Week at a Glance

Monday, October 14

• No School - Thanksgiving Day
  

Tuesday, October 15

• Pre-K 3 year olds attend
• What Would Jesus Do Awards - Grades 1 & 2 - 9:00 am
  

Wednesday, October 16

• Grade 1 nature walk
• Grade 4 Bible presentation with Deacon Eddie

Thursday, October 17

• Pre-K 3 year olds attend
• What Would Jesus Do Awards - Grades 3 & 4 - 9:00 am
  

Friday, October 18

• M/W Kindergarten attend.

Upcoming Events:

• October 19-25 - Catholic Education Week
• October 20: Catholic Education Sunday
• October 25 - P.D. Day - No school for students
• October 28 - School Council general meeting 5:30 - 6:30 pm
• October 28 - School Council budget meeting 6:45 - 7:45 pm
• October 31 - Happy Halloween!
• November 1 - All Saints Day
• November 6 - Parent/Teacher interviews
• November 7 - Remembrance Day celebration
• November 7 - Parent/Teacher interviews
• November 8 - No school. Day off in acknowledgement of parent/teacher interviews.
• November 11 No school - Remembrance Day
• November 14 - Photo retake day
• November 14 - What Would Jesus Do Awards - Grades 1 & 2 - 9:00 am

In response to parent feedback we have opted to only send email notifications regarding Week at a Glance rather than sending both email and text notifications. Our WAAG is also posted to Facebook, Instagram, and on our school website.

We have moved to a new messaging system. We are currently working through a few kinks, and are currently unable to send text messages. Therefore, all communication will be sent via email. We are working to resolve these issues. Thank you for your understanding.

As you may be aware, our school and all schools in Red Deer Catholic use an online reporting platform called Schoology to report and comment on student progress in kindergarten to grade 4. All reporting of student progress is done "live" in this program, and as such, parents do not receive paper report cards throughout the year. Live reporting has been common practice in Red Deer Catholic Schools for the last several years.

This past week, parents received an email from homeroom teachers with directions on how to log into Schoology. Please take the time to follow the instructions in this letter to ensure you have access to important information about your child's progress.

Teachers use timely and targeted assessments (indicators and comments) based on the curriculum outcomes. Teachers will be updating Schoology monthly. We encourage you to log into Schoology and if you are needing any support in this area, please contact your child's teacher.

We are excited to announce that we have changed our student recognition for this school year to "What Would Jesus Do" Awards. The change was made based on valuable feedback from both staff and students. Student excitement last year from receiving a "WWJD" ticket was overwhelming and they felt a sense of accomplishment and pride. This change aims to make our awards more personal and meaningful by recognizing specific events where students have shown what Jesus would do.

Our first award ceremony will be held on October 15th at 9:00 am for grades 1 & 2. The grade 3 & 4 ceremony will take place on October 17th at 9:00am. PreKindergarten and Kindergarten classes are in the process of finalizing their award dates based on their calendars. Stay tuned!

All the awards will take place in the Gathering Area.

For safety reasons, our bus drivers cannot transport items related to extracurricular activities such as sports equipment, musical instruments, and large projects on school buses. Students attempting to bring these items on the bus will be denied service and sent home with the item. This also includes items like skateboards, badminton rackets, and similar objects.

With cooler weather arriving please ensure your children are dressed appropriately. In the event of light rain, they will still be going outside for recess. Layering their clothing can help keep them warm and comfortable. Waterproof jackets and appropriate footwear are also key for staying dry and enjoying outdoor activities.

VOLUNTEERS!

Our Volunteer Coordinator is actively recruiting people for our Volunteer List(s). We are not able to run our events for the kiddos without your help. Please consider putting your name on "the list" to be called on for opportunities to help. We will need volunteers for our upcoming Hot Lunch program as well as other exciting community events hosted throughout the year. Adding your name and contact information as a volunteer will allow you to keep in the know about upcoming events, allow an opportunity for your input into upcoming events, and of course the opportunity to serve our community! You are welcome to opt out at any time, nor are you obligated to help with every event - just the ones you are able to and passionate about! Please contact our Volunteer Coordinator Connie at eolrschoolcouncilvolunteer@gmail.com if you might like to volunteer at some point over the school year. Thank-you!!

HOTLUNCH!

Are you missing the occasional Friday off of having to pack lunch for the kiddos? We hear you! EOLRS Hot Lunch program will be up and running in November. Please watch out for instructions as to how to order and when to order closer to the end of October. Our Hot Lunch system has changed this year and we're excited about the new streamlined process. If you would like to volunteer with our Hot Lunch program or curious as to what it entails please reach out to eolrshotlunches@gmail.com.

Chair, Stephanie Bugbee

Vice-Chair, Nancy Moore-Vallee

Secretary, Vacant

Treasurer, Emilie Fleck

Hot Lunch, Vacant

Faith Lead, Leatta Jungwirth

Fundraising, Matipa Ndoro

Volunteer Coordinator, Connie Burton

If you are interested in filling any of our vacancies, please reach out to eolrschoolcouncilchair@gmail.com.

Key information:

• Thursday October 17th, 2024 - event setup shifts, volunteer training and early ticket sales and dancer registration.
• Friday October 18th, 2024 - Daytime - Language Conference and Youth Day. Grand Entry is at 7 pm.
• Saturday October 19th, 2024 - Two Grand entries - 1 pm and 7 pm.
• Sunday October 20th, 2024 - 1 pm Grand Entry and event take down.

New location: NexSource Centre in Sylvan Lake, Alberta.

Click here to volunteer: https://signup.com/go/BtSySvP

Are you struggling to connect with your teen?

Register now for the FREE RDCRS Connect Parenting Program: https://forms.gle/vJU4hrwyW41dntAL9

What is Bowls for Bellies?

The quest for the bowly grail.

Bowls for Bellies is a soup cook off in support of the Mustard Seed’s school lunch program in which local chefs will be competing for the “Bowly Grail” trophy and title of best soup in the city!

Join us on October 27th, 2024 at the Cenovus Energy Learning Common at Red Deer Polytechnic.