Growing Together @ STL

We rock out at our GIFT assemblies! We start and end each assembly with worship songs, and this one the students enjoyed, so we thought we'd share it with you. There may be more to come!

Our weekly GIFT (Growing in Faith Together) assemblies are packed full of rich learning. While we focus on our Faith and learn about how God wants us to live, we also celebrate and learn about how we grow together at St. Luke.

Well done to our Grade 4 students who shared their personally written Land Acknowledgements this month. They are heartfelt and meaningful, as well as a beautifully positive way to lean into Reconciliation. Check a few of them out below:

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When we work through hard things together, our relationships are stronger. I am proud of these three boys for their hard work in lading at a really positive place together.

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This past Thursday we had STL's Open House and it was amazing! The joy, excitement and hope was palpable throughout the school. We had a great turn out and there was fantastic energy throughout the entire evening! Thank you to our STL staff for their help. Thank you to Mrs. Bilyk and Mrs. Williamson for their behind the scenes help.

A VERY special thank you to our School Council members for volunteering their time to make it such a success: Mrs. Mistecki, Mrs. Ferguson, Mrs. Orr-Langner, Mrs. Crawley, Mrs. Watmough.

As well as a big thank you to our fantastic students who donated their time to tour families and share the joy of being at St. Luke. They too made it such a success.

Thank you for your investment in STL!

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We were grateful to have Constable Noon with us for a few months this year as our RCMP School Resource Officer. She's so great in her role, she has been called to Ottawa to fulfill a unique role to strengthen Indigenous relationships. Bravo Constable Noon!

We have a new RMCP Peace Officer joining the St. Luke Team and we will formally introduce him in the near future. Stay tuned!

God Bless & Have a Great Week,

Yours in Christ,

Mme Gravelle

Principal

Sunday March 2

• Deadline for Hot Lunch orders
• REMINDER!! Friday March 7 - No School

Monday, March 3

• A great day to learn and grow together!

Tuesday, March 4 - Shrove Tuesday

• St. Luke Faith and Wellness Day!!! - Thank you to our volunteers & guests!
• Pancake Lunch
• Nature Infused Pre Kindergarten & Kindergarten in class
• Mrs. McCann @ STL
• Grade 4-8 Intramurals with Mr. Mak
• Priest Visit from Fr. Jim - Grade 5/6 & 7/8
• Grade 5&6 Girls Group with Mrs. McCann
• ABJ Team Follow Up: Course selection for Grade 8's

Wednesday, March 5 - Ash Wednesday

• Early Out @ 1:40
• Lent Begins
• Ash Wednesday - Mass @ OLPH 10:15am - All families are welcome
• No Swimming Lessons
• Grade 7 & 8 Girls Group with Mrs. McCann
• Grade 6 DARE
• Mrs. McCann @ STL
• Please note - no school spirit day to honour the beginning of Lent

Thursday, March 6

• School Spirit Day - Back to the 80's
• Sacred Teaching of Courage Begins
• GIFT Assembly - All Families Welcome!
• Hot Lunch for those who ordered
• Nature Infused Pre Kindergarten & Kindergarten in class
• Choir Practice @ Lunch
• Grade 4 girls group with Mrs. McCann

Friday, March 7

• EICS Faith and Wellness Day - No School

Mark Your Calendar

• STL School Council Meeting: Monday, March 10 @ 6pm

We had some big prize winners from all of their hard work reading!! Congratulations to all of our basket winners and our avid readers!

*Brooklyn T in grade 8, top minutes read with 5,150 min.

*Henry in grade 4 , top minutes read with 3,203 min.

*Lylah and Ryker S. in grade 2/3 who raised the most money at $400 each!!

*River in grade 4 who won the draw

As a class they read the most minutes....so they get to celebrate with a Pizza Party! They were so excited, and Mrs. Kozitzky is featured above high fiving the students for the win!

Math & Science

Science in Action!

We started the day together with Mrs. McCann and Mrs. Kroeker feeding us a delicious pancake breakfast. Throughout the day we prayed, learned about Trauma Informed Practices, The Circle of Security, Expressive & Receptive Language Needs, Evidence of Learning and so much more. We also had fun laughing and playing together! This team loves St. Luke!

Hands on Science!

This Tuesday, all students from Pre-K to Grade 8 had the opportunity to try and rate zucchini and mango. Many were surprised to find that they actually liked raw zucchini! While mango, with its sweet and juicy flavor, was a hit, zucchini impressed students with its mild crunch. Did you know that zucchini is technically a fruit and can grow up to two inches per day? It’s also over 90% water, making it a refreshing and hydrating snack. Mangoes, on the other hand, are known as the "king of fruits" and have been enjoyed for over 4,000 years! In fact, the world’s largest mango weighed over 7 pounds!

This tasting event was part of our Apple Schools initiative, which promotes healthy eating, active living, and mental well-being in schools. Apple Schools encourages students to try nutritious foods, build lifelong healthy habits, and make informed choices about what they eat. This fun tasting event helped students explore new foods and discover that sometimes, trying something different can lead to a tasty surprise!

Throughout the month we learn about what love looks like, sounds like and feels like and children get the opportunity to put in into practice. At the end of each month we celebrate those students who took their learning to new levels, showing how well they loved this month! Congratulations to each of the staff and students for loving big at St. Luke!

Linked here is the 2025-2026 School Calendar. From this calendar we will build the schedules for the following STL Early Learning Programs - stay tuned!

• Nature Infused Pre-Kindergarten

• Nature Infused Kindergarten

• *NEW* Nature Pre-Kinder & Kinder Extension

Want to know more about these programs? Please call us!

A BIG thank you to our Faith and Wellness day organizers Mrs. Winnick and Miss Boehm for putting together this wonderful day of activities and presenters for our students here at St. Luke. It is going to be a day filled with FAITH, FUN & FRIENDS!

Calling all parents! We would love for you to join our staff team in a friendly game against our Girls Basketball Team. Please email Mrs. McCann at sarah.mccann@eics.ab.ca if you are interested in playing :)

You were sent an email with instructions to access the Alberta Education Assurance Survey. It calls for you to log into your PowerSchool Parent Portal to access your Random Access Code for the survey.

This survey is for Alberta Education, and your feedback from it is further data for St. Luke to determine it's future programming direction and short as well as long term goals.

Thank you for checking your inbox for details on how to complete the survey. Thank you in advance for sharing your perspective.

Strathcona County Library is hosting an opportunity for students in Grade 7 - 12 to explore a career in trades. Students can talk directly with journey-level trades workers and learn about their experiences and insights.

The event is Saturday, March 8 from 2 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. at the library.

Registration is required and space is limited

Follow the link below to sign up today!

Mme Gravelle is the EICS School Leadership Representative @ GrACE. If you are interested in working with her and GrACE as the STL School Council representative, please reach out to her at stl@eics.ab.ca

All meeting begin at 6:00PM

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FACEBOOK -Join Us!

If you haven’t already, please join our School Council and Parent Association Facebook page! We are excited to offer this official space to share news and updates about events, fundraising, and more!

Questions or Want to Volunteer?

If you are interested in getting involved in events or have questions for St. Luke's School Council, please email stlukeparentassociation@gmail.com

The Sherwood Park Crusaders hockey team is hosting a Jersey Design Contest and invited EICS students to participate. Deadline to submit a design is Feb. 28, and the winner will be recognized during the March 30 home game.

Masses at OLPH will be livestreamed. Please join using this link. https://www.facebook.com/olphsherwoodpark/videos/

Visit OLPH Website for more information about the parish and in regards to sacramental preparation.

Visit www.facebook.com/olphsherwoodpark

St. Francis of Assisi Parish is administered by Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Sherwood Park. Please contact the parish for confession times and more information.

Clergy: Reverend Jim Corrigan, Pastor

Mass Time: Sunday 11:00

Email Address: StFrancisAssisi.Tofield@caedm.ca

5523 - 50 Street Tofield, AB T0B 4J0

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Principal

Email: stl@eics.ab.ca
Website: stl.eics.ab.ca
Location: 22139 South Cooking Lake Road, Sherwood Park, AB, Canada
Phone: 780-922-5920
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Twitter: @stlcs_EICS