News Archive

All of our grade six classes took part in a Zoom presentation today from the Calgary Pro-life Society where they learned all about how they developed from a zygote at conception through birth. We as humans really are miracles!!

In light of the tragic findings at the Kamloops residential school of the Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc community, we are asking our school community to wear orange tomorrow as a show of support for indigenous communities across Canada.

We hope students and parents are as excited as staff members are to get back to face-to-face learning as of Tuesday, May 25th. We are thrilled to have the students back in school through the end of the school year. Have a great long weekend!

New Podcast out called Spilling Tea! Our strong student leaders who usually run this podcast have been out of the school doing some virtual learning for the last couple of weeks so we have 8 year old Maddyn and 6 year old Jackz running the show today. In this episode, they spill the tea on what it is like to be a student learning from home and they even have some advice for parents, teachers, and kids. This is a really fun episode so grab your tea and join us to spill the tea! Subscribe to Even If You Miss on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to get all the episodes! We also love reviews! https://evenifyoumiss.blubrry.net/2021/05/20/even-if-you-miss-season-2-episode-22-spilling-tea/

New Podcast episode out now! This is a very important episode that was written and produced by Cade, Makendra, and Erin. It is titled, Be You, Stay You. They teach us about the importance of being ourselves. They also teach us some valuable tips on being comfortable with who you are and how you can surround yourself with people who lift you up. You do not want to miss this one! https://evenifyoumiss.blubrry.net/2021/05/03/even-if-you-miss-season-2-episode-21-be-you-stay-you/

It looks like we have a few Star Wars fans on staff today as a few classes are doing some Star Wars related math and art! May the 4th be with you!

After spending 28 days in their eggs and growing like weeds over the last week, today we will be saying good-bye to our honorary grade three French Immersion students. Tomorrow Madame Riley will be taking the ducklings to the farm to be reunited with all their brothers and sisters. We were 20 that hatched in the incubator last Friday and Saturday. They definitely brought a real world perspective to the grade three science unit on animal life cycles. #egssgrade3

The ducklings in Madame Riley’s class have really brightened the school atmosphere this week and brought us all a lot of joy. Mr. Thrift was even in this week and a few thought he missed his calling as “The Duck Whisperer”.

Here are some pictures of Al Gerritsen’s artwork throughout the school. #egssfaith

One of the things Good Shepherd is most well known for is the religious woodwork throughout the school. It was all created by Al Gerritsen, a Calgary artist, well known for his artwork throughout Christ the Redeemer and Calgary Catholic schools as well as churches within the diocese. We are sad to announce the passing of Al this week after a long battle with skin cancer. We have attached just a fraction of the artwork we have displayed throughout the building. #egssfaith https://calgarycrematorium.com/tribute/details/3001/Albert-Al-GERRITSEN/obituary.html

We have a new Even If You Miss podcast episode out now! Luc and Hudson are interviewing author, Caitlin Bangsund (also mom to Macey, Hudson, and Sawyer from our school)! In this interview, she inspires us with Macey's and the family's story of childhood illness and how to find hope in the obstacles life throws our way. She also teaches us all about what it is like to be an author. You do not want to miss this one! A special thank you to Caitlin for taking the time to do this interview with us! You can find her new book, Marvellous Macey, The Delightful Days, at her website, caitlinbangsund.com or on Amazon. To check out the podcast, subscribe to Even If You Miss on Apple podcasts or Spotify or click the link below! https://evenifyoumiss.blubrry.net/2021/04/19/even-if-you-miss-season-2-episode-20-our-interview-with-author-caitlin-bangsund/

We are now celebrating the Easter season, the 50 days between Easter Sunday and Pentecost. This is when we truly celebrate the risen Christ. One of the ways we are showing our joy is by decorating our foyer. #egssfaith

Today our grade 5s and 2s led us in the Stations of the Cross to begin the Easter Tridium. We hope everyone has a relaxing and enjoyable Easter holidays. Hopefully we can all recharge our physical, emotional and spiritual batteries and return invigorated for the push to the end of the year!

New podcast out!! This one is all about growing seed ideas into published writing pieces. Join Mia, Mackendra, and Maeve as they explore how to set up a writer's notebook and unpack their ideas to become authors who are bajillionaires! https://evenifyoumiss.blubrry.net/2021/03/23/even-if-you-miss-season-2-episode-19-growing-a-seed-idea/

Just a reminder that with Parent-Teacher Interviews happening today (Thursday, March 25th) there will be no school tomorrow for students. Have a great long weekend with your families!

Our podcasters are back with a very green (or is it blue...) episode to celebrate St. Patrick's Day! Ryan and Joey are taking us on a journey through what St. Patrick's day is all about. They even interviewed some experts on leprechauns from kindergarten and grade 1! You do not want to miss this one! PS (did you know that leprechauns have bad breath??? Who knew?) Check it out at this link or on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and don't forget to leave us a review! https://evenifyoumiss.blubrry.net/2021/03/15/even-if-you-miss-season-2-episode-18-the-thing-about-leprechauns/