St. Matthew News

This week has flown by and its nice to see some warmer fall-like temperatures return!

Thank you to the parents who attended Tuesday's School Advisory Council meeting, we so appreciate your dedication and commitment.

On Thursday, grade 5 students in our Ukrainian Bilingual Program participated in a fun day of activities with other Ukrainian Bilingual Program students in grades 5, 8 and 11 from St. Martin, St. Brendan and Austin O'Brien at Commonwealth Stadium. We hope they had fun making new friends and celebrating the bond they share with other students!

On Thursday, our boys and girls volleyball teams participated in the St. Cecilia Junior High School Triple Ball Tournament. Congratulations to our players who represented St. Matthew so well. Our boys team finished in 2nd place, while our girls finished in 4th. We are very proud of you! Thank you to Mrs. Phung, Mrs. McNamara and Ms. Han (student teacher) for coaching our teams!

On Friday, our 6A & 6B classes took part in No Stone Left Alone at St. Michael's Cemetery. Students participated in a prayer service lead by Fr. Slavko Dumec and Deacon Francois. They then recited personal prayers of gratitude and remembrance while laying poppies on the headstones of Canadian Veterans. Thank you grade 6's for taking part in such a meaningful experience to remember and pray for those who scarified for our freedoms. We will have a whole school Remembrance Day Ceremony this coming Tuesday.

Note: there will be no St. Matthew News next week during our Fall Break.

Wishing you all a great weekend,

Paul Begoray

Student-Led Conference bookings are now open for Thursday, November 19. We encourage you to sign up for a time to meet with your child and celebrate their learning progress and achievements.

Please follow these steps to book your conference:

1. Click the booking link: https://bookings.cloud.microsoft/book/StMatthewStudentLedConferences@ecsd.net/?ismsaljsauthenabled
2. Under Select Staff, please select your child's teacher.
3. Select an available time. If a particular time is not available, it means your child's teacher is already booked or unavailable at that time.
4. Enter information: your child's name, but your email address.
5. Click the Book button to confirm your appointment.
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If you have any questions or require assistance with booking, please contact the school office.

Please note: When booking a conference, ensure you select your child's teacher. If you book under a teacher who does not teach your child, the appointment will be cancelled.

Be sure that you are booking your appointments using Mountain Time (ALBERTA) as we are experiencing some time zone challenges.

We look forward to seeing you on November 19 for Student-Led Conferences!

We encourage students to have some fun and dress like a tourist on Friday, November 20th for our Healthy Hunger Fun Lunch Day!

Families have until midnight on Sunday, November 15th to place Taco Time lunch orders!