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EMTS WAAG Week At A Glance-March 16-20, 2020

“Be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble.” 1 Peter 3:8   Monday, March 16- Day 4 Jersey Day Hot Lunch-Taco Time Organizational Day 2:06 p.m-Early Dismissal-School…

EMTS WAAG Week At A Glance-March 9-13, 2020

“In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5,6   Monday, March 9- Day 5 Hot Lunch-Subway Bus Evacuations 2:05-3:30 p.m. Jr. B-Boys Basketball Practice 2:06…

Seussical the Musical coming to EMTS!

Now one of the most performed shows in America, Seussical is a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza! Tony winners, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, have lovingly brought to life all of our favorite…

Parent Teacher Interviews

Please book your Middle School Parent Teacher interviews at https://www.schoolinterviews.ca/code?code=96nw6 Event Code: 96nw6

Term 3 Exploratories Link to Select Preferences

Exploratory A Link Exploratory B Link  

TERM 3 EXPLORATORIES Summaries

TERM 3 EXPLORATORIES (2019-2020)   It is that time of year when we are getting ready for Term 3 exploratory classes. The information below is provided for parents and students to understand the course…

EMTS WAAG Week at a Glance March 2-6, 2020

“Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.” John 17:17 Monday, March 2- Day 6 2020-21-Grade 4-8 Intentions sent to Parents Hot Lunch- Boston Pizza 2:05-3:30 p.m. Jr. B Boys Basketball Practice…

EMTS WAAG Week At A Glance February 24-28, 2020

“Thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ” 2 Corinthians 2:14   Monday, February 24- Day 1 Hot Lunch- Sobey’s 2:05-3:30 p.m. Jr. B Boys Basketball Practice 3:30-5:00 p.m.-Sr.…

Week At A Glance February 10-14, 2020

“Do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.” Philippians 2:4   Monday, February 10- Day 2 Hot Lunch- Edo Organizational Day 2:05-3:30 p.m. Jr. B…

EMTS WAAG Week At A Glance February 3-7, 2020

“But we work with you for your joy, because it is by faith you stand firm.”  1 Corinthians 1:24   Monday, February 3- Day 3 Hot Lunch- Chopped Leaf 2:05-3:30 p.m. Jr. B Boys Basketball Practice…

ME Day Survey

ME Day Survey

EMTS WAAG-January 27-31, 2020

“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father.” James 1:17   Monday, January 27- Day 5 Hot Lunch- Sobey’s 2:05-3:30 p.m. Jr. B Boys Basketball Practice 3:30-5:00 p.m.-Sr.…

Me Day Registration-Grades 6-9

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Parent Superpowers

You are warmly invited to join us for a parent evening with Dr. Jody Carrington About this Event "In our parent talks, we often spend an evening together where you can expect laughter and stories, while…

EMTS WAAG Week At A Glance January 20-24, 2020

“Like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behaviour.”  1 Peter 1:15   Monday, January 20- Day 6 Hot Lunch- Wok Box 11:55-12:55 p.m.- Junior A Girls Practice 2:05-3:30…

Week at a Glance January 13-17, 2020

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 Monday, January 13- Day 1Hot Lunch- Freshii11:55-12:55 p.m.- Junior A Girls Practice2:05-3:30…

Vote for the New Logo for Ecole Mother Teresa School!

New Year New Logo Vote here!!   EMTS is celebrating our 19 years in Sylvan Lake community by rebranding and updating our school and athletic logos. We are looking for input from our students, staff members,…

Week At A Glance January 6-10, 2020

“ He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.” Phillippians 1:6 Monday, January 6- Day 2 Hot Lunch- Taco Time 11:55-12:55 p.m.- Junior A Girls Practice 2:06 p.m-Early…

2019 Christmas Activities Sign Up!

2019 Christmas Activities Sign Up!

Christmas Message from our Principals

When Christ is at the center of an individual’s education, we are bestowed a special blessing on our education, for those who are educated by Christ follow His example of servant leadership. At Ecole…

EMTS WAAG Week at a Glance December 16-20, 2019

“ She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus because he will save his people from their sins.” Matthew 1:21   Monday, December 16- Day 3 Hot Lunch- Boston Pizza 11:55-12:55…

Advent Concert December 19

Go to the Moola Moola Shopping Mall with Father Neal, Miss Keri Atune, and all the kids from Our Lady of Assumption Parish this Christmas!  They're going to sing and dance and shop till they drop, all…

EMTS WAAG Week at a Glance December 9-13, 2019

  “Praise the Lord in song, for He has done excellent things; let this be known throughout the earth.” Isaiah 12:5             Monday, December 9- Day 5 Hot Lunch- Subway Bus Evacuations 11:55-12:55…

Christmas SWAG Store-Last Chance for Crusader Wear…

Parents, please click the link and order what items you want right on the store website. We will close the store one week from today, Wednesday Dec. 11th @12:00pm. Orders will be delivered between December…

EMTS WAAG Week at a Glance December 2-6,2019

“Come to me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28   Monday, December 2- Day 6 Hot Lunch- Tim Hortons Term 2 Starts 2:06 p.m-Early Dismissal-School ends early…

EMTS WAAG Week at a Glance November 25-29, 2019

“Teach God’s commands to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.” Deuteronomy 11:19    Monday, November…

Exploratories Term 2 Preference Selection

Exploratory A   Exploratory B

Exploratory Summaries Term 2

TERM 2 EXPLORATORIES (2019-2020)   It is that time of year when we are getting ready for Term 2 exploratory classes. The information below is provided for parents and students to better understand the…

EMTS WAAG Week At A Glance November 18-22, 2019

“Free of fault, you will lift up your face; you will stand firm and without fear.” Job 11:15   Monday, November 18- Day 2 Hot Lunch- Wok Box 2:06 p.m-Early Dismissal-School ends early on Monday  …

EMTS WAAG Week At A Glance November 11-15, 2019

“However many years anyone may live, let them enjoy them all.”  Ecclesiastes 11:8   Monday, November 11- No School Remembrance Day    Tuesday, November 12 - Day 4 3:30-5:30 p.m.- Senior Girls…

EMTS WAAG November 4-8, 2019

“I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand.” John 10:28   Monday, November 4- Day 6 Hot Lunch Boston Pizza Scholastic Book Fair Trex Art…

EMTS WAAG Week At A Glance October 28-November 1,…

“He is your praise and He is your God, who has done these great and awesome things for you which your eyes have seen. Deuteronomy 10:21   Monday, October 28- Day 1 Hot Lunch Sobey’s 2:06 p.m-Early…

EMTS FIRST EVER Yearbook!!

Order your yearbook here Order ID: 13956220 Order Deadline: June 30, 2020 Order Pick-up: September 2020  

EMTS WAAG - Week At A Glance October 21-25, 2019

“Permit the children to come to Me; do not hinder them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.” Mark 10:14   Monday, October 21- Day 2 Hot Lunch Chopped Leaf 2:06 p.m-Early Dismissal-School…

EMTS WAAG October 14-18, 2019

“Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.” Psalm 100:4   Monday, October 14-No School Thanksgiving Monday   Tuesday, October 15 - Day…

Jo(e) Social Media presentation October 16 6:00-7:30…

Since 2012, Joe Whitbread and Jo Phillips from Jo(e) Social Media in Lacombe, Alberta have been speaking in-schools, with parents and with school administrators about the opportunities and difficulties…

EMTS WAAG- Week At A Glance October 7-11, 2019

“You are great, and great is Your name in might.” Jeremiah 10:6   Monday, October 7-Day 5 Hot Lunch Taco Time 2:06 p.m-Early Dismissal-School ends early on Monday  3:00-7:30 p.m.-Senior Boys & Girls…

Archbishop Smith's Pastoral Visit

Archbishop Richard Smith will be making a pastoral visit to:Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church5033-47a Avenue, Sylvan LakeSunday, October 27.He will preside and preach at the two Masses(9:00 am…

September Elementary Recognition Awards

Celebrating our Grade 4 & 5 Students who are the month of September's Crusaders!

EMTS WAAG Week At A Glance Sept 30-October 4, 2019

“He goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice.” John 10:4   Monday, Sept 30-Day 1 8:45 a.m.-Elementary Awards 2:06 p.m-Early Dismissal-School ends early on Monday …

EMTS WAAG - Week At A Glance Sept 23-27, 2019

“If you can?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for one who believes.”   Monday, Sept 23-Day 2 11:30 a.m.-Fire Drill - practice 2:06 p.m-Early Dismissal-School ends early on Monday    Tuesday,…

EMTS WAAG-Week At A Glance Sept 16-20, 2019

“Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!” II Corinthians 9:15   Monday, Sept 16-Day 4 Hot Lunch & Milk Program available online for orders Student Update forms released digitally and due September…

Week At A Glance- EMTS WAAG Sept 9-13, 2019

“Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.” Proverbs 9:9   Monday, Sept 9-Day 5 2:05 p.m-Early Dismissal-School ends early on Monday …

5-1 First Day of School

Mlle Bulger’s class on the first day of school had an awesome day. She even gave them an escape room challenge. The groups did a great job working together, collaborating, and using their brains! Magnifique…

Exploratory Term 1 Preference Links

Exploratory A Link - https://forms.gle/DWY4gMyKBMhmD9GW7 Exploratory B Link - https://forms.gle/hg8WohDXUXGWm5z18

EMTS WAAG September 3-6, 2019

“Lord, light the path and I will lead others. Seigneur, illumine le chemain et je guiderai les autres."   Monday, Sept 2 - No School Labour Day Holiday   Tuesday, Sept 3 - Day 1 Welcome Back to School!!…

Exploratories Term 1 Summaries

TERM 1 EXPLORATORIES (2019-20)   It is that time of year when we are getting ready for exploratory classes. The information below is provided for parents and students to better understand the course…

Radon Testing Report

Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools, in partnership with Radon Care, tested all facilities earlier last school year to determine levels of radon gas using "Alpha Track Detectors" and were placed in most…

Welcome to Our New Vice-Principal Mrs. Michelle Khatib!

I am extremely pleased to be joining the community of Ecole Mother Teresa School.  I feel truly blessed to be surrounded by the love and Christian spirit that is found in the staff and students.  From…

Staffing Changes

June 26, 2019   Dear Parents/Guardians,   I wish to inform you that as of June 29, 2019, Mrs. Andrea Gringhuis will be leaving the position of vice principal of Ecole Mother Teresa School (EMTS) and…

EMTS WAAG June 24-28

Monday, June 24- Day 5   9:00 a.am. - Elementary Talent Show + Art walk 8:33 - 11:25 a.m.- Social Studies PAT/Final exam for Middle school 12:00 - 1:30 - Mandatory Guided Review session for all MS students…

Grade 9 Farewell

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2018-2019 GRADE 9 GRADUATES!   May God continue to bless you on your journey!

Grade 6 Final Band Concert

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR GRADE 6 BAND STUDENTS ON A JOB WELL DONE AT THEIR FINAL CONCERT!  

Middle School Year End Awards

EMTS WAAG June 17-21

  Monday, June 17- Day 6   Exemption letters go out for gr. 7-8 honors students Hot Lunch: Chopped Leaf 6:30-8:30 p.m. - Grade 9 Farewell (Grade 9s arrive by 6:00)   Tuesday, June 18 - Day 1   Elementary…

Middle School Year End Awards

Please join us in celebrating the accomplishments and growth of our students at our Middle School Term 3 and Year End Awards this Thursday, June 13 @ 6:00 p.m. in the gym.  Teachers will be emailing…

Deadline to register for Fall Crusader Basketball…

This Wednesday, June 12 at 5:00 p.m. is the deadline to register for our Fall Crusader Basketball Camp for grades 6-9.  Don't miss out on this opportunity to develop your skills and have fun!  Registration…

EMTS WAAG June 10-14, 2019

Monday, June 10- Day 1   7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Outdoor Ed Field Trip to Allstones Hot Lunch: Pizza 73   Tuesday, June 11 - Day 2   8:30 a.m. - Grade 6 Track ALL middle school exam permission forms…

EMTS WAAG June 3-7, 2019

Monday, June 3- Day 2   8:15 a.m.-5:00 p.m. - Grade 9 Field Trip Grade 8 Track Day Middle School exam permission forms go home for grades 6, 7, 8 Hot Lunch: Booster Juice 6:30 p.m. - School Council  …

EMTS WAAG May 27-31,2019

Monday, May 27- Day 3   7:45 a.m.-5:00 p.m. - Grade 8 Field Trip to Heritage Park Hot Lunch: Sobey’s   Tuesday, May 28 - Day 4   8:33 a.m.-3:16 p.m. - Gr. 4 WP Puppet Theatre-Shadow puppets in Learning…

EMTS WAAG May 20-24, 2019

Encourage one another and build up one another. 1 Thessalonians 5:11   Monday, May 20 - No School Victoria Day Holiday   Tuesday, May 21 - Day 5 7:00-9:00 p.m.-Youth Group at OLA Parish   Wednesday,…

EMTS WAAG May 13-17, 2019

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Matthew 5:9   Monday, May 13 - Day 1 Hot Lunch- Subway   Tuesday, May 14 - Day 2 7:00-9:00 p.m.-Youth Group at OLA Parish Wednesday,…

Long Division in 4-3

Long division can be sooooo hard!  But when we learn with a friend, things can be a lot easier!The students in 4-3 are working hard on learning long division.  They are working on remembering their…

Mayor of Math City visits Grade 4-2

The Mayor of the city visited grade 4-2 today to invite the students to submit their plans to build the next city "Math City."  This is a PBL project to learn all about geometry and measurements. Students…

Guitar Jam!

Students have been activating their creative minds to build the coolest guitars in their art exploratory. Look at them rock out!

Visual Arts with M. Gaudet

Check out the artwork!  Students have been learning all about the talented artist El Salvador Dali.  They have been recreating their own versions of his work called Dali’s Moustache

Red Deer APEGA Science Olympics at RDC

EMTS Grade 8 and 9 students recently participated in the APEGA Science Olympics on Saturday, May 4th at Red Deer College.  Student teams participated in three mystery design challenges and were judged…

Grade 9 Badminton!

Congrats to the Doubles teams as they bring the trifecta of medals back to EMTS! Bronze for Mixed Doubles, Silver for Girls Doubles and Gold for Boys Doubles! Super proud of them! Ella/Jensen and Connor/Ethan…

Grade 7 Badminton-Go Crusaders Go!

We had an awesome Saturday at Grade 7 badminton!  Grade 7: Krizia gold, Aidan Slade bronze, Kelly & Chloe girls doubles bronze, Mathew & Logan boys doubles bronze. Grade 8: Sebastian gold, Madi C silver,…

Scarred, Not Broken Presentation!

A huge thank you to Joy Zylstra for her powerful message of resilience, faith and hope. Our students and staff left the gym with a spirit of 'joy' for life, our friends and families. Thank You Joy for…

Indigo Circus Arrives at EMTS

What a wonderful way to wrap up Mental Health Week than to attend a presentation by Indigo Circus! Learning from our mistakes was just one of many of the messages students received from the presentation…

5-1 does the Great Canadian Postcard exchange!

Mme Bulger's 5-1 class participated in the Great Canadian Postcard Exchange.  We designed and wrote our own postcards giving information about our school and information about Sylvan Lake.  We sent…

Elementary Recognition Awards-April

Celebrating our Grade 4 & 5 Students who are the month of April's Crusaders!

Welcome, Mr. Broks, to Grade 4!

Today, the grade 4 English classes welcomed Mr. Broks from Melcor Development. Mr. Broks spoke to the students about some of the history of Sylvan Lake’s development. He also focused on town planning…

Travelling Brain Presentation for Grade 4 & 5

What would happen if, all of a sudden, you could not see? Or walk? Students at EMTS learned today about the functions of the brain and how to protect it. Taking care of our brain helps us to have a good…

EMTS WAAG May 6-10, 2019

Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7   Monday, May 6 - Day 2 Hot Lunch- Tim Horton’s Yoga @ EMTS 4:00-9:00 p.m.- Grade 6 Badminton Tourney @STJHS   Tuesday, May 7 - Day…

EMTS WAAG April 29-May 3

Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up. Ephesians 4:29   Monday, April 29 - Day 3 Hot Lunch- Sobey’s 10:00 a.m. - Mr. Broks visiting…

Middle School Awards Term 2

Celebrating our Grade 6-9 Students for Term 2 in Honours, Honours with Distinction, Crusader, Most Improved and Basketball.

Project Based Learning in Mrs. McMullen's Class

5-4 is in the thick of their PBL process. We have completed research and written paragraphs on different aspects of a First Nation tribe. Now, we are creating skits and artifacts to demonstrate and celebrate…

Book Clubs in Miss Cardinal's Grade 4 Class

The students in Miss Cardinal's class are taking part in Book Clubs as their current unit of study for English Language Arts.  Today was our first day!The students were given their choice of books and…

Band Camp 2019

Band Camp 2019 is a smashing success. New music was mastered, new friendships were forged, Band Camp Idol was full of laughs and singing and hills were conquered. St. Marguerite and Holy Trinity see you…

EMTS WAAG April 15-19, 2019

I can do all this through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13   Monday, April 15 - Day 1 Hot Lunch-Chopped Leaf Spring Fundraiser Orders Due 10:30-11:30 a.m.-Grade 5 Go Safe Sun Safety presentation…

Welcome Guest Blogger, Sophia Evangelista, from 4-4!

In Science, we are doing our unit "Plant Growth and Change." Today, we dissected a seed to learn the parts. Then we sowed them as part of our Bean Journal. ~by Sophia

Grade 4 Junior Achievement

The students in Grade 4 were lucky enough to take part in Junior Achievement for the last 2 weeks.  This program works to teach students more about money and banks.  They used their Math skills to…

EMTS WAAG April 22-26, 2019

The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to His heavenly kingdom. II Timothy 4:8   Monday, April 22 - No School Easter Monday Tuesday, April 23 - Day 5 3:30-5:00 p.m.-Grade…

EMTS WAAG April 8-12, 2019

Walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called. Ephesians 4:1   Monday, April 8 - Day 3 Hot Lunch-Taco Time 9:00-12:00 p.m.- Grade 4’s Junior Achievement-More than Money Tuesday,…

EMTS Presents~Alice in Wonderland

Thank you Grady for Sharing your Story with us!!

Grady is a standout learner, helper, and friend in 5-2. In honour of National Autism Awareness Day today, he prepared a speech and delivered it to all our 5th-grade classes today. "He was the best guest…

Welcome Back Malika with her post on Tomato Seeds!

Today, we sowed our tomato seeds from Tomatosphere! They are to compare our seeds that spent 5 weeks in space and those that have not. We are excited to see our results! ~Malika

Junior Achievement Presentation in Grade 4-Welcome,…

Today, our class had a Junior Achievement presentation to talk and play games on ways to spend and save money and to talk to us about businesses! It was very interesting. `Malika D

Indy 500 Race in Miss Cardinal's Grade 4 Class

The Grade 4 students in Miss Cardinal's class took part in an Indy 500 Race event to celebrate their Devices that Move final projects.  The students have been designing, building and modifying their…

Phil Bota-Grade 4 Presentation

The Grade 4 English classes have been taking part in a PBL focused on Everest.  The students took part in a read-aloud that focused on the predicting reading strategy.  They learned about the first…

Snow Everest!

Yes, learn about snow and get to know Everest! That is what students in the grade 4 English program did when our own Red-Deer climber, Phil Bota, came to present his experience summiting Mount Everest.…

Grade 5 PBL kickoff!

Grade 5 English students have had their PBL kickoff. The project, called Who Walked Before Us, is student-driven and project-based where students aim to answer the question, "How can we celebrate the…

EMTS WAAG April 1-5, 2019

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters. Colossians 3:23   Monday, April 1 - Day 4 Hot Lunch-Wok Box 9:00-12:00 p.m.- Grade 4’s Junior Achievement…

Mark Your Calendars!

Parent-Teacher Interviews Wednesday, March 27 & Thursday, March 28 from 4:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.

EMTS WAAG March 25-29, 2019

Be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble.     1 Peter 3:8   Monday, March 25- Day 6 Hot Lunch-Sobeys 7:00-5:00 p.m.-Grade 6 Field Trip 12:00-1:00 p.m.- Strategie…

Elementary Recognition Awards Term 2

Celebrating our Grade 4 & 5 Students for Term 2 in Music, Phys-Ed, Faith and Spanish!

Basketball Pep Rally

Celebrating our Basketball teams this afternoon with a Pep Rally and a game against the staff!

Welcome Guest Blogger, Jenny Magnuson, to report on…

Junior 2 boys placed 3rd in the final tournament of the year at St. Joe's.Game 1 - St. Thomas Red - 4:00 game we won 50 vs 9Game 2 - St Francis Blue - 5:00 game we lost 32 vs 14Game 3 - St Thomas White…

EMTS WAAG March 18-22, 2019

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. Proverbs 3:5   Monday, March 18- Day 1 Hot Lunch-Subway Term 3 Begins   Tuesday, March 19 - Day 2 7:00-9:00 p.m.- Youth…

EMTS WAAG March 11-15, 2019

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens. Ecclesiastes 3:1 Monday, March 11- Day 4 Hot Lunch-Boston Pizza 7:00-9:00 p.m.-Junior 1 Girls Playoffs @HH Tuesday, March…

Sign Up Here for Term 3 Exploratories

Please click each link separately and indicate your preference for both Exploratory A & B. Please sign up by Friday, March 8.  Exploratory A Exploratory B

Exploratories Summaries for Term 3

TERM 3 EXPLORATORIES (2018-2019) Grade 6 students will be assigned to exploratories in order to ensure they meet the required Fine Arts hours.   Grades 7-9 will indicate their preferences on-line starting…

February Elementary Recognition Assembly

Celebrating our Grade 4 & 5 Students who are the month of February's Crusaders!

February Baking with 5-3 & 8-3

Grade 8-3 and 5-3 Family Groups met together and made chocolate chip banana muffins together right before the Winter Break! Yummy!!

EMTS Week at a Glance March 4-8, 2019

Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. john 17:7   Monday, March 4- Day 5 Hot Lunch-Tim Horton’s   Tuesday, March 5 - Day 6 Shrove Tuesday Pancake Breakfast 12:00-1:00 p.m.-Strategie Club…

The Great Canadian Valentine Swap in 5-4!

Grade 5 English Students participated in "The Great Canadian Valentine Swap". We wrote a letter, a card, and created some artwork, and shared this with 20 other schools across Canada. Those schools did…

We had a Candy Store in 5-4!

Over the past month, Grade Five English students have been completing a Candy Store project. This project has SO many real-life math skills! These include: area and perimeter, coordinate points, multiplication,…

GREAT CANADIAN VALENTINE SWAP in 5-2!

5-2 participates in the GREAT CANADIAN VALENTINE SWAP! We created and edited a letter to accompany each of our hand made Valentines. Then we mailed ours to bless others on Valentine's Day! And- it worked…

Week At A Glance February 18-22, 2019

Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Psalm 95:1   Monday, February 18 - NO SCHOOL Family Day   Tuesday, February 19 - Day 1 Intentions for Grade 4-8…

Valentine Celebration

Thank you, Father Tom, for teaching us that by spreading God's love, we spread peace. Thank you, 6-3 & 9-3 for leading this beautiful celebration.

A Valentine's Contest in 4-3

The 4-3 have been working on estimation in math this week. They are using their skills to estimate how many cinnamon hearts are in the jar. The best estimation wins the hearts & the jar. Parents, you…

High School 101 at Notre Dame!

Bracelets for Ronald McDonald House

A group of students generously gave up their recess to make bracelets for those kids staying at the Ronald McDonald House.  There was much creativity and love put into these bracelets.  Nothing like…

Welcome Guest Blogger, Brooke Kangas, from 4-4!

In Science, we did a fair test. We made a pop can roller. The pop can with the rubber bands was faster then the pop can without the rubber bands. #science ~Brooke Kangas

EMTS WAAG February 11-15, 2019

We are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good work. Ephesians 2:10   Monday, February 11 - Day 2 Hot Lunch-Chopped Leaf Senior Boys and Girls Playoffs Round 1 (TBA) Grade 9 Transfer forms…

EMTS WAAG February 4-8, 2019

Walk in Him, having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed. Colossians 2:6-7   Monday, February 4 - Day 3 Hot Lunch-Taco time   Tuesday,…

January Elementary Recognition Awards

The great CANADIAN VALENTINE SWAP is underway!

Katie and Kaleb (and the rest of our 5th graders) worked diligently to create and edit a letter representing us that we attached to a hand made Valentine card and then addressed envelopes to send them…

Grade 4 Fur Trade in a Box

The students in Grade 4 have been using the Fur Trade in a Box to learn about the fur trade in Canada.  These are the students in Miss Cardinal's class engaging in the game.This game comes to us from…

Our Business World

We learned what businesses are, why they exist, how they stay alive, and what role they play in our community. #entrepreneurs

Welcome, Mason Neville, as our Guest Blogger from…

Mrs. Reynold's 4-4 class does drumming and building this week! ~Mason Neville Grade 4 Student

Grade 4-2 has a Drumming Lesson with Mr. McLeod

Drumming with Mr. McLeod got the grade 4's in Mrs. Hick's class to share their knowledge about drums as they learned about respect for nature and for each other. Students each played the drum to the…

EMTS WAAG January 28-February 1

We must pay closer attention to what we have hear, so that we do not drift from it Hebrews 2:1   Monday, January 28 - Day 5 Hot Lunch-Sobey’s 3:30-6:00 p.m.-Senior Boys Basketball Practice   Tuesday,…

Our Business World Grade 5 Presentation

Our grade 5's have been fortunate enough to have business associates come into our classrooms to further develop our understanding of the business world.   Our Business World seeks to teach young students…

Fundraising Efforts to Clean our Oceans by Mrs. Hick's…

Every year, Mrs. Hick’s class together with Mr Lock’s grade 7-2 class take on a fundraiser project with Students Rebuild to help around the world. This year, for the first time, the project is focused…

A Fun Day in Mrs. McMullen's Grade 5 Class!

First, we started the day with two experiments about mixtures. Using different solids, we learned which ones will dissolve in water and which ones won't. Next, we choose two liquids at a time to mix together…

Electromagnet fun in 5-1

5-1 created electromagnets today using just a D battery and wire.  We had lots of fun using our electromagnets seeing how many paper clips we could pick up.  We had tried it the day before with little…

EMTS WAAG January 21-25, 2019

It is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. II Corinthians 1:21   Monday, January 21 - Day 6 Hot Lunch-Wok Box 12:30-1:00 p.m.- Ukelele Club in Mrs. Sugden's Room #306 3:30-6:00 p.m.-Junior…

9-3 and 4-3 Share Stories Together

The students in Mrs. Sugden's 9-3 LA class wrote stories and shared them with Miss Cardinal's 4-3 class.  The students were all very engaged and the younger students enjoyed hearing the very creative…

Light and Shadows in 4-3

The students in 4-3 wrapped up their final experiments and activities for their Light and Shadows unit.  They used prisms to see how light is made up of many colours, learned about mixing colours, and…

Young Chemists Experiment in Mrs. Myette's Grade 5…

5-3 were chemists today where they identified examples of different mixtures and experimented with substances to see which would dissolve to make a solution. 

EMTS WAAG January 14-18, 2018

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father. James 1:17   Monday, January 14 - Day 1 Hot Lunch-Freshii 2:15 p.m.-Sr Boys Basketball Practice  3:30-6:00 p.m.-Jr. Girls 2 Basketball…

Grade 9 Students Share Their Story Writing with Grade…

Students in Mrs. Sugden’s grade 9-2 English shared their own fictional stories to students in Mrs. Hick’s class. Grade 4 students gave feedback to the older students. Grade 4 students shared their…

Grade 4 French Immersion-Exhibition of Learning

Pope Francis` letter to the world, the Laudato Si, inspired the Grade 4 French Immersion students to encourage the world to take care of our common home. enjoyed showing their PBL projects with their…

Family Groups Noel

Grade 4 and Grade 7 French Immersion students enjoyed some Family Group time together playing games. Lots of French-speaking and fun was had by everyone!

Advent Message from our Principal, Mr. Shane Chisholm

When Christ is at the centre of an individual’s education, we are bestowed a special blessing on our education, for those who are educated by Christ follow His example of servant leadership. At Ecole…

EMTS WAAG January 7-11, 2019

Fear the Lord and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you. 1 Samuel 12:24   Monday, January 7 - Day 2 Hot Lunch-Boston Pizza   Tuesday, January 8 -…

Middle School Awards Term 1

Celebrating our Grade 6-9 Students for Term 1 in Honours, Honours with Distinction, Crusader, Volleyball, Running Club, and the Terry Fox Run!

Christmas Fun with 5-1 and 8-1

The Christmas spirit was alive and well with 5-1 and 8-1. We joined together as family groups to immerse ourselves in Christmas spirit. We started by decorating ornaments that will be given to the seniors…

December 19-Grade 4 Exhibition of Learning

The Grade 4 English students highlighted their learning today in an Exhibition of Learning.  Parents, grandparents, siblings and other guests joined the students as they shared what they had learned…

Welcome, Leo Rowley, as our Guest Blogger from 4-4

On Wednesday, December 19, all of the Grade 4 classes had their Exhibition of Learning. It was about Christmas around the world. It was great that parents came to see all our hard work. #merrychristmas…

EMTS WAAG December 17-21

If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men. Romans 12:18   Monday, December 17 - Day 3 Hot Lunch-Boston Pizza   Tuesday, December 18 - Day 4 3:30-5:00 p.m.-Junior Boys Basketball…

Serving our Seniors this Christmas

Family group 5-3 (Myette) and 8-3 (Sugden) decided as a group of students to spread holiday cheer to the residents at Bethany Care Society Together they made Christmas cards and collected items as gifts…

Christmas Traditions Around the World

The Grade 4 students at Ecole Mother Teresa School are studying Christmas Traditions Around the World as part of a current PBL. The students in 4-3 are busily preparing for their Christmas Around the…

Elementary Term 1 Awards Assembly

Celebrating our Grade 4 & 5 Students for Term 1 in Music, Phys-Ed, Faith and Spanish!   Dance-A-Thon Riley Therriault $5, Ryder Rauch $5 Isabelle Peters $5 Mercedes Reinhart $5 Lucas Brinston $5 Peyton…

Grade 6 Attend Town Council

On Monday, December 10 our grade 6 students joined others from Sylvan Lake to attend an actual Town Council meeting hosted by CP Blakely school. Mayor Sean McIntyre and the rest of cancel taught students…

Crusader Classic Basketball Tournament

Girls brought home silver and boys brought home bronze.  Mrs. Sugden and the coaches, Mr. Fercho, Mr. Giroux and Mrs. Johannesson did an amazing job of hosting the Crusader Classis last weekend

Advent Mass Grades 4-6

This morning the Grade 4-6 classes joined together for an Advent mass at Our Lady of Assumption Parish, lead by Miss Cardinal’s class

First Nations Drumming

Guest Teacher and Drummer Mr. Glenn McLeod brought his First Nations drums to our classes on Thursday, Dec. 6th. Mrs. McMullen, Mrs. Myette and Mrs. Tardif's classes got the opportunity to learn about…

Coding in Miss Cardinal's 4-3 Class!

The students in Miss Cardinal's class enjoyed last week's Coding Week with stations in the library and Hour of Code activities using tech in the classroom.

Grade 4-2 Building Engineers

4-2 has been learning about simple machine, pulleys and gears in science.  We have spent several classes taking the concepts we have learned and applying them to building with K'nex kits.  We have built…

Welcome Alexa Visscher as this Week's Guest Blogger!

4-4 participated in a talking circle!  This goes along with our Social Unit. ~Alexa Visscher

Amazing Race in 5-1

We're off on our PBL!  Mlle Bulger's class is completing the Amazing Race based on the Canadian Regions.  Each group must complete a detour, obstacle and pitstop for each region.  Each of these require…

Christmas Card Making for Soldiers

Even more students came this week to create Christmas cards for soldiers posted overseas.  Once again students gave up their own free time to help spread some Christmas joy to those who are away from…

EMTS WAAG December 10-14, 2018

Praise the Lord in song, for He has done excellent things; let this be known throughout the earth. Isaiah 12:5 Monday, December 10 - Day 4 Hot Lunch-Tim Horton’s Town Council Field Trip-Grade 6   Tuesday,…

Cards for Troops!

Today, the Grade 4 English classes, came together to write Christmas cards for our troops serving overseas.

Coding Week Coninues in Mrs. McMullen's 5-4 Class

5-4 has greatly enjoyed the coding stations set up in EMTS's Learning Commons! From no tech, to low tech, to high tech, we have all learned something new and had a fun time doing it. Lego, Little Bits,…

Hour of Code in Mme. Tamalyn's Grade 4-1 Class

 We are participating in Hour of Code, an international event. Our students worked in partners to create their own characters to dance in Dance Party and to move a skin in Minecraft. Très cool!!

November Circuits in Mrs. McMullen's Grade 5 Class

Students in 5-4 used batteries, wires, and light bulbs to test different circuit designs. Next, they experimented with the effects of two batteries on one light bulb followed by one battery with two bulbs. 

Stuff A Bus - EMTS Student Volunteers

Look at the awesome students and Bus drivers from Ecole Mother Teresa School who volunteered at the Sylvan Lake Food Bank this Saturday, December 1, 2018.  Wayne Stade, our own Red Deer Catholic School…

CODING WEEK Launch in the Learning Commons!

5-2 has dived into our WEEK OF CODE in our Learning Commons. The stations set up by our awesome teachers are a fantastic guide as we learn more computer tech. and programming.

Blessings on your Baptism, William Norris!

Through water and the word you have become a child of God and are sealed as Christ's own forever.   Congratulations to William Norris in Grade 6 and his brother Maverick, in Grade 3 at Ecole Our Lady…

Mrs. Myette's Class are Creating Circuits!

Students in 5-3 are working with bulbs, wires and batteries to create a closed circuit

Card Making for the Soldiers

Today, some students generously gave up their lunch hour to spread some Christmas cheer and make cards for our soldiers posted overseas.  The kids wrote messages of appreciation and kindness and decorated…

EMTS WAAG December 3-7, 2018

Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.    Matthew 11:28   Monday, December 3 - Day 6 8:15-Hot Cocoa for everyone from School Council-bring a to-go cup! Coding for…

5-1 and 8-1 Family Groups Play Cooperative Games

5-1 and 8-1 met up in the Gathering Area to play some cooperative games and get to know each other a little better.  There was tons of laughing, joking, and memories made.  We can't wait to come together…

Talking Circle in Mme.Tamalyn's Class

Grade 4-1 participated in a Talking Circle where we shared our favourite things about Christmas and traditions.  We learned how these traditions are varied and that by listening to each other, we are…

Middle School Grade 7-9 Band On Tour!!!

Our students were delighted today with the performance of our own school band. An array of Christmas songs were enjoyed by all. Included in the performance was the song “Frosty, The Snowman” played…

November Elementary Crusader Assembly

Celebrating our Grade 4 & 5 Students who are the month of November's Crusaders!

Term 2 Exploratory Selection Forms

Term 2 Exploratory A 2018-19   Term 2 Exploratory B 2018-19

Thank you Bench for being our Librarian Today!

Look who is our Jr. Librarian this week at Mrs. Hick's class. Bench was thrilled to help Mrs. Huehn. Students in Mrs. Hick's class sure enjoy the optional seating space in the Learning Commons. 

TERM 2 EXPLORATORIES (2018-2019)

TERM 2 EXPLORATORIES (2018-2019) Grade 6 students will be assigned to exploratories in order to ensure they meet the required Fine Arts hours.   Grades 7-9 will indicate their preferences on-line during…

Parent Volunteers Required at Our Lady of the Assumption…

Dear parents/guardians,   At Our Lady of the Assumption Parish we greatly value the different programs and services that our church provides to our community. The Children’s Liturgy Program is just…

Olivia is back to report on Art in 4-4!

In Art, we completed our bubbles with oil pastels in Mrs. Reynold's Grade 4 class1   ~Olivia

EMTS WAAG November 26-30,2018

Keep this commandment which I am commanding you to do, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and hold fast to Him   Monday, November 26 - Day 1 Hot Lunch-Sobeys   Tuesday, November 27 -…

Dictionary Race in Mme. Bulger's Grade 5 French Class

Mlle Bulger’s 5-1 class has been practicing using an English-French dictionary and improving their dictionary skills. The class was super engaged and involved in a game that tested their word finding…

Congrats Grade 6 Junior Girls Volleyball Team!

Bronze medal for the Grade 6 Junior Girls in the volleyball finals!

Welcome Back, Guest Blogger, Olivia from 4-4

We finished our recycled robots in Science in Mrs. Reynold's Grade 4 classroom. ~Olivia

Snow Day in 4-3!

Today was an awesome snow day in Miss Cardinal's class! We took time for Music, used technology in Math, enjoyed our Makerspace activities in the Learning Commons, sketched our hearts out in Art, had…

Welcome Olivia Harrigan-Nicholas as this Week's Guest…

In our Grade 4-4 as we end our Paleontology Unit in Social Studies we made fossils and paper dinosaurs. ~Olivia

Grade 4-3 Recycle-Bots

Over the last couple of weeks, the students in Miss Cardinal's class have been planning, building, comparing, modifying and presenting Robots they have created out recycled materials.  This is the culminating…

Flashlight Friday!

EMTS WAAG November 19-23

“For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do.” Hebrews 6:10   Monday, November 19 - Day 3 Hot Lunch-Pizza…

The Importance of Paleontology in Alberta

Our students are practicing their presentations of The Importance of Paleontology in Alberta. This is called a Tuning Protocol where the presenters get feedback based on I Like, I wonder and I suggest.…

"Kindness is a Gift Everyone Can Afford to Give"

World Kindness Day is celebrated annually on 13th November. On this day, participants attempt to make the world a better place by celebrating and promoting good deeds and pledging acts of kindness, either…

Double Digit Multiplication in Mrs. Myette's Class

Grade 5's enjoying working on double digit multiplication using base ten blocks!

Reciprocal Teaching in 4-1

We have started our Reciprocal Teaching reading clubs where the students are in charge of their learning and dive deep into their books; reading together, reading aloud, clarifying words, and predicting. …

EMTS WAAG November 12-16, 2018

However many years anyone may live, let them enjoy them all. Ecclesiastes 11:8   Monday, November 12 - Day 4 Hot Lunch-Taco Time 3:45-5:30 p.m. -Senior Girls Volleyball practice 3:30-6:30 p.m.-Junior…

5-1 Celebrated Remembrance Day with many Special Activities.

We started with a discussion about what we can do to honour our veterans today and a discussion about the importance of the poppy. We then talked about the war monument in Ottawa and saw a picture of…

Remembrance Day Celebration

Lest We Forget

Pumpkin Alley Winners

Our final votes are tallied. The votes were pretty close and made it so we needed another category.  1st: #34 "Galaxy" (Raelee McKenzie in 5-3) 2nd: #84 "Mandala" (Chantal Simonot in 5-1) 3rd: #61:…

Quebec Trip Bake Sale Fundraiser

Students going on the Quebec Trip in May had a fundraiser selling coffee and treats during interviews this week. Please support our fundraiser on night 2 of interviews tonight!

Counsellor Update -Live Different Presentation

We had the privilege of having a middle school presentation by Live Different this past Friday, November 2. The Theme for the presentation was “Kindness Changes Everything”. The students really enjoyed…

Welcome Guest Bloggers, Charlie-Mae & Soobin, to report…

The Exploratory Bs are Stop Motion Animation, Fit 4 Life, Visual Arts, Band, Minecraft, Literacy Comes Alive, Drama, Be The Change, Dance, Foods, and Woodshop. The foods class makes all different kinds…

Counsellor October Update-Butt Ugly Tour Stop

The Butt Ugly Anti-Tobacco Program Society presented last Thursday to our grade six classes. The students were pleasantly surprised by how well the presentation informed them about the dangers of tobacco…

Senior Girls Volleyball CHAMPS

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to the Senior Girls Volleyball Team on their GOLD MEDAL in playoffs on Saturday! They finished undefeated in league play and playoffs! 

EMTS WAAG November 5-9

Today marks an important day in the Mexican traditions that is closely tied to our Christian celebration of All Saints’ Day: The Day of the Dead or Día de Los Muertos. It is believed that on this day,…

Math Games in Mme. Tamalyn's Grade 4 Class

Fun times playing Math games mixing our Grade 4 French class with the Grade 6 Band Exploratory students. No buses and an occupied Fine Arts room created a unique opportunity for some interactive mental…

Elementary Recognition Assembly-October

Celebrating our Grade 4 & 5 Students who are the month of October's Crusaders!

STEM Exploratory with Mrs. Griffin

STEM is an Exploratory class for Grades 7-9. Currently, we are able to investigate a variety of programs, some of which include, Little Bits Kits, LEGO Mindstorms, LEGO Boost, Tinkercad for 3-D images…

Halloween!!

Grade 5 Pumpkin Alley

Recycled Robots in Mrs. Reynolds Class by Guest Blogger…

We are building our Recyclable Robots in Science! ~Lexi 

Welcome Guest Blogger, Lexi Clements from 4-4 with…

We are done our witches for all our hard work here are the pictures!  ~Lexi

Senior Boys & Girls Volleyball Photo Gallery

Another Blog from Guest Blogger Peyton on Math

We loved playing math games so we can learn how to build our numbers together! ~Peyton

Guest Blogger Peyton from 4-4, Reports on Learning…

In religion, we were in Mr. Locke's room learning about the Bible.

HAAS

Middle School students from EMTS had a great day in Red Deer last week at the Healthy Active School Symposium attending workshops and exploring ways that we can promote health and wellness at EMTS. …

Terry Fox Run

Terry Fox Run Top Finishers 2018   Girls Boys Grade 4 Alexa Vandermeer Paige Moffatt   3.     Victoria Metcher Mark Broks Jaxon Sola Rainier Mckee Grade 5 Maria Pritchard Chantal Simonot Halle…

Art Exhibition: a slow light in EMTS Learning Commons

“The history of the Crowsnest Pass in southwestern Alberta is one of subtle and dramatic shifts. The area is notablefor its geological formations, history of resource extraction, and the 1903 Frank…

Running Club!

It's Chin Up Time at Running Club last week!!

Junior Girls Grade 6 Volleyball Team

We had a great time playing St. Francis, Camille and Condor. With some wins and loses!

Day of Death

As part of the Spanish class, students in grade 5 learn the traditions around the “Day of the Death” in Mexico. An altar or “Ofrenda” is part of the Mexican traditions. Pictures of loved ones…

EMTS WAAG October 29-November 2

Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful. Hebrews 10:23   Monday, October 29 - Day 3 2:15-3:45 p.m.-Junior Girls (6) Volleyball practice 3:45-5:30 p.m-Senior Girls…

Family Groups in Grade 4 & 7

The grades 4-2 and 7-2 got together as they are a family group. The grade 7's helped their grade 4 buddy to create a cover page for their Bible. Grade 4’s were very thankful for their help.

Fractions Fun in Grade 5 French!!

Mlle Bulger's 5-1 has been learning about equivalent fractions in Math.  They were given a puzzle challenge to assemble a puzzle based on equivalent fractions and boy did they rise to the challenge! …

Confirmation Candidates Go on Retreat!

Students from Ecole Mother Teresa participated in an overnight faith retreat at Camp Kasota Oct 20-21 as part of their preparation to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. Please continue to pray for…

EMTS WAAG October 22-26, 2018

Faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the Word of Christ Romans 10:17   Monday, October 22 - Day 4 2:15-3:45 p.m.-Junior Girls (6) Volleyball practice 3:45-5:30 p.m-Senior…

4-2 is growing space tomatoes!

We are participating in the Tomatosphere activity.  We received 2 sealed packages of tomato seeds to grow in our classroom.  One package was labelled J and the other K.  As these plants grow, we will…

Thank-you Julie for teaching us Arabic!

مرحباMarhabaan means Hello in Arabic. Our classmate, Julie, is teaching us a bit of Arabic each day.  All of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love one another, be tenderhearted, be courteous…

Science 7-2 with Mrs. Gamroth

The Science 7-2 class were very creative in making dioramas for the Interactions and Ecosystems unit.

Group Performances in Drama 6/7

Welcome Guest Blogger-Peyton Stratichuk

Today in Art we are making pumpkin art. It's following our math patterns unit and Halloween which is coming up. -Peyton S

Grade 5 Rosary Celebration

On this beautiful day we are celebrating the Rosary. The entire month of October is dedicated to Mary, the Mother of God under the help of Our Lady of the Rosary.  We have gathered together to honour…

Healthy Eating in Grade 4!

The Grade 4 English classes welcomed Mrs. Char Andrew to speak to them.  She is the Health and Wellness Coordinator for the division and she was sharing wonderful information and ideas with the students. …

Grade 6 Art Exploratory in M. Gaudet's Room

In today's exploratory, we have been working hard creating our skate decks.  All the students have been concentrating and doing their best.  

How do we make Static Electricity in 5-4??

5-4 is experimenting with static electricity. How do we make static electricity? What will be attached to a charged balloon?

EMTS WAAG October 15-19, 2018

I have come that they might have life, and have it to the full. John 10:10   Monday, October 15 - Day 5 2:15-3:45 p.m.-Junior Girls (6) Volleyball practice 3:30-4:30 p.m-Senior Girls Volleyball Practice…

Using our Bibles in 4-3

The Grade 4 students in our division, received Bibles from the School Board last month.In our class, the students took the Bibles home to share them with their families and have now brought them back…

Guest Blogger-Malika Drevenak Reports from Room 217

In 4-4, Mrs. Reynolds class, we were doing an activity to learn more about Canada for the end of our mapping unit.   -Malika

STEM Exploratory with Mrs. Griffin and Mr. Ziebart

STEM for fun option. Students are working with little Bits kits to explore electronics! 

OUR LADY OF ASSUMPTION PARISH NEWS

New Church Building - Parish Meeting   As many of you are aware, our Parish purchased 10 acres of land on the west side of Sylvan Lake several years ago in order to build a new church.  We fully paid…

EMTS Running Club Events!

EMTS Running Club participated in two running events over the past week. Thursday, Oct 4th they were in Innisfail competing in the CENAA meet. Tuesday, Oct 9th our athletes braved the elements to run…

Leadership Exploratory Students in Ms. Cardinal's…

Leadership Exploratory students joined in community with Ms. Cardinal’s 4-3 students as they explored patterns in Math class today! This was a celebration of our Catholic Characteristic of Humanness…

EMTS WAAG October 8-12, 2018

We take captive every thought to make obedient to Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5   Monday, October 8- No School Thanksgiving Monday Tuesday, October 9- Day 1 CWAJHAA Run 3:15-6:15 p.m.-Junior GIrls 7-8 Volleyball…

Thanksgiving Celebration

With a thankful heart, students and staff at Ecole Mother Teresa School celebrated the beginning of the Thanksgiving weekend. We recognize that the greatest gift of all is the gift of life. We, at EMTS,…

Elementary Awards-September

Celebrating our Grade 4 & 5 Students who are the month of September's Crusaders!

Mme. Tamalyn's Grade 4 French Class Explore Catholic…

Peer editing is a great way to LIVE two of our eight Catholic Characteristics. Our 4-1 students showed "HUMANNESS" in appreciating each other's unique writing, as well as "COMMUNITY" by helping their…

Orange Shirt Day

5-1 had a great discussion about Orange shirt Day.  We started by watching a video about Phyllis(the girl behind the movement of Orange Shirt Day). We then discussed what students faced in Residential…

Drams 6/7 Exploratory

The Drama 6/7 students did an amazing job sharing their Serendipity book interpretations with the class last week.  

EMTS WAAG October 1-5, 2018

Those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win. 1 Corinthians 9:24 Monday, October 1- Day 3 Orange Shirt Day 2:15-3:45 p.m.-Junior Girls(Gr.6) Volleyball…

Grade 4 Bible Celebration

All grade 4's attended a Bible celebration yesterday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Red Deer. Students were very excited to have their very own Bible, blessed by Fr. Len and the congregation. After…

Grade 4 Fieldtrip to Waste management System

Grade 4 students took a trip to the Red Deer Waste Management Facility.  Bring on the Science learning!  Ask your child what leachate is?  Or How many years until Red Deer will need a new landfill…

Mrs. McMullen's Grade 5 class are all about Feetsa…

This week 5-4 have been practicing their science inquiry skills, creating hypotheses, and working together to find success. First, teams of students were challenged to create the tallest Leaning Tower…

LAB SKILLS practice- Saving Fred the gummy worm! -

To practice developing hypothesis, testing them and Science lab reporting, we met the challenge to SAVE FRED! (A gummy worm stranded on top of his boat with his gummy life preserver under the boat while…

ROLLER COASTER TEAM BUILD in Mrs. McGaw's Grade 5…

We love the cooperation, trial and error and stamina it takes to work as a group and build a paper roller coaster for a marble! Group work is going to be amazing in 5-2 this year!

EMTS WAAG September 24-28

O Lord, the God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth beneath. 1 Kings 8:23   Monday, September 24- Day 4 11:20 a.m.-Fire Drill 2:15-3:45 p.m.-Junior Girls 2 Volleyball practice…

Science Anometers

Mlle Bulger's class braved the colder weather outside today to test out their homemade anometers.  We used them to measure wind speed.  We were thrilled to enter inside the class and check that our…

Free Friday in 4-3 and 4-4!

When Fox Run is away, we will play!

Today in Mme.Tamalyn's 4-1 Class!!

4-1 used Humannes, Collaborative Learning, and Growth Mindset when working in a group to find as many solutions using only 1, 9, and 5 as digits. They rose to the challenge and all learned a lot from…

It's a Staticky Day in 5-3!!

Students in 5-3 are learning about static electricity today! When extra electrons collect and stay in an object for a period of time, we call this static electricity! They modelled this by rubbing a balloon…

Extra support program being offered in Red Deer for…

The Family Enrichment Program at Catholic Social Services will be offering a Group Teen Triple P starting October 3, 2018 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm until November 19, 2018. Please see attachment for more…

ADmazing Coupon Book Fundraiser!

ADmazing $avings Ticket Packs are Available at the office for $25 We have Red Deer, Edmonton, Calgary, and Southern Alberta available until Oct.26 while quantities last.This year each book comes with…

Last Week in Mme. Bulger's Classroom!

Mlle Bulger’s 5-1 class had a busy week cracking secret Science weather codes, playing place value Yahtzee and verb snakes and ladders. It’s amazing to hear all the French learning taking place during…

EMTS WAAG September 17-21, 2018

Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift! 2 Corinthians 9:15 Monday, September 17- Day 5 3:45-5:30 p.m.-Sr. Girls Volleyball Practice Tuesday, September 18-Day 6 10:00 a.m - Campus-wide Fire Drill…

Having fun with literacy and numeracy in Grade 5!

Mrs. McMullen's 5-4 class had an early snowball fight as they practiced stretching each other's sentences. Instead of just passing our pieces of paper, we threw them like snowballs! Also this week, we…

EMTS WAAG September 10-14, 2018

God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. 2 Corinthians 9:8   Monday, September 10- Day 1 3:45-5:30 p.m.-Sr.…

A Great Day 2 in 5-1 with Mme. Bulger!

5-1 had a great time creating marble run tracks using only bamboo skewers, tape and posterboard.  The students were able to collaborate, share ideas, and compromise on ideas.  The best part of all is…

Flashlight Friday in Miss Cardinal's Grade 4.3 Class!

Today in 4-3, the students started "Flashlight Friday"The students were very engaged with their reading today!  They shared books with friends or read to themselves, and enjoyed the novelty of reading…

Term 1 A & B Exploratories Preferences HERE

Exploratory A Exploratory B

Exploratory Summaries for Term 1 2018-19

TERM 1 EXPLORATORIES (2018-2019) Grade 6 students will be assigned to exploratories in order to ensure they meet the required Fine Arts hours.   Grades 7-9 will indicate their preferences on Thursday,…

EMTS WAAG September 3-7, 2018

Monday, September 3-No School Labour Day Tuesday, September 4-Day 3 3:30 p.m.-Sr. Boys & Girls Volleyball Tryouts Wednesday, September 5-Day 4 4:45 a.m.-7:45 p.m.-Parent Information Night & Welcome Back…

Mme. Tamalyn Tardif's French Immersion Grade 4 Students!

Great times in Grade 4 French playing DICE as a way to practice Place Value, mental strategies for addition, taking risks, supporting each other, accepting small defeats and choosing strategies! Awesome…

EMTS WAAG August 30-31, 2018

God, let them see You in me! Dieu, laisse-les Te voir en moi!   August 22-August 28, 2018 School Office Open from 8:15-4:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 29-No School Office Closed 12:00-4:00 p.m. for Staff…

Farewell Mr. Choi

It was such a blessing to work at École mother Teresa this school year. I have learned a lot from wonderful staff members and admin this year. Als,o it was an amazing experience to teach and coach all…

Grade 4 Math PBL Finale

The Grade 4 English classes were eager to showcase their learning with their classmates, guests and Mayor Sean McIntyre.  The students worked on a Math PBL to learn about 2D shapes, 3D objects and measurement. …

Information for Grade 9 Students Attending NDHS for…

NEW Student Letter for Grade 10

Project Based Learning in Mrs. McMullen's & M. Corbiere's…

Grade 5 students have been working hard for over a month on their First Nations PBL presentation. Today 5-1 and 5-4 presented to members of the school community and family members were invited as well.…

EMTS WAAG June 25-29, 2018

You shall do what is right and good in the sight of the Lord. Deuteronomy 6:18   Monday, June 25 -Day 5 Hot Lunch-Sobey’s Grade 6 & 9 Science PAT Science Final Exam   Tuesday, June 26-Day 6 Grade…

Elementary Sports Day!

Math PBL Kickoff

The grade 4s kicked off their Math PBL with a visit from the regional manager of Melcor, Mr. Greg Broks. He taught the students about what goes into planning, designing and building neighbourhoods. The…

EMTS Staff Farewell

Project Based Learning in Mrs. Hick's Grade 4 Class

Students in grade 4-2 are learning what it takes to develop a town or a city, through a PBL Math project. Students had to plan and develop quarter sections with roads, green spaces and infrastructure.…

Wetlands Walk

On Monday, June 18, Grade 5 students explored a wetland ecosystem. The goal was to examine wetland animals, insects, and plants. Using nets and buckets, students were able to have a close-up view of various…

EMTS WAAG June 18-22, 2018

And what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8   Monday, June 18 -Day 6 Hot Lunch-Taco Time   Tuesday, June 19-Day 1 11:15-13:00…

Welcome, Mr. Shane Chisholm, as Our New Principal!

Greetings parents and students of Ecole Mother Teresa School. My name is Shane Chisholm I have been most recently appointed Principal of Ecole Mother Teresa. A bit about myself. I am from Antigonish,…

Elementary Retreat at OLVC

Middle School Year End Awards

Middle School Term 3 & Year End Awards

Final Sacred Space

Final Sacred Space activity was for each child in grade 4 and 5 to complete a leaf for the "Fruits of the Spirit" tree to share 1 way they used the fruits of the spirit this year in or out of school. …

Year End Elementary Awards

Celebrating the achievements of our Elementary Students today through our year-end awards celebration!

Mrs. Reynold's Class has a Book Club!

The past couple of weeks Mrs. Reynold's 4-4 Class was doing a book club. Every day when we have Language Arts they get in their groups and to read and discuss the book.   By: Jake MacLeod

EMTS WAAG June 11-15, 2018

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. Deuteronomy 6:5   Monday, June 11 -Day 1 Hot Lunch-Wok Box   Tuesday, June 12-Day 2 8:00am-6:30pm-Grade…

Au revoir Mme. Smith, tu me manquera!

It is with bittersweet emotion that I share with the families of École Mother Teresa School that I will no longer be the principal here next year. I have been incredibly blessed to serve the students,…

Mrs. McGaw's 5-2 Social Project

We are full into our PBL (project based learning) with an FNMI focus. Looking forward to seeing how they showcase all their learning! 

Mrs. McGaw's 5-2 Class Book Club

We are loving learning cooperatively while studying non-fiction articles! We all have leader roles, goals to meet and are reading too! 

EMTS WAAG June 4-8, 2018

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. 1 Thessalonians 5:28   Monday, June 4 -Day 2 Hot Lunch-Subway Grade 8/9 Track and Field   Tuesday, June 5-Day 3 Grade 7 track and Field   Wednesday,…

Elementary Awards for May

Today, we celebrated the Elementary students who in the month of May received awards in Faith, Physical Education, Music, Spanish, Growth Mindset and School Spirit.

Tristan Cormier is the BOSS of his hearing loss!

May has been Speech and Hearing Month!!  Grade 4-3 had an amazing presenter, their very only Tristan Cormier, who explained how he has become the "Boss of his Hearing Loss".   

We are jumping off beams & flipping off bars in gym…

Mrs. McMullen's class is enjoying the gym equipment today that is on tour at our school this month!

Light & Shadows in Mrs. Reynolds 4-4 Class by guest…

Today, in 4-4, we made an aluminium foil figurines, put them in the sun and drew their shadow. All of us thought it was a fun activity! Jake MacLeod

Makerspace has arrived at EMTS!

Makerspaces provide hands-on, creative ways to encourage students to design, experiment, build and invent as they deeply engage in science, engineering and tinkering. A makerspace is not solely a science…

Learning about First Nations Culture in Mrs. Myette's…

Students have begun research for their collaborative PBL project on the First Nations. Each group found clues to a different tribe. Now they must learn all they can about that tribe and present what they…

We are Growing Vegetables in 4-2 with Miss Klassen!

We have radishes!  4-2 Science (Klassen) has been growing radishes.  We started them in a CD cover with a wet paper towel.  They had started to sprout within 24 hours.  After 5 days, we looked at…

Learning New Technology with our Buddies

Mrs. McMullen's 5-4 Class has begun learning about short stories. We used the expertise of Mrs. Maynard and her 7-3 class to teach us how to use the new-to-us technology called Story Bird. Over two different…

Elementary Assembly May 25, 2018

Today, our Grade 4 & 5 students shared their gifts with our school. Thank you to all the parents and grandparents who attended and supported these talented students.

Sharing Your Gift!

Jayden McLeod in grade 5 came to Mrs. Hick’s class, 4-2 to share his gift: the skill of origami. Students learned how to make a cross with a square piece of paper. Thank you, Jayden! 

EMTS WAAG May 28-June 1, 2018

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control Galatians 5:22   Monday, May 28 -Day 3 Hot Lunch-Sobey’s 7:45 am-4:30 pm-Grade 7…

Triple HS rocks out at Mother Teresa School! 

Triple HS is a Rock Band option group from Hunting Hills High school in Red Deer.  They brought 20 students to entertain us with songs from the 70's, 80's and current pop songs.  This 1 hour performance…

Todd Nivens Career Presentation to Grade 4 & 5's

On Thursday Todd Nivens visited the grade 4 and 5 students as part of our line up of guest speakers talking about careers.He spoke to the students about the many roles he has taken on and how he has learned…

EMTS WAAG May 21-25, 2018

In everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18   Monday, May 21 -No School Victoria Day   Tuesday, May 22 -Day 5   Wednesday,  May 23 -Day 6   Thursday,…

Plastercraft Sculpture Art Class

This years art exploratory, the students have been creating plaster craft sculptures.  Some students are casting their hands and others are creating inanimate objects.  The results have been amazing!

Grade 5 Go Girls and Go Boys!

Light & Shadows in 4-3

The students in 4-3 are learning about Light and Shadows in Science right now.   This week, they traced their shadows in order to observe the movement of the sun and how it affects the size, shape and…

Mrs. Reynold's Class Gets Help from their Grade 7…

Brandon Kohlert-Auger reports that today in Mrs. Reynold's 4-4 class they are working on a storyboard. They made their own stories and poems with support from their Grade 7-2 buddies.  

Help EMTS Start an Aquaculture Club!

EMTS WAAG May 14-18

Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7   Monday, May 14 -Day 1 Hot Lunch- Boston Pizza 5:30-7:00 pm-ABA Band Festival Grade 6 Band   Tuesday, May 15 -Day 2 7:30 am-4:30 pm-Grade…

The NED Show arrived at EMTS today!!

Today we had the NED show perform to all grade 4, 5 and 6 classes. It really inspired our students to never give up, encourage others and to always do your best. The NED Show was free because we're…

Check out what Mrs. Hick's Grade 4-2 class has been…

Students in grade 4-2 have put their creativity to work, creating crafts as they crochet.  All grade 4’s in Spanish class created “Alebrijes” to celebrate learning about the traditions of the Mexican…

Grade 5 Rosary Mass at St. Mary's in Red Deer

Grade 5 had the honour of being gifted a blessed Rosary at Mass on Tuesday. After travelling to Red Deer to St. Mary's parish, we prayed the ROSARY led by other students. Father Les presided over the…

2018 Leaders of Tomorrow Awards Night

The following students were recognized at the community "Leaders Of Tomorrow" evening for their contributions to the community, our school or church.  Jensen Nielsen, Jacobi Wannop, Izzy Prete, Connor…

Grade 5's Kick-Off Their Project Based Learning with…

The Grade 5 students had a wonderful and enriching cultural experience on Friday. The FNMI (First Nations, Metis, Inuit) team came and led us in four unique sessions. We learned about Indigenous games…

God Bless You, Jayden, on Your First Holy Communion

Jayden Moore received his First Eucharist on May 6th, 2018 and Our Lady of the Assumption Parish. May you always know the peace of Jesus, the light of His love, and the joy of His life within you.

EMTS WAAG May 7-11, 2018

Whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world-our faith. 1 John 5:4 Parents, we are part way through Term 3 and this is a great time to check in on how…

Grade 8 Badminton Tourney at EMTS

Welcome Guest Blogger Brandon Kohlert-Auger from Mrs.…

As part of our PBL on Everest, we made prayer flags. They are to promote peace, compassion, strength and wisdom. By: Brandon Kohlert-Auger

Grade 6 Badminton Finals at St. Joseph High School

Students in Mrs. Myette's Class presented their Significant…

Creating our own priceless masterpieces in Mrs. McGaw's…

Artist study: Vincent Van Gogh and oil pastels techniques. 

Catholic Women's League and EMTS Grade 5 Students…

Sylvan Lake's Catholic Women's League have been partnering with EMTS for many years to make rosaries to then share with those unfortunate. Over the years the rosaries are sent many places: orphanages,…

Elementary Awards for the month of April!

Today, we celebrated the Elementary students who in the month of April received awards in Faith, Physical Education, Music, Spanish, Growth Mindset and School Spirit.

Welcome Mrs. Lynda Gamroth

Thank-you for the warm welcome to the Ecole Mother Teresa School community. I am excited to start my new adventure as one of your school counsellors in the Fall, working alongside Mr. Reinhart. I have…

Bonjour Mme. Amanda Bulger

I'm absolutely ecstatic to be joining the staff of EMTS next year.  This is my 5th year with Red Deer Catholic.  I am currently teaching grade 2 French Immersion and have been in that role my whole…

EMTS WAAG April 30-May 4, 2018

  Monday, April 30 -Day 3 Hot Lunch- Sobey’s 9:00-10:00 am- Elementary Awards  Tuesday, May 1 -Day 4 4:00-8:30 pm- Grade 6 Badminton Finals @STJHS Wednesday,  May 2 -Day 5 Hats on for Mental Health…

Summiting Everest with Phil Bota!

Today, our staff and students were very honoured to have Phil Bota visit us once again.  Phil summitted Mount Everest in 2011, at the age of 22!  He told us about his training, his preparation, and…

St. Hilda Catholic School Band Tour Performs at EMTS

A group of band and choir students from St. Hilda Catholic Junior High travelled from Edmonton to Sylvan Lake as part of their school tour.  Under the direction of their teacher, Brandise Fehr, they…

Family Groups

5-4 has been researching members of the Famous Five and creating presentations. We were able to meet with our buddies in our 8-2 Family Group to perfect our presentations. Our buddies helped us with things…

So long Mr. Koopmans....

It is with a heavy heart that I announce I will be departing the Ecole Mother Teresa School at the end of this school year. Mother Teresa has been a huge blessing as I began my education journey as a…

Grade 5 Spanish Class with Mrs. Hick

For the last month, students in all grade 5 Spanish classes have been learning about the traditions that surround the Day of the Dead or "Dia de Los Muertos".  Students conducted research, created posters…

Good-Bye Mrs. Weaver....

I helped open the doors of EMTS in 2000 wearing a hard hat and all. My youngest daughter was baptized in the chapel at this school in 2002 and I have been teaching middle school and some elementary as…

It's Admin Assistant Appreciation Day!

Today is a special day, we are blessed beyond measure to have the opportunity to celebrate two amazing staff members. Leigh and Corinne who are called upon each and every day to wear many hats; nurse,…

pH Testing in Mrs. McMullen's Grade 5-4 Class

Today, 5-4 experimented with acids and bases! We used pH paper to test ten different substances and classify them as acids or bases. Based on the colour of our results, we plotted them on the pH scale.…

Farewell M. Corbiere

It is with a touch of sadness and a heavy heart that I will be leaving the community of École Mother Teresa School at the end of this school year. I have been extremely blessed and very privileged to…

Guest Blog Post Collaboration from 4-4 Katie & Jayden!

Today 4-4 in Science class were wondering does light travel in a straight line? We have index cards that have a hole in it and we are going to shine a light through the holes and see if it will travel…

Easter Celebration (4th Sunday of Easter) led by 4-3…

7-3 and 4-3 led the celebration today for the Fourth Sunday of Easter.  We were blessed to have Father Tom join us and share his wisdom and humour with us.  The students shared their talents and gifts…

EMTS WAAG April 23-27, 2018

And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God should love his brother also. 1 John 4:21 Monday, April 23 -Day 4 Hot Lunch- Wok Box   Tuesday, April 24 -Day 5 9-10:30 am-  4-1 Exhibition…

Storyboarding with Norma Jean

We had a guest author, Norma Jean, who visited our students and worked on Storyboarding with our Grade 4 - 6 students.  Her energy and passion for writing was a joy to listen to!  The students enjoyed…

Badminton!

Whenever we are able to, we love opening up all 3 of the gyms!  Yesterday, students in Grade 4 and Grade 6 joined together for a massive badminton tournament.  This gave the Grade 6s an opportunity…

Stations of the Cross in Grade 4 English

Before Easter, the Grade 4 students in 4-2, 4-3, and 4-4 worked through the Stations of the Cross together. They learned about Holy Week and the events of Jesus’ life leading up to and including Easter.

Badminton Teams Compete at Hunting Hills

Badminton Team Photos from the Wildrose Tournament at Hunting Hills Congrats to Peyton and Shelby who took gold and Morgan and Seth who won silver.

Band Camp Rocks!

Band Camp 2018 was a blast!  82 students from 3 schools (MTS, St. Marguerite's (Innisfail) and Holy Trinity (Olds)) joined together on April 10th and 11th at Camp Caroline for another year of making…

EMTS Parent WAAG April 16-20, 2018

I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13 Monday, April 16 -Day 5 Hot Lunch- Subway   Tuesday, April 17 -Day 6 3:30-5:00 pm-Grade 7 Badminton Tryouts 3:30-5:00 pm-Grade 8 Badminton…

Discovery Day at SJHS for Grade 9

Grade 9 English students engaged in a Discovery Day at SJHS on Wed. April 11, 2018. Students selected various CTS courses to explore and enjoyed interacting with high school students who assisted with…

Our 4-1 French Fairy Godmother and Her Princess Assistant

La fée des adjectifs and La princesse qui décrit visited 4-1 and engaged the students in an interactive lesson to learn about French adjectives.  The students not only learned a lot, they took risks…

Mr. Choi's Math 8

In Mr.Choi's Math 8 class, the students demonstrated an understanding of Cartesian coordinate system with designing image on x and y plane. The students design various image related to their interests…

EMTS WAAG April 9-13, 2018

Walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called. Ephesians 4:1   Monday, April 9 -Day 6 Hot Lunch- Taco Time Tuesday, April 10 -Day 1 6:30am-Band Camp Leaves for Camp Caroline…

Science & Relgion in Mrs. Reynold's Class by Patric…

Religion-In preparation for Easter Mrs. Reynold's 4-4 Class made wreaths. In Science, we made cars for vehicles that move unit. Our final race was today!! By. Patric Sanderson

Holy Week Celebrated in Mme. Tamalyn's Class

The Grade 4 French class used Bible passages to put the events of The Passion and Easter in order.   Some chose to work alone while others worked independently. Everyone gained a deeper understanding…

Middle School Term 2 Awards

Elementary March Awards

Mme. Tamalyn's Class Learn to Work Together!

The Grade 4 French class learned that working together and outside was the best way to understand how our shadows change throughout the day.  Mlle Haley's lesson plan was super engaging and tons of fun! …

Miss Cardinal's 4-3 Class & Miss Land's 7-3 Class…

Our Family Group with 4-3 and 7-3, joined together to share in fellowship and talk about how they share their light with the world.The family groups are a wonderful opportunity for the younger students…

The Stations of the Cross in Mrs. Myette's Class

The Stations of the Cross are also known as “Way of Sorrows” or simply “The Way”. It reminds us of the Passion of Jesus.  In grade 5-3 as we read each station, we picturize Jesus and his…

Miss Klassen's 4-2 Social Studies Class is Learning…

Miss Klassen's grade 4-2 Social Studies class is learning about our First Nations culture in Alberta.  Today, we learned that the Indigenous People had a great deal of respect for everything they used…

Edsby - Parent Portal Information & Simple Steps

We have gone live on Edsby! If you have set up your PowerSchool you should be receiving an email from Red Deer Catholic Regional School Division. Please check your junk/trash folders if the email is…

EMTS WAAG March 26-30, 2018

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it. Proverbs 3:27 Monday, March 26 -Day 2 Hot Lunch-Sobey’s   Tuesday, March 27-Day 3 6:00am- Lake Louise Trip   Wednesday,…

École Mother Teresa School Enrollment Intentions…

École Mother Teresa School Enrollment Intentions 2018-2019   Wow - another amazing year is flying by and SPRING is in the air! As we start to make plans for the 2018-2019 school year please take a few…

Family Groups!!!

8-2 and 5-4 are paired as Family groups. We have been learning about Matthew 5:14-16  “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and…

"Little Mermaid Jr."

Foods 8/9 with Mme. Boyd Finish Term 2 with a Masterchef…

Basketball Pep Rally

EMTS WAAG March 19-23

Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus. Colossians 3:17 Monday, March 19 -Day 4 Hot Lunch-Tim Horton’s Term 3 begins Festival du Livre & Scholastic Book Fair in LLC Tuesday,…

Welcome Guest Blogger Patric Sanderson Reporting on…

The grade 4-4 class is learning about Indigenous Canadians in Social Studies. We made tipi's with symbols and tortillas. By: Patric Sanderson 4-4

March Madness

The students in Miss Cardinal's class are taking advantage of March Madness happening right now, to learn about statistics and probability! Today, the students and Miss Cardinal looked over the teams…

Wampum Belts

Bound on strings, wampum beads were used to create intricate patterns on belts. These belts are used as a guide to narrate Haudenosaunee history, traditions and laws. Wampum served as a person’s…

STOMP in Grade 4 Music with Miss Klassen

Another successful STOMP year in grade 4 music.  We definitely made a joyful noise!  Students worked hard to create songs using a variety of challenging rhythm patterns as well as trying to create a…

Bucket Drumming in Grade 5 with Miss Klassen

Bucket Drumming for grade 5 music is a "HIT"!  Students enjoyed learning proper sticking techniques and challenging rhythm patterns.  We began our unit as 1 larger group and created a song that all…

EMTS WAAG March 12-16, 2018

Be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. 1 Peter 3:8   Monday, March 12 -Day 5 Hot Lunch-Boston Pizza 12:00 pm- Cast Photos for The Little Mermaid Jr. Tuesday, March…

Join us "Under the Sea" for Our Production of The…

Journey "under the sea" with Ariel and her aquatic friends in Disney's The Little Mermaid JR., adapted from Disney's Broadway production and the motion picture (featuring the enormously popular Academy…

Exploratory Term 3 A & B

EMTS Term 3 Exploratory A    EMTS Term 3 Exploratory B

Grade 7 & 8 Students Attend the Science Olympics!!

Red Deer APEGA Science Olympics took place on Saturday, March 3.  EMTS student participants included Anwyn Rubletz, Corissa Crowther, Claire Carnegie, Karla Oxner, Dakota Trimper, Stryder Hamilton and…

EMTS WAAG March 5-9, 2018

There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under the heavens. Ecclesiastes 3:1   Elementary Parents:   If you haven't completed your PowerSchool account activation, please do so…

Senior Boys Basketball End the Season this Week!

Senior Boys had an intense week of basketball to end their season with a game at home on Tuesday and games in Innisfail and Spruceview on Monday and Thursday.  The boys and coaches should feel proud…

Canadian Math Contest

In every year, Waterloo University holds Canadian Math Contest for Grade 7 to 12 students. Over 30,000 grade 9 students participate the Canadian math contest from all of the provinces and overseas. In…

Term 3 Exploratory Summary

TERM 3 EXPLORATORIES 7-9 Exploratory A Visual Arts 7-8 Come join the world of visual arts.  This fine art will allow you to explore your creativity to the fullest by covering a number of disciplines.…

Mrs. McGaw's Class had a Guest Scientist!!

GUEST SCIENTIST: Manuel Juarez from Alberta Science Network. Outstanding hands on chemical reactions today.

Cougars Football 2018 Season

If you have a son or daughter that is interested in playing football for the JV (grade 7-9) or SR (grades 10-12) Cougars Football team in the 2018 season, we would invite you to come to Notre Dame High…

Pink Shirt Day!

Duffelbag Theatre

The “Nearly World Famous” Dufflebag Theatre has become one of the most celebrated companies at festivals and schools across the country. The Dufflebag actors begin the retelling of original adaptations…

Elementary Awards for February

Today, we celebrated the Elementary students who in the month of February received awards in Faith, Physical Education, Music, Spanish, Growth Mindset and School Spirit.

EMTS WAAG February 26-March 2, 2018

  Give! Give the love you have received to those around you. You must love with your time, your hands, and your hearts. You need to share all that you have. Mother Teresa   Monday, February 26 -Day…

Cooking Class with Miss Cardinal and the Grade 8/9…

The students in 4-3 joined the Grade 8/9 Foods class this week!  They chose lettuce and herbs from the Tower Garden that the Grade 4s have been taking care of, and used them with Mrs. Parsons' recipe…

VALENTINE's Activity in 5-2 Understanding GOD's Love.

We covered our 'sin' and showed His love to be 'all-encompassing/never-ending/eternal" by covering a few of us in streamers to represent His love. 

Happy Valentine's Day from 4-4

Alexys Gajardo's Mom made 4-4 a beautiful cake for our class. Then Mrs. Reynold's class decorated paper bags for our Valentine's cards. We had a few treats and made beautiful memories. By: Johannah Garrett 

Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition…

  DISPLAY DATES: February 28-April 4, 2018 VENUE: Learning Commons-EMTS ADDRESS: 79 Old Boomer Road Sylvan Lake, AB CONTACT: Jacquie Heuhn TEL: 403-887-6371 “Grids surround us every day. They are the…

Mindstorm Robotics Kit with Mr. Choi

In Mr.Choi's Robotics class, the students start creating their own style robot with Mindstorm robotics kit. They also demonstrate an understanding of the application of basic drag and put coding method…

5-2's Junior Achievement Program Complete!

Thanks to Dave, Jordan & Rylie for volunteering and presenting the J.A. " Our Business World" program to us. We learned loads about entrepreneurship and had fun too!

Welcome Guest Blogger, Jake MacLeod from Mrs. Reynolds…

Today, in 4-4 almost everyone finished their Social Studies project on the 6 regions of Alberta.   By: Jake MacLeod

EMTS WAAG February 12-16, 2018

Walk in Him, having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed. Colossians 2:6-7   Monday, February 12 -Day 4 Hot Lunch-Taco Time 9:00-11:00…

Mrs Hicks class had fun Friday morning baking Valentines…

A Whole Lotta Valentine Love!!

Spanish Class in Grade 4 & 5 this week with Mrs. Cunningham

Grade 4 and 5 students in Mrs. Hick's Spanish classes had a guest teacher, Mrs. Cunningham, and had great fun creating “Ojo de Dios” or God’s Eye Crafts.  Ojo de Dios are artifacts that were originally…

Junior Achievement Presenters in Grade 5

Junior Achievement is a great display of local businesses (like bankers etc.) partnering with a non-profit organization (Junior Achievement) to take time away from their "regular' work day to volunteer…

Update on Junior Boys Team 1 Basketball Season

Last week our Jr. Boys team 1 played back to back games Wednesday and Thursday. Our home game on Wednesday was against Normandeau. It was a very close game but we came up short by 6 points. These two…

Welcome Back, Katie Muir, Guest Blogger from 4-4

Today, 4-4 are making fixed and moveable pulleys and pulleys are one part of simple machines that we are learning about.   By: Katie Muir

Senior Boys Basketball Team Take Second Place in Penhold…

Congratulations to the Senior Boys basketball team for their awesome performance at the SkyHawks Tournament in Penhold last weekend Jan. 26 & 27.  Despite having a short bench and a few injuries the…

Mr. Choi's Math 8 Class Create Tessellations!

In Mr.Choi's math 8 class,  the students learned how to create a 2D tessellation with translation and rotation of polygon. The students demonstrate their understandings of the outcome by project-based…

Grade 9 French Immersion Parents...You are Invited!!

Mrs. Hick is Teaching her Spanish Students about Christmas…

Grade 5-3 students were so excited to take their piñatas home. This was a project they completed while learning about the Christmas traditions in Mexico.

Middle School Band Students Attend Massed Band Workshop

Massed Band Workshop on Tuesday, Jan. 30th at Crossroads Church was a smashing success. Students had a blast making music. Awesome work, Band students. You rocked the stage!

Science 4-2 is studying light and shadow with Miss…

Happy Ground Hog Day! We (Science 4-2) saw our shadows! Spring is on the way! What do you mean, it has to be a groundhog that sees it's shadow?

Grade 9 French Students Organize School-Wide Food…

Students in 9-1 organized a food drive that involved all students and staff of EMTS. 683 items of food were collected and taken to the Sylvan Lake Food Bank by school bus on February 1st. It was deemed…

Free “Friday” on a "Thursday"!!

4-3 and 4-4 enjoyed a Free “Friday” in gym class today. Although it isn’t Friday really, the students don’t have school tomorrow, so a free day was had today. The students enthusiastically…

EMTS WAAG February 5-9, 2018

God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. Genesis 1:31   Monday, February 5 -Day 5 Hot Lunch-Wok Box 3:30-5:00 pm-Junior Boys Basketball Home Game VS Gateway 3:30-5:00 pm-Junior Girls…

Welcome, Johannah Garrett, as our guest blogger from…

Today, 4-4 wrote on the whiteboard how much they love Mrs. Reynold's. And everyone wrote their name! I love Mrs. Reynold's! By: Johannah Garrett

Our Lady of the Victory Camp Survey Invitation

As the Archdiocesan youth camps prepare for our upcoming 2018 camp season we would like to share anticipated changes affecting Camp Encounter and Our Lady of Victory Camp that were announced late last…

Elementary Awards January

Today, we celebrated the Elementary students who in the month of January received awards in Faith, Physical Education, Music, Spanish, Growth Mindset and School Spirit.

Order Your Pink Shirt Now!!

ORDER YOUR 10TH ANNIVERSARY SHIRTS.  To support Pink Day in Alberta, the  Canadian Red Cross is offering schools the opportunity to purchase Pink Day shirts at low cost for students, staff, and…

Read for 15 at EMTS

443 members of the EMTS community Read for 15 this afternoon for a combined total of 6645 minutes!!! Join the community and the Sylvan Lake Municipal Library's initiative for Family Literacy Day tomorrow!!

Students from M. Corbiere’s Grade 5-1 Class Learn…

We had fun learning how to multiply by using math manipulatives such as using sticky notes, tape and Base 10 blocks. Ecole Mother Teresa School lets your child have fun while learning. Here are a few…

EMTS WAAG January 29-February 2, 2018

Conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Philippians 1:27   Monday, January 29 -Day 1 Sobey’s Hot Lunch 3:30-5:00 pm-Senior Boys Basketball Practice Tuesday, January 30 -Day 2…

Mrs. McGaw's 5-2 PICASSO Art study

Attempting a Picasso style abstract self-portrait with watercolours. 

Mrs. McMullen's 7-3 Social Studies Class Continue…

7-3 took the opportunity to change history. Each student was randomly assigned a group's perspective (British Fur Traders, French Fur Traders, French Missionaries, Anishinabe First Nation, or Haudenosaunee…

Reminders for ÉMTS Wake-A-Thon 2018 This Friday January…

Thank-you so much to all of our awesome students & families for participating in our Grade 6/7 Wake-A-Thon fundraiser! Together we have raised almost $5000! In order to continue with the success of this…

Former EMTS Student Raising Funds for his Grad Service…

Ethan West,  a grade 12 student at Notre Dame High School and EMTS Alumni and is involved in the grad service project to raise money for Aspire Special Needs Resource Centre. His team is coming to Mother…

Junior Girls Basketball Team Update

The Jr Girls had a busy week so far with two great games! Monday they travelled to Eastview Middle School. It was such a close game and the girls played hard but ended in a loss 24-22. Last night they…

Mrs. McGaw's 5-2 Class are Learning Extraordinary…

The 5-2 class participated in a Science Lab of Data collection and Homemade slushies! Through testing our hypothesis, group collaboration, design and constructing in preparation for our lab and along…

EMTS WAAG January 22-26, 2018

Like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behaviour. 1 Peter 1:15   Monday, January 22 -Day 2 Taco Time Hot Lunch 4:00-6:00 pm-Junior Girls Basketball Game @ Eastview School…

Mrs. Myette's 5-3 Class Had a Guest Speaker Today!

Grade 5-3 enjoyed learning all about opening businesses today with Mr.Broks from Junior Achievement. 

It's Time for Quesadilla's in Mrs. Hick's Class!

Students in Mrs. Hick’s class, 4-2, got to learn about traditional foods in Mexico while enjoying a tasty “quesadilla”. Mrs. Hick had promised her students to cook the quesadillas if food donations…

The Canadian Fur Trade in Grade 7-2 and 7-3 Social…

7-2 and 7-3 have been learning about the Canadian Fur Trade. Students completed a project where they needed to create their own fur trading post. Students were given the choice to create a drawing or…

Robotics Exploratory "Construct Your Dreams" with…

The Robotics class introduce programming various microcontrollers inducing the MBot kit. The students learn how to build robot with manual and how to do coding with a simple drag and drop format programming…

Jr Boys Basketball Team 1 Game Report by Guest Blogger…

January 15, 2018 Bus cancellations due to extreme cold temperatures last Thursday had our Junior Boys basketball (Team 1) were feeling stranded. After a few phone calls and the generous offer from our…

Red Cross two-day session - Beyond the Hurt, Youth…

In the last two days students at Ecole Mother Teresa School who were selected to take part in Beyond the Hurt training workshop learned about bullying awareness, conflict resolution, and interventions…

EMTS WAAG January 15-19, 2018

He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6  Monday, January 15 -Day 3 Chopped Leaf Hot Lunch 3:30-5:00 pm-Junior Girls Basketball Practice 3:30-5:00…

Welcome Kheler Wannop as this Week's Blogger!

We began the New Year building samples of levers with K'Nex in Science class. #neverforget #buildingisfun   By: Kheler Wannop

Mrs. McGaw's 5-2 Classes Last Day of 2017 Together

Gumdrop Christmas tree build challenge, Christmas Math challenges and then beautiful fellowship with a movie and snacks. Looking forward to 2018!

Christmas Movie Time in Grade 4

Garde 4's are enjoying a must needed movie and snacks before we break for Christmas!

Mr. Choi's Gingerbread Contest Winners!

Connor Cunningham and Tosh Marshall won the contest by 1 vote!!! Runner-ups were Shelby Battenfelder and Izzy Prete!

Hands of Mother Teresa Ambassadors​

Last night, the ambassadors handed out hot chocolate packets to all families that came out to enjoy the beautiful advent concert. The ambassadors just wanted to encourage everyone through the holidays to…

Christmas Candy Jar Guessing Contest!!

Winners :Jar #1 : Matthew Schwartz 5-1Jar #2: Jack Orich 4-2Jar #3: Korbyn Pollock 4-1Jar #4: Grady Johannesson 5-1Jar #5: Addy Penny 6-1Jar #6: Heather Williams 7-1

5-2 ADVENT fun while still learning!

From eating candy canes while solving 12 days of Christmas MATH riddles; to designing our mural; to creating surprise custom gifts for someone special; to  practicing our gift wrapping skills... oh what…

Exhibition of Learning in Mrs. Hick's & Mrs. Reynold's…

Today, 4-4 and 4-2 showed the school and Parent's what they have been working on for about 3 weeks and it was our PBL!! We were studying about "Christmas Around the World" and got to make a snack for…

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Royall Tyrell Museum Distance Learning in Grade 4

Today, all the Grade 4's took part in the Royall Tyrell Museum Distance Learning.

Exhibition of Learning in Miss Cardinal's Classroom

Miss Cardinal's class finished their PBL project by hosting 2 exhibitions of learning. Parents, family members and some VIP guests joined the students as they showcased their learning about Christmas…

Middle School Awards Term 1

December Elementary Awards

Today, we celebrated the Elementary students who in the month of December received awards in Faith, Physical Education, Music, Spanish, Growth Mindset and School Spirit.

Project Based Learning in Grade 4-2 with Miss Klassen!

Mrs. Hick's grade 4 class is preparing to present their PBL's for parents this week. To practice and fine-tune their presentation they warmed up with Mr. Locke's middle school buddy groups.

Escape the Band Room!!!

Grade 6 and 7-9 band students celebrated the end of the term with an incredibly successful concert and then they got to "Escape the Band Room".  This activity is based on the new escape rooms that are…

We are Studying Levers in 4-4!

In 4-4 we are learning about levers and today we are building samples of levers! By: Katie Muir

Junior Boys Basketball has a Great Start to the Season!

Last Thursday marked the start of the junior boy's basketball season and we are so excited! The boys played three games in the tiering tournament at Camille J Lerouge. Despite coming up short in all three,…

Welcome Back, Guest Blogger Katie Muir from Mrs. Reynold's…

During Advent, Mrs. Reynold's 4-4 class made wreaths for Advent. Today, we put up our 3rd candle which is JOY!    

Mrs. Sugden's Grade 8 English Class Explore Edgar…

The grade 8 ELA class was busy performing Edgar Allan Poe's short story, The Tell-Tale Heart last week.  It was a lot of fun!

Mme. Boyd's Grade 6/7 Foods Exploratory

We are decorating cookies today!! YUM!

EMTS WAAG December 18-22, 2017

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12 Monday, December 18 -Day 5 Candy Kisses Contest Planned by School Council Subway Hot Lunch 2:15-3:15pm- Junior Girls Basketball…

Welcome Parent Guest Blogger, Barbie Nielsen, Reporting…

What a great way to start the basketball season! The Jr Girls worked so hard at their first tournament at Camille J Lerouge last night. They played 4 games and won 2!! First win was against St. Patrick's…

EMTS 6/7 Wake-A-Thon Volunteers Needed!

Parents, we need your support on this upcoming School Council Fundraiser Friday, January 26 and Saturday, January 27, 2018! See photo for more information.     CLICK HERE to volunteer for the EMTS…

Guest Blogger from 4.3- PBL work continues by Lily…

We are finishing up our PBL projects on Christmas Around the World, which is going to create Global Awareness.  We have each chosen a country and we are learning about Christmas there.  We need a bit…

Welcome Our Newest Blogger from 4-4 Katie Muir!

Today, in 4-4 we are working on our PBL. We are studying about Christmas in different countries, this group is studying Christmas in Turkey. By: Katie Muir 4-4

Scavenger Hunt Excitement

Students were introduced to a Christmas Scavenger Hunt this morning and were eager to get started!!  The students in Miss Cardinal and Mrs. Myette's class set out right away and were quick to use teamwork…

Grade 4 Experts in Miss Cardinal's and Mme. Tamalyn's…

The students in 4-1 Tardif and 4-3 Cardinal came together to share their expertise and learning in Science.  4-3 built vehicles after learning about friction, wheels, and axles and 4-1 will be working…

Hour of Code in Mrs. McGaw's 5-2

We keep "trying on" different occupations; this week we tried the computer science field by trying coding and computer programming. Thankful for a district that provides resources like this international…

EMTS Week At A Glance (WAAG) December 11-15, 2017

Praise the Lord in song, for He has done excellent; let this be known throughout the earth. Isaiah 12:5 Monday, December 11 -Day 6 Scavenger Hunt Planned by School Council Freshii Hot Lunch 3:30-5:00…

Blanket Excercise in Grade 4 Today!

Today Miss Tracy and Mrs. Taylor visited our Grade 4 classes.  They are part of our FNMI (First Nations, Metis and Inuit) team and they were here to share an activity called the Blanket Exercise.  This…

Mrs. Sugden's Grade 6-7 Dance Exploratory Showcase…

Today in Mrs. Sugden's dance option they were learning Spanish dances. They invited a few guests to watch them and were excited to showcase what they had learned.

Ambassaders Community Rudoulph Secret Mission

Storytime in the Learning Commons with Miss Cardinal's…

Today in Library, Miss Cardinal's class enjoyed story time with Mrs. Huehn and special guest, Mrs. Johannesson. Both staff shared Christmas stories with the students while sitting around the fireplace.…

Mr. Choi's Grade 8 Students find the Christmas Spirit…

In Mr.Choi's Math 8 class, the students learned how to draw and construct nets for 3-D objects. Math 8 students demonstrate their understanding of outcomes with Christmas Spirit to build gift package…

We are like a Snowflake all Different in our own Beautiful…

We made Snowflakes in Art class today!! By Sage Moos 4-4

Check out the Brilliant & Resilient Show at EMTS Today!

The students in grade 4, 5 & 6 were treated with an inspirational show by Steve Harmer that used magic to help our students relate to themselves called Brilliant and Resilient. The presentation focused…

Our Advent Play "The Christmas Chronicles" is Coming.....

Elementary music students are working hard??? Believe it or not, they are! The countdown is on to the Advent Play "The Christmas Chronicles" by John Jacobson and Roger Emerson. All are welcome! Thursday,…

Advent Band Concert

Super proud of the grade 6 and 7-9 band students. They brought down the house with their awesome performances. We even included Canada's 2nd National anthem "The Hockey Night in Canada Theme Song". Way…

Guest Blogger Blake Hughes Reports on Christmas Around…

Miss Cardinal asked Mr. Locke to come in and talk to us because he is one of our Faith Coaches. Mr. Locke came because we are studying Christmas Around the World and how to be understanding of others. …

Advent Message from Father Tom our Division Chaplain

EMTS Week At A Glance (WAAG) December 4-8, 2017

Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28   Monday, December 4 -Day 1 Booster Juice Hot Lunch Term 2 Begins 3:30-5:00 pm-Senior Boys Basketball Practice  …

Mr. Choi Makes a Healthy Breakfast with 7-3

The students learned to make responsible and informed choices to maintain health and to promote safety for self and others in Mr.Choi's Heath 7-3 class. Health 7-3 students designed healthy breakfast…

Thank you for Supporting Operation Christmas Child

Thanks to:  Rylie Rescendes,  Jorja Moffat, Joey Sayers and Tony McLeod,  for minding the Christmas-box- ” Ideas” table during parent-teacher interviews.                                                                                                                                                                Phaedra…

Mr. Giroux's Movember!!

Winners 8-1 Movember challenge in Mr. Giroux's class. All classes combined raised $381.05 for Men's Health and Cancer Research.

Elementary Awards November

Today, we celebrated the Elementary students who in the month of November received awards in Faith, Physical Education, Music, Spanish, Growth Mindset and School Spirit.

Did you know we have a Ukulele club??

Students are learning to strum and play cords at lunch with Mrs. Sugden. We are still looking for used ukuleles that students may use.

Guest Blogger, Sage Moos, Reports Mrs. Reynold's 4-4…

We made perspective snowman in Grade 4-4 art class. They look awesome. By:Sage Moos

French Canadian "La Tire" (Pull Taffy)

On Wednesday,  Grades 4 and 5 French Immersion students enjoyed making traditional French Canadian pull taffy called, "La Tire de Ste. Catherine" in celebration of Canada's first teacher, Sister Marguerite…

Advent Penitential Services

Advent Band Concert is Tuesday, December 5th!!

Grade 6 band working hard to prepare for our first Band concert on Tuesday, December 5th at 6:30 PM in the Fine Arts Room. All are welcome to come and celebrate the beginning of this festive season…

Christmas and New Year's Masses

EMTS Term 2 Exploratory

Exploratory A   Exploratory B

Grade 4 Students to Sing at Mass this Sunday!

Ann Falk and Anneloes Van Den Akker from Our Lady of the Assumption Parish practiced "Children of the Light" with 4-1 and 4-2 today. All EMTS Grade 4 students are invited to sing this at Mass on Sunday,…

EMTS WAAG November 27-December 1, 2017

Keep this commandment which I am commanding you to do, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and hold fast to Him. Deuteronomy 11:22 Monday, November 27 -Day 2 Sobey’s Hot Lunch Tuesday,…

TERM 2 EXPLORATORIES

Exploratory A Visual Arts 6 Come join the world of visual arts.  This fine art will allow you to explore your creativity to the fullest by covering a number of disciplines.  From drawing, painting and…

Guest Blogger from 4-4 Carter Fleming Reports on Robot…

The 4-4 class is showing their final robot that they made for science class. All of them are really good, mostly.  Just kidding. By: Carter

Mrs. McMullen's Grade 5's Explore Circuitry 

On Wednesday 5-4 students are all scientists! We used batteries, wires, and lightbulbs to create closed circuits. After we got the hang of it, we used more materials to create circuits "hands free"! After…

Congratulations Admazing Savings Fundraiser Winners!

Top Seller Logan Donselaar 8-2 1st Place-$100 Amazon Gift Certificate Top Seller Rylee McCulloch 6-3 2nd Place-$50 Amazon Gift Certificate   Random Draw Winners for $25 Amazon Gift Certificate Deziree…

Project Based Learning Research Begins for Miss Cardinal's…

Miss Cardinal's class has started their first PBL of the year.  The students will be working on a PBL called: My Christmas, Your Christmas... let's understand each other.  The project is meant to encourage…

Senior Girls Volleyball Finish the Season Strong!

We finished 4th at CWAJHAAs this past weekend in our final tournament. Next game is against the teachers in the upcoming pep rally!

Miss Klassen's 4-2 Science Class are Off to the Races…

Miss Klassen's 4-2 science class has spent 2 weeks building our first draft race cars in our Building Devices and Vehicles that Move unit.  We have used all recycled material to create our racers and…

EMTS WAAG November 20-24, 2017

Teach (God’s commands) to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Deuteronomy 11:19   Monday, November 20 -Day…

Guest Blogger Carter Writes About Gym Class

In gym today all of the grade 4 classes had free time Friday. You can use skipping ropes, scoops, basketball and lots more! By: Carter

Guest Blog Post on Fossils by Carter

Today 4-4 class is writing about types of fossils. This is adding to when we all made clay fossils. By: Carter

Young Scientists at Work in Mrs. McGaw's Class!

5-2 Scientists at work creating circuits. Thankful our division provides these hands-on resource kits ("Little Bits" kits) for enhancing our classroom learning.

Mrs. McGaw's Grade 5 Class are Learning Mistakes are…

HEALTH classes present research. Our take aways: mistakes are okay, part of growing and often result in amazing discoveries; like the accidental invention of post its! Thanks, Mrs. Weaver.

Every Day is Pink Shirt Day!

The Canadian Red Cross provided a unique opportunity to bring Travis Price, the co-founder of PinkDay to Ecole Mother Teresa School this year. A strong advocate of bullying prevention, this was Travis's…

Guest Blogger Carter Fleming from 4-4

Today, we in 4-4 class is trying to find books in the Bible. I found it fun learning the Bible. By: Carter Fleming

Indy 500 Race Day in Miss Cardinal's Class

The students in Miss Cardinal's class have been working through steps to build a vehicle/device that moves.  They have taken their learning about wheels and axles and used this to create a vehicle that…

M. Corbière's Grade 5 French Immersion Science Class!

Today in M. Corbière's grade 5 French Immersion science class students took part in a science experiment. They are trying to create crystals. The students were extremely engaged and were very curious…

Remembrance Day Celebration

Remembrance Day Celebration

EMTS WAAG November 13-17, 2017

However many years anyone may live, let them enjoy them all. Ecclesiastes 11:8   Monday, November 13 -Day 5 Chopped Leaf Hot Lunch 3:30-6:00 pm Senior Girls Volleyball Exhibition Game Vs. St. Marguerite…

Butt Ugly Presents to Grade 6 Students

Butt Ugly combines a social issue drama created and performed by youth for youth with one-on-one peer mentoring to address the issues of youth tobacco use. The Butt Ugly Program involves post-drama interaction…

Mme. Boyd's Grade 8.1 Science Students!

They are creating a life-size model for a science project.

Grade 4's Introduced to Gears by a Power Engineer

Mr. Ted Haist is a Power Engineer.He works in Fort MacMurray at one of the mines and volunteers for the Alberta Science Network.  He came in on Monday and Tuesday this week to talk to all of our…

Mme. Tamalyn's Grade 4-1 Class Participates in a Waste…

Leanne Bertram and Linlee Landsiedel  from Clean Conscience Recycling led our class in an interactive garbage digging activity.  A day's worth of trash was saved and this morning, we sorted it into…

PUMPKIN ALLEY Votes are done!

Our top 3 pumpkin creators received a gift card and each won $100 grand- which is actually a chocolate bar! :) We also had an honourable mention as the difference between them was ONE vote! Congrats Mercedes…

PUMPKIN ALLEY Votes are done!

Our top 3 pumpkin creators received a gift card and each won $100 grand- which is actually a chocolate bar! :) We also had an honourable mention as the difference between them was ONE vote! Congrats Mercedes…

Mrs. McGaw's 5-2 at work being EDITORS!

The power of the red pen was felt.Getting our writing from okay- to good- to our best-  takes work; and friendś help.

EMTS WAAG November 6-10, 2017

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1   Monday, November 6 -Day 2 Tim Horton’s Hot Lunch 8:30 am Scholastic Book Fair Starts Retake for School…

Mrs. Hick's Spanish Classes Celebrate All Souls Day

Students in Mrs. Hick's room set up an altar to learn about the "Day of the Dead" or "All Souls' Day"  in their Spanish class. The main teaching from this activity is for students to take time to remember…

Mrs. McMullen's Grade 5 Class are Building Circuits…

Today 5-4 got to experience Little Bits. We are learning about electricity and circuits and these gizmos are a fun and engaging challenge to grow our brains. We all had so much fun working together to…

PUMPKIN MATH Lab Part One in Mrs. McGaw's 5-2 Class

Finding, height, circumference, and weight of our class pumpkin.

Who Knew You Could Do Math with Pumpkins in Mrs. McGaw's…

Our FLOAT Test- surprised even Thad who joined us! Estimation and then grouping for our seed count. 530! Nice groupwork and problem-solving grade 5.Who knew we could do SO much Math with our own little…

Check out the Circuit Making in Mrs. Myette's Class!

Grade 5's are making circuits in Science! 

Mme. Tamalyn's Students Display Attributes of Mother…

Sofia H was helping Lily cut out her symmetry monster this week. Not skipping a beat, Sofia exemplified the true loving and helpful nature of Mother Teresa when she helped our injured student, Lily, cut…

Monstres et 9e

The Grade 4 French Immersion class described their monsters that they created during Art using mostly recycled and repurposed materials.  The Grade 9 FI students were such respectful listeners and asked…

Histoires des 9e

The Grade 9 French Immersion class read their Halloween stories that they wrote with Mme Michaud in FLA 9.   Their stories were well-written and fun to hear. The Grade 4 French Immersion class was in…

Grade 5 French are Mad Scientists in Studying Chemistry!!

M. Corbiere's Grade 5 class was busy learning about today! They were creating solutions and discovering whether solutions or mixtures could be separated. The students were having a blast mixing different…

Elementary Awards for October

Today, we celebrated the Elementary students who in the month of October received awards in Faith, Physical Education, Music, Spanish, Growth Mindset and School Spirit.

5-2 Becoming Statisticians!

Our Pumpkin Alley vote tallying is in process! We have learned lots about collecting, displaying & analyzing data! 

Elementary Dance-A-Thon!!

Congratulations to all our Elementary students! We have raised $2500.00 for the Elementary Dance-a-thon today!!! A big thank you to DJ Sabatoge, our parent volunteers and all you donated to our fundraiser!

Guest Blogger from Class 4.4 Leea Browning Writes…

In 4-4 we love making fun things! Like how we made fossils in Social Studies with molding clay! By: Leea Browning

It's Halloween!

Grades 4 and 5 Immersion students enjoyed Halloween centers.  In one center, students learned all about symmetry and created symmetrical monsters, owls, and other creepy Halloween themed creatures.  

5-2 SCIENTISTS Creating Electromagnets

Math in Action!!!

5-2 MATH in action: our first student-led # Talk by Jack and Kamrynne takes the lead in estimating the number of ballot slips needed for the Pumpkin Alley voting on Monday. Nice work.

Today's Share Your Gift Assembly

Kaiden Ross 'sharing his gift' of break-dancing for the Sacred Space assembly. Students learn how to appreciate and share their gifts.