How can your child develop emotionally at Blessed Sacrament School? A safe and caring learning environment Bully Beware Program Caught Being Good Assemblies School Counselor Safe School Environment Decreased stress from transitions as student’s progress from Kindergarten to Grade 12 and Graduation The creation of a family environment amongst the students from ECS to Grade 12, connects the Blessed Sacrament School into a community
How can your child develop socially at Blessed Sacrament School? Work placement program with strong ties to the community Lion’s Quest Program Student Council Activities Gr. 7-12 Ski trips as a school and as individual classes Excursions for Students -eg. Edmonton Oiler hockey games, theatre productions Interaction of different grades through a “buddy” system Cheermania (staff vs grads hockey game) Student visits to the Senior Citizens’ Lodge SADD and DARE Program Warm Fuzzy Day, Wake-a-thons
Enrichment Activities Encounters Canada Talent Show – Grade 4 -12 Christmas Concerts Participation in Music Festivals Drama Productions Participation in the Annual Wainwright Rodeo Parade Thanksgiving Turkey Meal Shrove Tuesday Pancake Meal Hot Dog, Subs, and Pizza Days Jr & Sr High Student Representative Council 100 Days of School celebration Class Field Trips -Space Sciences Center -Legislative Buildings -Fort Edmonton -Fort Battleford -Ukrainian Village -Hutterite Colonies -Grade 7 Birch Bay Field Trip -Grade 11 Canoe Trip
What services are provided at Blessed Sacrament School? Active School Council Special Needs Coordinator Career Counseling Teaching Assistants FSL Counselling Services Parent Volunteer Program In-town Bus Service Individualized Program Plans Action Phonics Library Services Early Intervention Reading Program. Early Literacy Program School Safety Patrol -Grade 6 Peace Patrols Breakfast Program Healthy Lunch Program
Academics Leadership Spirituality Athletics Peer Mentorship
Blessed Sacrament School
Principal: Tim Pochylko Vice-Principal: Brian Boos
1321 4th Avenue Wainwright, AB T9W 2R7 Phone: (780) 842-3808 Fax: (780) 842-2244
http://bss.ecacs16.ab.ca
We Teach; We Share; We Learn; We Care
We Believe
We believe in fostering the development of the whole child, intellectually, physically, socially, emotionally, and spiritually.
How can your child develop physically at Blessed Sacrament School? Paved track and two gymnasiums Blessed Sacrament School has a No Smoking Policy for staff, students and parents when on school property Zero tolerance for alcohol and drugs Lunch Hour Intramurals for grades 4 to 12 Extracurricular sports: Team handball, cross country running, badminton, basketball, golf, volleyball, track and field, and curling Fully equipped fitness facility and program The use of community facilities for hockey, skating, swimming, curling, climbing wall, and outdoor education Student Wellness and Health Initiative Program
We Strive
We strive to recognize and appreciate the uniqueness and giftedness of each individual child.
We Focus
We focus on the imitation of Christ in our relationships and educational endeavors.
We Offer
Small Class Sizes in accordance to Alberta Education Individual Student Attention A Catholic Education in a Christian Learning Environment that is open to students of all denominations The opportunity to enter into a state of the art school facility Classrooms with technological services Alberta Learning Curriculum -full academic program How can your child develop academically at Blessed Sacrament School? Jr Kindergarten Program for 3 to 5 yr olds Alberta Learning curriculum for grades Kindergarten to Grade 12 -Art, Drama, French, and CTS courses are available to students (including woods, computers, foods, cosmotology and mechanics) Music Program with a music specialist French Instruction with a French specialist Band Program and Guitar Program Optional Choir Program School Newspaper Junior/Senior Student Councils Awards for Excellence and Achievement Leadership Program Video Conferencing It is our goal that every student qualifies for a high school diploma and has the potential to enter into post secondary education.
How can your child develop spiritually at Blessed Sacrament School? Creating a Catholic Identity Religious Instruction for ECS to Grade 12 Displaying Catholic Symbols within our School “What Would Jesus Do?” Program Masses for the entire student body Celebrations throughout the school year Grade 12 Retreat FAST Activities for a Cause (food bank) Visiting and working at an Inner City Soup Kitchen (Grade 12) Social Justice Issues:local, national, and international - Wainwright Rainbow of Hope Foundation Opportunities to participate in Parish activities Students participate as Lay Ministers in the church Youth Masses on specific Sundays