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Consciousness Raising: A Journey of Reconciliation Through Our Own Backyard 🧡 As part of our continued learning and reflection for Truth and Reconciliation, our teachers honoured the children of St. Joseph’s Industrial School by dedicating seed paper hearts, each carrying a prayer for truth, healing, remembrance, and reconciliation. A heartfelt thank you to Mrs. Stearn and Mrs. Romaniuk for sharing their knowledge and leading us through such a meaningful presentation and afternoon. Your guidance helped create an important opportunity for reflection, learning, and connection. May these hearts grow as a symbol of our commitment to listen, learn, remember, and walk together toward reconciliation. 🧡🌱 #TruthAndReconciliation #EveryChildMatters #Reconciliation #LearningAndGrowing #CatholicEducation

Today, we came together to honour Terry Fox and his incredible legacy of hope, courage, and determination. 💙 Our Gunk a Teacher fundraiser added some fun to the day, with every dollar raised going directly to the Terry Fox Foundation to support cancer research. 🪣💦 #terryfox

A huge thank you to Ryan Straschnitzki for spending the day with our students and sharing his story with us. 🏒 A survivor of the 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus crash, former Humboldt Bronco, adaptive athlete, and passionate advocate for accessibility and inclusion, Ryan inspired our students through his message of giving back, setting goals, and creating positive change. His presentation, The Impact of Giving Back: Building Stronger Communities, was especially meaningful as we also took part in our Terry Fox Run today. 💙 Terry Fox showed us the incredible impact one person can have when they turn personal adversity into a mission to help others. Ryan continues that same spirit of perseverance and giving back through his advocacy and athletic journey. Two powerful stories reminding our students that we all have the ability to make a difference. 🏃‍♀️💙 #terryfox #terryfoxrun

On September 29th, St. Francis of Assisi Academy will celebrate the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We have exciting activities planned where our students will learn about reconciliation. Students are encouraged to wear orange to school that day.

Photo Day is TODAY! 📸✨ To celebrate, we’re throwing it back #throwbackthursday with some staff photo-day classics! Can you recognize these familiar faces from their school days? 👀 Some things change… and some smiles stay exactly the same. 😄😁 Happy Photo Day, STFA! 📚📷

🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ Our students represented St. Francis of Assisi with pride at today’s St. Mary’s Cross Country meet! 🌟 Thank you to Mr. Harding, St. Mary’s teachers, & school staff at St Mary's School for hosting a wonderful afterschool cross country meet for our youngest CTR elementary athletes! 💙💛 A huge shout out to Mrs. Benassi, Mrs. Olynyk, & Mrs. Hastings for their time and dedication in coaching elementary run club. 🏁 We are so proud of our Grade 1-6 runners and the way they gave it their all! #GOSTORM #WeAreSTFA 👟🌪️

Join us for our next School Council meeting! This upcoming Thursday September 24th @ 6:00PM 📣🍎 School Council is a wonderful opportunity for parents and guardians to stay connected and contribute to our school community. School Council is an active group of parents working with our principal, teachers, trustee, and community to support St. Francis of Assisi Academy. ❤️🤗 Meetings are once a month at 6:00 PM and will be held on the following dates: 🗓️ Thursday, September 24 Tuesday, October 20 Thursday, November 26 Thursday, January 14 Thursday, February 11 Thursday, March 11 Thursday, April 22 Thursday, May 20 Your time and talents make a difference! Every act of involvement, big or small, shows your child that their education matters. We look forward to working together to strengthen our school community. For questions on how to get involved throughout the school year, speak to your School Council Chair by email: schoolmomlaurie@gmail.com

GUBBI SAYS GO STORM GO 🌪️♥️

One week ago, we said a heartfelt goodbye to our beloved Principal, Mrs. Avramovic, as she prepares to welcome her newest blessing into the world. ❤️ While we will miss her dearly, we are filled with joy and excitement for this beautiful new chapter in her family’s life. We are so grateful for the love, leadership, and care she has shared with our school community. Mrs. A, May the Lord bless you and keep you, may the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious unto you, may the Lord look upon you with favour and grant you peace.

A great season is calling… 🌪️🏈 The Grade 7 + 8 Flag Football team came to PLAY! 🔥 These student-athletes brought the teamwork & hustle on Game Day. Proud to watch this team out on the field representing STFA! 🙌

Congratulations to our Grade 8/9 Flag Football team on their wonderful performance tonight. GO STORM GO 🌪️🏈🌪️🏈

Get your tickets for a chance to GUNK YOUR TEACHER! 🌊🪣🟢 STFA Terry Fox Run is happening this Friday, September 25th! 👟🏁 We’re adding some extra fun with our GUNK A TEACHER fundraiser! Tickets on sale this week September 21st - 24th! Leadership students will be stopping by each class to purchase GUNK YOUR TEACHER TICKETS. Tickets are just $1 each, and students can choose which teacher they’d like to see get gunked & a chance to help assist to Gunk their teacher! Every ticket helps support our Terry Fox fundraising efforts while bringing a few smiles along the way. 💙 Mr. Annicchiarico Mrs. Benassi Miss Behm Mr. Booth Mrs. Hastings Miss Madsen Miss Olson Mrs. Olynyk Mr. Walton Families can also donate online here to the St. Francis of Assisi Terry Fox Run school page: https://schools.terryfox.ca/137713 (& link in bio) Terry Fox Foundation Thank you for helping us make a splash for a great cause and helping us cross the finish line together! 🌊🪣👟🏁🟢 #TerryFoxRun #GunkATeacher #TogetherWeCanFinishIt #TryLikeTerry #WeAreSTFA

🎺 First week of Band for our Grade 6 students! 🎷 This week, our Grade 6s completed their band clinics with professional musicians and began learning the basics of their new instruments. Thank you to the musicians who gave their time to come lead our Grade 6 instrument workshops & Mrs. Stearn for organizing! 🎼 There’s nothing quite like hearing those very first sounds! 📯🎶 We can’t wait to hear how they grow throughout the year!

FLASHBACK FRIDAY 📸✨ We’re throwing it back to the junior high days and sharing a few familiar faces from years ago. 👀 Think you can guess which staff member is which? We can’t wait to see all the big smiles on school photo day on Thursday September 25th!

Mamma mia! Our kindergartens turned leftover paper scraps into delicious pizza masterpieces to boost our little chefs’ fine motor skills. Crafting this upcycled delizioso art is the perfect way to practice scissor skills and precision!

Today we celebrate the Feast of the Stigmata of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of our school. ✝️🕊️ The stigmata refers to the wounds of Christ’s Passion appearing on a person’s body. According to tradition, in 1224, while praying on Mount La Verna, St. Francis received the marks of Christ’s wounds on his hands, feet, and side. For Francis, the stigmata were a profound sign of his deep union with Christ and his desire to follow Him completely. St. Francis lived with a deep love for Christ, embracing the Gospel through humility, service, compassion, and joy. As a school community, we pray for his intercession and ask for the grace to follow his example by living our faith boldly and bringing Christ’s love into everything we do. St. Francis of Assisi, pray for us! 🤎✝️

One of our favourite STFA traditions is rolling back into the bus loop! On September 16th, we’ll be welcoming YYC Taste of the Trucks for a special lunchtime experience. Students and staff can enjoy delicious eats from a variety of local food trucks while gathering together for some fun, food, and community. Bring your appetite and get ready for a lunchtime takeover in the bus loop! Just a reminder that the menus advertised by each truck on their website may not be a perfect match to what is available tomorrow. With the size of our school and the number of people they are serving in a relatively short window (11:00 AM – 1:30 PM), some trucks will reduce their menus to help keep the lines and traffic flowing. We are looking forward to a great afternoon to enjoy together as a school community!

Science can be pretty sweet! 🌈🍬🔬 Grade 3 Gatto put the Scientific Method into action! From asking a question and making a prediction, to completing an experiment, recording observations, and reaching a conclusion these young future scientists learned that science can be colourful, curious, and delicious! 🌈🧪

THE IMPACT OF GIVING BACK ✕ TOGETHER WE CAN FINISH IT St. Francis of Assisi Academy is excited for a impactful & special day on Friday, September 25th, featuring motivational speaker Ryan Straschnitzki & leading us into our school 2026 Terry Fox Run! Ryan, a survivor of the 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus crash, former Humboldt Bronco, adaptive athlete, and accessibility advocate, will share The Impact of Giving Back: Building Stronger Communities. 💪🏽 Ryans message will challenge students to see how service, mentorship, and supporting others can create meaningful change. ❤️ St. Francis of Assisi Academy is once again proud to participate in the annual Terry Fox Run. 💙 Inspired by Terry’s courage and perseverance, we connect this important tradition to Catholic Social Teaching—recognizing our shared responsibility to uphold the dignity of every person and work together for the common good. 💻 ONLINE DONATIONS: TERRY FOX FOUNDATION Donate easily & directly online through our St. Francis of Assisi Academy school page! (Link in bio & below) Share the link with family and friends in our community to support our students running for Terry Fox and help us reach our school fundraising goal of $3,000. https://schools.terryfox.ca/137713 🎯 DUNK THE TEACHER / GUNK THE TEACHER IS BACK FOR 2026! — $1 Stay tuned for this year’s teacher lineup! For just $1 per chance, students can enter for the opportunity to be selected to GUNK YOUR TEACHER! Tickets will be on sale from our leadership students available Monday September 21–24, with all proceeds supporting the Terry Fox Foundation. 💰 TOONIE FOR TERRY — $2 Want to give in person? Students are invited to bring in a Toonie for Terry anytime between now and Friday, September 25th. Together, we can make a difference. ❤️💪🏽#TheImpactOfGiving & Together, we can finish it. 💙👟 #TryLikeTerry