School Vision Statement:
Our students will nurture their mind, body, and spirit through dynamic learning experiences, fostering collaboration, creativity, stewardship, and service. Rooted in faith and guided by the Holy Spirit, they will be inspired to grow as compassionate and engaged learners.
School Mission Statement:
The mission of St. Kateri Catholic Elementary School is to provide a Catholic education that inspires students in their personal growth and fosters a love of God which is shown by enriching the lives of others.
Our Namesake:
Kateri Tekakwitha was born in 1656 of a Christian Catholic Algonquin mother and a traditional Mohawk Chief near the town of Aurlesville, New York, USA.
A small pox epidemic swept through the Mohawk village and claimed the lives of Tekakwitha’s parents and baby brother. She survived the disease but it left her eyesight impaired and her body scarred. It also left her physically weak for the rest of her life. Orphaned at age 4, she was adopted by her aunt and uncle.
On April 5, 1676, six years after meeting Father de Lamberville, Tekakwitha was baptized and was given the name Kateri. She moved to a mission at Sault St. Louis near Montreal and was able to practice her Christian ways with greater openness and freedom.
Her life was devoted to teaching prayers to children and helping the sick and aged until she became very frail and weak. On April 17, 1680 she died at the age of 24. Her last words were: "Iesos konoronkwa", "Jesus, Mary, I love you." A few minutes after her death, those around her bedside witnessed the ugly scars on her face suddenly disappear. On January 3, 1943, she was declared Venerable by Pope Pius XII. She was later beatified on June 22, 1980, by Pope John Paul II.
On October 21, 2012, Kateri Tekakwitha was canonized and named as St. Kateri.
PowerSchool Parent Portal
PowerSchool is Edmonton Catholic Schools' Student Record System. PowerSchool is a web-based home-to-school collaboration system linking parents, students and schools with real-time information via the internet. Elementary parents have the ability to pay school fees online, view report cards, attendance and the school bulletin.
https://powerschool.ecsd.net/public/