St. Patrick Catholic School

Welcome back!

A very warm welcome to all of our St. Patrick School families. Our names are Mrs. Michelle Nanias (Principal) and Mrs. Becky Gumpinger (Assistant Principal) and we are thrilled to be your administrative team at St. Patrick School. Teachers and staff have been working very hard preparing, praying, and planning for your children. Your children are in excellent hands and we are so blessed to have such a strong and dedicated school community. Thank you for entrusting your child in our care at St. Patrick School. Our division theme this year is ROOTED IN CHRIST “I am the vine, you are the branches … bear much fruit and become my disciples.” John 15: 5, 8

During this school year we will grow in our relaitonship with Jesus and spread the good news and good deeds within our school and throughout the community. We look forward to growing together and connecting as a school community this year.

This weekly newsletter will be sent out at the end of the week via email to each of our families. Our staff will also be updating our website as we process through a busy Septmeber start up. https://stp.eics.ab.ca/

September

• Tuesday 3rd- Gr. 1-4 Staggered Entry
• Wednesday 4th- Gr.1-4- Staggered Entry
• Thursday 5th- All grade 1-4 Students Attend
• Friday 6th- Back to School Assembly-PM
• Wednesday 11th- Meet the Staff Night- 6:30pm-7:30pm
• Thursday 26th- Opening Mass- St.Francis Xavier Church- 9:15am- All are welcome!
• Monday 30th- No school-Truth & Reconciliation Day

Principal: Michelle Nanias

Assistant Principal: Becky Gumpinger

Secretary: Stacey Miller

Pre-School - Terilynn Hagen (Program Assistant), Mindy Wilcox

ECS-Janine Tatlow, Kamryn Burke- Koskela

Gr.1-Georgina Baker, Emily Hagel, Cristina West

Gr. 2- Janna Bright, Stacy Lofgren, Jolene Szott (Morgan MacNeill)

Gr. 3-Jana Gau, Jason Ernst, Alysha Blackburn

Gr. 4-Becky Gumpinger/Greg Doll, Kaitlyn Rude, Mindy Wilcox/Sandra Carlson

Music: Sandra Carlson

Collaborative Response Coordinator: Mindy Wilcox

Family Wellness Worker: Laurie Kushnerick

Physical Literacy Lead: Greg Doll

Chaplain: Cristina West

Indigenous Lead- Kamryn Burke-Koskela

Learning Commons: Linda Dueck

Custodians: Jami Jung and Phoebe Plester

EA's: Rochelle Leslie, Stephanie Markovich, Linda Dueck, Janet Rudosky, Amanda Cholowski, Terilynn Hagen, Katelyn Herder, Kristalynne Ganske

Use the letter of your child’s last name and teacher name to determine which day of staggered entry your child comes to school. All students will attend Thursday, September 5th. Kindergarten and PREK will have their own schedule for the staggered start days which would have already been communicated by the teacher.

If you are not sure of who your child's teacher is you can find out through PowerSchool.

To view classroom placement follow these steps:

• Log into PowerSchool: https://powerschool.eics.ab.ca/public/
• Click on the heading " Additional Resources"
• Click on " Next Year Placements

Tuesday, September 3rd

GRADE 1

West: A-Ho

Hagel: A-L

Baker: A-M

GRADE 2

Bright: A-K

Szott/MacNeill: A-Ma

Lofgren: A-M

GRADE 3

Ernst: A-N

Blackburn: A-Le

Gau: A-O

GRADE 4

Doll/Gumpinger: A-Ne

Rude: A-L

Wilcox/Carlson: A-R

Wednesday, September 4th

GRADE 1

West: Hu-Z

Hagel: M-Z

Baker: N-Z

GRADE 2

Bright: L-Z

Szott/MacNeill: Mc-Z

Lofgren: N-Z

GRADE 3

Ernst: P-Z

Blackburn: Li-Z

Gau: P-Z

GRADE 4

Doll/Gumpinger: Ng-Z

Rude: M-Z

Wilcox/Carlson: S-Z

Thursday, September 5th

ALL GRADE 1-4 STUDENTS WILL ATTEND THIS DAY AND SOME KINDERGARTEN/PRE-K STUDENTS ACCORDING TO THEIR SCHEDULE.

STUDENT ENTRANCES

Please use the following designated entrances for your child. See MAP in PDF below.

These entrances are to be used for morning arrival (drop-off), recesses, and departure (pick-up) in the afternoon. The front entrance will be designated for our PRE-K and ECS students.

South Front entrance- PRE-K, Kindergarten

N.East entrance (Gr. 3/4 portable wing) 3E, 3B, 3G

S.East entrance (directly adjacent to STAFF parking lot) 2K, 2L,2S/M

North entrance (Gr. 3/4 portable wing) 4D/G, 4R, 4W/C

West entrance (Gr. 1 wing) 1B,1W, 1H

ARRIVAL

Students who arrive on the bus will go directly to their designated entrances where they will see a marked pylon. Students who get dropped off by families should arrive no earlier than 8:20 and proceed to entrance area. Students will wait in their area until their teacher signals them into the boot room. With rain/inclement weather, staff will be available to expedite this process where students would access classrooms earlier.

PLEASE NOTE: We have NO OUTSIDE SUPERVISION available earlier than 8:20 am so please do not drop off your child before that.

**Late students will be required to enter through the front doors. Proceed directly to office to check in.**

DEPARTURE

Under the direction of their teacher students will be dismissed at the end of the day. Bus students will report directly to respective bus line-ups and parents picking children up can wait outside of entrance or at a designated meeting spot (arranged with your child).

Please make alternate plans for pick-up/drop-off location as our Staff parking lot is no longer available as an option. This area has become far too congested in the past and is an extreme OH&S concern. Please look at streets/locations that are close to your child's designated entrance where you can safely guide them. While we understand that this takes away some convenience, we are more concerned about the safety of your children. Please see the attached pic showing some highlighted safe alternative considerations for drop-off/pick-up.

Instagram St.Patrick Catholic School

School Facebook Page St. Patrick Catholic School Camrose

Facebook School Council Page St. Pat's School Council

The EICS Demographic Confirmation form for the 2024-2025 school year needs to be completed now for each of your children. If you did not complete this forms in the spring please complete them.

Alberta Education requires that we obtain a detailed update of student demographics on an annual basis. Funding they provide for your child's education is conditional to us receiving these updates and making them part of the student's record.

We ask that you complete this form in PowerSchool no later than Friday, September 13th, 2024.

Here are some steps to help you access, review and submit the form online:

1. Log into PowerSchool: https://powerschool.eics.ab.ca/public/
2. Under the heading "Forms and Fees" click on "SchoolEngage Student Forms"
3. Complete the form called "A.9) 2021-2022 Demographic Confirmation Form"
4. Click Submit

CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO VIEW A VIDEO ON "HOW TO SUBMIT THE DEMOGRAPHIC FORM"

https://www.eics.ab.ca/parents-and-students/powerschool-log-in

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