News Archive

Happy Birthday Mr. A! Wishing you an abundance of blessings!

Transportation Update: Thursday, Dec. 22 6:05 am: Our school is open, but due to extremely cold temperatures and severe wind chills, buses will not run again today. This includes both in-town and rural routes. Students and staff driving to school should use extra caution and plan for additional travel time. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause our families.

Mr. Leidl and our Chief Deputy Superintendent Mr. Behm came to visit the grade 4 students while they decorated gingerbread houses this afternoon. We are blessed to be part of a community that is filled with so much joy and friendship.

Grade 5 students were busy engineers this afternoon as they assembled the ever challenging construction of gingerbread houses!

Grade 3 Gatto had a festive afternoon of decorating ice cream cone Christmas trees. One more day until Christmas holidays!!! 🎅🏼 🎄

There is a STEM challenge happening right now in grade 3 Riccio! Have a look inside this laboratory 🎅🏼

Transportation Update: Wednesday, Dec. 21 6:08 am: Our school is open, but due to extremely cold temperatures and severe wind chills, buses will not run again today. This includes both in-town and rural routes. Students and staff driving to school should use extra caution and plan for additional travel time. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause our families.

Math is more fun when marshmallows and hot chocolate are involved!

With all of us having to stay indoors, we got creative with some of our activities. Grade 8 buddies created Nativity storybooks for Kindergarten students with accompanying activities!

Congratulations to all our elementary Pace e Bene Award winners! Today we recognized those students who consistently demonstrate the virtues of gratitude, peace and charity. #SFAFaith

We had serious games of chess happening this afternoon! Multi-grade championships. A great preview of our new and upcoming chess club!

Warmed our hearts to watch and listen as the grade 7 students read their favourite Christmas stories to their grade 1 buddies. Nothing like cozying up with a good book in your pjs! #SFALiteracy

Spirit Week: Christmas Edition, continues tomorrow! Wear your red, white and green - festive Christmas colours tomorrow!

A message from CTR Catholic: Routes 16 & 26 ONLY are cancelled for the day because of mechanical issues due to the cold weather. Families have been texted (School Engage SMS notifications) and website has been updated.

Spirit Week: Christmas Edition, kicks off tomorrow! See the full line up for the week below: Monday, Dec. 19 - PJ DAY! Tuesday, Dec. 20 - Wear Green, Red & White Wednesday, Dec. 21 - Christmas Tree Topper/Christmas Hat Day Thursday, Dec. 22 - Christmas Sweaters Let's have some fun in our final 4 days together before Christmas holidays!

"Coldest air on earth" to blow through Alberta this week. In looking ahead at the forecast for our last 4 days together before Christmas holidays commence, we can expect exceptionally cold weather. We would remind all families and students to dress for warmly for the weather, especially if taking the bus before and after school.

We had a Christmas Sock Exchange today in 1CL! Perfect timing in looking at the cold temperatures forecasted for next week! Afterwards, they enjoyed much deserved hot chocolate afterwards! Stay warm 🥶

One of the best gifts we got this Christmas is the completion of our new portables, meaning our library could return to its original space - a new learning commons area. Bonus too: our atrium is now a space where students can gather!