACEBOOK -Join Us!

If you haven’t already, please join our School Council and Parent Association Facebook page! We are excited to offer this official space to share news and updates about events, fundraising, and more!

Questions or Want to Volunteer?

If you are interested in getting involved in events or have questions for St. Luke's School Council, please email stlukeparentassociation@gmail.com

December (Everyone is invited!)

• 1 - Advent Begins & Shepherd begins his search!
• 4 - Early Dismissal and School Spirit Day: Students are Elves & Staff are St. Nick
• 6 - PreK to Grade 8 Advent Mass 1:00pm @ OLPH Church
• 7 - Christmas in the Council Throughout Strathcona County
• 13 - 5-8s @ Millenium Place all day
• 17 - 10:30am Advent Concert Dress Rehearsal @ OLPH
• 17 - Hot lunch today (for those who order) instead of Thursday
• 19 - Kinders, Grade 2&3 and 5&6 @ Telus World of Science all day
• 19 - 6:15pm Mass & 7:30pm Advent Concert @ OLPH
• 20 - Stay Tuned for Grade 1-8 Last Day of the Year Celebrations!

January - Happy New Year!

• 6 - Welcome Back & Epiphany

Masses at OLPH will be livestreamed. Please join using this link. https://www.facebook.com/olphsherwoodpark/videos/

Visit OLPH Website for more information about the parish and in regards to sacramental preparation.

Visit www.facebook.com/olphsherwoodpark

St. Francis of Assisi Parish is administered by Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Sherwood Park. Please contact the parish for confession times and more information.

Clergy: Reverend Jim Corrigan, Pastor

Mass Time: Sunday 11:00

Email Address: StFrancisAssisi.Tofield(at)caedm.ca

5523 - 50 Street Tofield, AB T0B 4J0

See map: Google Maps

Principal

Email: stl@eics.ab.ca
Website: stl.eics.ab.ca
Location: 22139 South Cooking Lake Road, Sherwood Park, AB, Canada
Phone: 780-922-5920
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