- Raider's Weekly -

Holy Redeemer Catholic School, September 9

Pics in the Smore???

We are very excited to start sharing pictures of the students in the weekly smore. However, we are unable to post photos until we get our FOIP and annual Consent forms all back in. Please if you have not yet filled out your annual consents, please log into your parent portal this weekend and fill out the anual consent forms.

Also, if your child has any changes to their medical needs, or require medication at school, please fill out the medical form in your parent portal as soon as possible.

Mark Your Calendars:

This week ahead ...

Monday

Begining of Volley-ball season - stay tuned
Mental Health Capacity Builder (Laura Cormier) at our school

Tuesday

Parent Council Meeting - In person AND online @ 6:30 - Details below
Mental Health Capacity Builder (Laura Cormier) at our school

Wednesday

Regular Day in session

Thursday

Regular Day

Friday

African Drumming and Dancing with Rekki Lloyd - All Students :)
Have a great weekend!

Upcoming Events

Tues. Sept 13 - Holy Redeemer Parent/School Council meeting - 6:30 p.m. at the school or join us online (See our school website for information and the link to our meetings https://hr.eics.ab.ca/parents/school-council)

Fri. Sept. 16 - Reckie Lloyd (African Drumming and Dancing)

Thurs. Sept 22 - Terry Fox Run (1:30 - 2:30pm)

Fri. Sept. 23 - NO SCHOOL - Staff Professional Development

Sept. 26-30 - Truth and Reconciliation Week
Thurs. Sept. 29 - Orange Shirt Day

Fri. Sept. 30 - No School - Truth and Reconciliation Day

Outstanding School Fees - 2021-2022

Please ensure your family does not have any outstanding school fees from LAST YEAR. These may go to collections if not addressed soon.

Indigenous Learning and Reflection

We joyfully await a new year full of learning and reflection of more indigenous teachings.

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Terry Fox

It is time to start gearing up for the 2022 Terry Fox School Run, taking place on Thursday, September 22 at 1:30. Holy Redeemer Catholic School will be joining more than 9,000 schools from coast to coast to coast.

Share Your School’s Online Fundraising Page: https://schools.terryfox.ca/HolyRedeemerCatholic

Terry Fox T-shirts for Staff and Students

2022 Terry Fox t-shirts are available for purchase, and all merchandise sales are added to your school’s fundraising total and support cancer research. Designed by Canadian artist Douglas Coupland in collaboration with the Fox Family, the shirt features a dot-screened portrait of Terry and the words “I’m Not a Quitter” printed on the back. This year’s shirt embodies Terry’s fierce determination and no-quit attitude, perfectly captured in his quote, “Nobody is ever going to call me a quitter.”

Sizing:
Child sizes 6X (XS) and youth size 10 (M) are $20 each, and adult sizes in Small, Medium, Large, XL, and XXL are $25 each. To place a school merchandise order, click here or call-1-888-836-9786.

Need a New Kanga Pouch?

Has your child damaged or misplaced their kanga pouch? - Would you like to purchase a new one??? We will be placing an order - IF you would like to purchase a new one, please contact Tess in the office so she can add your request to the purchase list.

The cost for Kanga Pouches will be $15.00 each.

Faith and Wellness

Sacrament Registration

Dear Parents of Students attending Grade 2 and up,

Instructions have been received from the parish that you should email SACRAMENTS@OLPH.CA to pre-register for sacramental preparation this school year 2022/23, IF you are seeking sacraments next year for your child/ren.

Our contact at the Church is:

Natalie Lavigne

Pastoral Assistant

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish

13 Brower Drive, Sherwood Park, AB T8H 1Y7

(780) 467-5470 Ext: 225

www.olph.ca

Please contact her if you have any questions or concerns regarding Sacraments.

Library Corner

Welcome back everyone, my name is Tracy Scoggins, and I am thrilled to be back as your librarian for another year!

The students will start checking out books on Tuesday, and we are all looking forward to a wonderful year in the library.

I will keep you updated when special events are happening in the library, so stay tuned, and thank you for supporting your child’s love of reading!

Mrs. Scoggins

Parent Council News

Holy Redeemer Parent Advisory Council (PAC)

Welcome back! We are excited to start the school year and want to make it the best year yet. We would love to hear from YOU and what you are looking for from your PAC this school year. If you are interested in PAC, want to know what we are all about, have questions for the staff and other parents, please join our meeting September 13th, in-person and online options available.

Meeting Details:

Tuesday, September 13, 2022, 6:30 p.m. - In-Person and virtual meeting at Holy Redeemer

Google meet link : meet.google.com/hub-ufef-pmu

In case you missed it: 2020-2021 Yearbook ordering will be available until September 9th.

Visit https://YBPay.lifetouch.ca

Yearbook ID code: 14324221