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The impact of Catholic Education is immeasurable, changing our children’s being and moral existence through daily encounters with Christ’s love. Catholic Education nourishes a moral and ethical foundation on which to build character and decision making capacity. Faith permeates all aspects of our learning and is woven into our daily interactions with one another, into realtionship building and repair, discipline, and into all subject areas. It is beautiful to be able to share fully who you are as we are witness for one another. We love Catholic Education!

A reminder that MATH-A-THON pledge forms are due February 13th!

Happy Valentine’s Day from our St. Mary’s Family to yours!

Happy Valentine’s Day from our St. Mary’s Family to yours!

These furry friends are new reading companions at St. Mary’s! Don’t they just melt your heart! Reading with dogs has many benefits, such as increased confidence, improved literacy, skills, emotional support, encouraging a love for reading or can be a great reward for students! If you have a therapy dog, that you think would be a good fit, please reach out! Together, we are making reading, a tail-wagging adventure!

Our St. Mary's Family cares about the community and those in need. Students build empathy and compassion as they learn they can make a positive impact no matter their age! We are always overwhelmed by the generosity of our St. Mary's Family and are grateful to be able to work together to make our world a brighter place for all.

What a joyous sight to see our little snow angels out in full force today in this Winter Wonderland of laughter and play. Seeing their rosy cheeks and gleeful smiles reminds us of the simple joys of childhood. Let’s cherish these magical moments together!#SnowFun#Schooladventures

In the Alberta Education Accountability Pillar/Assurance Survey, 95% of parents, students and staff shared they are satisfied iwth St. Mary's as a welcoming, caring and safe learning environment! (Alberta's average rate is 85%.)

Our Grade 6 students shared in a wonderful presentation about French Immersion from St. John Paul II Collegiate’s French Teacher Madame Lendvay, principal Mr. Pacione, and some JPII Students also shared what they love about learning French!

We are celebrating Valentine’s Day tomorrow! Reminder that we are celebrating Valentine’s Day on Tuesday February 13th because we are honouring Ash Wednesday on the 14th this year.

We are celebrating Valentine’s Day tomorrow! Reminder that we are celebrating Valentine’s Day on Tuesday February 13th because we are honouring Ash Wednesday on the 14th this year.

Early Bird MATH-A-THON deadline is tomorrow, February 7th! Thank you to our students and families for your support in fundraising for our inclusive, accessible playground!

St. Mary's has a number of sports programs studnets can take advantage of! This fall students participated in rugby, disc golf, and volleyball. Basketball season is just around the corner! Beyond the thrill and competition, sports bring a cascade of benefits such as developing skills in the area of teamwork, cooperation, and problem solving, building resilience, managing stress and emotions and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The joy of movement and active living is fostered at St. Mary's!

Just like our recent visit from the groundhog Balzac Billy our Grade 1 students also saw their shadows!! Here they are working to learn more about light and shadows!

On provinicial testing 92% of St. Mary's Students achieved acceptable standard and 41% of students reached the standard of excellence! Alberta's average rate is 63% for acceptable and 16% for excellence.

We love our Parent Volunteers! Parent involvement is welcomed, encouraged and appreciated at St. Mary's School. There are so many ways to be involved, such as volunteering to read with students, supporting a teacher in the classroom with an activity or creating materials, joining us for Liturgies or Assemblies, or being part of our Hot Lunch Team! Joining Parent Council provides you with a way to get engaged and have a voice in your child's learning as we seek feedback from our parent community. The students love to have their families in and share this time together, so thank you for being an amazing part of our learning community!

REMINDER: Cookie Order deadline is tomorrow - Friday, Feb 2! St. Mary's Parent Council wants you to have some tasty fun with math-themed Cookie Decorating Kits from 94 Take the Cake to celebrate Numeracy Week and raise money for the Inclusive & Accessible Playground Project! Order here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScyVZNxlomOXwvSoW61oU_KVbCv4qY05FqescbmAKjBlQyCGQ/viewform

Whether it is Drama, Chess, Coding, Disc Golf, Volleyball, Leadership or Rugby, students are exposed to and offerend opportunities to develop areas of interest! An example of this is St. Mary's annual Drama Production. Students in Grades 5 and 6 audition and then are involved in practices from November to May. We celebrate the students' dedication, gifts and talents, and achievement on performance night! This year the students will star in the production of Disney The Little Mermaid Jr. on May 15th and 16th! We hope to see you there!