Lakeland Catholic School Division

▶️ Watch the new Trustee Corner:
https://youtu.be/FJ-BaGK6pWQ

🎥 Lakeland Catholic's Trustee Corner is back!
Trustee Lana Lambert joins students at École Dr. Brosseau School for a Student-Board Engagement conversation that brings student voice directly to the Board of Trustees.

These conversations help inform our Lakeland Catholic Education Assurance Plan and guide how we support student success, well-being, and learning across our schools.

🗣️ The Assurance Survey is still open — there’s still time to share your voice!
#GreatLoveLCSD #TrusteeCorner #StudentVoice #LakelandCatholic #BoardOfTrustees #EducationAssurance

✨ Community & Connection in Our Schools ✨

This week across Lakeland Catholic schools, students celebrated what it means to care, connect, and belong.

At Holy Cross Elementary and St. Dominic Elementary in Cold Lake, students got an early start on Family Day by creating custom bookmarks — using art to share what family means to them.

At Dr. Brosseau School in Bonnyville, the focus was on friendship and kindness. Students designed friendship bracelets, choosing to keep them as a reminder or gift them to a friend as a simple act of kindness.

A heartfelt thank you to Paola and Oksana from Action for Healthy Communities for leading these meaningful activities, and to System Excellence Coordinator Sherry Depner for her ongoing dedication to strengthening connections between our schools and community partners.

#LakelandCatholic #FamilyDay #KindnessMatters #CommunityConnections #StudentLife #GreatLoveLCSD #ActionforHealthyCommunities

Across Lakeland Catholic Schools today, staff are taking part in Pathways to Excellence professional learning — a dedicated day focused on enhancing student learning.

These days begin with faith formation, grounding our work in the belief that Christ is our Model and children are our focus. Educators then come together to focus on literacy and numeracy, strengthen classroom practice, and share approaches that support student success across grades and schools.

Pathways to Excellence days are intentional and purposeful. They provide time for collaboration, reflection, and alignment so learning remains consistent, meaningful, and responsive to student needs.

This work matters. It supports teachers, strengthens classrooms, and directly benefits students — academically, socially, and spiritually.

#GreatLoveLCSD #IBelieveinCatholicEd #PathwaysToExcellence #StudentSuccess

There’s still time to share your voice.
The 2025–2026 LCSD Education Assurance Survey is open, and we invite parents, staff, and students to take part.

Your feedback helps us reflect on what’s working well, identify opportunities for growth, and plan next steps together—guided by faith and focused on student success.

Every voice matters.
#LCSDAssurance #ChristOurModelChildrenOurFocus

Today, our LCSD recruitment team is at the University of Alberta Career Fair, connecting with future educators from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Interested in joining Lakeland Catholic School Division?

Discover current opportunities:
👉 https://www.lrcssd.ca/page/career-opportunities

🧑‍🍳 Chef’s hats off to our Senior High EAL students!

Our EAL learners brought their skills to the table today during a fun and friendly cooking competition at Assumption School. Creativity, teamwork, and some delicious flavours were on full display as students worked together to prepare their dishes.

A sincere thank you to:
• Ms. Shankowski for generously sharing the Home Ec room
• Paola and Oksana from Action for Healthy Communities
• System Excellence Coordinator, Sherry Depner, for supporting our students
• Ms. G for tackling the grocery run
• Our judges, Mrs. Sicard and Mme. Kelley, for taking on the tough (and tasty!) job of scoring the dishes

We are proud of the teamwork, confidence, and talent shown by our EAL students today. You truly cooked up something special!

#AssumptionSchool #EAL #StudentSuccess #CommunityPartners #HealthyCommunities #LCSD

📢 Now Hiring: Student Assistant

Lakeland Catholic School Division is seeking a caring and dedicated Student Assistant to join the team at École Notre Dame Elementary School in Bonnyville.

Each day offers the opportunity to make a meaningful difference by supporting students through encouragement, care, and connection.

👉 View the full posting and apply here:
https://www.lrcssd.ca/o/lcsd/page/career-opportunities

Our LCSD recruitment team is connecting with future educators today at the University of Saskatchewan!

Interested in joining Lakeland Catholic School Division?

Explore current opportunities:
👉 https://www.lrcssd.ca/page/career-opportunities

📢 Now Hiring: Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant (SLPA) / Student Assistant

Lakeland Catholic School Division is seeking a compassionate and dedicated professional to join our team in a full-time role supporting students at Light of Christ Catholic School in Lac La Biche.

This position combines:
• 0.50 FTE Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant (SLPA)
• 0.50 FTE Student Assistant

The SLPA portion supports students primarily at Light of Christ Catholic School, with some travel to Holy Family Catholic School (Waskatenau). The Student Assistant portion supports students at Light of Christ Catholic School only.

This role supports student learning and communication development in a faith-centred school environment.

👉 View the full posting and apply here:
https://www.lrcssd.ca/o/lcsd/page/career-opportunities

Today is Family Literacy Day! May we celebrate the precious gift of reading together as families. Whether it’s reading a bedtime story, sharing Scripture, or exploring a new book, these moments nurture faith, connection, and curiosity.

"Train children in the right way, and when old, they will not stray."
—Proverbs 22:6

🌟 Future Careers Begin Here 🌟

Lakeland Catholic is proud to recognize Ryland, an École Notre Dame High School student, for his success in the Registered Apprenticeship Program. Over the past 18 months, Ryland has demonstrated strong dedication and growth while working as an automotive mechanic at Double R.

Ryland consistently brings a strong work ethic and a positive, can-do attitude to the workplace. He approaches each task with focus and determination, showing a clear commitment to learning and completing jobs thoroughly. His problem-solving skills allow him to find effective solutions when faced with automotive challenges.

Ryland’s willingness to work hard, learn on the job, and follow tasks through to completion has made him a valued member of the Double R team. Lakeland Catholic congratulates Ryland on his achievements and looks forward to seeing his continued success in the skilled trades!

#Careercorner #Futureready #YoutInTrades #NDHSWildcats #WildcatStrong #NDHSJoy #GreatLoveLCSD #CAREERS #CAREERSNextGen
#DoubleRHeavyDuty

📢 We’re Hiring!

Lakeland Catholic School Division is currently seeking a temporary Student Assistant to join the team at Holy Cross Elementary School in Cold Lake.

This role is a great opportunity to support students, work alongside dedicated staff, and make a meaningful difference in a school community rooted in faith and care.

👉 Apply today: https://www.lrcssd.ca/o/lcsd/page/career-opportunities

There’s still time to share your voice.
The 2025–2026 LCSD Education Assurance Survey is still open, and every response helps guide improvement across our schools.

Partnering with parents, staff, and students to plan for their future.
#LCSDAssurance #CatholicEducation

Across the Division, students engaged in meaningful learning that built literacy and numeracy skills, encouraged problem‑solving, and strengthened confidence. From Learning Strategies at Assumption, to one‑to‑one literacy instruction at Holy Cross, to Grade 5/6 goal setting in Wellness at Holy Family, to numeracy work and shared reading at École Notre Dame Elementary, classrooms remained focused on learning that supports the whole child — academically, socially, and spiritually.

Students who were unable to attend were provided with learning activities to support continued learning from home.

Thank you to our families, staff, and students for their dedication to learning today. The day reinforced the importance of consistency and connection for students.

We look forward to welcoming everyone back on Monday!

Christ Our Model. Children Our Focus.

Afternoon Bus Transportation Update

All bus routes are running this afternoon, with the exception of the following routes:

Bonnyville: C06

Lac La Biche: C55

Waskatenau: C41 and C44

Families are reminded to please check the Bus Status App and lrcssd.ca for the most up-to-date information.

Thank you for your continued partnership in supporting student safety and learning.

❄️ It may be cold outside — but our afternoon learning will be warm.

Lakeland Catholic Cold Lake school families are asked to please be prepared to bring their child(ren) to school for afternoon classes, as learning will resume.

We can’t wait to see you!

Thank you to our families for your flexibility and understanding today.

Today, we join together in prayer as the Archdiocese of Edmonton celebrates a significant milestone.

The Mass of Installation of Most Reverend Stephen Andrew Hero as Archbishop of Edmonton will take place this evening and is available via livestream.

🕖 7:00 p.m. tonight
📍 St. Joseph’s Cathedral-Basilica

Watch live here:
🔗 https://youtube.com/live/QnRhFKB6Gac

May this celebration be a moment of unity, faith, and renewal for our Catholic community.

Due to an unexpected power outage, morning classes are cancelled today at the following Lakeland Catholic Cold Lake schools:

• Holy Cross Elementary

• St. Dominic Elementary School

• Assumption Jr./Sr. High School

Families will receive an update as soon as more information is available.

Please note: transportation cancellations have been shared in an earlier social media post.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

On January 21, 2026, Lakeland Catholic School Division held its Board Meeting.
Explore the meeting spotlight here: https://aptg.co/xkn32X

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Read the complete article here: https://www.lrcssd.ca/article/2651060