St. Anthony's School

UPDATE 6:05 am February 08, 2021 All of our schools are open, but extremely cold temperatures and severe wind chills will dictate that bus routes will not run... today in Strathmore, Drumheller, Brooks and Oyen. In all of our other communities, we expect buses to run, but we anticipate that extreme temperatures conditions might cause some to run late. Please do not leave children unattended at bus stops, and please ensure that they are dressed appropriately for the conditions. Please read below for transportation updates specific to your community. Even where we initially determine that rural buses can travel, individual bus drivers have the authority to cancel routes if they determine that local conditions may be unsafe. In the case that a route is cancelled, Southland Transportation will contact families. In-town stops will not be accommodated either today if the route is cancelled. CTR will continue to monitor the road conditions throughout the day. Visit www.redeemer.ab.ca for up-to-date bus route information. Students and staff driving to school should use extra caution and plan for additional travel time. Brooks Schools are open. Buses will not run rural or in-town routes, as it has been deemed too cold for students to wait at bus stops, particularly if the bus was to run late. Students and staff driving to school should exercise caution, giving them extra time. For up-to-date transportation information, please click on the bus icon on the divisional website at www.redeemer.ab.ca Canmore The school is open. Bus drivers expect to run their routes. In the event that a driver cannot complete his or her route, parents will be contacted. Due to winter weather and road conditions, there may be delays. Students and staff driving to school should exercise caution giving them extra time. For up-to-date transportation information, please click on the bus icon on the divisional website at www.redeemer.ab.ca Drumheller The School is open. Buses will not run rural or in-town routes, as it has been deemed too cold for students to wait at bus stops, particularly if the bus was to run late. Students and staff driving to school should exercise caution giving them extra time. For up-to-date transportation information, please click on the bus icon on the divisional website at www.redeemer.ab.ca High River Schools are open. Bus drivers expect to run their routes. In the event that a driver cannot complete his or her route, parents will be contacted. Due to winter weather and road conditions, there may be delays. Students and staff driving to school should exercise caution giving them extra time. For up-to-date transportation information, please click on the bus icon on the divisional website at www.redeemer.ab.ca Okotoks, including Saint Francis Schools are open. Bus drivers expect to run their routes. In the event that a driver cannot complete his or her route, parents will be contacted. Due to winter weather and road conditions, there may be delays. Students and staff driving to school should exercise caution giving them extra time. For up-to-date transportation information, please click on the bus icon on the divisional website at www.redeemer.ab.ca Oyen The School is open. Buses will not run rural or in-town routes, as it has been deemed too cold for students to wait at bus stops, particularly if the bus was to run late. Students and staff driving to school should exercise caution giving them extra time. Strathmore Schools are open. Buses will not run rural or in-town routes, as it has been deemed too cold for students to wait at bus stops, particularly if the bus was to run late. Students and staff driving to school should exercise caution giving them extra time. For up-to-date transportation information, please click on the bus icon on the divisional website at www.redeemer.ab.ca

CTR Catholic is seeking professional journeyman trades workers to assist in teaching students your trade through the Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP). Ar...e you willing to provide on-the-job training in Alberta to students interested in your field? If so, you might also be eligible funding incentives to offset expenses incurred in providing a work integrated learning experience through the Youth Internship Incentive Program. To apply, visit: https://www.careersnextgen.ca/yiip/ For additional information on the RAP program and to register consult the Apprentice Eligibility Policy. For more on the RAP program visit: https://tradesecrets.alberta.ca/learn-on-the-job/

Blessings to all of our students, staff, parents and our communities for a very Merry Christmas and a safe and joyful New Year! At-home learning will continue virtually on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021 for all students in kindergarten to Grade 12.

XMovement Challenge #2 For this challenge take a picture of someone in your home doing an XMovement activity. Upload your photo into the comments section of this post on St. A's Facebook page for an entry into our prize draw. This month we have two prizes. Each prize includes a mug and a $25 gift card to the Black Mountain Roastery. The draw will take place on January 27. Have fun!

A shout out to Boston Pizza Drumheller who donated $1666 to St. Anthony's School. This is part of their "Community Love" campaign which starts again soon. Thank you for caring about our community and our schools. #BPCommunity #bostonpizzacanada

Grades 1 to 3 spread some Christmas spirit! Our students in grades 1 to 3 went to visit continuing care and the residents were so appreciative. They have been unable to have any external groups (school groups, entertainment, etc) come into the health care facility to interact with their long term care residents since the pandemic started in March. This has been very difficult for their residents. The grades mentioned above came and did outdoor parades around the facility o...n 3 separate occasions in December to spread Christmas cheer and good wishes to our residents. Kim Larsen, the Recreation Therapist, wanted us to know the positive impact this had on our residents and the great job these teachers and kids did. "I feel it was very meaningful on both sides of the window and showed our residents that they do matter and that people really care. Christmas is not all about presents but about ensuring that everyone feels the magic of the Christmas spirit. I wanted to thank you and your school for ensuring that the magic of the season is present and for spreading it to those who need it most." See more

Congratulations to Mr. Chamberlain and all the students on an excellent Christmas concert.

Kindergarten registration for the 2021-2022 school year is now open for friends and families! Great Learning Starts at Christ the Redeemer Catholic Schools! Thr...ough 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 as 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! REGISTER TODAY!! http://www.redeemer.ab.ca/Registration.php See more

Let us pray: O God, Great Spirit and Faithful Creator, with humility we your children acknowledge the relationship of all living things. For this we thank you, ...we praise you and we worship you. We call on you, Great Mystery, the Word made Flesh our teacher, prophet and brother - to open our hearts to all our brothers and sisters, and with them to grow in the wisdom, honesty, courage and respectfulness shown in The Sacred Teachings. Give us the honesty to recognize that the Earth provides us with life sustaining breath, nourishment and healing, and give us the strength to proclaim by our words and actions that the Earth is a blessing for all peoples. May we avoid the sins of exploitive personal power and profit. May we seek the righteous way of love, service, and healing in all things. Father, as we walk our journey on this Earth, may your life-giving Spirit protect and guide us with your Wisdom so that we might live in right relationship and harmony with all humanity. May we pass on to future generations this Earth and all your gifts as you have provided them to us. +Amen

On September 30 we encouraged all our students to wear orange for Orange Shirt Day. This is a day when we honour the Indigenous children who were sent away to residential schools in Canada and learn more about the history of those schools. We saw a sea of orange at our school in support of creating awareness for the healing that needs to take place and to show that "every child matters?

This year was the 40th Anniversary of Terry’s Marathon of Hope. We are so proud of our students and staff who decided to keep Terry's dream alive and fundraised a total of $6440 for cancer research. We had a special guest, a 92-year old cancer survivor speak with the students about her fight against incurable cancer. Our grade 11 and 12 students had a fundraising challenge from two of their teachers. The student rose to this challenge and now they get to determine what colour to dye their teachers' hair. All the students received an icecream treat compliments of the Christianson. We are blessed to be part of such an amazing school community.

Every Child Matters. Orange Shirt Day will be on Wednesday, Sept. 30. Phyllis Webstad was given a new orange shirt by her grandmother for her first day of schoo...l at St. Joseph's Mission residential school in British Columbia. When Phyllis got to school, they took away her clothes, including her new shirt. It was never returned. We wear orange shirts on this day to acknowledge and reconcile the past hurts our indigenous peoples have faced. #orangeshirtday https://www.orangeshirtday.org/ See more

What a beautiful idea!

We had so many pirates at our school today for "Talk like a pirate day". This fun holiday encourages people to talk and dress like the sea plunderers of yesteryears.

Friday, September 18 we will celebrate "Talk Like A Pirate Day". We invite all students and staff to dress up and talk like pirates. "Arrrr matie!

Family Drive In Movie. Fun for the whole family!

Drive in Movie Night for teens and only. Check it out!

What a great way to share and save!

Build Your Own Stress Kit for ages 6 to 18 on September 19 between11 am to 1 pm @ DrumFrnOffice on 607 7 Street E. Another great offering from the McMan Centre.

We encourage all our parents to take advantage of this session on "parenting with patience" offered through the McMan Centre. The dates are September 29, October 13 and October 20 from 10:00 am to noon. Pre-registration is required. Contact Melissa Gress at 403-820-4060 or [email protected]

St. Anthony's School is looking for an experienced and qualified food provider to take over the operation of our school cafeteria. If you are interested or know someone who is interested, please have them contact the school at 403-823-3485 for more information.

Tomorrow we embark on the start of the school year! To all CTR parents - we thank you for putting your faith in us to do our very best to keep your children s...afe. We will learn as we go. There will be bumps in the road and it may be imperfect at first, but we will adapt and adjust. We’ve got this! To all CTR students - we simply cannot wait to see your beautiful faces - mask and all! We have missed having you in our classrooms and hallways and even though things will look a bit different, we are committed to learning, growing and coming together in faith and love in the year ahead. To our communities - thank you for your support, patience and guidance as we navigated uncharted waters. Together, we will learn and adapt to our new environment. Together, we will protect ourselves and each other. Together, we will forge ahead in kindness, compassion and love. Together, we are better! To all the students, teachers and staff out there, we pray you get some rest tonight. As you rise tomorrow, we hope that you will pause to pray with us as we embark on a new school year. Let’s do this CTR! We are many, yet we are one! #bettertogetherctr

I am so blessed to work with such a caring and supportive team. Thank you for all you do

St. Anthony's School is pleased to offer a live stream option for all students. If you are interested in finding our more, please contact the school.

To prepare for re-entry to school, we invite our parents and students to Experience Re-entry Sessions. Parents and students will have an opportunity to meet with their teachers and experience the protocols we have put in place to protect each other from COVID. These will be held on: o Wednesday, Aug. 26 from 6:30 to 7:00 pm for all families with last names starting from A to K o Thursday, Aug. 27 from 6:30 to 7:00 pm for all families with last names starting from L to Z More details will be sent to parents by individual teachers next Wednesday!

Parents, please see your school websites under Covid-19 Update for the latest parent letter outlining options for return.

CTR Catholic has updated its Re-Entry Plan based on further direction from Alberta Health Services and the Ministry. The full plan is available here: http://red...eemer.ab.ca/Covid-19Updates.php Should you have questions, please reach out to your principal. However, please note because of summer holidays there may be a delayed response and school specific information may not be updated on school websites until August 25.

Congratulations Weston! You are very talented and we are blessed that you share your talent with our community

Congratulations to Weston Snider. Weston has received numerous awards and recognition for his short film entitled "Dichrome". As of now, Weston has won best international film at the Central Film Festival, 3rd Place in the best international film as a part of the Fresh International Film Festival, a special mention award at the New York World Film Festival, and film of the year at the Stardance Youth Film Festival. It has also been selected by numerous film festivals. Most re...cently this film has been selected as one of 12 international films for the third annual Indy Shorts International Film Festival presented by Heartland Film! The short film, "Dichrome," directed by Weston Snider from St. Anthony's School was selected to be a part of our High School Film Competition! This is an incredible honour as films from talented high school students are submitted from around the world, but only 12 were selected to compete for the $2,000 Summer White Lynch Memorial Grand Prize, underwritten by Gary D. & Marlene Cohen! This festival is running virtually July 21-26, and for the first time, people can view the full festival including the High School Film Competition on their own time from anywhere in the world! This is an incredible accomplishment, and we encourage everyone to support Weston, our rising star! The High School Film Competition program can be viewed virtually here! Indy Shorts International Film Festival presented by Heartland Film is an Academy Award-Qualifying festival. This year's festival will be virtually showcasing 18 programs featuring 128 short films. You can view the full film lineup and purchases tickets/Fest Passes here: https://indyshortsfilmfestival20.eventive.org/welcome "Dichrome" Synopsis: In an attempt to get away from his fighting parents, Tom runs into Jason, who is truly the oddest person he has ever met. Jason shows Tom something he may never truly understand. Director: Weston Snider Cast: Thomas Kassian, Weston Snider, Travis Friesenpat