Dear families,

On behalf of our entire school staff team, we want to wish you a wonderful Christmas and holiday season with family and loved ones. Many thanks go out to all who graciously contributed to our annual Turkey Dinner that we will enjoy this Wednesday as a school community. We also acknowledge the passionate staff who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make this happen.

We are very proud of what we have here at OLMP and it's because of the fantastic support we receive from our OLMP school community.

See you in the New Year! We look forward to welcoming students back in the building on Thursday, January 4th. Our next newsletter will be available on Sunday, January 7th.

Blessings,

OLMP Catholic School Staff

• December 17: Hot lunch order deadline for January 2024
• December 18: Christmas Spirit Day #2: Wear Your Christmas Colors/Flannel to School!
• December 19: Grades 5 and 6 ski trip to Rabbit Hill and Christmas Spirit Day #3: Wear Your Whoville/Grinch Outfit to School!
• December 20: Annual Turkey Dinner and Christmas Spirit Day #4: Wear Your Christmas Sweater to School!
• December 21 to January 3: School closed for Christmas break 🎄

January Hot Lunch is now available to order through the Parent Portal of PowerSchool. The deadline to order is December 17th (please note that the deadline date is earlier due to our Christmas break).

To order:

• Go to the PowerSchool Login section of the OLMP website
• Log into the Parent Portal
• Go to Forms and Fees -> Student Fees
• Make your selection(s) and pay for the order

Upcoming Hot Lunches:

December 20 - Annual Turkey Dinner for Students (no charge)

January 4 - East Side Marios

January 11 - Booster Juice and a Donut

January 18 - Dominos Pizza

January 25 - Skyway

Click below to read the highlights:

🎅 Santa's Holiday Helpers 🎅

Bring donations to help out the Women's Shelter!

Goal: 500 donations.

The class that brings the most donations from 5 to 8 and 9 to 12 win a prize!

The contest runs from December 8th to 18th, and a list of donations needed will be provided to the teachers.

Please click here for the wish list.

Thank you for your support!

Parents/Guardians of OLMP Grade 5 & 6 Students,

The OLMP School Council is organizing a Christmas cookie decorating activity for all grade 5 & 6 students! All students will be decorating their own sugar cookie during the last week of school!

The School Council is supplying the cookies, icing and candy…all pre-packaged and prepared by The Sweeterie.

Please note that while we have tried our best to keep the event peanut free, we cannot absolutely guarantee this.

If you have allergy related concerns, or any other dietary restrictions, please feel free to send your child with their own cookie to decorate on Monday, December 18.

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas!

Sincerely Yours,

OLMP School Council

We are asking for Christmas baking donations to serve as the dessert.

If you are able to send a dessert with your child, please fill out the form below.

Also, if you plan on donating a dessert, please have it labelled with the ingredients and delivered to OLMP by 10:00 a.m. on December 20th.

Thank you, and Merry Christmas! 🎄🎅🤶⛪

Students who are absent for any part of their diploma exam will have to register to complete that portion in April or June. Therefore, please avoid booking holidays on diploma exam dates.

January 10: ELA 30-1 and ELA 30-2 diploma (written)

January 11: Social 30-1 and Social 30-2 diploma (written)

January 17: ELA 9 PAT (written)

January 22: Math 30-1 and Math 30-2 diploma / French 10-9Y

January 23: ELA 30-1 and 30-2 diploma (multiple choice) / Math 10C / Science 10 / Science 14

January 24: Social 30-1 and 30-2 diploma / Math 9 PAT (no calculator) / Social 20-1 / Social 20-2

January 25: Biology 30 / Social 10-1 / ELA 10-2 / ELA 10-1 / Math 9 PAT: Part B

January 26: Chemistry 20 / Science 24 / Math 15 / ELA 9 PAT: Part B

January 29: Physics 30 / Math 20-2 / Math 20-1 / Science 9 PAT

January 30: Science 30 / Social 9 PAT

Please take a few minutes to complete your child's demographic forms, medical forms, and all yearly consents (FOIP, tech use, field trips) on PowerSchool.

It is important that this information be kept up-to-date every year, especially if there is a change in medical status, parent/guardian/emergency contact information, and/or address.

If you need assistance with using PowerSchool - including completing and submitting yearly consent and demographic forms online - please visit the main EICS website for instructions and helpful video tutorials.

Student absences can be reported through the Parent Portal on PowerSchool.

PowerSchool can also be used to view grades and report cards, pay fees, and update student information (including medical information).

You can view the EICS Parent Technology Handbook for further details on these items.

Our Elk Island Catholic Schools IT department is continuing to work on implementing additional features, so keep an eye out in our Smores for future updates!

To access PowerSchool, please click here.

Fees can be viewed and paid through the parent portal in PowerSchool under “Forms and Fees”. If you have any questions, please contact the school or email lorindatw@eics.ab.ca

Please access your child's account periodically to view any additions or changes to course fees.

Thank you.

Please make alternate plans for a 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. Also, to ensure the safety of our students, staff, and bus drivers, PLEASE STAY CLEAR OF BUS LANES AT THE BEGINNING AND END OF OUR DAY.

Please follow the flow of traffic in the student parking lot on the south side of our building. You will notice that there is no longer a "turn left" option (right turns only) when you exit the parking lot.

Alternatively, please also look at streets/locations other than the alleys that are close to our school where students can safely access our school site.

While we understand that this takes away some convenience, we are concerned about the safety of your children.

Thank you for your attention to this.

If you call after the 15th, please ensure you leave a voicemail! Thank you.