We think of Easter as a holiday when the Easter Bunny hides chocolate in your house for you to find, when you paint eggs with friends and/or family, maybe see the Easter Bunny at the mall. But Easter is so much more than that; it's a time to reflect on the resurrection of Jesus and how He moved the stone from his tomb and stayed for 40 more days. Our school community celebrated this joyous occasion with a mass at St. Anthony Catholic Church this morning. Ms. Paquin, Mrs. Harbin, and the P.A. elementary kids led the songs, and did really well. Also, 11 students from grades 2 and up received their First Communion during the Mass. Some staff say that this may have been our schools best mass this year! The students behaved incredibly well, and the selected readers read nicely and clearly so everyone could hear and understand them.
March 13, 2018
A time for Penance
Today OLMC welcomed several guest priests to our school for our biannual Reconciliation Celebration. Just as we did during Advent, we gathered to ask for forgiveness and prepare ourselves for a very special religious holiday- Easter. The celebration opened with a gospel reading and opening prayers before students were brought in by their grade for confession.
A great thank you goes out to Mr. McGoey, Mrs. Bowers-O'Neill, Mrs. Lavigne, and Mr. Cormier for putting together this event.
January 10, 2018
MTC Keeps Christ in Christmas Mount Carmel has an amazing Christmas celebration to welcome Jesus Christ. by Nadia J
Merry belated Christmas MTC! Due to weather conditions, we could not visit the House of Christ, so He came to us at MTC, so we could be with him once again. We thank 6A for spreading joy through their musical abilities, with the help of Mrs. Harbin, who played the piano beautifully with splendid timing and tune. We also thank Father Joby for coming to our beloved school to share words of wisdom of how we can fulfill the duties that God left us. Also, we thank the readers from grade 6 and 9 for the readings and prayers. The people who deserve the most thanks in the school is definitely the students! Everyone was quiet and respectful to one another and they gave the speaker full attention.
Hopefully everyone keeps the message from Father Joby in their hearts all year long!
November 28, 2017
Book Fair starts today! by Evan G.
The MTC Book Fair starts today and business is booming. This book fair will go from the November 28-December 1 (closing at 1pm). Please look to buy a book because we have some quality choices. This year the book fair's theme is western, so start square dancing over here and get yourself a book. Things are selling out fast so hurry up and buy if you want those funky erasers, pencils, posters, etc.!
October 3, 2017
Terry Fox: An Inspiration by Orion HM
On Thursday, September 28th all grades from K-9 participated in our annualTerry Fox Run. Every year the kids attending Our Lady of Mount Carmel, most schools in the Edmonton Public andCatholic school districts, and almost every school across Canadawill be raising money and running for cancer research in memory of Terry Fox and his quest to find a cure. Terry Fox was an amazing inspiration to everyone with his quest to find a cure for cancer. In 1980, with only oneleg and a prosthetic, Terry Fox started his Marathon of Hope Run across Canada from St. John's, Newfoundland to the other side of the country in the hope to raise money for a cure for cancer. He ran 5,373km and raised over $750 million in his lifetime. Money is still being raised in his name today. Terry Fox was born in 1958 and died in 1981. He ran all the way to Thunder Bay, Ontario until the cancer spread to his lungs and he was forced to go home. Terry Fox was an athlete. He played soccer, rugby, baseball, basketball, an even wheelchair basketball. During his time as a basketball player, his coaches said that he was he most dedicated player on the team. Healways worked hard towards his goals and never gave up. I think that in this school, since most of us are athletes, we can relate to Terry Fox a lot. He is a big inspiration in my life and I think that he should be yours too. He was an amazing Canadian citizen and has helped a lot of people with cancer. He willalways beremembered inour hearts.
Welcome Celebration by Connor T. On September 13, we welcomed back our new and old students as well as two new teachers: Mrs. Harbin and Mrs. Voss. A big thank you goes out to Ms. Paquin and Mrs. Harbin for the awesome music that we sang a capella, including "Hearts on Fire" and "Our Lady of Mount Carmel." Mr. McGoey shared a reflection and a few prayers during theLiturgy of the Word. Mrs. Bowers O'Neill also spoke and talked about the theme of the school year. This year we are focusing on the theme "Rooted in Jesus: Hearts to love, hands to serve." Overall it was a wonderful start to the school year and a great way to welcome us back.
May 31,2107
Feast Day at Our Lady Of Mount Carmel
By: Evan G.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Celebrated Feast Day on Friday May 19. It was a whole school celebration but there was two celebration the first was elementary then the junior high. To mark this occasion the school did do a living rosary. A Living Rosary is when the students formed a shape of a rosary and each student was a bead. Each student in the rosary had a candle and if you were reading a hail Mary you would have a little candle, if you had a big candle you would be reading the our father. After you were finished reading your part you would light your candle. It was a very nice and prayerful celebration and ended our week of celebrating Our Lady. We give our special thanks to Ms. Rozycki, MS. Dora, and the grade 4B for creating the beautiful mount Carmel in the gymnasium.
April 10, 2017
Ash Wednesday and Shrove Tuesday By Owen I
Shrove Tuesday is a day of feast and eating foods with high fat content. The term Shrove comes from Shrive meaning absolve. The term Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday." The real reason to Shrove Tuesday is to feast before the Lenten Season, that starts on Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday takes place 46 days before Easter Sunday, and is chiefly observed by Catholics, although many other Christians observe it too.
Ash Wednesday comes from the ancient Jewish tradition of penance and fasting. The practice includes the wearing of ashes on the head. The ashes symbolize the dust from which God made us. As the priest applies the ashes to a person's forehead, he speaks the words: "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return."
We celebrated Shrove Tuesday on February 28 by sharing a meal of pancakes and sausages with our classmates at Our Lady of Mount Carmel. It was a great opportunity to share good food and good laughs with each other before preparing to enter Lent. On March 1, the entire school community gathered at St. Anthony Catholic Church for mass and the receiving of our ashes. We have used the past month and a half to reflect on the promises of God and what we need to do in order to become better Catholics and Christians.
February 13, 2017
Valentine 's Day Dance brings a Touch Of Class to the Junior high By Evan G. February 14 is the magicalvalentines Day dance and the ExtraordinaryTouch of Class. Touch of class is when people dress up in fancy suits or dress shirts or dresses. It is going to be held in the gym after lunch. It is that magically time of the year that love is in the air and touch of class. There will be food at the canteen and you can buy candy at the front of the gym. Music will be provided by DJ Tatik. I hope everyone has a great time at the dance
January 31, 2017
Success on Midterms by Raylene B. Last week, jr. high classes from 7-9 worked on midterms. Lots of students have done a successful job studying for and working on these tests. We all want to congratulate the students for focusing last week. Now that midterms are over, we hope that all students can finally loosen up and relax a bit. Again, we want to thank all the students who studied really hard! Good luck to all who now have upcoming tests this week, next week or every now and then.
December 21, 2016
A Super Christmas
byJannahN
The Christmas concert had a superhero theme this year and it was called ASuper Christmas. In the play, a group of superheroes heard that a new hero was in town, Jesus, and that they were afraid he would put them out of a job. During the show, the elementaryand junior high bands did a great job in performing the songs they had practiced.Many thanks go out to Ms.Wosar for preparing them and helping them to perform. The decorations were amazing and beautiful and the acting and the singing by the elementary performing arts academy and elementary classeswas great. The school thanks the elementary and junior high performing arts group for decorating the gym and setting the stage up and Mr. Leonard's health class for helping in some decorations. Thanks also go toMr. McGoey, who gave a beautiful speech after the concert, and to Mr. Hutchinson and Mrs. Bowers-O'Neill for their support. The biggest thank you goes to Ms. Paquin, who spent months preparing the students for the show. Boomer and Diana served as excellentemcees for the evening, and Miriam began the night with a lovely and reflective prayer. One last thank you goes out to everyone who came out to the show, even though it was so cold! Merry Christmas!
November 30, 2016
Grade 6 visit the Legislature Maerin D
On Tuesday November 15, the grade 6 students of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel School visited the Alberta Legislature building. The Alberta Legislature, located down town, was a great learning experience for the grade 6 students.
Grade 6A's guide, Sarah, started the trip by showing them to a mock trial in a fake chamber. In the mock trial the students got to dress up and role-play as important characters involved in making laws. Kai, a student roleplaying a government debate member, quoted, "I loved debating a new law and roleplaying through the process of making a real law." Soon after, Sarah, showed the grade 6 class to the real chamber where laws are actually made.
Sarah brought the grade 6A class to a gallery of portraits. The portraits were of past speakers, governors, premiers and past sergeant-at-arms. The portraits featured whatever they wanted it to. Hayden, a student of the grade 6 class, quoted, "If I got a portrait of myself I would want a hockey rink in the back. And I would want it to be the biggest portrait here."
In conclusion the trip was a success amongst the students and teachers. Miss Sydora ,the grade 6A teacher, quoted, "I think the trip was a great learning experience for all students to learn about Alberta history."
“Calling All Bookaneers!” BookFair! by Raylene B From November 28-December 1, we had a Scholastic book fair! There was a large selection of different types of books and other things like pencils, bookmarks, and posters. I hope that everyone had the chance to ride the Sea of Imagination at the book fair this year! With so many things to choose from, there was a little bit of something for every reader out there. A big thank you goes to Mrs. Sieben and the parent volunteers who helped the school with the running of this book fair.
A Time of Remembrance by Owen I.
On the 11th day at the 11th hour during the 11th month of the year, all of Canada and Britain gather to remember those who died in the war, saying “Lest We Forget.” At Our Lady of Mount Carmel we do not take our celebrations lightly and have a Remembrance Day celebration. During this year’s Remembrance Ceremony we had a piper, and Nick G. played the “Last Post.” Ms. Wosar and her junior high band also performed a number of beautiful songs. Mrs. Poulin-Biro’s 7A class read a number of passages from the bible and other scripts. The Performing Arts Academy had choreographed a beautiful dance to the song “The Prayer” by Andrea Bocelli Celine Dion and they showed a video of it up on the big screen. The adorable kindergarteners also performed a dance to the poem “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae. Thank you to Mrs. Cowen, Mrs. Coco, and Mr. Tang for their help. This year’s Remembrance Ceremony was amazing and we remember those who fought and died for our country.
October 31, 2016
A Blessed Thanksgiving Celebration by Raylene B.
On October 6 the school community of Our Lady of Mount Carmel came together to celebrate and give thanks during mass at St Anthony Catholic Church. Everyone did a wonderful job with participating in the mass and being respectful to Father Jobie.
It is important for us to remember to take the time to say thanks to God for all that we are given, especially during the year of Mercy. We also need to remember that our thanksgiving for all that we have been given and for the love that God has shown us can be shown at any time of the year, not just now.
Celebrating Reading
OLMC celebrated Read In Week this October by throwing open the doors to visitors who were excited to share their love of books. These special guests included athletes (members from the Edmonton Eskimos and Dave Semenko), emergency responders, local business owners, teachers, Mayor Don Iveson, and our very own superintendent, Joan Carr. Every student had the opportunity to escape into the world of imagination and learn a little bit about their reader along the way. It was a success from start to finish and had many students looking for new things to read after each session.
Scaring Away Hunger By Owen I. and Evan G.
All month long, Our Lady of Mount Carmel has been working as a team to wipe out hunger. Mr. Leonard and his leadership class have been running "We Scare Hunger" and the "Breakfast Program". The "We Scare Hunger" movement was created to collect non-perishable food items for those in need. Hundreds of kids across Edmonton do not have the opportunity to a healthy breakfast. Mr. Leonard along with his leadership class are hoping you can bring in healthy breakfast items for our sister school St. Francis of Assisi's breakfast program. We hope to have all these food items by the end of October. "We Scare Hunger" was formed by Mark and Craig Keilburger. They are both humanitarians, activists, and social entrepreneurs
They’re Changing Everything!?!? By Jessica M.
Mr. Leonard and Ms. Murray are changing the carnival to a dance! The elementary and junior highs will have different dances. Elementary will be having their dance earlier in the morning and the junior high will be having their dance later in the afternoon. For the dance, the junior high admission fee will be $2 a person. Being that there is a dance means that there isn’t going to be any haunted houses for the elementary or the junior high this year. The Halloween dance will also include a costume competition, the person who has the best costume will win a prize! Too all who read this article, have a fantastically spooky Halloween!