The Good News January 28, 2024

Monday, Jan. 29

• Assembly 12:20, Families welcome!

• Father Abraham visit (gr. 1)

• PD Day - no school for students
  

• 2024-2025 Registration Opens, online at 8am

Friday, Feb. 2

• Report Cards go live at 3:30pm
  
• Next Year Intention form is available at 3:30pm, see below for details
  

Feb. 7 - World Read Aloud Day, Early Out, Winter Walk Day, Arctic Winter Games

Feb. 8/9 - Teacher’s Convention, no school

Feb. 12 - PSC Meeting, Reckie Lloyd

Feb. 13 - Shrove Tuesday, Celebrate Valentine's Day

Feb. 14 - Ash Wednesday

Feb. 16 - PD day - no school for students

Feb. 19 - Family Day - no school

Feb. 20 - Gr2 TPet, KTR Breadlady activity

Feb. 21 - KMW Breadlady activity

Registration for Kindergarten, Nature Programs and NEW students will begin ONLINE, February 1 at 8am. Please note that Nature programs will be number dependent.

• To go to the EICS Kindergarten webpage - please click here. This includes a Kindergarten calculator, programming and transportation information.
• Pre Kindergarten at St. John XXIII, screening information click here
• St. John XXIII Pathways Program click here
  
• EICS NEW Student Registration-click here
• To request transportation, click here

*Please note, you only need to register your child if they are entering Kindergarten or are brand new to St. John XXIII - see information below regarding the Next Year Intentions form

Nature Kindergarten

Our school offers a supplemental Nature Kindergarten program which operates Tuesdays/Thursdays and some Fridays. This paid program offers students the opportunity to spend a large part of their day outside engaged in meaningful ways of learning with their body, mind and spirit, while located in a natural setting. Enrolment in this program provides an option to attend kindergarten full time.

Nature Program Grade 1 and Grade 2

This program provides students with an opportunity to spend two half days outside each week. This paid program connects students to nature by fostering rich learning experiences, physical literacy and independence.

Please visit our website to access the Nature Programs Parent Handbook, found in the Quick Links

Please register early as there are limited spaces in our Nature Programs.

All current St. John XXIII students are required to fill out the Next Year Intentions form (and not a new registration form) in PowerSchool so that we can plan accordingly for next year. Please log into your PowerSchool account and fill out the Next Year Intentions form. This form is located on the left hand side, above the Grades and Attendance dropdown. Please refer to the PowerSchool page on our website for more information.

This form will be available on February 2nd, 2024 at 3:30pm

Report cards will be released next Friday to your child's PowerSchool account. This year we won't be printing or emailing report cards. Please make sure you can log into your PowerSchool account to see your child's report card. Please refer to the EICS Parent Technology Handbook which is located on our website. If you need any help please contact the office at 780-998-7777

Please cast your vote for our 2023-2024 Yearbook cover. Below are the top 5 finalists.

One winner will be selected to be displayed on the front cover. Four other winners will be displayed on the back cover.

Voting will close on February 2nd. Only one vote per email address is allowed. Vote here.

Our amazing Music Specialist Sarah Schaub had the exciting opportunity to perform as the Soprano Soloist with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra last weekend. Mrs. Schaub sang pieces by film composer Ennio Morricone from movies such as “The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly”, “Once Upon a Time in America”, and “Once Upon a Time in the West”.

Please submit your child's absences in PowerSchool, and also notify your teacher with a Dojo message or a note sent with your child.

Please refer to the EICS Parent Technology Handbook for instructions on how to report you child's absence, early departure, leave & return or multiple day absence.

For any last minute Early Departures, please call the office before you arrive so we can make arrangements for your child to come to the office for pick up.

For accuracy and tracking purposes, absence coding in PowerSchool is to be submitted by parents, not teachers.

For information regarding student illness please click this link to access the Alberta Health Services information from our website

Email: stj@eics.ab.ca
Website: https://stj.eics.ab.ca/
Location: 9526 89 Street, Fort Saskatchewan, AB, Canada
Phone: 780-998-7777
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/St.JohnXXIII
Twitter: @St_JohnXXIII