St. Patrick Catholic School

December

• Sunday 1st- Advent starts
• Monday 2nd- CWL visit-Afternoon
• Wednesday 4th- Advent Liturgy of the Word led by 2M/2L- 11:25am
• Thursday 5th- Spin the Wheel- wear red or green day
• Thursday 5th- Hot lunch- Boston Pizza
• Friday 6th- PD Day- no school for students
• Tuesday 10th- Christmas Concert- Lougheed Centre- 7pm-grades 4R,4D/G,3G,2B,2M,1H
• Wednesday 11th- Christmas Concert- Lougheed Centre-7pm grades- 4W/C,3E,3B,2L,1B,1W
• Friday 13th- Hot lunch- Papa John's
• Wednesday 18th- Monday/Wednesday KG Christmas Concert
• Thursday 19th- Tuesday/Thursday KG Christmas Concert
• Thursday 19th- PREK Christmas Concert
• Friday 20th- Hot lunch- Booster Juice and hot dog

We are excited to introduce our Christmas Concert for the 2024/25 school year. This year students in grades 1-4 will be performing " The Christmas Carol: Special Report". Our Christmas concert performance takes place at the Jeanne and Peter Lougheed Centre@ 7PM. Please see the information below to see what night your child/children perform on.

Tuesday, December 10th- Grades 4R,4D/G,3G,2B,2M,1H

Wednesday, December 11th- Grades- 4W/C,3E,3B,2L,1B,1W

We are excited to announce that this year the St.Patrick School Council will once again be purchasing 2 tickets per family for this year’s Christmas Concert.

Tickets will go on sale November 25th, WALK-UP only at the Jeanne and Peter Lougheed Performing Arts Centre box office (4501 50th street). The staff at the Lougheed Centre have been given “family lists” where ticket sales can be tracked so all families have equal opportunity to see their children perform.

Special consideration has also been made for blended families.

When tickets are being purchased, families can receive their 2 free tickets and also buy an additional two tickets at the same time. Tickets are $7 each.

On December 6th any unsold tickets will be open up to purchase at first come first serve where these sales will also be tracked to each family. ( 2 tickets)

If you need support purchasing tickets, please speak directly to Mrs.Nanias and the school community will support your needs confidentially.

Families proudly displaying their Advent Wreaths made at Family Faith Night.

OLMP student helpers put together math tool kits that will go into classrooms to help support students in their numeracy learning. Thank you to School Council for supporting us in creating these kits.

Grade 1 and grade 2 students work together to create cooperative games during Friday gym class.

Kodiaks have started visiting the classrooms at St.Pats!

At St. Patrick School we love getting outside for recess ! We know that fresh air and active play throughout the day is so important for student learning. To ensure your child has a great recess please ensure that they come to school dressed for the weather so they can enjoy their time outside.

SCHOOL OFFICE HOURS

The office hours are: 8:00 - 3:30 during scheduled school days.

To report an Absence

1. Contact the office

2. Email stps@eics.ab.ca

3. On PowerSchool, Enter/Review Absences (in the top left-hand corner).

If calling during lunch time (12:00 - 12:30) please leave a message and Ms. Miller will return your call as soon as she can.

PARENT VOLUNTEERS

Parents wanting to volunteer at the school or for field trips need to have a Criminal Record Check, Child Intervention Check and sign a Volunteer Confidentiality Undertaking form.

Request forms for these can be picked up at the school office. If you are unsure if you have these documents already completed, you can call the office, and we can check. These checks can take a while to process so if you are wanting to volunteer, please get these done ASAP.

END OF DAY PHONE MESSAGES TO STUDENTS

If you have a message to pass onto your child for end of day arrangements, please call the school office no later than 3:10 pm. It is very difficult to track down a child once they have left the classroom at the end of the school day.

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Fees are now active on Powerschool. If returning to school is a stressful time for your family, you may be eligible to have your school fees waived. Please read more about the EICS fee waiver policy and complete the following form if applicable. 2024-25 Fee Waiver Application.

Our busing is through Battle River School Division. If you have busing questions or still need to register for busing call 780-672-6131.

****PLEASE STAY CLEAR FROM BUS LANES AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR DAY AND AT THE END OF OUR DAY*****

We do have our Gr. 4's provide crosswalk patrol in front of the school but this likely will NOT occur for a few weeks until they have been properly trained. Please be careful using the crosswalks as our front street (53 Ave) is very busy before and after school.

Click HERE to see the following school calendars:

• St. Patrick School Calendar
• Regular/Early Dismissal Bell Schedules
• Pre-Kindergarten (4 year old) Calendar
• Mon/Wed Kindergarten Calendar
• Tues/Thurs Kindergarten Calendar
• OLMP School Calendar

IMAGINE... BELIEVE... ACHIEVE...

Email: michelle.nanias@eics.ab.ca
Website: https://stp.eics.ab.ca/
Location: 4816-53 Avenue Camrose, Alberta T4V 0Y2
Phone: 780-672-2177