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Our School Council also presented awards to two members of our parent group for the years and years they have dedicated to volunteering here at the school - Julie Dufresne and Mindy Pumphrey. A big round of applause goes out to these two for all the amazing work they have put in over the years!

It is a special day when we can take the time to honour many of the volunteers that make École Good Shepherd School the amazing place that it is. From helping on school council, to reading with students, helping on field trips and organizing our hot lunch program… just to name a few, please know how much we recognize the huge contributions our parent volunteers make. Our Volunteer Tea is just a small way to say thank you.

Congratulations to our May Good Shepherd winners!! 💙💛

Last night these truly incredible educators were celebrated! 🌟 Our Excellence in Teaching award goes to Mrs. Dubois- Jolin, Mr. Ford for going Above & Beyond, and The Power of You to Mrs. Aiello. Our school is a better place because of these amazing individuals! Thank you for your dedication, passion, and the difference you make every single day! 💙💛👏

Here is a video from another song that he grade sixes played at this evenings concert.

Another set of photos from this evenings concert.

Here are some pictures from this evenings grade six band concert.

Here are some picture of our grade six students from this evenings concert.

To see the growth that these students have gone through in nine short months has been amazing. Tonight’s grade six band concert was amazing. The grade sixes put it all together and played like champions!

Get ready to support École Good Shepherd School during the Covet School's Out Contest this year! Starting May 25th until June 5th, you can order a Shepherd Summer Sparkler! This is the ultimate summer drink for Grizzlies! It starts with Lemonade and a blast of Blue Raspberry to get that perfect school blue. Then, we mix in a splash of Mountain Dew and a swirl of Mango Puree for a 'Grizzly Gold' look that tastes like sunshine. We even added Fresh Lime to make it super refreshing - it’s the best way to celebrate the end of the year!

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Mrs. Lloyd's grade one class was awarded a pizza party yesterday. One amazing parent in the class nominated them to be recognized as 'Classroom of the Month' put on by The Eagle radio station 100.9. Terry Van Veen enjoyed his time " Pizza Partying" with the students. Thanks to the Eagle and Tom's House of Pizza 🍕 Want to check out more, take a look 👇🏼 https://okotoksonline.com/articles/pizza-and-dance-party-for-good-shepherd-first-graders

This morning we had our students participating in a bus evacuation drill as they got to school. This is a great way to have students know the protocols just in case we ever run into an emergency situation. Great job Southland Transportation!

Our young authors were hard at work at the Authors’ Conference last weekend! ✍️📚 From creative ideas to inspiring stories, we are so proud of their imagination, dedication, and love of writing. The future of storytelling is bright! 🌟

CPF AB & NWT is excited to invite students and their families to their annual Camping en français event — a fun-filled French-language camping weekend designed to promote and celebrate bilingualism! 📅 Dates: August 7–10, 2026 📍 Location: Edmonton, AB (Rainbow Valley Campground) 🔗 Event Details & Registration at https://cpf.ca/ab-nwt/camping-en-francais/ This immersive weekend is a fantastic opportunity for French-second-language learners and their families to connect, play, and practice French in a relaxed and supportive environment. Activities include: • French games and language challenges • Outdoor adventures • Family-friendly entertainment • Community campfires and more! Whether your child is part of French Immersion or Core French programming, Camping en français is an excellent way to keep the language alive over the summer and build lifelong bilingual memories.

As part of their citizenship unit in Social, West and Fontaine were practicing volunteerism and charity. For two weeks students brought in donations for the Okotoks Food Bank 💙🙏🏼💛 @okotoksfoodbank

Happy National School Communicators Day to the best in the business, Ms. Beaton! 🎤 Thank you for keeping us all connected and celebrating our students every single day. Our community is stronger because of your hard work! ❤️🙌

Don't forget to invite your friends to our New Family open house on Thursday 💙💛

📚🚨 Book Fair Alert 🚨📚 Our book fair is coming next week… and we need volunteers (yes, YOU 👀). Come for the books, stay for the chaos of helping kids choose between 37 different erasers and one actual book. Sign up, have fun, and help us make this fair novel-worthy 😉 Think you can help us out?! Please email lsinclair@redeemer.ab.ca 💙💛

Congratulations to our April Good Shepherd winners 🎉💙💛