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Our Lady of the Angels Catholic School is committed to nurturing the hearts and minds of young learners in a faith-filled environment.

It's hard to believe November is already here! This week has been filled with meaningful moments of connection, reflection, and gratitude.

Thank you to all our families who joined us for Parent-Teacher Conferences. We are grateful for the thoughtful conversations and the opportunity to work together to support our students' learning and growth.

This week, we also came together to honor those who have served and continue to serve our country. Our Remembrance Day assembly was a meaningful opportunity for students to reflect on the importance of peace, gratitude, and remembrance.

As we head into November Break, we wish all our OLA families a restful and enjoyable week filled with time together. We look forward to welcoming everyone back on November 16!

Our Lady of Angels Admin Team

Mrs.Ciara Smith, Principal

Mrs. Barb Zabolotniuk, Assistant Principal

November 9 - 13 - November Break (School closed)

*Friday, November 13 - Hot Lunch orders for November close today

Monday, November 16

• Métis Awareness Week & Louis Riel Day
• World Kindness Day

• Elder Barb visits

• Métis Week Assembly - hosted by 4Z @ 8:45
• Rock your Mocs Day (Wear your moccasins with pride and celebrate the stories and traditions they carry)
• School/Parent Council Meeting - 5:30-6:30 - New members are always welcome!

• K & PreK Clay for Kids
• Michif language exploration
• SAB Mentors
• Priest visits

• Red River Jig exploration

• Dec 2 - Advent School Mass at OLA parish 9:00am
• Dec 10 - Advent Celebration: Faith & Festivities Night from 5:30-7:30

Cardinal Virtue: Prudence!

As Remembrance Day approaches, Canadians pause to remember those who served and sacrificed for peace. That word—pause—fits beautifully with Prudence. Sometimes the wisest thing we can do is stop, listen, remember and think carefully. At school, peace can begin with small choices: solving a disagreement calmly, choosing kind words, walking away from an argument or asking for help. Big peace can begin with little peaceful choices.

Talk About It Together: What choice can you make that brings more peace to others?

Here’s this week’s pick from Mrs. Buban, our wonderful librarian! Reading together builds language, connection, and joy — one story at a time.

A Poppy is to Remember, by Heather Patterson; illustrations by Ron Lightburn.

• With soothing words and illustrations crafted especially for younger audiences, this story pays tribute to the sacrifices made by Canadian soldiers in the two World Wars and explains how the bright red poppy became the symbol for honoring those who fought for freedom.

Our OLA community showed incredible generosity, filling 8 boxes of candy to donate to the Fort Saskatchewan Food Bank - amazing work, OLA!

Students traded in their extra Halloween treats for a special faith-centred bracelet with Mrs. Smith, who couldn't resist a good Halloween pun, reminding everyone to “Keep Follo-ween Jesus!”

We did it, OLA! Thanks to the incredible generosity of our school community, we didn't just reach our $1,500 Read-a-thon goal — we raised just over $4,000!

Throughout October, our students embraced their love of reading while raising funds to support our School/Parent Council initiatives. We are so proud of their efforts and grateful to all the families and friends who supported them!

Now, let the SLIMING begin!

• Slime Your Teacher! The class that raised the most money is 1K - Mrs.Kucy is ready to be slimed!
• We've unlocked ALL of our fundraising milestones, which means Mrs. Buban, Mrs. Dehod, Mrs. Zabolotniuk, Mrs. Smith, and even Mayor Lisa Makin will be getting SLIMED!
• Our big slime celebration will take place on Thursday, November 26 at 2:30 p.m. We'll be sure to capture some videos of the fun to share with families!

Thank you to all our students and families for supporting our young readers and School/Parent Council. Every minute spent reading and every donation helps make this fundraiser a success!

Everyone is welcome to join us for a wonderful evening of fun.

If you are interested in bringing your family please fill out the form below so we can plan accordingly:

https://forms.gle/V6KEtiERn2P2fX9q8

Our OLA School/Parent Council is a dedicated group of parents and guardians who work together with school staff and administration to make our school an even better place for students to learn, grow, and thrive!

Through fundraising and community initiatives, School/Parent Council helps support things like recess equipment, Library/Learning Commons resources, enhanced learning opportunities, special events, and much more!

Every parent and guardian is welcome! Attending School Council meetings is a great way to connect with other families, share ideas, have a voice in our school community, and work alongside teachers and school leadership to enrich our students' school experience.

Whether you can attend regularly, volunteer occasionally, or simply want to learn more, we'd love to have you involved!

Want to get connected? Email OLA School/Parent Council at schoolcouncil.ola@gmail.com.

November's Hot Lunch orders are live on PowerSchool:

• Order close on November 13
• Hot Lunch delivery November 19

If you'd be willing to help School/Parent Council with Hot Lunch delivery, please reach out to olaschoolcouncil@gmail.com.

Please share any feedback or questions about hot lunch with olaschoolcouncil@gmail.com.

Check out School Council's upcoming fundraisers below.

Soup Fundraiser forms have been sent home and are open until November 30.

Bannock fundraiser is online - orders can be placed from now until December 04.

https://www.miskamasowin.ca/our-lady-of-the-angels

• Booklets to order were sent home on Monday, October 19
• Orders close November 19th
• Pick up Dec 9th

https://fundraising.purdys.com/fundraising/campaign/000037365

Meetings are held in the school library from 5:30 - 6:30.

• November 18
  
• December 16
• January 20
• February 17
• March 24
• April 21
• May 19
• June 16

Our Lady of the Angels Parish

Our Lady of the Angels Parish is looking to encourage more children and youth to become involved in parish life by serving at Mass!

Altar serving is a wonderful opportunity for students to grow in their faith, take on a special role in the Church, and become more connected to our parish community.

Students in Grade 2 or older who have received the Sacrament of First Holy Communion are invited to become altar servers.

Families interested in learning more are encouraged to contact Justine Wright, wrightjustine2019@gmail.com, for more information.

We would love to see more of our OLA students taking part in this special ministry!

Community Events

Fort Saskatchewan, AB

T8L 1W7

Email: ola@eics.ab.ca
Website: https://ola.eics.ab.ca/
Location: 9622 Sherridon Drive, Fort Saskatchewan, AB, Canada
Phone: (780)998-3716

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