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 OLPH School Community,

We are excited to share some joyful news about the leadership transition at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School for the 2025–2026 school year. Mrs. Smith has been appointed as the new principal of Our Lady of the Angels School, and Mme Taylor will be joining the École Père Kenneth Kearns community as assistant principal.

While it is bittersweet to say goodbye, we do so with full hearts and great joy knowing that OLPH will be in wonderful hands. We are thrilled to welcome Mrs. Tymko as the incoming principal and Mme Dockery as assistant principal. Their love for Catholic education, joyful spirit, and unwavering dedication to students and families will be a tremendous blessing to our school.

Serving the OLPH community has been an incredible honour. This school is filled with faith, laughter, and love—a true reflection of Christ’s presence in our daily lives. The relationships, memories, and shared moments of grace we’ve experienced here will stay with us always.

Thank you for your love, prayers, and support. It has been a privilege to walk alongside you. We leave with joyful hearts, trusting that God will continue to do great things through this beautiful community.

With deep gratitude and joy,
Mrs. Smith & Mme Taylor
Principal & Assistant Principal

Monday, June 9, 2025

• Regular Day

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

• Gr. 7E & 7K/B - Jurassic Forest Field Trip - All Day

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

• Regular Day

Thursday, June 12, 2025

• Gr. 6 - English Language Arts PAT - Part B - AM only

Friday, June 13, 2025

• Gr. 6 - Math PAT - Part A - AM only
• Grade 8 Farewell Mass - 9:50 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - OLPH Parish - Parents are welcome
• Grade 8 Farewell Dance - 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. - Gr. 8 Students only
• Grade 8 Farewell - 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. - OLPH gym - More information below

Please click here for all important dates at École OLPH.

Dear Parents,

This past week, our Grade 7 and 8 Sport for Life students laced up their shoes, grabbed their bikes, and dove into action for our annual triathlon event! It was a day full of energy, determination, and impressive athleticism as students took on the400m swim, 8k bike, and 4k run course designed to challenge both their bodies and minds.

A huge congratulations to all who participated—you truly earned your celebratory Booster Juice! And a special thank you to the staff and volunteers who helped organize and run the event. It was a fantastic way to celebrate how far our students have come—and just how far they’re willing to push themselves.

Congratulations to our grade level champions:

Grade 7: Madison Biggeman & Sawyer Gaudet

Grade 8: Easton Jensen & Paisley Rudkowsky

Dear Parents,

As we close out our school year, let's all come together one last time to fundraiser for our local Strathcona County Food Bank. Join us in helping to make a difference!

All students will be able to drop off their food bank item(s) into their house bin located by the front office, next week - June 9 to 13, 2025. We will be collecting the donations per House. (see details below)

We also recognize that times are difficult for many of our families, but if you are able to make a donation it would be greatly appreciated. Many of these items can be purchased at discount stores such as Dollar Tree and Dollarama (who carry many name brand products) or if you shop at Save-On also remember to bring in your receipts for our School Council.

Thank you for your generous donations.

Aquinas House - Peanut Butter

Kateri House - Pasta Sauce

Newman House - Juice Boxes or 1L Juice

Seton House - Bags or Boxes of Pasta

Staff - Mr. Noodles soups

Hello Parents and Guardians,

We are looking forward to celebrating our Grade 8 students this Friday! Just a reminder that doors open at 4:15 pm (please use the gym entrance as the front doors will remain locked) and our ceremony will begin promptly at 4:30. Attached is a copy of the farewell letter that was previously sent in April.

If students are planning on wearing a special outfit during the school day, we recommend they arrive at school with their outfit already on as we can not guarantee time to change while at school.

Sincerely,

The Grade 8 Farewell Team

Sport for Life 5/6 Fun Run = Success!
A huge shoutout to the Sport for Life 7/8 class for organizing an unforgettable afternoon! From supersoakers and colour powder to water balloons, gummy bears, and freezies—this event had it all. The sun was shining, the smiles were wide, and fun was had by all!

Course amusante Sport for Life 5/6 = un grand succès!
Un immense bravo à la classe Sport for Life 7/8 pour avoir organisé une après-midi inoubliable! Fusils à eau, poudre colorée, ballons d’eau, bonbons et popsicles – tout y était! Le soleil brillait, les sourires étaient au rendez-vous et tout le monde s’est amusé!

Dear Parents,

Last week, OLPH staff and students had the opportunity to engage in activities using a giant Indigenous Map set up in the gym.

Staff and students used the map to explore the locations of Residential Schools across Canada, practice using longitude and latitude coordinates, and learn about Canada’s rich Indigenous history.

We hope your child was able to share some of their experiences with you.

Thank you
École OLPH Indigenous Committee

Dear Parents,

On June 23rd, École OLPH School will celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day with a presentation from Indigenous dancer, Curt Young.

Thank you

École OLPH Indigenous Committe

Dear Parents,

It is that time of the year again, time to return all library books.

Monday, June 16th will be the day any unreturned library books will be marked as lost and a notice will be emailed to the student's Gmail account. Reminders will also be sent home as a paper copy by Wednesday, June 19th, 2025.

Fines will NOT be added to PowerSchool if books are returned to the library.

Library Book & Textbook Return Timeline

Friday, June 13, 2025

• All Grade 5, 6, 7, 8 - Library books (non textbooks) to be returned to the library

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

• Junior High - French Language Arts textbook and novel studies

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

• Junior High English Language Arts textbook and novel studies

Thursday, June 19, 2025

• Junior High Math textbooks

Friday, June 20, 2025

• Junior High Social textbook

Monday, June 23, 2025

• Junior High Science textbook

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

• All textbooks & library books to be returned to the library on or before this day,

Elementary Textbooks
Elementary textbooks are expected to be returned to the library by Tuesday June 24, 2025.

Junior High Textbooks
Mme Corbin will be at school the mornings of Junior High Exams (June 16-24) to receive textbooks in the library. All junior high students are expected to drop off their textbooks in the library before the start of each exam.

Replacement Value Fines for non-returned or missing library books will be added to your child's PowerSchool account on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.

All fines will be removed from PowerSchool in September 2025 when the library books and textbooks are returned. (please allow one to two school business days for this process to happen).

If you have any questions, please contact Mme Corbin at heatherc@eics.ab.ca.

Dear Parents,

Great news!!! We will be accepting orders for the 2024-2025 École OLPH Yearbooks online via PowerSchool starting Monday, June 2, 2025. Please note yearbook purchases must be made by Sunday, June 22, 2025, 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 you in the fall of 2025 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 24/25 school year.

The 2024-2025 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 $35 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 PowerSchool, please contact Mme Winland at 780-467-5631. For all other inquiries, please contact Mrs. Opalka at carianne.opalka@eics.ab.ca.

Regards,

Mrs. Carianne Opalka

Junior High Teacher

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: Monday, June 16, 2024

School Page Link: https://jumpropeforheart.crowdchange.ca/80449

God Bless

Dear Parents,

Just a quick reminder that all students are required to take their school locks home with them over the summer and bring them back for the first day of school on August 28, 2025.

God Bless

Dear Parent/Guardian,

All outstanding school fees are now due. School fees are due 30 days from the date they were applied.

To avoid going to collections in September, please log into your PowerSchool account to pay for your child's school fees. School fees may be paid via your PowerSchool Parent Portal with Debit, VISA, or MasterCard.

If you require assistance with your PowerSchool account, username or password, please contact Mme Winland in the school office at 780-467-5631.

God Bless

École Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School

Dear Parents,

Please click on the link below for the OLPH Parish Bulletin for Sunday, June 8, 2025.

https://www.olph.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/FINAL-8-June-2025-Pentecost-.pdf

God Bless