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🎄 Angel Tree Gift Card Drive This Advent season, let’s come together to support families in need! We’re collecting gift cards to spread joy and ease burdens in our community. Donations will be accepted until December 6. Suggested gift cards: grocery stores, department stores, gas stations, etc. Your generosity can make a meaningful difference this Christmas. Thank you for your kindness, OLS family! #AngelTree #SeasonOfGiving #OLSCommunity #SupportLocalFamilies #WeAreOLS #ChristmasSpirit #Blessed #Generosity

Week at a Glance #DontMissAThing #StayInTheLoop #weekAtAGlance

Our OLS athletes have been crushing it! Grade 10 Girls Volleyball swept in the Oilfields tournament bringing home the gold! 📸 Jenna Grey Photography #olsavalanche #olsathletics #GoAvalanche

When technical issues arise we can always rely on our skilled IT professionals. They perform the critical and often unseen work that keeps us all connected. Many thanks to our IT team for all you do! #itprofessional #itprofessionalsday #haveyoutriedturningitoffandonagain

OLS alumnus and 2024 Valedictorian Nami Dwyer has been named a recipient of the Schulich Leader Scholarship! Congratulations from your OLS family and community!

OLS staff, students and parents gathered for our Opening Mass this morning. Our thanks to you for joining in this opportunity to celebrate our faith together! #olsfaith #weareols #allarewelcome

OLS welcomes students and their families to gather for our Opening Mass on Tuesday, September 10th at 9:30am. #olsfaith #weareols

Tell that Pumpkin Spice to wait... it's still APPLE season! Our popular apple fundraiser is back and we cannot wait to provide you with fresh BC apples. Watch for order forms to come home with your child and submit your orders to the office before Monday, September 16th. #olsfundraiser #appleseason

Welcome to OLS, Ms. Lang! As an alumnus of OLS from pre-kindergarten to grade 12, Ms. Lang is excited to be a part of the OLS community as an EA. She enjoys volunteering and connecting with people, hiking and paddleboarding, and playing sports (especially basketball). Ms. Lang plans to pursue a career in health sciences, but in the meantime looks forward to the exciting energy of working in a school. #weareols

Welcome to OLS, Mr. Burwash! Mr. Blake Burwash grew up on an acreage west of Airdrie. He enjoys learning more about faith, being outside, always having a book in his hand, and quiet spaces. This is his 15th year in the classroom. #weareols

Welcome to OLS, Ms. Lambe! Ms. Melissa Lambe is excited to be our new librarian! She grew up in Canmore, before she went to school at the University of Victoria where she earned a degree in Greek and Roman Studies. Ms. Lambe has traded swimming in the ocean for skiing in the mountains and she is happy to be back in the Bow Valley. Ms. Lambe worked in a library setting for the past two years (you may have seen her around the Canmore Public Library), but a school library is new to her. She looks forward to learning and experiencing all she can here Ms. Melissa Lambe is excited to be our new librarian! She grew up in Canmore, before she went to school at the University of Victoria where she earned a degree in Greek and Roman Studies. Ms. Lambe has traded swimming in the ocean for skiing in the mountains and she is happy to be back in the Bow Valley. Ms. Lambe worked in a library setting for the past two years (you may have seen her around the Canmore Public Library), but a school library is new to her. She looks forward to learning and experiencing all she can here at OLS. Ms. Lambe says, "Here's to a great new school year!" #weareols

It was a great joy to welcome new and returning students to OLS for the 2024-25 school year! We are blessed to be a part of your adventures in learning and wish you every success in the academic year ahead.

Mark your calendars. This Friday Elementary Movie Night presents Minions! 5-8:30 in the OLS gym. All proceeds will go to this year’s graduating class to help fund their graduation. Our grade 12 Minions say “bank you” in advance for your support!

Today is National Pet Day so we’re celebrating with photos of OLS staff and their pets. Share your pet photos in the comments!

Grade 5 students participated in the 16-week Hopeful Minds curriculum with our Family School Liaison Worker. They learned that building a hopeful mindset translates to all areas of their lives from academics, sports, health, and career. Having a hopeful mindset contributes to building and maintaining resilience over a lifetime. At the end of the curriculum the students were asked to share a message of hope with next year’s Grade 5 students.

After he had washed their feet, had put on his robe, and had returned to the table, he said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you? You call me Teacher and Lord—and you are right, for that is what I am. So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have set you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you. Very truly, I tell you, servants are not greater than their master.

Students have been learning about Holy Week this week, also known as Passion Week, which commemorates the final week of Jesus Christ's life. #olsfaith

An incredible performance was put on by our grade 4-6 students last week! We are so grateful for all the teachers who volunteer for extra curricular activities to make events like this possible! What a fun night!!

Our grade two classes hosted a Multicultural Fair today to celebrate the diverse backgrounds of their families. If you attended, tell us in the comments what your favourite part was!!