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 École OLPH Families,

June is the month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. To a modern mind, it might seem like an odd symbol - we see images of Jesus with a stylized heart against his chest. But it's an old, old symbol that communicates something. Specifically, it reminds us of God's love, of Christ's love eternal, saving, sacrificial love.

The heart symbolizes love, of course. There are also often thorns, sometimes a spear, to represent both the pain and sorrow God feels when we cause ourselves pain through sin and evil (whether against others or ourselves.) So, this month, let's reflect on, and give thanks for, the love of God.

M. Johnson

Principal

École OLPH

Monday, June 3

• Regular Day

Tuesday, June 4

• Regular Day

Wednesday, June 5

• Early Dismissal - 2:10 p.m.
  
• Jump Rope for Heart - Details to Follow
  
• Band Trip to Grant Mc. RCA Band Concert - 9:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
  

• Grade 6 - Immunizations

Friday, June 7

• School Council Pool Party - Grade 5/6 - 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
  

June 12, 2024

• Hot Lunch - Freshii

June 13, 2024

• Sport For Life - Gr. 7 & 8 Triathlon, Gr. 6 Duathlon, Gr. 5 Splash-N-Dash

June 14, 2024

• Grade 8 Farewell - More Details to Follow

June 19, 2024

• Hot Lunch - Burrito Libre
• Gr. 6 - PAT - Social Studies - 9: 00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

June 24, 2024

• École OLPH School Talent Show - 12:45 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

June 25, 2024

• Grade 7 / 8 - West Edmonton Mall (WEM) Field Trip - All Day

June 26, 2024

• Last Day of School for Students
• Grade 7/8 - Band Year End Field Trip
• Grade 5 - Swimming Year End Field Trip

Dear Parents,

Great news!!! We will be accepting orders for the 2023-2024 École OLPH Yearbooks online via PowerSchool starting Monday, June 3, 2024. Please note yearbook purchases must be made by Sunday, June 23, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. - yearbooks will not be available to purchase after this date.

When ordering online, please ensure a valid phone number and email address is entered so we can contact students in the fall of 2024 when the yearbooks arrive. Upon completion of this form, payment is required via the Parent Portal in order to finalize your purchase. The cost of this color yearbook is $35.00. If you so choose, this form will allow you to order more than one yearbook at a time. If you would like your yearbook shipped to your home address, please provide a prepaid mailing envelope to the office prior to the end of the school year.

The 2023-2024 Yearbook form can be found in PowerSchool by completing the following steps:

• Log into PowerSchool

• Click on “Forms and Fees”

• Click on “Student Fees”

• Click on the child’s name that you are ordering the yearbook for

• Click on the 2023-2024 Yearbook form

• Complete the requested information

• Add to cart

• Pay the yearbook amount immediately in PowerSchool (payments must be made before the order is considered finalized)

We thank you and look forward to providing you with a book that is filled with lasting memories from this school year.

If you require assistance with this process, please contact Mme Winland at 780-467-5631.

Regards,

Mrs. Carianne Opalka

Grade 8 Teacher

Dear Parents,

This event is limited to OLPH Students in Grades 5 & 6 ONLY (no siblings or friends, just classmates!)

(2) volunteers will be on site to check-in the students from the RSVP list. They will be there as a point of contact incase of emergency and stay for the duration to ensure all kids are picked up.

If your child would like to attend, please RSVP using this link as capacity is limited to 125: https://forms.gle/h2GMZeJFQMeRUs4Z6

For more inforamtion, please refer to the past newsletter that went out: https://mailchi.mp/3b8112f637cd/grade5-6-pool-party-14182060

This event is hosted by OLPH Fundraising Association

Thank you!

OLPH School Council & Fundraising Association

Dear OLPH Families,

Friday, June 21, 2024, is National Indigenous Peoples Day.

National Indigenous Peoples Day is a day for all Canadians to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. The Canadian Constitution recognizes these three groups as Aboriginal peoples, also known as Indigenous peoples.

Once again this year, the students and staff of École OLPH School will be spending National Indigenous Peoples Day participating in a variety of activities that we hope will further our appreciation of Indigenous cultures and contributions.

We would like to reach out to our OLPH community to ask for their support in making this day run smoothly. We are asking for volunteers to help run some of the activities, such as the preparation of bannock . We are also hoping to hear from our Indigenous community members who may like to share their knowledge and skills with us on that day.

If you are interested in helping out with the activities during National Indigenous Peoples Day, on Friday, June 21st, please email either Mme Miller or Mme Taylor.

chandram@eics.ab.ca

sineadt@eics.ab.ca

Yours truly,

Mme Miller and Mme Taylor

Dear Parents,

Fees collected for field trips include admission to facilities, transportation, facilitator instruction costs, and the purchase of supplies/equipment. Transportation costs are divided equally among all students in the class / group.

Therefore, students who are absent on the day of the field trip will not be reimbursed transportation fees. Admission and material fees will be reimbursed where venues/presenters do not charge the school for the absence of the student.

God Bless

Dear Parents,

Here are some easy instructions on "How to Report a Student Absence".

Submitting Upcoming Absences - PowerSchool

Please note: We do not subscribe to the APP, you must use the website https://eics.powerschool.com

When you log into your parent portal account, a list of all the students currently attached to your account will be listed across the top of the screen.

After choosing a student, the very first option on the left is the ability to enter/review upcoming absences.

When you click this link, a list of absences entered by parent accounts for the past 30 days will be shown. (This list does not include days when a student was absent but the absence was not entered by the parent - only absences entered through this system are displayed.)

After clicking the link, you can then choose whether to enter a single day or multi-day absence.

To enter an absence, provide the appropriate information for the following questions:

• The date of the absence (or the start/end date for a multi day absence).
• The reason for the absence (Flu-like Symptoms, Other Illness or Parental Excused).
• The absence type (Full Day, Late Arrival, Early Departure, Leave and Return).
• Note: If you choose a partial day absence, you will also be asked to provide an approximate arrival and/or departure time.
• A box for comments is available if you have further information you wish to share.

Early Pick Up

If you need to pick your child early for an appointment, please arrive 5 minutes early to allow time for the child to be called out of class. All students must check out at the office and exit through the front door.

Our Elk Island Catholic Schools IT department is continuing to work on implementing additional features, so keep an eye out in our Smores for future updates!

Dear Parents,

Let’s help Heart & Stroke save lives

Sign up online, visit jumpropeforheart.ca Click Register

Search for our School Name or copy and paste the School Page Link below in your browser

Register to our school to create your own fundraising page

Our Jump Event Day is on: Wednesday, June 5, 2024

School Page Link: https://jumpropeforheart.crowdchange.ca/51406

God Bless

Hello Crescendo Families,

We have camps all summer long that your kids will love….regular week long camps for ages 6 to 12 (a variety of choices) and then we also have other Boot Camps for our older students! Check out the details below and on our website at

https://crescendomusicstudios.ca/summer-camps-sherwood-park/.

One Edit to Note: Our Musical Theatre Camps go up to age 12!

We hope you will join us this summer!

Warm Regards,

Leanne Cummings

Phone: 780-570-5699

Dear Parents

Should your child arrive late to school in the mornings or the afternoon, please use the front door of the school and have your child check in with Mme Winland in the school office prior to going to their class.

All students should be in class by 8:45 a.m.

God Bless

Dear Parents,

Please remember to save all your Save On Foods Receipts (Wye Road) and bring them to Mme Winland in the school office.

We are grateful for your ongoing support of this fundraiser that has brought in over $2000 since we started it last Spring.

Thank you to the Save On Foods on Wye Road for their continued support of our school.

God Bless

École OLPH is a closed campus.

There are many different activities and choices for student during their recesses. All students are required to stay on school grounds during morning recess, as well as, during the lunch hour.

If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Johnson at stefanj@eics.ab.ca or 780-467-5631.

God Bless

Dear Parents,

Email olphschoolcouncil@gmail.com if you did not receive their latest newsletter and you want to be added for future ones.

School Council

Please Review our Student Expectations.

Click on the image to view.

All bus passes have been mailed directly to your home from the Transportation department for any students who have requested and paid transportation fees.

There will be no charge for the first bus pass, however, if your child losses their bus pass and requires a new one, there will be a $10 charge applied to your PowerSchool account.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact the transportation office at transportation@eics.ab.ca.

God Bless

Please click on the link below for the OLPH Parish Bulletin for Sunday, June 2, 2024.

https://www.olph.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/June-2-2024-Corpus-Christi-FINAL-Bulletin.pdf

God Bless