ST. LUCY SCHOOLNEWSLETTER

G R O W I N G W I T H G O D

ADMINISTRATORS'MESSAGE

September 2019

It is with much enthusiasm that we welcome you to the 2019-2020 school year! We look forward to anotherwonderful year with many opportunities for learning and growing.

We would like to formally welcome all of our new families to St. Lucy School. Additionally, we would like towelcome all of our new staff members to our school. These include Miss Brown (3B), Miss Craig (4B), and MissStarke (Emotional Behavioral Specialist). Please extend a warm hello to them when you see them in the hallways.

It is important to remember that a teacher is only one part of the learning process; parents are extremelyimportant in determining how well a child will perform and how much a child will learn during the school year. We very much look forward to working with you to provide a rich faith filled education. May God bless each ofyou as we journey together this year!

Ms. Silvia Franzese (Principal) Mr. Dan Alba (Assistant Principal)

Meet Our StaffKindergarten A Mrs. Pino

Kindergarten B Mrs. Parrotta

Grade 1A Mrs. Ramos

Grade 1B Mrs. Shouse

Grade 2A Mrs. Colistro

Grade 2B Mrs. Robalo

Grade 3A Mrs. Cimino

Grade 3B Miss Brown

Grade 4A Mrs. Robinson

Grade 4B Miss Craig

Grade 5A Mrs. Valerio

Grade 5B Mrs. Forrest/Mrs. Delday

Grade 6A Miss Paniccia

Grade 6B Miss Urso

Learning Coach Mrs. Gale

School Chaplain Mrs. Delday

Music Mrs. Delday

Administrative Assistant: Mrs. Weleschuk (Mrs. M. Hynek - Temporary Replacement)Librarian/Office Clerk: Ms. HuberEducational Assistants: Mrs. Candiani, Mrs. Cosentino, Mrs. Melnyk, Mrs. Pilon

Administration:Assistant Principal – Mr. D. AlbaPrincipal – Ms. S. Franzese

Our “Meet the Staff Evening” will take place on Thursday, September 12th at 6:30 p.m. and isintended for parents and teachers to come together at the beginning of the new school year and focuson the educational programming that the children will be receiving. Program delivery, schoolphilosophy, school policy, goals and initiatives as well as classroom routines and expectations will beoutlined by the administrative team and teachers. Outlined following is the format for the evening:

Administrative Team Presentation 6:30 – 7:00 p.m. (Gym)School Council Presentation 7:00 – 7:10 p.m. (Gym)Classroom Visits/Presentations 7:15 – 7:35 and 7:40 – 8:00 p.m. (Repeat Session) inthe Classrooms

Meet the Staff Night

School OpeningCelebration

This year our district theme is, “Walking Together in the Light ofChrist.” We will explore and develop our understanding of thistheme over the coming months, beginning with our School OpeningCelebration which will take place on Wednesday, September 11that 9:00 am. We would like to extend an invitation to all parents tojoin us during this special time of prayer and reflection as we begina new school year together.

School PicturesSchool photos (individual and group) will take place on Friday, September 20th. Every student will have (3) individual portraits taken, and an online order form will be sent home the same day. Students should wear brightly coloured clothing (not green please) and bring large smiles. Proofs of your child’s pictures and optional picture packages will be made available to you and orders will be returned in October.

Cross Country Run The Edmonton Catholic Cross Country run

will be happening on Monday, September16 at Rundle Park.  The students who signup will leave the school at approximately2:30 p.m. and will return at 5:00 p.m. Forms and further information will begoing home next week to students whoare interested.

Terry Fox NationalSchool Run Day

The St. Lucy School staff and students willparticipate in the National School Run Day onThursday, September 26th. Children from coast tocoast will participate in a physical activity that willhelp to remind them of a person who never gave upand worked his entire short lifetime to raise moneyfor cancer research. He had a single purpose and asingle message that asked us to examine our heartsand give so that this dreadful disease can beeradicated. We are asking that each family donate atoonie ($2) for each St. Lucy student in the family.This can be sent to the classroom with your child onor before September 25th. Parents and/or relativesare most welcome to join in the walk on September26th (11:00 a.m.). Thank you for your continuedsupport. For more information about Terry Fox andhis amazing legacy and to donate, click on the linkhttp://www.terryfox.org/.

Safety First!Office Hours

Access through the front door for parents in the office is from 8:00 –3:30 each day, with the exception of Thursdays when staff is in staffprofessional development meetings.

Student Access/Security

Safety and security of the children in our school is a priority. To that end,all school doors are locked at all times. Students are asked to enter andexit through their designated door.

Parent Drop Off and Pick Up of Children

All parents dropping off students are to drop their child(ren) attheir designated door(s). Parents picking up a child at the regulardismissal time are asked to meet them outside their designated door. Inthe event that you have multiple children, please organize a locationoutside of the school where you will meet your children. If you arepicking up a child early due to an appointment, please check in at themain office and sign your child out.

Volunteer/Visitor Access

Our front door is reserved primarily to welcome and receive visitors,guest presenters and volunteers, which are asked to proceed directly tothe office. All volunteers should be pre-arranged with the classroomteacher or office staff and are required to sign in at the school office andwear a visitor identification tag. If you wish to see a teacher, please calland book an appointment, as staff will not be called out of class to meetwith parents. These procedures are for the safety of everyone andminimize disruption to instructional time. We thank you for yourcooperation with this.

Power SchoolAccounts

Powerschool, as many parents already know, is the online tool used inEdmonton Catholic Schools for getting information about your child.PowerSchool allows families to pay for school fees and field trips, completethe Registration Confirmation Document (new for this year), and see theirchild’s academic progress. We encourage all parents to make sure they canaccess their PowerSchool account in order to utilize these features. If youare having difficulty setting up your own parent PowerSchool account,please contact the school for assistance.

PowerTeacher Pro

Edmonton Catholic Schools continue to work toward academic success forevery student. To this end, starting in the 2019-2020 school year, the EdmontonCatholic School District will implement a new feature within PowerSchool whichwill help parents monitor their child’s academic growth throughout the schoolyear. Power Teacher Pro will replace the previous report card system. Furtherinformation regarding the new PowerTeacher Pro will be communicated later inSeptember.

First ContactProtocol

Edmonton Catholic Schools recognizes the freedomof all members of the school community (students,staff, parents) to voice their concerns in anappropriate manner to school personnel. The Districtprotocol of “first contact” needs to be followed. Thismeans that the individual who has the concern hasthe responsibility to begin addressing the concerndirectly with those persons with whom they have theconcern before taking this concern elsewhere. If aresolution is not found, then school administrationmay become involved. Following District protocolwill allow all parties to deal with concerns in amanner which is consistent with the teachings of theCatholic Church.

School FeesSchool Fees for all students in Kindergarten to Grade Six will be charged for the2019-2020 school year.

Kindergarten Fees - $30.00Grades 1- 6 Fees - $50.00

Online payments only – to the school by JANUARY 1, 2020. Itemizedinformation on the school fees can be found on the school website.

School AdvisoryCouncil (SAC)

Welcome back to school! A special welcome to all the kindergarten familiesjoining our school community!  St. Lucy School Council is a group of parents,guardians and staff that focus on ways to strengthen our school community. 

Notice:Annual General MeetingThursday, September 12

6:30 pm

School Council MeetingWednesday, September 18

6:30 pm

We invite you to join us for some fun & snacks! 

 

 St. Lucy School Advisory Council is hosting a casino on Monday,October 14 & Tuesday, October 15 at Century Casino Edmonton. The fundsgenerated from this casino will help pay for field trips, technology, sportsequipment and music programs for St Lucy school. Please sign up to help usraise these needed funds!  There are forms in the office or emailStlucychair@gmail.com to sign up.

Casino Volunteers Needed!

St. Charles ParishNews

First Reconciliation & First

Communion Classes at St. Charles Parish

FALL CLASSES:Registration Dates:

Thurs. Sept. 19th: 10am – 7pmSat. Sept. 21st: 9am – 12noon

Classes: 6:30pm – 7:30pm

Tues.,October 8th Tues.,October 15th

Tues., October 22nd Tues., October 29th

Tues., November 5th Tues., November 12th

Tues., November 19th

First Reconciliation Celebration: Wed. Dec. 4th @ 6:30pm

WINTER CLASSES:Registration Dates:

Thurs. January 23rd: 10am – 7pm Sat. January 25th: 9am – 12 noon

Classes: 6:30pm – 7:30pm Tues., February 11th Tues., February 18th Tues., February 25th

Tues., March 3rd Tues. March 10th

Tues., March 17th (Tues., March 24th – No Class due to Spring Break)

Tues., March 31stFirst Reconciliation Celebration: Wed. April 15th @ 6:30pm

A parent or guardian must attend each session with their child(ren)Baptism Certificates: Please bring a copy of your child’s Baptismcertificate with you to the registration meeting. There will be a cost of $50 for books and materials. For more information, please contact the Linda (Lyn) Boire at St.Charles: 780-456-5399.

August 2019

Welcome back to the exciting 2019-2020 school year with Edmonton Catholic Schools! Our

theme for this year, Walking Together in the Light of Christ, provides us with a beautiful image of the

learning and relationships that your children experience daily as part of their Catholic educational

journey. The verse of scripture shared above, which will guide us throughout the year, comes from a

passage in the gospel of Matthew where Jesus is telling his disciples what the role of his followers is

to be. He tells them, “You are the salt of the earth…You are the light of the world” (Matthew 5:13-

14). In Jesus’ time, salt was vital not only to improve the taste of food, but also to preserve it. He is

telling his disciples that they are, through their actions, to enhance and preserve the lives of others.

Those actions should serve as an example for others, as a light to guide their way in this world. In

turn, when we let our light shine before others so that they can see and emulate our good works, we

give glory to God. Our wonderful journey this year will help lead our students to become salt and

light for the world.

As we live out our mission to provide a Catholic education that inspires students to learn and that

prepares them to live fully and to serve God in one another, we have established our District Plan for

Continuous Growth 2019-2022 to guide the work of our schools. We begin with our faith foundation

as a Catholic school district, followed by five goals that focus on teaching, learning, and student

experiences. I invite you to visit our website to learn more about our goals and the key strategies

that we will be implementing to achieve them by clicking here.

Edmonton Catholic School District Goal: Live and enhance the distinctiveness of Catholic

education.

Goal One: ECSD students are successful.

Goal Two: ECSD supports First Nations, Métis, and Inuit students’ success.

Goal Three: ECSD respects diversity and promotes inclusion.

Goal Four: ECSD has excellent teachers, and school and school district leaders.

Goal Five: ECSD is well governed and managed.

New to our work this year is the establishment of our Catholic Identity Plan, which is an appendix to

the District Plan for Continuous Growth. This plan provides us the framework to better understand,

articulate, and live our Catholic identity as members of the Body of Christ.

I wish each one of your families an exciting and rewarding year where you experience the abundant

joy that comes from walking together in the light of Christ with your school community!

Sincerely,

Joan Carr

Superintendent

LUMEN CHRISTI Catholic Education Centre

9807-106 Street Edmonton AB T5K 1C2 T: 780 441-6000 F: 780 425-8759

www.ecsd.net

Dear Friends,

With summer now starting to fade, a new academic year begins. Students and teachers

who are looking ahead must inevitably feel some combination of hope and fear.

When we consider these coming months, we can learn something about the Christian life.

This next year, there will be flourishing, strengthening, learning and maturing, happening

all around us and also within us. Hard times are going to come and go, and then come

back around again. Alberta will experience a dark season stretching on for months, with

bitter cold and harsh weather. There are many tests ahead of you, and assignments and

reports and group projects as well.

And then all at once, when hope seems nearly gone, the sunlight will break through

again. The warmth you now feel will come back to us, the trees will burst into green, and

on some happy day you and your teachers will step out the doors of your school into a

summertime of rest.

The Christian life can follow a similar pattern.

A person’s entire time on earth, however long it may be, is a chance to learn in the school

of virtue and sanctity. It is our time for growing close to Christ Jesus. You are now

preparing for an eternity of freedom and friendship with God.

There will be hard times and tests in our lives. But if we are willing to learn and grow in

love, then in the end, through the grace of God, we can be restored to the light and peace

that God made us for. As Christ says in Matthew's Gospel, "the one who endures to the

end will be saved" (10:22).

Let us set out into this year, then, and into the rest of our lives, with our eyes fixed on the

everlasting joy of the gospel.

Richard W. Smith

Archbishop of Edmonton

August 2019

S u n d a y M o n d a y T u es d a y W e d n e s d a y T hur s d a y F r id a y S a t ur d a y

1 2 Labour Day (no school)

3 Staggered Entry For Kindergarten

Students

4 Staggered Entry For Kindergarten

Students

5 6 1st Day of Regular

Instruction for Kinder

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8 Deadline for Order-

ing Hot Lunch (Midnight)

9 Kindergarten

Bussing Begins

10 11 9:00 a.m. School

Opening Celebration

12 6:30 p.m.

Meet the Staff SAC AGM

13 SAC Hot Lunch

(EDO Japan)

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15 16 ECSD Cross Country Run (select Gr. 4-6

Students)

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6:30 p.m. School Council Mtg.

19 20 School Picture Day

(individual and group pictures)

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22 Deadline for Order-

ing Hot Lunch (Midnight)

23 24 25 26 Terry Fox National

School Walk/Run 11:00 a.m.

27 SAC Hot Lunch (Dairy Queen)

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Edmonton, Alberta T5X 4L9

PHONE: 780 456 0053

FAX: 780 457 4361

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