Principal: Mr. Wayne Lorenz February 2020 2020.pdfsupport our bodies-like healthy fats (avocados), fiber (chia seeds) and protein. There are a variety of different recipes for these

52 Robinson Drive Okotoks, Alberta,T1S 2A3

Phone 403-938-4318 * Fax 403-938-3341 * Attendance Line 403-938-4318

February 2020 Principal: Mr. Wayne Lorenz Vice-Principal: Mr. Paul Lavery

Vice-Principal: Mrs. Jacealyn Hempel

A Valentine’s Prayer

I said a Valentine prayer for you

and asked the Lord above

to fill your heart and bless your soul

With the precious gift of love.

I asked Him for sincere love

The kind that's meant to stay

Just like the generous love

You give to those you touch each day.

I prayed for love from family

And from every cherished friend

Then I asked the Lord to give you

His love that knows no end.



All grade 6 parents and students who are interested in the Early

and Late French Immersion Programs at St. John Paul II

Collegiate next year are invited to attend an information evening

at St. JPII on Tuesday, February 4th at 6:30 p.m. The deadline to

apply for the Late French Immersion program is Tuesday,

February 25th. There will also be a New Student Orientation

Evening on Thursday, April 30th at 6:30 p.m. for all students who

are currently in grade six. This will be an information evening to

highlight the various programs at St. JPII and to explain the

exciting transition into junior high.

God Bless,

Marco Pacione

Principal

Tuesday, February 4th at 6:30 p.m.

Early & Late French Immersion

Evening at St. JPII

for Interested Grade 6

Parents and Students





Christ the Redeemer Transportation offers the ability for parents to track bus delays or cancellations

via the automated notification system. Families are able to sign up for the

automated notification system which will send out a text and/or email notification of any change (delay or cancellation) that is

posted to our Route Status section. We ask all bus families to subscribe to this

automated system. To sign up, please follow the links below:

For email notification

http://www.redeemer.ab.ca/Subscribe%20Email.php

For text notification

http://www.redeemer.ab.ca/Subscribe%20Text.php



Tasty Treats Eating healthy doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy some treats occasionally. Kids (and the kid within each of us)

love to have special treats that are fun and switch things up from the everyday norm. But that doesn’t

mean we need to sacrifice nutrition. There are lots of great substitutions for turning well loved, classic

desserts into a special treat with extra nutrients to help support our bodies-like healthy fats (avocados), fiber

(chia seeds) and protein. There are a variety of different recipes for these tasty treats-look for recipes

that have minimal sugar (also honey, maple

syrup etc.).

Chocolate avocado mousse

Chia pudding parfaits

Energy balls

Black bean brownies

Freezer fudge

Share your favorite recipes with #EGSSeats



This month our Even If You Miss podcasters have been hard at work researching and preparing for interviews. Some of the topics we have been exploring that are up and coming or already out are: Ways to be a Kidpreneur, The Power of Positivity, Peace and Quiet, Nutrition, The Art of Being Weird, Trying New Things, the Wonder of Kids, and so much

more! We have also had the privilege of interviewing Global TV Morning News Anchor Dallas Flexhaug for our podcast!

There are many ways that you could listen to our podcast. Some ideas are:

Listen to it once a week in the car (they are only 5-10 minutes long) and have a talk about what they heard and set one action to try for the week

Listen to it at home and use it for a journal prompt

Listen to us and then share the podcast with one person!

Our mission is to get our messages out there to as many people as possible in order to help as many kids as we can get started on healthy habits at a young age. Check us out in the Western Wheel where we talk more about our purpose

for creating a podcast. Also, you can follow us on Spotify or Apple Podcasts under Even If You Miss.



A SAFE & SECURE START TO THE SCHOOL

First Ride will take place on

Wednesday, May 20, 2020 @ St. Mary’s School

Two Session: 5:30 pm or 6:00 pm

Sessions are approximately 45 min long.

This FREE program is designed to educate kindergarten children and their parents about how to ride the school bus safely.

First Ride will provide an opportunity for parents and children to learn about safe school busing practices and the important role parents must play to

ensure that students are in safe hands, not only on the bus, but on the journey from home to the school bus stop.

Registration is on a first serve basis, Pre-Registration is essential to attend this program .

Please email [email protected] with your child’s name, the school, the adult attending, ,and preferred session time.

PRE-REGISTER TODAY!



Inclement Weather

Weather Procedures: -21C to –27C Wind Chill: Serious consideration is given to whether it is appropriate for students to be outside. Below –27 Wind Chill: Students shall not go outside during the school day. Please also note, there will be no patrolling when the temperatures reach those listed above. ***Please send students dressed PREPARED for all types of weather. This includes warm winter coats, toques, gloves and winter boots.

Bus Changes AND Messages to your child

Occasionally it may be necessary to have your child hop on a different bus with another student, or perhaps get off at a different stop after school. In order to avoid disappointment because buses are full, our transportation department requests that any bus changes be made 24 hours ahead. The parent of the student requesting the change can contact Vanessa Douville, Transportation Officer, at [email protected] or (403) 938-8073 to make the request. Names of the students and their bus route numbers are required when emailing or phoning. MESSAGES TO YOUR CHILD: We understand that it may be necessary to give your child a message throughout the day, however, we DO NOT interrupt classes during instruction time. We will call your child down at 1st or 2nd recess and/or afterschool to provide the message. Thank you for your understanding.

Parking at École Good Shepherd School

Please be aware of the parking signage that is in place. For the safety of our

students, this is a

**DROP OFF**

zone for parents to drop their children

off and proceed on.

**This is NOT A PARKING ZONE**

PLEASE DO NOT BLOCK ANY CROSSWALKS

NEAR THE SCHOOL OR DRIVEWAYS.



GrACE CTR School Newsletter/E-mail Quick Facts

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i-g7w-ky-sQiY9qW5_wWwumPpDIaRWxkiUg3dpFVNWg/edit?usp=sharing

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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2 3 4

French Immersion Evening for

Gr. 6 Families 6:30pm JPII

5 6 7 8

9 10 11

12 13 14

15

16 17 FAMILY DAY

NO SCHOOL

18 FAITH DAYS

NO SCHOOL

19 FAITH DAYS NO SCHOOL

20

TEACHER’S CONVENTION NO SCHOOL

21

TEACHERS

CONVENTION NO SCHOOL

22

23 24

25 Pink Shirt Day

for Anti-Bullying

Shrove Tuesday

Breakfast

Parent Council 7pm-Library

26

Ash Wednesday

Liturgy

27

Gr. 3 Mass St. James 9:30am

28

French Assembly 11:30am

Parent Council Movie Night (details to

follow)

CARNAVAL WEEK

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Principal: Mr. Wayne Lorenz February 2020 2020.pdfsupport our bodies-like healthy fats (avocados), fiber (chia seeds) and protein. There are a variety of different recipes for these