News Archive

Interested in registering at our school next school year? Know anyone who might be? Join us for our New Inquiries Virtual Open House this Thursday at 6:30 pm using this link: https://redeemer.zoom.us/j/3796817290 A general overview of our school will be presented by our Administration team, and our Learning Support Coordinator as well as our Kindergarten team will have a special presentation for our Kindergarten parents. Looking forward to seeing you all!

Congratulations to our Jr. A Girls basketball team and their coaches on winning the consolation side at their tournament in Strathmore this weekend, with only one loss all tournament! Well done!🏀🏀 🏀 #STFAthletics

We are so proud of the Grade 7 and 8 (and two very brave Grade 6’s) Jr B Basketball athletes coming together as a team at this weekend’s tournament. 🏀 Congratulations to the Jr B Girls and their coaches for being the tournament champions in Strathmore. #STFAthletics

Open to Gr. 5 and 8 students. Check it out!

A great weekend of Basketball for our STF Junior B Girls and Boys teams in Strathmore this weekend! Everyone worked hard, both teams lost one and won two games, and the Girls team placed 2nd in the tournament! Congratulations all around to all players and coaches on a great tournament! #STFAthletics

Grade 4G learning about separation white light into colours through refraction. #STFLearning

STF pride! ♥️

Grade 2 Showalter class enjoying the warm weather. P.E is snow much fun! ☃️ 🥰

Great Learning Starts at St. Francis of Assisi Academy! Register today for kindergarten. Program options are full days/five days a week or two full days per week! Students must be five years of age by Dec. 31, 2022. Registration in our kindergarten program guarantees placement in Grade 1 and beyond. We accept registrations year round. All students are welcome both Catholic and non-Catholic. Visit our website for full registration information. Through an authentic Catholic education, your child will: ➡EXPLORE their world through story, numbers, and play in the classroom and in nature. ➡CONNECT with God. With Others. With the World. ➡GROW while teachers walk with them as they learn through discovery, relationships and faith. CTR Catholic promotes the spiritual, academic, cultural, physical and social development of all students in a safe and caring environment. Learning is a journey and it all starts at Christ the Redeemer! Come Learn With Us! #greatlearningCTR https://youtu.be/YoRFa4Bq07M

We’re so excited to see everyone next week!!!

Happy New Year to all of our STF families! ♥️

Merry Christmas to all our STF families! 💚♥️💚

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Merry Christmas to our entire STF community! May your Christmas be filled with peace, love and joy! 💚♥️💚♥️💚. #STFFaith

♥️💚♥️💚♥️💚 Great job, STF students, on the Christmas door decorating contest. We enjoyed seeing your creations all week long! #STFSpirit 💚♥️💚♥️💚♥️

Some Christmas fun in 3JH🎄 #stfspirit

Thank you to all of our parents and to our amazing School Council for putting together and delivering some Christmas treats and JOY to each and every one of our students. We ♥️ you! Thank you!!!! #STFSpirit

Our website got a makeover… check it out!

We were surprised by a visit from St. Nick yesterday, who came in to spread some Christmas cheer and distribute "gold coins" to all our students. He sure brought a lot of smiles to our students' faces. #stfspirit

We are so proud of all our students who were recognized by their teachers for demonstrating virtuous behaviors at our Elementary Pace e Bene Awards. In the words of St. Francis of Assisi, "Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” #stffaith

St. Francis of Assisi Academy had the distinct honor of hosting the “Eucharistic Miracles of the World” exhibit at our school last week! This exhibit was created by the recently beatified Blessed Carlo Acutis (1991-2006), an English-born Italian Catholic youth and amateur computer programmer, who is best known for documenting these miracles. With an extensive assortment of photographs and historical descriptions, the exhibition presents some of the principal Eucharistic Miracles that have taken place throughout the ages in various countries of the world, and which have been recognized by the Church. By means of the panels, we were able to “virtually visit” the places where the miracles took place. There were 167 panels on display for us to discover and grow closer to Christ 💜. #STFFaith

Our gr 7-9 band students were in fine form last night at their junior high band concert. Thank you to these students for their gift of music and all their hard work. It was a merry evening for all!

Our Junior High Concert & Jazz band did an amazing job at their Christmas Concert last night! We are so proud of them and so blessed to have Mrs. Stearn to help lead, teach, and guide them as they develop as musicians. #stflearning #stfspirit

The Wet Bandits and Kevin McCallister were in the building yesterday for our Elementary "Dress like a Christmas Character" day. Stay tuned for more of the fun around the school! #stfspirit

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Third Sunday of Advent 💜💜💗

STF Junior A Boys Basketball Team won their tournament in Three Hills! Congratulations!!! 🥇 #STFAthletics

Tomorrow is the last day to bring a loonie or a toonie in support of Mission Mexico. You can also donate directly via www.missionmexico.com #STFFaith #STFAdvent

Congratulations to our grade 6 students who did an amazing job at their first band concert on Tuesday. Well done grade 6’s!

STF Grade 5 to 8 students, this is for you! 💜

Please see the following opportunity at St. James Parish in Okotoks!

Grade 2 Math Grade 2 has been focusing on skip counting to 100 by 5’s and 10’s, and through the use of coins. Last week, students had the opportunity to buy candy from their Elf, "Saint." It was a really cool way for them to practice skip counting to 100 using a variety of ways through different coins to make the total needed to “buy” the treat that Saint was selling in his store. Students were all able to create the different sums under 100 that they needed with their coins. Amazing! #stflearning #stfspirit

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Today marks the second week of Advent 💜💜

STF Staff completed a Secret Santa toy exchange this afternoon with all toys being donated to support families in our community though the Magic of Christmas. “It is more blessed to give than to receive” Acts 20:35 #STFFaith

Grade 4 GG did a Secret Santa toy exchange today and then donated the toys to support The Magic of Christmas! What a wonderful initiative to complete during Advent! 💜💜💜. #STFFaith

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Today marks the first Sunday of Advent. Advent is a time of preparation for the coming of Jesus into the world. Catholics use the four Sundays and weeks of Advent to prepare and remember the real meaning of Christmas. The candles on our Advent wreaths symbolize four virtues, Hope, Love, Joy and Peace. The candles are lit each week, in that order, beginning today. 💜💜💜💜💜 #STFFaith

Grade 8s learned how to use microscopes this week and completed a Field of View diagram. Great work, Grade 8’s! #STFLearning

The kindergarten families have been generously donating to the Senior Secret Santa program. The boxes are ready to go! Thank you to all those who participated in this wonderful project! #STFFaith #STFService

Thank you to our STF parents for organizing dinner for our teachers at Student Centred Conference! It was delicious and much appreciated! 🥰

Some of our lovely Kinder's made copies of themselves showing off their best work for Student Centred Conferences tonight. Awesome job!

Thank you for your generosity, STF! ♥️♥️♥️

Grade 9 girls, here’s a great faith opportunity! 💕

‘Filling Buckets’ of love using oil pastels in Ms.Dutka’s class today! ♥️

Remember to wear red tomorrow! ♥️♥️♥️

Community opportunity to play rugby, open to our STF students ages 12 and up, new or experienced players.

JH Girls Basketball Tryouts (grades 7-9) Tuesday, November 16, 3:40-5pm in Gym Wednesday, November 17, 3:40-5pm in Gym JH Boys Basketball Tryouts (grades 7-9) Thursday, November 18, 3:40-5 pm in Gym Monday, November 22, 3:40-5pm in Gym

♥️♥️♥️ Wear RED on Wednesday ♥️♥️♥️

🎄🎄🎄 Have you ordered your Christmas arrangements yet? The deadline to order is November 15th! Christmas 🎄🎄🎄

Congratulations to our girls volleyball team who represented STF at zones today. Your hard work and determination made us so proud! #STFAthletics ❤️

STF staff and students observed Remembrance Day through a virtual ceremony yesterday. The poppies were proudly worn, beautiful Remembrance Day art was proudly displayed, and stories about heroes were shared. Our veteran speaker, Master Warrant Officer (Ret) Chris Atkinson talked to us about the importance of remembering those who paid the ultimate price for our freedom as well as striving to demonstrate respect, tolerance, kindness, and honour and to work hard to make the world a better place and to help the less fortunate, in the same way that peacekeepers do. Thank you to Mrs. Bilawchuk, Mrs. Stean, and our amazing Junior High students for organizing our beautiful observance. Lest we forget ♥️

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Students in grade 2 learned from knowledge keeper Mrs. Angela Bear Chief yesterday by exploring the Indigenous veteran experience and stories. 🖤♥️💛

Our annual Take Our Kids to Work Day took place last week for our Grade 9 students. While most activities were virtual due to current restrictions, some of our students were able to join workplaces, like Keagen C. who spent the day at Okotoks Dental working with Dr. Comfort, and Karsten C., who spent the day learning all things IT at CTR with his Dad. Please share other pictures of your children and where they spent their day learning about different careers. We’d love to celebrate them and the businesses that helped make this day a success!

Happy Catholic Education Sunday 💙💙💙

Catholic Education Sunday is on Sunday, November 7. Please join us at St. James parish, or other parishes where you attend and help us celebrate the great gift of Catholic Education ❤️. #IBelieveinCatholicEd #STFFaith

St. Francis of Assisi Academy staff and students had the opportunity to pray and spend time with Jesus during Adoration today. #STFFaith #IBelieveinCatholicEd

Growing Smiles Christmas Fundraiser Purchase wonderful wreaths, Christmas arrangements and poinsettias. Go to www.sfaa.growingsmilesfundraising.com to place your orders. You can order now until November 15th, we ask that all cheques are in by November 12th to give us sometime to get them in. The website is also offering credit card purchases this year which is a great option as well. These orders will be ready for pick up on November 29th and email confirming the time to pick up will be sent out. Thank you, as always, for your support. 🥰

Congratulations to our STF Junior B Girls players and coaches for placing first in their Strathmore tournament this weekend! 🥇 #STFAthletics

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Happy Halloween! Have a safe and happy weekend! 🧡🖤🧡🖤🧡

Friday is the last day to bring in items for the food bank! Don’t forget! 🧡🖤🧡🖤🧡🖤🧡

As we have done in past years, we will be doing the Purdy’s Chocolates fundraiser again. You can go to https://fundraising.purdys.com/1365252-87085 and pass it onto family and friends if they are wanting to order as well. You can order from now until November 23rd and the sweet treats will be delivered the first week of December and email confirming orders are ready to be picked up will be sent out. Thank you, as always, for your support!

We present our winners from last week's student-led pumpkin carving contest, as part of our junior high team's #healthyschoolsCTR project. Amazing work from all our students: 1st - Teagan, Gracie, and Madison 7RW 2nd - Destanee and Jaelyn 8MA 3rd (tie) - Claire and Camryn 8MA 3rd (tie) - Lochlan and Brock 9JS #STFspirit

Students had the opportunity today to learn about different foods that we eat today that have been referenced in the Bible. Thank you to Mrs. Olynyk, one of our Faith Leaders, who organized the display. #STFFaith #STFLearning