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Kitchen Clean-up Team: Sandy, Chantal, and Bianca

Prayer leaders: 9A

Reminders and information:

• Please visit the staff apparel on our website: https://stj23catholicschool2026.itemorder.com/shop/category/491869/
• Tricia, Natalie, Katie, Susan are our Elementary running coaches – thank you!
• Links to the schedule will be ready for next week
• Please read the September STJ Difference, I will be doing this each month with a different focus

Links:

ECSD SWAG

Monday

• Labour Day – no school

Tuesday

• Timetables due to Shauna
• Kindergarten staggered entry continues

Wednesday

Thursday

• PD for Grades 3 and 5 teachers – Math
• PD for Grades 4 and 6 teachers – Social Studies Kick Off
• No staff meeting for teachers – meeting with custodians at 1:00 PM
• Cheyenne absent

Friday

• First day of Kindergarten and first day for K bus
• Cheyenne absent

Thank you for your work this week. We had a very successful week with lots of moving parts! We did it. Short week ahead! Our STJ team is the best!

Kitchen Clean-up Team: Admin and Support Staff

Prayer leaders: French Kindergarten

Reminders and information:

• Last week of the school year, and it’s a short week!

Links:

ECSD SWAG

Schedules

Athletics calendar

Supervision schedule effective April 10, 2026

Monday

• Grade 9 PAT – Social Studies
• Grades 7 and 8 CSA – Social Studies
• Elementary Fun Day K to 5 – starting at 9:00 AM – cancelled
  • if it’s drizzling, we will continue as planned – no umbrellas for students
  • if it’s pouring, Fun Day is cancelled, no alternate plan
• Grade 6 Swimming field trip

Tuesday

• Grade 9 PAT – Science
• Grades 7 and 8 CSA – Science
• Last day of school with students! Let’s all go outside at 2:45 and wave to the busses and on the sidewalk to the students in cars

Wednesday

Kitchen Clean-up Team: Office staff

Prayer leaders: English Kindergarten

Reminders and information:

• Please pay your staff fees! See Danielle if you need help
• Common Space Clean up: Common Area Organization – June 2026.docx

Links:

ECSD SWAG

Schedules

Athletics calendar

Supervision schedule effective April 10, 2026

Monday

• Grade 6 Math Part A PAT
• New AP Amber Morgan-Manchuk (Mrs. Manchuk) visits – AM
• New Kinder parents/students visit – Coffee with the Principal – in the foyer, 9:00 AM
• Large gym closed for Talent Show – all day
• Track and Field City Finals – AM
• Talent Show for Elementary students – PM

Tuesday

• Grade 9 PAT – Math Part A
• CSA Math Part A – Grades 7 and 8
• One Last Spray for 5K Day! starts at 11:00 AM for Grade 9
• 5A and 5B Reynolds Museum Field trip – all day
• 5C and 5D Bowling – AM

Wednesday

Thursday

• Grade 6 Math Part B PAT
• Last day of regular classes for Junior High
• New staff visit at 1:30 PM
• Common Space Clean Up – followed by work time – please sign up, link above
• Instrument pick up for summer repairs
• Danielle absent

Friday

• Junior High TOSREC data entry due today
• Grade 9 Math Part B PAT
• CSA Math Part B
• Botanic Garden field trip for Grade 4 – all day
• Capture the Wind for 6A and 6B – all day
• Indigenous Dancers/Drummer for Elementary students at 1:00 PM for 30 minutes in the gym – you will be called right after recess
• Azza absent
• Danielle absent

ONE LAST SPRAY FOR 5K DAY!

Kitchen Clean-up Team: Carrie, Laure, Sharon, and Malcolm

Prayer leaders: 9C

Reminders and information:

• Junior High TOSREC starts this week – complete by Friday
• It’s June and staff Fun Friday is back!
• Please pay your staff fees! See Danielle if you need help
• Common Space Clean up: Common Area Organization – June 2026.docx

Links:

ECSD SWAG

Schedules

Athletics calendar

Supervision schedule effective April 10, 2026

Monday

• Shauna, Cheyenne, and Melanie absent
• Grade 9 PAT – French Part B
• Track and Field Zones at Rollie Miles

Tuesday

• Grade 9 PAT – English Part B
• Grade 1 swimming continues
• Rock, Paper, Scissors – Grades 4 to 6
• Azza at Principals’ meeting – AM

Wednesday

Thursday

• Grade 6 PAT – Social Studies
• Staff Appreciation Luncheon at 12:10 – thank you School Council parents
• Common Space Clean Up – after lunch followed by work time

Friday

• Grade 6 PAT – Science
• Large gym closed for Talent Show set up
• Kindergarten Full Day field trip
• Fun Friday for the staff – Starbucks for everyone!
• Elementary Hot Lunch
• Last day for canteen
• Mike absent

Have a great week!

Kitchen Clean-up Team: Gisele, Natalie, and Manuela

Prayer leaders: 9B

Reminders and information:

• Junior High TOSREC starts this week – complete by June 12
• We are running out of drinking glasses, if you have some in your classroom please return them to the kitchen
• It’s June and staff Fun Friday is back!
• Please pay your staff fees! See Danielle if you need help
• Need extra prep time this week? Sign up here: Extra prep time sign up

Links:

ECSD SWAG

Schedules

Athletics calendar

Supervision schedule effective April 10, 2026

Monday

• Happy Monday

Tuesday

• Grades 6 and 9 immunization
• Grade 1 swimming continues
• Fire safety presentation for 6C and 6D in the large gym at 11:30
• Azza at Principals’ meeting, College of Principals’ meeting and Principal retirement
• Shauna absent

Wednesday

Thursday

• Grade 6 PAT – English Language Arts Part B
• Shorter staff meeting at 1:15
• Mandatory Religion PD for Grade 1 teachers

Friday

• Parent Appreciation at 7:45, staff please arrive no later than 7:30
• Fun Friday for the staff
• Last day to visit the STJ library – library closed for borrowing books
• Grade 9 Aerial Park field trip
• Grade 6 Patrol Picnic field trip
• Grade 9 Mass and farewell at 5:00 at the church

Go Habs! You can do it!

Kitchen Clean-up Team: Susan, Csilla, and Sabrina

Prayer leaders: 9A

Reminders and information:

• Elementary screeners (Grades 4-6 T-series) start today, till May 29
• We are running out of drinking glasses, if you have some in your classroom please return them to the kitchen

Links:

ECSD SWAG

Schedules

Athletics calendar

Supervision schedule effective April 10, 2026

Monday

• Crazy Hair Day
• ATA Bulletin 2
• Jackie not in the library until mid-morning
• Track and Field team away – practice at John Bole Track in Leduc
• Wildfire prevention for 8C – block 5
• Grade 5 patrol training – Library in the PM

Tuesday

• Azza at Lumen all day
• Tourism 9 trip starts – Nadine, Mark, and Melanie attend – have fun, safe travels!
• All APs and Julie at Lumen PM – Cheyenne is acting admin
• Grade 1 swimming continues

Wednesday

Thursday

• Tourism Trip continues
• Working afternoon – time to cross things off your list

Friday

• Decades Day
• Zyn survey for all Grades 8 and 9 students with parent permission – block 5
• Class lists due
• Elementary Hot Lunch
• Wildlife Orienteering outdoor activity – PM

Your ARA reps!

Kitchen Clean-up Team: Mary, Robin, and Valerie

Prayer leaders: 1D

Reminders and information:

• Elementary screeners (Grades 4-6 T-series) start today, till May 29
• We are running out of drinking glasses, if you have some in your classroom please return them to the kitchen
• We continue with the Hail Mary prayer each morning
• Moosehide Walk this week – see below for details

Links:

ECSD SWAG

Schedules

Athletics calendar

Supervision schedule effective April 10, 2026

Monday

• Victoria Day

Tuesday

• Grade 6 FLA PAT – part A
• Grade 8 Wetland field trip
• Grade 1 swimming starts
• Grade 5A/5B wildfire presentations – PM
• Unifor Bulletin 1 opens today

Wednesday

Thursday

• Grade 9 ELA PAT – Part A
• JH Band concert at 5:00 PM
• Fire Presentation Present for 8D
• Working afternoon – time to cross things off your list
• Cheyenne absent

Friday

• Kona Ice Truck at our school – treat for all
• Supply lists due to Shauna
• Grade 9A and 9B Market
• Grade 6 ELA PAT – Part A

We celebrated Catholic Education Week!

Kitchen Clean-up Team: Danica, Chantal, & Brittany

Prayer leaders: 1C

Reminders and information:

• May 9 to 15 is Catholic Education Week – please wear blue on Thursday!
• Remind students and families that there is no school on Friday
• Elementary screeners (Grades 4-6 T-series) start today, till May 29
• We are running out of drinking glasses, if you have some in your classroom please return them to the kitchen
• We continue with the Hail Mary prayer each morning
• The grade 5 Multicultural Day is now called Our Cultures, Our Journey – to not be confused with the school wide multicultural day we had

Links:

ECSD SWAG

Schedules

Athletics calendar

Supervision schedule effective April 10, 2026

Monday

• ATA Bulletin #1 opens
• Guest speakers in 8A – AM
• Cheyenne and Mike absent, Shauna absent in the PM

Tuesday

• Grades 2 and 3 – Winspear field trip
• JH Hot Lunch

Wednesday

Thursday

• Let’s all wear blue for Catholic Education – please let your students and their families know
• Chantal Goudreau returns (but will be at Lumen for PD), we will see her on Tuesday of next week
• EA/MDT meeting with ICs at 9:00 AM in the staffroom
• Our Cultures, Our Journey – AM in the library – Elementary classes have been invited
• Track Wrap- up at 11:15 in the large gym
• Family Movie Afternoon for Elementary – large gym 12:45
• Staff meeting for all teachers at 1:15 to 3:15

Friday

• NO SCHOOL for all of us! 4 days off!

Have a happy and safe Victoria Day long weekend!

Kitchen Clean-up Team: Dorothy, Trisha, and Frida

Prayer leaders: 1A

Reminders and information:

• Let’s keep the good habits – all students need indoor and outdoor shoes
• Lorena is absent this week
• Bus Driver Appreciation Week – we have a treat for each driver
• We will be adding the Hail Mary prayer each morning, after the student lead prayer

Links:

ECSD SWAG

Schedules

Athletics calendar

Supervision schedule effective April 10, 2026

Monday

• AI School Take Over – Grades 1-9 all day – see Shauna’s email
• Welcome back, Danielle!

Tuesday

• JH Track & Field review in the large gym – Block 5
• JH teachers meeting in the library at 3:00 PM
• Azza absent – Canadian Association of Principals conference in Regina

Wednesday

Thursday

• Vretta readiness test for Grade 6 at 11:15 to 12:00
• Staff meeting for all teachers at 1:15 to 3:15
• Family Movie Afternoon for JH – large gym 12:45
• Azza absent – Canadian Association of Principals conference in Regina

Friday

• Swimming lessons for Grade 2 students
• Cheyenne, Melanie, Ciara, and Katie at School Teams PD
• Azza absent – Canadian Association of Principals conference in Regina

Thanks, Oilers.

Kitchen Clean-up Team: Katie, Hailey, and Marla

Prayer leaders: 2D

Reminders and information:

• Let’s keep the good habits – all students need indoor and outdoor shoes
• Reminder: NEVER leave your students alone, in class or in the hallways

Links:

ECSD SWAG

Schedules

Athletics calendar

Supervision schedule effective April 10, 2026

Monday

• COR Audit Day – please see Mike’s email from Friday
• ATA – Mobility Registration Opens today
• Choir (Grades 4 to 6) field trip at 10:00 – students are to go to the Music Room at 9:30 with their coats and outdoor shoes. Kiana will give them a snack prior to departure. Kiana will email teacher who have Music on Monday morning
• Tourism parent meeting at 5:00 PM – library
• School Council meeting at 6:00 PM – TEAMS
• National Day of Mourning click here for more information

Tuesday

• Tennis residency for Grades 4 and 5
• Azza absent in the PM – Principals’ meeting
• 9C students return this evening

Wednesday

Thursday

• MLA Nathan Ip visits are our school at 10:00 AM – please come to the staff room if you are able between 10:05 and 10:20 – he will probably bring treats
• Division Wide PD afternoon
• Leadership Appreciation Day

Friday – May 1

• Theme Day – Matching/Twins Day

It’s Playoff time: Go Oilers!