The Good News September 15, 2024

Every day presents endless opportunities for us to live out our faith and be Rooted in Christ. Even the smallest acts, like offering a smile to a stranger or holding the door open for someone, have the potential to reflect Christ’s love and make a lasting impact on someone else’s life. This past week, our school community was truly blessed with our Meet the Staff Night and Terry Fox Run, where we saw many acts of kindness and generosity. Thank you to each of you for staying Rooted in Christ and sharing His love in the small, meaningful things you do each day.

• School Council Meeting 6:30pm
  

• Regular Day

• Regular Day
  

• Regular Day
  

• Assembly 1:20pm

Looking Ahead...

Sept. 26 - Opening Mass at Taurus Field with all Fort Sask. Catholic Schools

Sept. 27 - Orange Shirt Day

Sept. 30 - Truth and Reconciliation Day (No School)

Oct. 1 - Fall individual and class photos

Oct. 2 - Early Dismissal 2:15 - wear your fall colours, KMW fall and class photos

Oct. 3 - Gr 1 Prairie Gardens

Oct. 4 - PD Day, no school for students

Lifetouch will be taking fall individual and class photos on:

Tuesday, October 1st for PreK, KTR - Grade 4

Wednesday, October 2nd for KMW and any students that were absent on October 1st

Thank you to all the families who came out to our Meet the Staff Night! It was wonderful to see so many of you connecting with teachers, exploring classrooms, and learning about the exciting year ahead. Your support and presence help us create a strong, vibrant school community. We are blessed to have such amazing families journeying with us this year, and we look forward to growing together as we stay Rooted in Christ.

What a beautiful day we had for our annual Terry Fox Run!

If you wish to make a donation, you can do so through your child's PowerSchool account. If you would like a tax receipt, donations can be made to the Terry Fox Foundation through the link below:

https://schools.terryfox.ca/StJohnXXIIISchoolFortSaskatchewan

Thank you very much for your support!

We are excited to gather together for our Opening School Mass with all four Catholic schools in Fort Saskatchewan. This is a beautiful opportunity for our school communities to come together in faith and prayer as we begin the school year rooted in Christ.

Please note that if you have not yet completed the yearly consent forms in PowerSchool for your child, they will not be able to take the bus or attend the Mass. It is important to have these forms completed to ensure your child's participation. Please see the instructions below on how to complete the forms. Thank you for your attention to this important detail.

In order for your child to be permitted to use technology in school and participate in field trips, parents must digitally consent by filling out the 2024-2025 Yearly Consent forms.

Please log into your PowerSchool Parent Portal account and complete each of these consent forms as they are past due.

Here is a link to an instructional video, which can be found on the Parent Technology Handbook - PowerSchool for Parents page on the EICS website, if you require further assistance.

Please submit your child's absences in PowerSchool, and also notify your teacher with a Dojo message or a note sent with your child. For accuracy and tracking purposes, absence coding in PowerSchool is to be submitted by parents, not teachers.

Please refer to the EICS Parent Technology Handbook for instructions on how to report you child's absence, early departure, leave & return or multiple day absence.

For any last minute Early Departures, please call the office before you arrive so we can make arrangements for your child to come to the office for pick up.

Please join us for the first School Council meeting of the 24-25 school year.

This is a great opportunity to be involved in your child's school community. We are so grateful for your partnership and look forward to a great year together!

Please click here to access the agenda for tomorrow's meeting.

Be involved, share your voice, stay connected!

Does your child have medical information, a condition the school should be aware of or require medication? If so please complete a B.2) 2024-2025 Medical Status Update/Request for Medical Treatment form located in your Parent Portal . This form is required yearly. We use this important information to alert any staff members, including substitute teachers, of any existing medical needs we need to be aware of. If your child requires medication at school you must fill out the medical form with all relevant information related to the medication.

If your child requires use of an EpiPen, please make sure this is filled out immediately. At this time, all medical forms are past due. If your child no longer has a medical condition, please update the form accordingly.

Please note:

• All medications, even over-the-counter medications such as Tylenol, Benadryl etc. require a label from the pharmacy
• The submission of a Medical Form is required prior to medication being sent to the school

If you need assistance, please click the Medical Form link found on our website.

Your Kindergarten child will be receiving their Kanga Pouch the week of Sept. 23-27. The fee will be added to your child's PowerSchool account before the end of September. If you already have a Kanga Pouch, please email the school at stj@eics.ab.ca to let us know.

If you wish to register your child for the bus or change your current route due to changing schools, please contact the Student Transportation Department of EIPS at (780) 417-8151 or st@eips.ca.

2023-2024 outstanding fee statements were emailed on Friday, August 23rd.

Instructions for paying school fees are located on the bottom of every newsletter.

Please contact the school office if you have any questions or concerns. 780-998-7777

The Archdiocese has set up a special fund to collect donations in support of the Our Lady of the Lourdes parishioners who were affected by the Jasper wildfire.

Please read letter from the Archbishop to find out more.

Donations can be made by cheque to the "The Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton – Jasper Fund" or via

the donation button marked Jasper Fund on the Archdiocesan website:

https://caedm.ca/donate-to-the-jasper-fire

We are so blessed to be able to have our school and parish work together to walk with you and your child on their Sacramental Journeys. Father Carlos and our Sacramental Prep team will be offering Sacramental Prep classes at St. John XXIII after school from 3:15 - 3:45 on the following dates:

First Reconciliation Prep Classes

October 3, 7,8,9,10,11,15 and 16 (At STJXXIII)

First Holy Communion Prep Classes

October 17, 21, 24, 25, 28, 30 (At STJXXIII)

Celebrations:

First Reconciliation Nov 2nd at the Church OLA at 10:30am

First Holy Communion Nov 3rd at the Church OLA at 3:00pm

More information can be found at https://www.olafortsask.caedm.ca/Sacraments

E-mail registration forms to: olangels.ftsask@caedm.ca (We accept e-transfer of fees to the same email address.)

Check out the Fall 2024 What's On! Guide for details on what's happening at the Library this season.

From early literacy programs like Saturday Storytimes, children's programs like STEM Sundays, tween and teen programs like After School Gaming Club, and lots of adult programs from Podcasting 101 to Genealogy programs, we think we've covered just about everything this season!

Classes fill up quickly, but don’t hesitate to join the waitlist. If you are on a waitlist, you'll be notified as soon as a spot opens up! And, waitlists let us know what's popular - when possible, we will add even more amazing programs! Find the PDF on fspl.ca.

Email: stj@eics.ab.ca
Website: https://stj.eics.ab.ca/
Location: 9526 89 Street, Fort Saskatchewan, AB, Canada
Phone: 780-998-7777
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/St.JohnXXIII
Twitter: @St_JohnXXIII