News Archive

Please find attached the reminder for the final math a thon pledge deadline!

Pink Shirt Day 💗 Today we wore pink to stand up, speak out, and spread kindness. Our school community is committed to creating a place where everyone feels safe, valued, and included. Kindness is powerful. Kindness is brave. And kindness starts with us. Thank you @cederstrand21 for the visit & presentation and reminding us how every act of kindness no matter how big small, can change the world. Let’s continue to lift each other up - today and every day. 💕 #PinkShirtDay #ChooseKindness #BeAnUpstander

So grateful to the amazing members of the Okotoks Oilers @okotoks_oilers who joined us today for Pink Shirt Day! 💗 Thank you for reading stories, answering thoughtful questions, participating in Body Breaks, and most importantly, helping us spread messages of kindness and inclusion. Our students loved every minute!

Lava lamps in 4 Sikora Science! Students used the scientific method to experiment with reactions 🔬

Congratulations to our Christian Witness award winner, Susan Dafoe! This award is given to members of CTR Catholic to celebrate their leadership in serving as witnesses to the Gospel throughout the division. Susan is a quiet but deeply faithful presence in our community. She attends Mass regularly and serves generously in parish ministries such as ushering; offering a warm welcome grounded in humility and devotion. Her faith shines most clearly through her strong prayer life and actions—leading rosary for those in need, providing meals for colleagues and their families, leaving notes of joy and encouragement, and giving freely of their time, talents, and resources. In the school, Susan's classroom becomes a place of safety, dignity, and hope. She teaches with excellence and serves with a heart that sees each child fully. Making a compassionate phone call home, supporting families through personal struggles, and meeting students with patience, understanding, and unwavering love are daily STAPLES of Susan's. Through her witness and service - steady, selfless, and deeply Christ-centered, Susan reminds us what it truly means to be Church for one another. Our school is profoundly blessed by her presence.

Last week our little friends in Little Flower Pre-School also had Pancake Day - but they had the fun of making their own. Joy in learning by doing and working together!

Gr6 students performing skits on conversion and fidelity of biblical heros during religion class!

From our school to your home - wishing you a Valentine’s Day full of love, laughter, and special moments! 💝💕💗💌

Our French Carnaval Day was a huge success! From festive activities and music to celebrating French culture together, our school was filled with excitement, laughter, and community spirit. Students embraced the traditions, showed incredible enthusiasm, and made the day truly unforgettable. A special thank you to Mdm Harding and Mdm Dedam for setting this all up - we are so grateful for the time, energy, and care you put into making this celebration so meaningful for our students. 💙🤍❤️ Merci to everyone who helped make this day so special!

Our school community came together in our jerseys for a watch party full of cheers, school spirit, and Canadian pride. So much fun celebrating Canada’s big win together! 🇨🇦🏒

⭐️ Reminder! Get those pledge forms in tomorrow! ⭐️

Love for Kids.... Sometimes it’s not the lesson plan or the schedule that matters most. The laughing, connecting, and simply being a kid bring beauty to our days! Moments like these remind us that at the heart of education is relationship. Feeling safe. Feeling seen. Feeling loved. Then learning can truly begin.

A huge thank you to our parent volunteers for helping make PJ Pancake Day such a sweet success. Your support and generosity mean so much to our school community! 🥞💙

We finished off Numeracy Week with Pattern Day and our Math-a-thon! A huge thank you to our students, staff, Parent Council, and families for making this such a great week of learning, engagement, and numeracy in action.

5K learning to code with colours and ozobots in their STEM option with Mrs. Boynton last week!

Tomorrow is PJ and Pancake Day!! (February 9th) Students are invited to wear pajamas to school and bring a toonie in support of Feed the Hungry! Thank you to Parent Council for building community and filling our hearts and tummies! It's the perfect recipe for a great day! (Image from Chaptgpt)

Numeracy Week continues with our “Partners in Prime”- Buddy Day! Classes tested their ability to build different towers out of decks of cards, dominos, & other math manipulatives!🗼

The halls were buzzing yesterday! Our school was transformed into a giant math playground for NUMERACY WEEK. We kicked this event off with a Numeracy Wall Walk! It was incredible to see our young mathematicians in action, taking on challenges and filling the hallways with excitement. Our students solved all sorts of questions and shared their unique "math thinking" on our interactive charts for everyone to see! It was so great to see the collaboration, problem-solving, and critical thinking that came from them working together to find solutions! Mrs. Harding hosted the 'Le Roi/Reine des Nombres' (King/Queen of Numbers) competition! Students engaged in a spirited, friendly challenge to see who could recognize and recite numbers in French with the greatest speed and accuracy. It was a fantastic way to sharpen their fluency while having a lot of fun together!" A massive THANK YOU to our amazing Numeracy Week Team for organizing such a high-energy day of activities. You’ve made math come alive for our students! #NumeracyWeek #MathIsFun #YoungMathematicians #SchoolCommunity #STMLearningInAction

Merry Christmas from our St. Mary’s School 💚 As we celebrate the joy of the season, all of us at St. Mary’s would like to wish our students and families a very Merry Christmas. May your days be filled with peace, love, and time together, and may the joy of Christ’s birth be felt in every home. Thank you for being such a valued part of our school community ❤️