Wolf Weekly

Please check our St. Francis Athletics Calendar on our school website for sports details!

School Division calendar for the 2024- 2025 school year.

St. Francis School Event Calendar

• Oct 19-25 Catholic Education Week
• Oct 21-25 National School Bus Safety Week
  
• Oct 21-25 Waste Reduction Week in Canada
• Oct 21 Canadian School Library Day
• Oct 22 St. John Paul II Feast Day
• Oct 23 Gr 8 Outdoor Ed Trip - Heritage Ranch
• Oct 24 Wear Blue to Celebrate Catholic Education
• Oct 24 Cross Country CWAJHAA Run
• Oct 25 PD Day - No School for Students

We warmly welcome Mr. Jason Kelson to our team. Mr. Kelson is a familiar substitute within

our school community and previously taught grade 7 math and science at St. Thomas

Aquinas for two months. Mr. Kelson will be with us until Mrs. Avery Poulin returns

from maternity leave in January.

Please watch your emails our new system's contact account is broadcasts@schoolmessengermail.com. If you find that you are no longer receiving emails please contact stf@rdcrs.ca.

On Friday morning, October 18th, Students from the school participated in the world-wide initiative:

'One Million Children Praying the Rosary for Unity and Peace in the World'

Campaign for Children was launched in 2005 in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital. As a few children prayed the Rosary at roadside shrine, several people present recalled what Saint Padre Pio had said: “If a million children pray the Rosary, the world will change.” The campaign quickly spread around the world.

We encourage everyone to wear blue on Thursday, October 24 in support of Catholic Ed.

Our construction teachers are looking for some help in donation of materials that are high use consumables and assistance in picking up wood from a saw mill in Caroline.

Consumables:

Wood glue

Wood stain

Indoor paints

Brushes: foam, paint chip, and detailing.

Sand paper: sheets or discs

Pick up: We are ordering a lift of 1X6X10' rough cut boards from a saw mill in Caroline. Previously we would use a division truck to pick this material up. We no longer have access to this. Thus, we are asking for help from the community in picking up this lumber from Caroline and delivering it to the school.

Please reach out to tyler.lagrange@rdcrs.ca if you have any questions or can help.

Reminder that statements for school fees have been emailed out.

1. Access PowerSchool through the Parent Portal.

2. Sign in using your POWERSCHOOL Username & Password.

3. Click on the link "School Fees & Forms" located on the left-hand side

4. Methods of payment include Visa, Visa Debit, MasterCard and Debit MasterCard only.

Mandatory School Fees:

CTS/Options Fee - $20 This fee supports the delivery of Option Classes for all grade levels

School Council - PAC (Parent Council) Fee - $35 This fee supports year-end field trips, activities, and special projects etc. for all grade levels to support student life

Lockes & Lockers Fee - $5 This fee covers the locker and 1 lock rental. Non-refundable. If the lock is lost and needs to be replaced there will be an additional fee charged

Grade 9 Farewell Fee - $10 (Grade 9 students only) This fee supports the celebration of our graduating Grade 9 students

Band Instrument Maintenance Fee - $150 (Grade 7-9 only)

Extra-Curricular Fees:

Athletics

Badminton - $30

Cross Country Running Club - $30

Sports Development - $25

Jr Teams - $75

Sr Teams - $175

Ski Club

Canyon - $110-$310 (Depending on Package Selected)

Nakiska - $120-$130 (Depending on Package Selected)

We suggest that all students download their Student ID card to their mobile device.

The steps to download your childs eID card to their phone are simple:

• The student will scan QR code on photo proof
• The student will be taken to a landing page and prompted to enter an email address
• An individual email will be generated and sent with link to the eID card
• The student will click the link, their eID will load and they will be able to add the eID to their smart wallet

This eID can be used to sign in to the school if they are arriving late or checking in after an appointment.

If your child does not have a mobile device please let the office know and we can print a student ID card.

Retakes are currently scheduled for November 7th.

The 2024/2025 RDCRS Student Information Update Form has been sent out to all parents. This form needs to be completed every year, even if there are no changes. This is a legal document that is required by Alberta Education. Please check your email for the link or go to your powerschool account using the web browser and click the SchoolEngage tab. The link for powerschool can be found on our St. Francis website. If you are not able to sign into your powerschool account please contact the school and we can reset your password.

THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SCHOOLS CONDUCT TRAINING AND DRILLS to help better prepare students and staff for possible emergency situations.

Schools conduct drills throughout the year to rehearse emergency procedures. These exercises prepare

students and staff to act quickly and help to minimize a child’s fear during a real emergency. For more information please visit our Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools Website

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