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Parents Satisfaction Survey
The staff here at Ascension of Our Lord would like to thank you for taking a few minutes to answer a survey regarding the education your child is receiving at AOOL School. Our mission is to offer a quality educational experience for our students. Your feedback is very important to us, as it will assist with the assessment of our current programs and for planning for next year. In addition, it would mean a great deal to us that, in the event you are satisfied, that you let us know as well. It is very important to us to know we are doing a good job in meeting the needs of your child or children!
You will find the survey at
http://surveygoldplus.com/s/479BD55C10BC4DAB/78.htm
OR
The survey will conclude Saturday May 19th, 2012.
If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact the office at 403 500 2075.
Sincerely,
F. McClernon
Principal
SchoolKitz Supplies
Dear Parents,
Once again the school will be offering all supplies from SchoolKitz Supplies for the 2012-2013 year. This year we will be offering kits for grades K-9. You may send your order to the school or visit the company online to order your kits (new this year). Once again, SchoolKitz will be donating back 2% of its sales to the school.
In order to maintain consistency between the classes, we are asking parents to purchase the MAIN package through the school. The SUPPLEMENTARY package can be purchased through the school as well as on your own.
ALL ORDERS ARE DUE BY THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2012.
The supply lists have been divided into:
l Main Package: Items listed here consist of required items listed by the grade level teacher. These are items that the student should have for the coming school year.
l Supplementary Package: Items listed here are also suggested for the grade level. PLEASE NOTE: These items can only be purchased when Main Package is purchased.
To take advantage of this service, please forward the amount for your child(ren)’s package(s) by cash, cheque or credit card (Visa or Mastercard only) to your child’s teacher along with the completed order form OR visit us online at www.schoolkitzsupplies.ca and place the order with the Parent Access Code 83203.
Please order by the deadline provided or late fees will apply.
- Each order will include free 40 personalized ID stickers for labeling supplies.
- The school supplies will be delivered directly to the school.
- Please ensure that you complete a separate form for each child.
- If paying by cheque, please make cheques payable to: SchoolKitz Supplies
- Post-dated cheques will not be accepted & NSF charges of $25.00 will apply to all returned cheques.
- If paying by cash, please bring exact amount, as change will not be provided.
Please direct all inquiries to SchoolKitz Supplies by emailing them at schoolkitz@schoolkitzsupplies.ca
Please check out our fundraising page for the latest updates on our Spelling Bee!
A huge thank you must go out to all the volunteers who gave so much of their time to making this fundraiser such a tremendous success! We are also very proud of our students who went out and raised the money and demonstrated incredible school spirit during our finale!
Another Terrific Shrove Tuesday Pancake Breakfast!
A big thank you on behalf of the students and staff of Ascension of Our Lord to all the volunteers. We very much appreciate the time and effort you put into making this event happen every year! A special thank you must go to Crystal and John McTaggart for their organization of this special occasion!
Authorities Renew Warning About Street Drugs
The Calgary Police Service and Alberta Health Services are warning about a new compound that has been found in drugs being sold as Ecstasy on Calgary streets. Please click here for full details. Inaddition, please below for a global interview with Chief Hanson.
http://www.globaltvcalgary.com/video/police+chief+rick+hanson/video.html?v=2183909648#morning+news
Fundraising Update for 2011-2012
Thank everyone for your Input/Votes regarding the school fundraiser survey that was held during the Parent Teacher Interviews. The results were close, but the Spelling Bee was the favorite choice.
Everyone can look forward to our Second Spelling Bee to be held in Spring 2012.
Our Fundraising Goal is $25,000
To go toward a Portable Computer Lab – Carrying Cart and Laptops.
We will need a significant group of individuals to make this year a success. If you are interested in volunteering and helping to make this a successful fundraising endeavor, please contact Tracy at ttkeller@telusplanet.net
Help plan the future of our district!
Over the past three years, trustees and district administration have been involved in numerous conversations with school communities regarding program and student accommodation planning. These have included discussions around operationally small schools, programs of choice, re-imagining of French Immersion, boundaries, etc. These conversations will continue this fall with a goal of implementing some changes around programming and student accommodations in September of 2012 with continued implementation in the following two years.
We invite and encourage your participation in these meetings, please click on the following link for more information. http://www.cssd.ab.ca/default.asp?V_ITEM_ID=1163 Please be advised that Ascension of Our Lord is in the NW quadrant.
Ascension of Our Lord Needs You!
As your community school, Ascension of Our Lord requires volunteers to enrich the programs, activities and overall school environment offered to the students.
Have a look at our volunteer link to the right. Please indicate one or more volunteer opportunities that align with your gifts and/or interests you. If you or another family member is able to volunteer, please contact our Vice Principal Gwen Devetten at 403 500 2075. Please note that grandparents are welcome to volunteer. If you have any questions regarding volunteer opportunities please contact our Vice Principal Gwen Devetten.
SUTP Fundraising Campaign
Congratulations to Jax W from 6Mc., he won the IPOD Touch 32G from the SUTP contest! The 2011 SUTP campaign has come to a close and we will not be selling books after the Thanksgiving weekend. Thank you once again for a very successful SUTP fundraising campaign. We raised $6000.00 to purchase technology, resource materials, presentations, etc. for the school.
A big thank you to Sheri Elder for all her time and effort in bringing this fundraiser to fruition!
Junior High: D2L is up and running.
All Junior High classes will receive an introduction/refresher for D2L in the next two weeks. Following their introduction, please ask your child to share their login and password with only you, and for a tour of D2L. Please click below for more information.
Kindergarten Registration 2012-2013
Kindergarten registration for the 2012/2013 school year has already begun. Please contact the school office between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM on school days (500 2075).
Ascension of Our Lord has a “first come first served” policy when deciding whether a child is placed in a morning or afternoon class. If morning or afternoon is an important consideration for you please indicate your preference when you register. Please be advised that as the registration process proceeds room will become limited in either the morning or afternoon, therefore, you may not get your preference. We presently have two morning classes and one afternoon class.
Registration is ongoing throughout the school year. A child who turns four years old on or before March 1 is eligible to attend kindergarten in the fall of that same calendar year. This means to register for kindergarten in September 2013, a child must turn four years old on or before March 1, 2013. The child’s birth certificate should be presented at the time of registration. Catholics and non-Catholics are encouraged to inquire.
BELL CHANGE NOTICE
This is to inform you that our lunch bell has changed from 12:49 am to 12:47 am. This allows our Junior High students extra time to prepare for the afternoon. In addition, our caretaker has a few minutes to ensure that the gym floor is cleaned for our gym classes in the afternoon. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your patience as we work to improve our school.
School Council News
- The School Council Vice Chairperson position is still vacant. If you are interested in filling this position, please come to the next meeting on October 19th, 2011.
- The budget meeting is scheduled for October 19th, 2011 at 6:00 and the School Council meeting will follow.
- The Garden Committee is looking for volunteers to help beautify the school flower beds. Tasks include fall and spring clean up and planting as well as a summer watering schedule. We are currently working on the front entrance garden and are looking to cover the dirt with rock to keep the weeds down. If you or someone you know is working in the industry and can give us a hand with a discount on the rock or donation we would love to hear from you. All inquiries can be sent to Tara or Dana.
If you are interested in volunteering or have a passion for gardening we would love to hear from you. Please email Tara A @
jaucoin@telus.net or Dana D @ jderkat@shaw.ca
- The fundraising committee is being formed for the 2011-2012 school year, if you are interested in being a part of this committee, please sign up at the next School Council meeting.
- Volunteers are needed for 2011-2012 events such as the Harvest Dance, Spring Dance, Easter or Valentine’s basket draws, Grade 9 Grad event, Staff Appreciation week, Shrove Tuesday, and year end BBQ. If you are interested in coordinating any of these events or volunteer in any way, please attend the school council meetings or contact John or Crystal Mctaggart at 403-208-1297 or
- Fun Lunch with the Lunch Lady will get started soon.
S.U.T.P Reminder Notice
Draw date for IPOD Touch 32G is October 3, 2011
Please send in your completed SUTP envelope and cheque / money ASAP to the school in order to be eligible for the contest
1 Book Sold = 1 Entry Form
Thank you for your support!
Sheri Elder – SUTP Fundraising Committee
Please make cheques payable to Ascension of Our Lord School Council.
Bell Schedule Change for 2011-2012
Dear Parents
We would like to inform you of an important change to our current bell times, which will duly affect our Elementary morning recess and our lunch hour. Please note that the reverse lunch will still be in effect.
Due to the removal of our Junior High end of day TA period, and hence increasing our Junior High periods from 47 minutes to 48 minutes, we have had to make some necessary changes to our bell schedule during the day to accommodate this.
PLEASE NOTE: Elementary recess will now be from 10:24 am – 10:39 am.
Lunch will now be from 12:07 pm – 12:49 pm. The lunch bell is 4 minutes later than before.
Our start time will remain the same at 9:00 am and our dismissal time will remain at 3:20 pm.
If you have any concerns or questions, please call Mrs. Devetten at 403 500 2075
Thank you for your understanding and support.
Mrs. Devetten
